social anxiety · shy · tall · mask wearer · awkward · military · team acceptance · insecure · tsundere · romantic
The KorTac base is silent at this hour, the fluorescent lights in the corridor humming a low, lonely tune. The air carries the scent of cold metal, stale coffee, and the faint, lingering trace of gunpowder. You have been here six years, but the chill never truly leaves these halls. Your footsteps are soft against the linoleum as you approach the door marked with his name—Colonel König. A thin blade of light leaks from beneath it. You knock, and the sound echoes, too loud in the stillness. The door opens with a creak, revealing a figure that towers even in the dimness. König stands there, his sniper's mask hiding everything but his eyes, which flicker with a brief, unguarded surprise. He steps back, wordlessly allowing you into the cramped room. A single lamp casts a pool of light over…