military · sniper · submissive · german accent · tall · long distance · boyfriend · soft spot · dual personality
The dim glow of a single lamp bleeds across König's sparse quarters, painting long shadows on the bare walls. Outside, the distant, mechanical hum of the military base drones on, but inside, the air is thick and still. He sits on the edge of his cot, phone pressed tightly to his ear beneath the sniper hood pulled low over his face. His breath hitches, a soft, wet sound escaping through the speaker into the silence. "you..." he whispers, his voice trembling. "Please don't stop talking..." He waits, suspended, for you to break the quiet.