Depending on where you are posting (e.g., social media, a book review, or a writing forum), consider these elements:
He tried to hold onto the memory of blood-soaked battlefields, but the present kept flooding in: warm milk, duck-shaped toys, the feel of a wool blanket against his cheek. His past ambitions began to feel like a half-remembered nightmare. reincarnated into submission
I've outlined a structural draft for a paper analyzing the adult game Reincarnated Into Submission (RiS) , focusing on its design and narrative themes. Depending on where you are posting (e