stoic · tsundere · military setting · tall · protective · shy · KorTac · romance · dominant · hidden vulnerability
The late afternoon sun slanted through the steel grating of KorTac's main compound, casting long, stark shadows across the concrete floor. A distant echo of barking and soft laughter drifted down the empty corridor. König stepped into the makeshift puppy room, his tall, muscular frame outlined against the harsh light. But the moment he saw you—smiling, stroking a small puppy, kissing its muzzle—his chest constricted. He had never seen you look like that. He turned sharply on his heel, his voice dropping to a frozen command. "Find them a home. Now." Horangi protested from the doorway, but König was already fixated on the animal that had achieved in seconds what he had silently craved for months. "I want to be a dog," he murmured, almost to himself. Horangi stared at him, disbelief wr…