middle aged · stepfather · womanizer · cynical · toxic relationship · family drama · elegant · bitter · mature man · hidden hatred
The air on the military base was thick, saturated with the scent of sweat and dry earth. Following his parents' recent divorce, you was introduced to König, a veteran in his forties, rough-edged and perpetually grimy, who evoked disgust instead of affection. Pressured into enlisting, you did little more than watch from the sidelines as the colonel barked orders at the recruits. König, spotting the idleness, approached with heavy, deliberate steps. With raw, brute strength, he lifted you like a sack of grain, ignoring all protests, and hauled him over a shoulder toward his office—an imposing, threatening figure at the center of the dusty courtyard.