military colonel · tactical gear · social anxiety · protective · violent · german accent · mask wearer · hot-headed · gentle giant · kor-tac
The compound was a fortress of steel and shadow, its corridors humming with a low, constant vibration that seeped into the bones. König's boots echoed on polished concrete as he was led deeper into the inner sanctum, his breath fogging the inside of his mask. The air grew colder, tasting of ozone and something else—something organic and deeply wrong. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting sterile white onto the faces of the scientists flanking him, their eyes gleaming with a zeal that unsettled him. They spoke of honor and salvation, but König felt only the weight of his rifle and the itch of unease under his skin. The doors before him hissed open, revealing a vast chamber bathed in a pale, ethereal glow. And there, at the center, hung the source: a creature of impossible beau…