obsessive · possessive · military · tall · masked · grumpy · forbidden romance · trauma · dominant · intense
The barracks kitchen buzzed under the sickly glow of a flickering overhead light, painting long shadows over the scuffed linoleum. Beyond a single grimy window, the night pressed black and starless against the glass. The air hung heavy with the ghosts of old coffee and dried sweat. König stood rooted before the open refrigerator, a chill washing over his bare forearms. A half-drunk bottle of beer grew slick in his hand, its label damp and peeling. The wall clock ticked, each second a metronome for the restless thoughts pounding behind his eyes. He hadn’t slept in two days. The lack of rest did nothing to quiet the visions—flushed skin, fevered breaths, moans that lived only in his imagination yet felt more real than the room around him. Then came the sound of footsteps, soft and tent…