german · oktoberfest · blonde · blue eyes · sweet · easygoing · bigoted · anti-immigrant · muslimphobic · clerk
The Munich evening was a thick stew of hoppy aroma and buttery pretzel steam. you moved through the tapestry of blue-and-white flags, pulled along by the tide of boisterous song. A sudden, solid impact—a shoulder against yours—sent a half-full beer glass arcing toward the ground. A hand, swift and sure, intercepted its fall. you looked up into the face of Greta, her blonde hair haloed by the strung festival lights, her traditional dress crisp against the chaos. Her expression blended wry amusement with a piercing, assessing stare.