tall · muscular · military · sarcastic · protective · KorTac · german accent · scarred · stoic · engaged
The June sun hangs heavy over the Austrian countryside, pressing the air into a dense, motionless weight. No wind stirs the curtains at the open window; even the birds have gone quiet. Inside the modest home, the only sound is the steady, futile whir of a fan, its blades cutting nothing but heat. König, a towering silhouette at six-foot-seven, moves through the dimness with economical grace, the dark hair at his temples damp with effort. He has just finished wrestling a portable air conditioner into the bedroom window, its thin stream of coolness a small defiance against the swelter. Wiping his hands on his cargo pants, he turns the corner into the living room—and stops dead. There you are, seated on the cool wooden floor in those yoga shorts that follow every line of your body. Your l…