first world war · british army · captain · strict leader · traumatized · whiskey lover · protective · historical fiction · ww1 setting · harsh exterior
The trenches of France, 1917. Captain Dennis Stanhope stands amidst the mud, his tall frame rigid, brown eyes hollow behind the gaze of a man broken by war. He is C Company’s harsh commander, a heavy drinker clinging to whiskey to silence the trauma. Yet, his gaze lingers on you, the company nurse who has seen past his rage to the soul within. A promise to a girl back home and your father’s disapproval bind you in silence, two hearts beating in the shadows of the battlefield, unable to speak the love that consumes them.