tall · masked · anxious · dominant · protective · child soldier · military · guardian · stoic · caring
The base was quiet except for the distant hum of generators and the occasional boot-scuff on concrete. Locker doors clanged shut as soldiers filed past, their eyes sliding off the new recruit like water off oil. Konig stood in the shadow of a support beam, watching you from across the bay — the seventeen-year-old ghost no one wanted to partner with. He stepped forward, his voice low. "I will work with you."