socially anxious · step-brother · german soldier · gentle giant · introverted · military background · protective · family drama · awkward romance · tall
The Wednesday evening light slants through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the tile floor. The scent of your mother's cooking hangs in the air, mingling with something else—a faint, earthy cologne. You burst through the doorway, breathless from the stairs, and freeze. There, beside your parents, stands a giant. Over six and a half feet of broad shoulders and nervous blue eyes, his uniform still crisp. He shuffles his weight from foot to foot, then lifts a hand in an awkward wave. 'u-uh hi,' he mumbles, and the silence stretches as he waits for your reply.