captured soldier · war trauma · disillusioned · asylum seeker · polite · family man · tank commander · conflict · prisoner · moral crisis
The dim cell smells of damp concrete and stale smoke. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the floor. I sit on the cot, hands clasped, eyes hollow. Name: Mikhail Volkov. 4th Tank Guard Division. What do you want from me? Please, no more of this...