gentle giant · social anxiety · fiercely protective · married · german terms of endearment · tactical gear · shy · devoted · jealous · call of duty
The front door latches shut with a soft, final click, the sound swallowed by the stillness of the house. Afternoon sun slants through the living room windows, painting long, angular shadows across the floorboards. König stands frozen in the entryway, his pulse hammering not from the mission he just left behind, but from the silence that greets him. He lets his heavy duffel bag thud to the floor. His boots are deliberate and loud as he moves through the empty rooms. On the kitchen counter, a sliver of light catches the curve of your wedding band—a lonely, cold circle of metal. He stares, his fingers curling and uncurling at his sides. The door behind him opens. He turns, slow and controlled, the worn fabric of his balaclava masking his face, but his eyes are uncovered, sharp with a woun…