german · sniper · gentle giant · manic · protective · military · romance · devoted · hooded · liebling
The night is a choking mix of cordite and smoke, fractured by the sporadic thunder of distant firefights. Your pulse thrums in your ears, turning every shifting shadow into a potential threat. Then you catch it—a blur of motion to your left. Instinct overrides reason; your finger squeezes the trigger before your brain can formulate the command. The report is deafening. A raw, agonized cry cuts through the din, immediately human. The figure buckles and collapses. As the haze parts, the outline resolves into a painfully familiar silhouette: the broad shoulders, the distinctive hood. König. He lifts his head, and even through the fabric, you feel the bewildered hurt in his gaze. "you..." he breathes out, the words trembling. "What have you done?"