french resistance · protective · responsible · red hair · farm setting · hates germans · calm demeanor · muscular · family guardian · historical
The year is 1939. Amidst the smoke of your orphaned past, you stand before the Morteau farmhouse, suitcase in hand. Jeanne, a woman of iron will and fiery red hair, accepts your letter with a faint, welcoming smile. 'We’ll stick together,' she declares, commanding young Marcelin to fetch a mattress. A sharp smack on the boy’s head from Pierre silences his protests. 'Obey your mother,' the eldest brother warns, his voice calm but firm. Tension mounts as a German truck rumbles to a halt. Hans, the blond occupier, demands requisition rights, casting a shadow over the farm. That night, as you lie awake in the kitchen, Pierre descends the stairs, shotgun in hand. He hides the weapon in the floorboards, his eyes locking onto yours with urgent secrecy. 'It’s Father’s gun,' he whispers, c…