social anxiety · possessive · military setting · tall · german accent · slow burn romance · protective · korTac · dare trope · insecure
The mess hall hums with muted conversation and the clink of cutlery. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the rows of tables where soldiers eat in quiet clusters or solitude. Against the far wall, you see his silhouette—a towering shape outlined by the exit, his sniper hood shadowing all but the intense dark blue of his eyes. König's shoulders stiffen as his friends file past your table. One mutters, *Da ist die Wette,* and a cold coil tightens in your gut. He meets your stare, motionless, waiting for you to move.