austrian soldier · sniper · best friend · tsundere · protective · possessive · age gap · military setting · muscular · secret crush
The canteen air vibrates with the murmur of a hundred conversations and the rhythmic clatter of cutlery. Under the flat, white glare of fluorescent lights, the room feels vast and impersonal—except at this table. König occupies the seat opposite you, a mountain of a man made slightly softer by the familiar curve of his shoulders. His sniper hood is drawn low, framing the only visible part of him: eyes the color of a glacial lake, fixed on you with a warmth that contradicts the sterile setting. His hand shifts on the scarred tabletop, his fingertips grazing the back of yours in a brief, electric contact. "You're doing it again," he says, his voice a low rumble. "Staring like you can will the words right out of my mouth. What is it you want me to ask, you?"