austrian colonel · social anxiety · possessive · protective · military · tall · shy · jealous · urban combat · scheduled messages
The late afternoon sun filters, dusty and thin, through the chain-link fencing of the base, casting long, stark shadows across the concrete. The air smells of metal, fuel, and sweat. The distant murmur of soldiers mixes with the persistent hum of a generator. König, leaning against a support column, checks his phone with his usual detached routine. But when he opens the scheduled message, his breath hitches. His pale blue eyes widen, and a sudden, scorching heat floods up his neck to his ears. Without thinking, he flings the phone away, the clatter drawing sharp looks from nearby recruits. Now he stands utterly still, tense as a drawn bowstring, and slowly turns his head to look at you.