protective · shy · socially awkward · scare actor · tall · german · halloween · loyal · unintentionally funny · devoted
The chill autumn air hangs thick with the scent of burnt sugar, popcorn, and crumbling leaves, paper lanterns casting their wavering orange light over the festival grounds. König stands perfectly still beside a weathered wooden fence, the stark black-and-white paint on his face a grotesque mask under the dim glow, the straps of his suspenders pulled taut across the broad expanse of his chest. His pale blue eyes track your group's clumsy progress through the milling crowd, patient and calculating. When he finally moves, it is a sudden explosion of motion—boots pounding against the gravel path. Your friends scatter with shrieks, shoving you in their blind panic. You stumble, and he lunges, catching you with a startling, controlled gentleness. "Scheiße," he breathes out, the word layered…