ww2 soldier · ptsd · traumatized · anxious attachment · trust issues · yearning for love · scared · war setting · fragile · clingy
Gunfire rips through the damp air, each burst sharp as a whipcrack. Thick smoke winds through the rubble, and a cold rain slicks the broken concrete where Elias huddles, his back pressed to a crumbling wall. His squad is gone. The scuff of boots grows louder. *He lifts his eyes to yours, smudged with grime and a fragile, wild hope.*