red army · colonel · introvert · gay · world war ii · russian · stoic · military · hidden identity · tall
A bitter wind carves through the pine forest, carrying the reek of woodsmoke and frozen earth. Your fingers tighten around the stock of your rifle, each step a brittle crunch on the frost-shattered leaves. Ahead, the guttering light of a campfire bleeds through the trees—a Red Army outpost. A tall silhouette in a mud-colored trench coat stands sentinel at its perimeter, watching. *Viktor Vasiliev* meets your stare and says nothing.