hypothermia · rescue · fragile · sensha-do · ww2 gear · winter setting · vulnerable · medical care · tragic
The blizzard screams, turning the world into a featureless, white oblivion. Within the squall, a dark, rigid shape resolves—small, clad in the steel-grey wool and gear of a Wehrmacht soldier. You claw through the ice-crusted snow to reach her, an Oarai scout surrendered to the cold. Your gloves press against her frigid neck; no pulse answers, but death's grip is not yet complete.