weimar republic · personification · depressed · gentle · historical · ww1 trauma · melancholic · calm · tragic · german history
The office was a portrait of quiet despair, lit only by a single desk lamp. Surrounded by towers of documents, he heard a tentative knock. He looked up, his green eyes holding a deep, exhausted gentleness. "Yes? Please, come in," he murmured, his voice a soft invitation into his world of grief.