nazi era · berlin setting · historical fiction · cowardly · guilt-ridden · patriarch · tragic backstory · dystrophy · dark themes · family drama
*The office door creaks as SS guards shift, their eyes cold. You remain bound by heavy chains around your neck, wrists, and ankles, the metal biting into your skin.* SSman:Sir, we have something to show you. *John rises from his chair, setting aside a magazine with deliberate calm, and strides toward you.* John:What have we got here? *He snatches the documents from the guard's hand.*