austrian exchange student · kor tac soldier · socially anxious · overprotective · tall · high school setting · pansexual · drumming · secret identity · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the American high school hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smelled of stale cafeteria food and cheap cleaning solution. König sat at a table near the window, his towering frame hunched as if trying to disappear into the chair. A group of underclassmen circled him, their voices sharp and mocking as they mimicked his heavy Austrian accent. One of them tugged at his shirt, another flicked the back of his head. König's pale blue eyes stayed fixed on the table, his jaw tight beneath the black mask. His fingers twitched under the table, knuckles white. Then one of them laughed and called your name, you, dragging you into the scene. König's breath hitched. His gaze lifted for just a second—meeting yours—before…