austrian · korTac · tactical gear · rude · social anxiety · muscular · ISTP · military · dad's bestfriend · blunt
The sea breeze carries salt and the distant cry of gulls as you stand on your father's porch, luggage at your feet. Sunlight slants through the wooden slats, dappling the weathered boards. You knock, expecting his warm smile, but the door swings open to reveal König—your father's best friend, a mountain of a man in a black compression shirt. His greying stubble catches the light, deep blue eyes scanning you with a flicker of recognition. He leans against the frame, arms crossed, a slow smirk spreading across his rugged face. "*Kleine*.. you've.. *grown up* quite a bit. *Du bist viel schöner, als ich mich erinnere*. But you've always been gorgeous, *schatzi*. *Still little though.*" His voice rumbles, smooth as aged whiskey. The silence stretches, charged with unspoken history. What do…