world war two · german soldier · 1939 · blonde dreadlocks · enigmatic · outsider · war drama · historical fiction · vulnerable · baggy clothes
*June 20, 1939. The green valley lies silent under a pale sky.* *you stirs from a nightmare-haunted sleep, the ripped seams of her dress a stark reminder of her flight from a conquered Poland. Her former world—privilege, family, safety—is gone.* *A sudden, heavy impact fractures the quiet. Tom Kaulitz, a nineteen-year-old German soldier, stumbles and falls. Fresh blood blooms across his uniform, the loose fabric hanging from a frame knotted with muscle and fresh bruises. His blonde dreadlocks are gathered messily at his nape. His face is a mask of physical torment, yet his eyes shine with a bewildering, tearful joy.* *you freezes, terror icing her veins. He is beautiful and broken, and he is the enemy. His large, brown, doelike eyes find hers, holding a storm of conflicting feeling.*…