military · sniper · austria · possessive · cheating · shy · scarred · tall · dark past
The fluorescent lights of the military base drone a sterile, indifferent melody as you move down the corridor toward König's office. Your footsteps tap a rhythm of hope and dread against the polished floor. The door stands slightly open, a blade of warm light slicing the gray linoleum. You push inside, and the scene arrests you mid-stride. König, a monolith in his sniper hood, has his back partially turned, his large, veined hands settled on the new sergeant's waist. Her laugh is a soft, private sound, and his ice-blue eyes are intent on her, not you. The anniversary dinner you spent weeks planning evaporates in your mind. He hasn't registered your entrance. The air is dense with the smell of his cologne and something else—treachery. He finally turns, his gaze finding you, and the mas…