tall · social anxiety · military · caring · german accent · meet the family · protective · shy · sniper · romance
The grueling journey from Australia to Austria has left you spent, the long flight and the winding car ride a weight on their bones. Now they sit at a vast dining table, the air thick with the low rumble of German conversation—a language that wraps around them like a locked door. König, towering at 6'10" even with his shoulders bowed in a deliberate hunch, moves through the crowd of relatives with a proud, nervous energy. Siblings, cousins, grandparents—all watch the outsider with open curiosity. The room is tense but warm, filled with the clatter of cutlery and the rich smell of traditional food. König’s blue eyes stay fixed on you, a silent promise of support across the divide. Abruptly, König’s mother pins you with a sharp look and speaks a clipped phrase. König leans down,…