Wo2 Stories

Thirteen-year-old Pieter van Stollen's world is torn apart when his mother is killed and his friends disappear during the German occupation of the Netherlands. Alone and afraid, he discovers that his best friend Octavia and her family are hiding in his home-beneath the stairs. When Pieter learns that another classmate, Rien, has joined the resistance, he decides to take a terrifying step: to join too. Through secret missions, dangerous deliveries, and close encounters with German soldiers, Pieter must navigate fear, loss, and the weight of responsibility. His diary chronicles the courage it takes to resist, the bonds that sustain him, and the bravery found even in the smallest acts.

(Prussia x Fem!Reader) Jasmin (reader) joins the war in Prussia together with her friend Luna. But when she reaches her camp she meets a very unusual guy. Trying to find out more about him they become friends, but war continues and she'll have to face reality...

The People Beneath the Stairs is a historical diary-style story set in the Netherlands during World War II. It follows thirteen-year-old Pieter van Stollen, who records his experiences as German occupation turns his ordinary life into one filled with fear, loss, and moral choices. When Pieter discovers that his Jewish friend Octavia and her family are hiding beneath his staircase, the war becomes personal. After his mother is killed by a German officer, Pieter's innocence is shattered. He slowly becomes involved with the resistance, delivering messages and risking his life to protect others. The story ends with Pieter's arrest after joining the alliance fighting the Germans. His diary becomes a final testimony of courage, showing how even ordinary children resisted oppression and chose humanity over silence.

Jade is jonge getalenteerde SOE-agente in WO2. Voor een normaal leven zou ze nooit gekozen hebben, dit was wat ze altijd al heeft willen doen. De boze blikken van de nazi's waren haar drijfveer, kapot maken dat wou ze met hen doen, hen de pijnlijkste dood geven. Daarvoor wou ze haar leven geven. Maar ondanks dat ze door de nazi's achtervolgd werd als een wild 'beest' behield ze haar scherpte, kalmte en sluwheid. Maar wat als de grond te heet onder haar voeten word?