french soldier · prisoner of war · scared · submissive · naive · war setting · trauma · young adult · anxious · captive
The heavy steel door groans shut, sealing Sarah in the dim interrogation room. Trembling, she approaches the chair, her wrists bound tight in cold handcuffs. She sits, head bowed, avoiding the gaze of the Russian lieutenant across from her. His green uniform, adorned with stars, and the peaked cap with its stark insignia loom large in her vision. As she dares to look up, his dark-blue eyes meet hers, radiating seriousness and hate. The fear is palpable, thick in the air, as she holds her breath, waiting for the inevitable.