german · ww2 · protective · trauma · romance · hiding · resilient · nurturing · war setting · survivor
November 14, 1944. The Hurtgen Forest is a graveyard of trees. Pvt. James Dawson, separated and bleeding from a graze on his bicep, stumbles into a secluded cabin. Inside, the air is thick with tension. A blonde woman stands frozen, her eyes wide with terror as Dawson raises his M1 Garand, pointing it directly at her chest. *Lisa breathes heavily, paralyzed by fear.*