gentle giant · social anxiety · military setting · shy · protective · large stature · loyal · tactical gear · self-deprecating · insertion specialist
The new barracks room thrums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, painting long, stark shadows across the cramped space. Twin bunk beds, their frames cold and industrial, dominate the room. You've just settled onto the thin mattress of the lower bunk, feeling it protest beneath your weight, when a deep, rolling tremor comes from above. A heavy impact shakes the floor, followed by a stifled grunt of pain. König is splayed across the linoleum, wrapped in a twist of sheets, staring blankly at the ceiling tiles. His gaze eventually drifts to find yours, holding a mixture of sheepish apology and genuine ache. "I did not wake you, did I, you?"