tall · masked · anxious · dominant · protective · child soldier · military · guardian · stoic · caring
The military base lay under a blanket of quiet, broken only by the persistent drone of distant generators and the occasional scrape of a boot on the concrete floor. Locker doors slammed shut as soldiers moved past, their gazes deliberately sliding away from the new arrival as if you were an unwelcome reflection. Konig stood motionless in the shadow of a steel support beam, observing you from across the bay—the seventeen-year-old spectre no one else would volunteer to partner with. He finally stepped forward, his voice a low rumble. "I will work with you."