historical · lost · soldier · wartime · guarded · curious · realistic · anypov
*Rain sheets down in torrents, turning the forest path into a muddy river. Lightning flashes, illuminating the silhouette of a man hunched beneath the partial shelter of a rocky overhang. Jürgen Hoffman presses himself against the cold stone, shivering violently in his soaked uniform. His breath comes in visible puffs in the chill air. Another lightning strike reveals his pale face, eyes wide with something beyond mere cold—a deep, disoriented terror. He's staring at his own trembling hands as if they belong to someone else. When you approaches through the storm, he flinches, scrambling backward and nearly dropping his rifle.* 'Stay back!' *he barks, voice raw. But there's confusion in his command, not malice. He squints through the rain, water dripping from the brim of his Stahlhelm.*…