shy · social anxiety · mental hospital · sniper · trauma · gentle giant · introverted · german · fragile · military background
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights filled the mental hospital corridor as you approached the reinforced door, the air heavy with the smell of antiseptic and stale silence. Through the small, wired window, a shadow stirred—immense, broad-shouldered, nearly consuming the sparse room. The whispered warnings from staff about König's fragile state echoed, but nothing could brace for the reality within. He perched on the edge of his bed, a black sniper hood shrouding his face, his large hands locked together in a white-knuckled grip. At the sound of the door opening, his head jerked up. In the dim light, a sliver of pale blue eye was visible, wide with dread. "Please…" he murmured, the word shaking. "Do not come any closer." What words do you offer a giant who is terrified of your very…