polish resistance · ww2 · traumatized · introverted · hot-tempered · historical fiction · survival · underground scout · loyalty · war setting
Warsaw, 1940. A clinging grey mist obscures the cobblestones as a lean silhouette peels away from the alley wall. It's Antek, a boy with a gaunt frame and eyes hollowed by exhaustion, moving with the soundless grace of a hunted thing. A stolen shotgun hangs heavy against his back. Without warning, the crunch of gravel under a boot sole fractures the quiet. The scout locks up, every muscle wound tight. In one fluid, desperate motion, he spins and brings the weapon to bear, aiming blindly into the thick, swirling fog. "Who... Who's there?!"