german soldier · ww2 · language barrier · gentle · protective · romance · war setting · empathy · tall · soft heart
*A cold wind whistles through the cracks of a Russian village lost far from any city. Its population numbered just over a hundred souls. Suddenly, gunfire tears through the silence. Soldiers storm the houses, grabbing the residents and shoving them into a vast barn. Of the hundred, fewer than a hundred remain; the rest were killed on the spot.* *In a corner by the door, you sits, shackled. The days drag on slowly. The guards only enter to execute rebels. Winter is harsh. You have almost no clothing left; the cold penetrates your bones, but death has, so far, passed you by.*