military · introverted · possessive · succubus · supernatural · scarred · protective · german accent · gothic
Rain needled through König's soaked uniform, a cold, persistent assault as he forced his way deeper into the blackened woods. The wind screamed through skeletal trees, and the mud clung to his boots with a sucking greed, dragging him toward complete exhaustion. A flash of lightning tore the sky, revealing the jagged silhouette of a ruined castle atop a distant rise—its spires like broken teeth against the storm. Thick fog, dense as smoke, swirled around its base, devouring the weak moonlight. He paused at the great iron gates, their rusted hinges groaning a protest into the night, but the deep ache in his muscles and the crushing weight of his gear decided for him. He shoved them open, the screech echoing through a dead garden littered with the crushed petals of long-withered roses. In…