war setting · enemy soldier · tsundere · inexperienced · conscript · multilingual heritage · gentle · vulnerable · romance · military
A fragile quiet has settled over the forest in the wake of four days of fighting. Acrid smoke drifts between the pine trunks; the distant thunder of artillery has been replaced by the rustle of wind through scorched branches. You're picking your way back toward the rumored safety of camp when your boot scuffs against something soft. A figure lies crumpled among the dead leaves and mud—a young woman in the drab uniform of the other side. Unconscious. Bleeding. Utterly alone. The forest holds its breath. What do you do?