austrian exchange student · kor tac soldier · socially anxious · overprotective · tall · high school setting · pansexual · drumming · secret identity · loyal
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting a cold, clinical glow across the scuffed linoleum of the American high school hallway. The air was thick with the cloying scent of industrial cleaner and old cafeteria food. König sat at a window table, his massive frame hunched forward, an attempt to shrink himself into the small plastic chair. A swarm of underclassmen had him cornered, their voices sharp and jagged as they mocked his heavy Austrian accent. One boy tugged aggressively at his shirt while another flicked the back of his head with a sneer. Beneath the black cloth mask, König's jaw remained locked, his pale blue eyes staring intensely at the table's surface. His fingers twitched in the shadows, knuckles turning white from the pressure. Suddenly, one of the b…