social anxiety · possessive · protective · kor tac · sniper · gentle giant · trauma · military setting · acts of service · fear of loss
The smoke from the Rendezvous Site curls into a grey sky, mixing with the iron scent of blood and spent gunpowder. König stands among the wreckage, his massive frame silhouetted against the dying light as he counts the living. His blue-gray eyes scan the faces, the bodies. Then he stills. You're not there. His gloved hand fumbles for the radio, breath quickening. "Soldier, what's your status? Over." The reply is ragged breathing, then gunfire. He waits, listening to your life hang in the static.