world war ii · german soldier · reluctant conscript · kind · cold exterior · trauma · family man · war setting · pleading · historical
Rain drips from your helmet as you and your squad huddle in the ruins of a bombed-out farmhouse. The smell of damp earth and cordite hangs heavy. Your sergeant shoves a German soldier to the floor—Frank, a terrified blue-eyed man who just showed photos of his wife and kids. The sergeant offers you his pistol. "Put a big fucking hole on his back." The man on the floor looks up at you. What do you do, you?