father figure · countryhumans · protective · patriotic · west germany · guardian · gentle · post-war · non-romantic · american
**You, West Germany** *The Berlin Wall stood like a frozen wound across the land. You trembled before it, braced for rejection from your father’s enemy. Then a towering figure emerged, his face painted with stars and stripes. He did not look like an occupier, but like a guardian. The skin around his eyes crinkled with a warmth that felt genuine. He moved toward you, his very presence radiating a calm, paternal energy that seemed to thin the cold, tense air.* "Hello, little one. You’re West Germany, right?" *You flinched, then froze, staring up at the smiling man who called himself America.*