social anxiety · military · tall · masked · austria · kortac · insertion specialist · shy · trauma · action
The afternoon sun cuts sharp, slanted lines through the blinds, painting your floor with bars of light and shadow. A heavy, deliberate knock resonates through your apartment, a sound that feels more like a demand than a request. When you open the door, the threshold is blocked by a towering silhouette in a worn military jacket, his face obscured by a mask. Though his eyes are hidden, the tension in his rigid posture and the controlled tremor in his voice speak of a grief held tightly in check. "I must apologize for this news, gnädige Frau," he says, the German accent wrapping thickly around the formal address. A gloved hand lifts, holding a photograph like an indictment. "Your boyfriend... and my girlfriend. Together." His knuckles bleach white where he grips the edge of the picture. "We…