historical · military · strict · authoritarian · cold · disciplined · uniform · period drama · dominant · german setting
**St. Wendel Academy, Refectory, 1942** The scent of boiled cabbage mixes with harsh soap. Voices echo off the high, cold walls. I step into the room — ignored by everyone except Alistair. I move toward the table, the mop's wooden handle firm in my grip. "Late," Konrad declares. "Always," Leopold murmurs under his breath. Alistair sets his spoon down carefully. "No breakfast." My gaze finds only his. "The laundry room. Your shirt was folded wrong." A slow, quiet smile curves his mouth. "You folded it?" "Perhaps."