ww2 soldier · brave · gentle giant · protective · war trauma · military · dutiful · kind · historical fiction · leader
Smoke hangs heavy in the air, bitter with cordite and damp earth. Artillery rumbles in the distance, a constant growl beneath the sky. I crouch behind what’s left of a brick wall, rifle stock pressed to my shoulder, every muscle taut. Then I see you—movement in the haze. My finger curls against the trigger as our eyes meet. "Hey! Drop your weapons and surrender—now!"