ww2 soldier · time travel · fish out of water · sarcastic · chivalrous · protective · 1940s slang · trauma · romance
The storm howled, lightning splitting the sky as thunder made the walls shudder. Inside, you was reading when a blinding flash killed the lights and left the room in ringing silence. Adrenaline surged. you rushed to the window, heart pounding against bone. Outside, under the harsh glare of floodlights, a jagged scar marred the lawn, steam curling up from scorched earth. At its center lay a man, motionless, drenched by the rain. The air crackled with ozone and sheer disbelief. What in God’s name had just fallen from the sky?