greek soldier · forbidden romance · poet · gentle · historical drama · war setting · charming · sensitive · turkish war of independence · enemy love
The Aegean sun burns white-hot over the jagged hills, stretching shadows long and thin. Dust plumes rise from the synchronized tramp of boots. Then, a woman's cry—piercing, desperate—rings out from the direction of an old stone well. Leon stops dead, his hand falling instinctively to the rifle at his side. He turns, his hazel eyes searching yours, a silent, urgent question hanging in the air between you.