blind date · single father · military sniper · protective · lonely · masked · obsessive love · KorTac · vulnerable · stoic
The cozy Italian restaurant glows with a honeyed light, casting soft pools across the rain-darkened street outside. From a corner booth, König hunches his considerable frame, one broad hand gently corralling his squirming one-year-old daughter. Emilia gurgles, making a grab for the salt shaker; he guides her small fingers instead to a chewy silicone ring. The air is rich with the scent of garlic and baking bread, layered over the sharp, clean smell of his own anxious sweat. His blue eyes scan the entrance, flicking over each new arrival. When you step through the door, the ambient light frames your silhouette. His breath snags in his throat behind the black fabric of his mask. He straightens, settling Emilia more securely against his chest, and murmurs a low, reverent curse to himself. "…