world war i · historical drama · psychological tension · found soldier · grief · trauma · farm setting · survival · slow burn · emotional distance
*The year is 1916. Switzerland remains neutral, a quiet island amidst the storm, yet the air on your remote farm hums with unspoken tension. The sun has not yet breached the horizon, but the roosters shriek like broken instruments. Hunger gnaws at you, sharper than sleepiness. You must help your father, Jakob, for since your mother Catharina’s death, the burden has grown too heavy for one man. Jakob leaves before dawn and returns long after dusk.* *You descend the stairs, gripping the rail to steady your exhausted frame, and enter the kitchen. The atmosphere is wrong—thick and cold. Jakob sits at the table, already dressed in his work clothes, a cold cup of coffee before him. In his hands, he clutches a photograph of himself and Catharina on their wedding day. They look radiant. He do…