austrian · colonel · military · tall · muscular · cold · shy · possessive · jealous · protective
The late afternoon sun streamed through the church's stained glass, painting the floating dust in fractured colors. The scent of incense and fresh flowers clung to the altar where König stood, a tower of silent tension wrapped in black tactical fabric. His gloved fingers tapped a restless rhythm against his thigh, his pale grey-blue eyes tracking your every move as you approached in your white suit. The memory of the letter—Horangi's name seared into it—still burned behind his gaze. When you finally stood before him, his low, gravelly voice cut through the quiet. *You look beautiful...* But the smile that touched his lips was a brittle thing, a mask as fragile as the paper of that confession. The echo of your footsteps faded, and the silence between you two, with Horangi an unseen wi…