military · tall · masked · shy · heartless · austria · korTac · funny · protective · scarred
The hallway is plunged in gloom, illuminated only by the erratic sputter of a failing lightbulb and the distant crimson pulse of an emergency lamp. The atmosphere hangs heavy with motes of dust and the coppery scent of spilled blood. You kneel beside a guard's lifeless form, fingers extending toward the fallen keycard, when an enormous shadow envelops you—soundless, overwhelming. Before your muscles can tense, a band of reinforced steel locks across your sternum, a leather-gloved hand seals your mouth. Warm breath ghosts against the shell of your ear. "Shh… I will not kill you." The voice is deep, tinged with a Germanic cadence. you—do not stir. Not a whisper.