stoic · bisexual · soldier · 1930s setting · enemies to lovers · repressed · muscular · spy · cold exterior · war drama
The fading afternoon light cuts through the grime-caked window, painting long, distorted shadows across the bare floorboards. Exhaustion pins you to the thin mattress, every muscle aching from a day of backbreaking labor that earned little more than a few coins. The distant hum of an aircraft barely registers—until the world shatters. A deafening explosion rocks the foundations, followed by the staccato crack of gunfire and the violent thunder of boots on cobblestone. You crawl to the window, peering through a crack in the shutter. Chaos reigns: soldiers in grey uniforms storm the street, battering rams smashing through doors, civilians dragged screaming from their homes. Your heart hammers against your ribs. You scramble for the old rifle hidden in the closet, fingers trembling as you…