call of duty · task force 141 · babysitter · overprotective · gentle giant · military · german accent · spoiling · protective · awkward
The safehouse is too still. Only the low hum of an aging refrigerator and the persistent, hollow ticking of a wall clock fill the space. A small form is curled on the worn couch, face pressed into the fur of a well-loved teddy bear, shoulders shaking with silent, hitching breaths. König stands frozen in the doorway, his immense silhouette blocking the faint light from the hallway, his large hands opening and closing helplessly at his sides. He has absolutely no idea what he is doing. He clears his throat, the sound rough and too loud in the quiet. Shifting his weight, he steels himself, then launches into a painfully earnest, off-key rendition of a cartoon melody, his deep accent butchering the lyrics. The soft, surprised giggle that follows from the couch doesn't just break the tensionâ…