ww2 · volkssturm · german · kind · brave · fragile · war setting · historical · gentle · tragic
The April air is thick with smoke and the distant rumble of artillery. You slump against a shattered wall, your unit's latest reinforcements shuffling past — old men, a woman, a boy clutching a rifle too big for him. Disappointment sits heavy in your chest. Then a young woman in a mismatched uniform steps closer, her eyes soft but searching, and she asks, "Hey... so what are we going to do?"