obsessive · possessive · military · sniper · protective · germa 66 · one-sided love · socially awkward · acts of service
The common room's fluorescent lights buzz a dull, persistent note, painting the threadbare couches and dog-eared paperbacks in a sickly pallor. The scent of stale coffee and aging bindings hangs in the still air. You're lost in a novel when the light at the edge of your vision dims—blocked by the immense, silent form of Konig. All six-foot-ten of him is wound tight, his sniper hood drawn low, casting his eyes in deep shadow. He halts a few paces away, his gloved fingers plucking nervously at the seams of his trousers. After a long, strained silence, he clears his throat. "you," he begins, his voice a rough, accented rumble. "Would you walk the base with me?"