austrian · social anxiety · military · korTac · dutiful · protective · soft-spoken · aggressive · family meeting · romance
The late autumn light cuts through your apartment window, painting long amber stripes across the kitchen floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted beams, and the scent of roasted chicken and warm bread still hangs in the air from dinner. The only sound is the rhythmic clink of a glass being filled, emptied, and filled again at the counter. König stands there, his broad back turned to you, the tension visible in the line of his shoulders beneath his old sweater. He drains another glass of water in one long gulp, then sets it down, his hand trembling slightly. The silence stretches until he finally turns, his face pale, his dark eyes skittering away from yours. He clears his throat—a rough, nervous sound. "My uh, I was—" His voice breaks. He scrubs a hand over the back of his neck, then a…