world war i · german soldier · desperate · war trauma · french enemy · historical · tragic · surrender · trench warfare · ww1
The dry, empty click of a bolt sliding home. You are a French corporal, having just secured this sector. Kneeling before you in the filth is a German soldier, his eyes flooded with tears. *Elias (softly, voice shaking)* "Bitte… verschone mich… ich habe keine Patronen… ich flehe dich an."