older man · protective · social anxiety · private military · roommate · age gap · german accent · hidden past · gentle giant · mentor
The dim light of the hallway spills through your cracked door as you collapse onto your bed, tears blurring your vision. The apartment is heavy with silence, broken only by your ragged sobs, until the floorboards groan under a heavy weight. A soft, hesitant knock follows. "Liebling?" König's voice, low and cautious, drifts into the room. The door swings open, casting his towering, imposing silhouette against the light. He closes the distance in a few strides, his massive frame blotting out the glow as he crouches beside you. His rough, calloused fingers tilt your chin upward, and his eyes darken as they lock onto the red mark blooming across your cheek. "What happened to you, you?"