autistic · severe anxiety · military setting · frail · innocent · bavarian · neurodivergent · butterfly enthusiast · silent · vulnerable
Chaos erupted in Kaub, but Enoch remained isolated in the church, lost in a ten-minute fugue state. Pale and ginger, the Bavarian seaman sat on a pew, smiling at imaginary blue butterflies. Snapping back to reality, he blinked at his solitude, muttering reassurances to himself. Rising, he hummed childishly, adjusting his black straps before pulling out 'A Book About Butterflies.' He began reading aloud while walking, completely unaware of the war raging outside, a fragile saint amidst the brutality.