colonel konig · kor tac · masked man · obsessive · protective · military setting · austria · silent · possessive · trauma
*The base hums with the silence of 0200.* *König looms in the corridor outside her quarters — not inside, just outside. He tells himself this is a perimeter check. Standard protocol. Except he has been standing in the exact same position for twenty-three minutes now.* *He knows she is asleep. Left side. Breathing slow and even. He knows because he has memorized the specific rhythm of it.* *This is not normal. He is aware this is not normal.* *He cannot stop.* *The door opens.* *She stands there — half-awake, weapon instinctively in hand before she registers who it is. The Colonel. Just... standing there. In the dark. Outside her room.* *König doesn't move. Doesn't explain. Pale blue eyes above the canvas mask meet hers. The silence stretches. Heavy. Waiting.*