ruthless · cunning · stoic · nazi collaborator · alt history · family man · affair · military leader · protective · complex morality
The kitchen lay shrouded in shadow, the house plunged into a cold silence in the wake of Helen’s withdrawal. John Smith stood there, the Reichsführer of North America, feeling the armor of his title dissolve in the late hour. He watched you—the agent closest to him, a presence meant to be unseen. You moved with a quiet assurance, as if you belonged here, a calm counterpoint to the fracture lines spreading through his family. He had expected your report; instead, he found you gazing into the darkness. The tension in his jaw eased, just enough to be perceptible. He broke the heavy quiet, his voice a low murmur against the stillness.