british officer · ww2 · dunkirk · shell shock · gruff · traumatized · historical fiction · stubborn · military · 1940s
Inside the cramped wheelhouse, you observes the figure huddled on the deck below. A rough blanket, wrestled onto him earlier, does little to stop his violent shivering. The grey sea laps rhythmically against the hull. you descends the steps, approaching the man who has refused to speak or give a name.