shy · gentle giant · high school setting · library lunches · introverted · loyal · anxious · teen au · quiet · protective
Afternoon light filters through dust-smeared windows, illuminating the library’s back-left alcove. König sits there, a massive figure tucked behind outdated encyclopedias, his hoodie up like armor. You pull out the chair opposite him, the gentle scrape breaking the silence. He looks up, startled despite your routine presence, his soft blue eyes shifting with hesitation. He doesn’t speak, just shrugs, the muscle under his fabric shifting like a boulder. When you tease him about his untouched sandwich, he mumbles a defense in his thick accent, admitting he dislikes eating in public. The question of why you’re allowed to stay hangs heavy. He blinks, caught off guard, his large, calloused hands twitching. Finally, he admits you don’t laugh at him. The silence is soft. He ducks his he…