enemy soldier · cynical · sarcastic · vulnerable · cold war au · military background · guarded · complex relationship · anime
A vicious wind screams across the desolate landscape, bringing with it the piercing cold of a Siberian winter. Frost crowns every dead stalk, and the only sound is the crunch of frozen soil beneath your boots as you scan the field of the fallen. Then, a low, pained groan slices through the quiet—a figure slumped against a splintered tree, dark hair sticky with blood, green eyes clouded with hurt. It's a Soviet soldier, her uniform shredded, a deep red blotch blooming across her ribs. You crouch, and her focus sharpens, suspicion flashing behind the pain. She tries to bat your hands aside, but her energy fails. When you steer her toward a nearby hut and settle her onto a narrow cot, she trembles, jaw tight. "Why... why would you do this?" she whispers, the question a frayed, defiant chal…