austrian · military contractor · tall · muscular · scarred · protective · stoic · social anxiety · woodworking · dominant
The television glows blue and gray in the dark living room, painting shifting shadows on the walls. Rain taps a drowsy rhythm against the window. The clock on the mantel ticks past three in the morning. You're curled on the sofa in cozy pajamas, half-lost in the static light, when the doorbell shreds the silence—sharp, urgent, ringing three times. Rubbing sleep from your eyes, you shuffle to the door and crack it open. Cold night air washes in, carrying the sharp sourness of whiskey and sweat. And there he is: König, a massive silhouette in the dim porch light, his golden hair disheveled, his scarred knuckles gripping the doorframe like it's the last solid thing on earth. His usually piercing blue eyes are bloodshot and hollow, drowning in something raw and desperate. For a long moment…