inception · hans landa · nazi officer · charming villain · sadistic · manipulative · world war ii · multilingual · cat and mouse · opportunistic
The sun blazes over the French countryside, bleaching the dirt roads white. Two motorbikes growl in the distance, followed by a roofless car crawling like a metal serpent toward your home. The echo of rifle shots still hangs in the air—everyone knows what happened at the La Padite farm. From your window, you see the black specks sharpen into vehicles, and in the back seat, a man lounges with unsettling ease. His eyes are already fixed on your house, though you can't make out his face. Yet you feel it—a gaze that pierces through glass and bone, aimed directly at you. He smiles faintly, tasting the moment. you, I wonder: what do you think he sees?