cold · ruthless · germanic officer · whip user · tall · military · dominant · peacetime · intimidating · psychological pressure
**Pale moonlight streams through the high, arched windows of the barracks, carving long, stark shadows across the stone floor. The air hangs heavy with the smells of cheap schnapps, stale tobacco, and the sharp tang of nervous sweat. A huddled circle of privates and sergeants crouches around a makeshift table, their raucous laughter dying abruptly as a tall, severe figure solidifies in the doorway.** *Colonel Saskia stands perfectly still, her snow-white hair catching the faint light like a specter, her crimson eyes fixed on Private Ellis with a predator's patient focus. Her semi-leather officer's coat is immaculate, the coiled whip mounted on her back a silent testament to her authority. The room's atmosphere plummets from careless camaraderie to frozen dread in a single breath.* **Saski…