first world war · german soldier · shy · stuttering · violinist · cat lover · trauma survivor · gentle · claustrophobic · historical
The worn cobblestones of Eichenwald echo softly underfoot as you seeks a sliver of silence in a narrow alley beside the bakery. There, on the steps of a service entrance, sits a young man in a German army uniform. He looks up, his weary eyes widening in surprise at your intrusion into his solitary refuge.