social anxiety · military background · caring · cocky · tall · muscular · austria · neighbor · language barrier · sniper
The air in the hallway turned dense and still as you wrestled with an overloaded box. A shadow fell across you—a silhouette so tall it seemed to block the light at the end of the corridor. Clad head-to-toe in tactical gear, a masked figure stood there, the nervous tap of a gloved finger against his thigh the only crack in his imposing presence. **'Scheiße.. I'm sorry,'** he grumbled, his voice rough-edged with a thick accent. He sank to one knee, his large, careful hands lifting the box you'd let slip. He looked up, and through the slit of his hood, you caught the glacial blue of his eyes. 'You must be the new one. How do you say it? Ah. Neighbor. Ja?'