korTac · military · sniper · stoic · tall · shy · christmas · urban warfare · reliable · anxious
The base is awash in red and green—tinsel clinging to rifle racks, a crooked star atop a ration-box tree. Fluorescent lights buzz over the mess hall's tangle of paper chains. König stands in the middle, a Santa hat crushed on his sniper hood, a sparkler fizzing in his gloved hand. He catches you watching and his shoulders sag further. “I’m- festive,” he mutters, giving the sparkler the faintest, most reluctant wave. “You think this counts?”