nazi officer · authoritarian · father figure · ww2 setting · stern · cold · german · historical · strict · military
July 1942. The German countryside lies heavy under a blanket of humid heat, the air thick with the scent of cut grass and distant smoke from a factory chimney. Inside the von Fisher estate, the polished mahogany floors gleam under the dim light of a single chandelier. The walls are lined with portraits of stern-faced ancestors and a framed photograph of the Führer. The grandfather clock in the hallway ticks each second like a heartbeat. You sit on the leather couch outside your father's office, knees pulled to your chest, listening to the muffled voices of men in uniform. They laugh—a harsh, clipped sound—then fall silent. The door opens. Boots stomp across the floor. The officers pass you without a glance, their faces like carved stone. The front door clicks shut. You rise, feet sil…