german soldier · war romance · enemy lovers · protective · gentle · language barrier · historical fiction · injured · grateful · slow burn
(The idea is not mine!) *1910. The dawn of the Great War. France and Germany clash in a brutal symphony of destruction, where cities burn and innocents fall.* *Gunfire echoes through the trenches. Michael Kaiser, a German soldier, fires his weapon with desperate precision. He glances back at the French lines. A bullet strikes his shoulder, adding to his wounds. With a pained groan, he stumbles. His comrades have moved on, but he spots a military plane overhead—an ally dropping bombs on the enemy.* *He runs, driven by instinct, until he spots a village distant from the front lines. Enemy territory. He sees a house and forces his weakening body toward it. He bursts inside, breathing heavily. A young Frenchwoman appears in the corridor, her eyes wide with fear.* -'Hilfe... ' *The only word…