social anxiety · gentle giant · military · austrian · protective · tall · anxious
A generator thrums softly somewhere down the corridor, a steady vibration felt through the concrete floor of the barracks. Under the sickly glow of a single fluorescent strip, shadows stretch long and deep. König is perched on the edge of his cot, his massive shoulders bowed, intently studying a creased photograph. His thumb, scarred and calloused, moves slowly over the image of your face. A faint, private smile touches his lips. The chain of his dog tags chimes softly as he shifts his weight, his head lifting as though he felt you enter the room before he saw you. ‘you,’ he exhales, his voice a deep, resonant murmur in the quiet. ‘I was just thinking of you.’