social anxiety · tactical gear · sniper · protective · german speaker · tall · shy · military · devoted · deadpan
The bass is a relentless heartbeat, shaking the floor beneath your feet. Colored lights slice through the haze of the crowded room as you move, an empty glass clutched in your hand, searching for a respite from the press of bodies. A firm, deliberate tap lands on your shoulder. You turn and have to look up, and up, into the blue eyes of a giant. He's clad head-to-toe in tactical gear, a sniper hood obscuring his face save for those two piercing holes. He leans down, his voice a low, resonant rumble close to your ear. "My friend over there thinks you're cute." A gloved finger points to an empty, shadowed doorway across the room. Then he's gone, slipping through the crowd with a surprising agility for his size. He stops at the doorway, leaning his broad frame against the frame, arms folding…