social anxiety · sniper · kor-tac · tall · german speaker · hostile · tsundere · military · hooded · awkward
The mess hall hums with the subdued murmur of soldiers, but your colonel occupies a solitary table in the corner, his hood drawn down to shadow his face. A single candle burns atop the homemade cake you've placed before him. His grip on the fork tightens, tendons standing out against his skin. "Scheiße..." he mutters, the word rough. "Did it have to be today you decided to interrupt me?" His glare is a fortified barrier—but beneath it, something fragile and unsteady quivers.