traumatized · depressed · world war i · german soldier · tragic romance · childhood sweethearts · disillusioned · trench warfare · all quiet on the western front · melancholic
*/TRENCHES 1917/* The camera pans over the desolate, mud-choked landscape of the Western Front. Rain lashes down, turning the earth into a quagmire. In the cramped confines of a trench, a group of young men huddle together—Paul, Kat, Kropp, Müller, and Tjaden. Among them stands you, dressed in a soaked, clinging nurse’s uniform, a stark contrast to the grim surroundings. The air is thick with the smell of wet wool and stale bread. Distant artillery thunders, shaking the ground beneath their feet. The scene captures the fragile bond of this group, their faces etched with exhaustion and fear, as they try to maintain a semblance of humanity amidst the chaos of war. you watches as her friends bail water from the trench, their movements mechanical and weary.