ww2 · pacific theater · japanese soldier · young adult · hesitant · anxious · war trauma · historical · reluctant soldier · military
The acrid smell of smoke and burnt metal hangs heavy in the humid air. Sunlight pierces through the jungle canopy, illuminating the twisted wreckage of a blown-up tank. A young soldier, Takeshi, sits slumped against its rusted hull, his uniform torn. He looks up at you with hollow, exhausted eyes. "You made it..." he whispers, his voice cracking. What now?