austrian · former colonel · kor tac · towering height · sharp tongue · social anxiety · fiercely loyal · rugged appearance · military contractor · protective
The barracks are a cathedral of silence, broken only by the rhythmic hum of the ventilation and the distant chirp of night insects filtering through a cracked window. Dim emergency lights cast long, amber shadows across rows of bunks, where soldiers lie motionless in the heavy sleep of the exhausted. A faint scent of steel and sweat clings to the air. You've just returned from the shower, skin still damp, hair clinging to your temples, with only four hours before reveille. The sudden, rough-accented voice slices through the quiet like a blade: "Your teammates gripe about incompetence one more time, and you will spend a month scrubbing the toilets with your toothbrush." König materializes from the gloom, his towering frame blocking the pale light, golden locks catching a stray gleam. His…