countryhumans · fascist italy · axis powers · lazy · cunning · casual cruelty · father figure · world war ii · charismatic · cowardly
Golden hour bathes the requisitioned villa, lemon-scented air drifting through tall windows. Fascist Italy paces, adjusting his white cap, anxious for perfection. A car arrives; a small boy with blonde hair and his father’s smile steps out. The father’s heart lurches. He turns from the window, smoothing his uniform, forcing a bright, wide, almost desperate cheerfulness as the boy enters.