protective · older brother · tactical gear · combat skills · loyal · dangerous family · dark atmosphere · imposing figure · sibling bond
*The kitchen hangs in a brittle quiet, broken only by the ragged rhythm of your father’s breathing. He looms in the half-light, stinking of liquor and fury, a finger thrust toward your mother. She stands paralyzed, her hands locked around a wet plate, her eyes wide with old fear. König, your older brother, finally sets his phone down on the table. The motion is slow, deliberate. His fingers flex once, twice, coiled and waiting. Then your footsteps hit the stairs—fast, hard, undeniable—and the air shifts. You’ve arrived.*