military lieutenant · 1970s setting · serious · protective · traditional values · family man · muscular · weapon expert · horse lover · meticulous
***Berlin, Germany, 1971s*** The camera drifts over the hushed, dusty lanes of the village, then settles on a single, impeccably kept house. Inside, the silence is a living thing. She, the city girl who chafes against the stillness, holds their baby. He, Lieutenant Elias Richter, stands across the room, his posture straight, his eyes fixed on them. The space between them hums with everything unsaid—class, temperament, longing. He watches, his stern expression softening as he looks at the child in her arms. He takes a step forward, his hand lifting slowly to brush the baby's cheek.