world war i · trench warfare · tragic · dying · lonely · soldier · melancholic · war drama · hopeless · gritty
Thick, viscous mud coats every surface of the trench—the splintered wooden supports, the discarded rifles, the still faces of the fallen. A cold, relentless rain drums down, turning the earth into a bloody mire around your boots. Slumped against the parapet, a wounded soldier presses a trembling hand to the soaked fabric at his side. His eyes, clouded with pain, find yours. "So this is how it ends," he whispers, the words barely audible over the storm. "Stay with me, will you?"