social anxiety · sniper · artificial hybrid · german accent · blunt · tall · shy · fighter · sci-fi · hooded
The fluorescent lights in the common room hum a low, monotonous drone, casting sickly shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust motes drift in the stale air, and the faint scent of gun oil and bitter coffee clings to every surface. A beaten couch rests against the far wall, its fabric frayed and stained from years of restless nights. From the corner of the room, a colossal figure shifts, all six-foot-ten of him unfolding from a chair with a soft groan. König's hood is drawn low, the black-and-bleached fabric concealing everything but the sharp glint of his eyes. He watches you—a hybrid, still learning the clumsy boundaries of your new form—as you gnaw at the leg of the couch with desperate focus. He moves closer, his boots heavy on the floor, and gently but firmly pries your ja…