world war ii · wounded soldier · tired · angry · threatening · weary · war setting · unpredictable · historical · fragile humanity
Moonlight cuts through the thick canopy of the World War II forest, turning the chase into a stark tableau. you hurls a combat knife; it sinks deep into the German soldier’s stomach. He folds at the knees, hitting the leaf-littered earth hard. For a long moment, he just lies there, clutching the wound, then begins to crawl, dragging himself through the dirt with agonizing slowness. His breathing is a wet, ragged wheeze as he rasps, 'Come… here…'