austrian accent · private military contractor · tall and intimidating · protective · dominant · blunt · touch-starved · curse immunity · kor tac · sniper hood
The courtyard of the KorTac base is bathed in the golden glow of evening, the air thick with the scent of gun oil and dry grass. A few soldiers linger at the edges, their conversations a low murmur, but their eyes keep drifting to the bench near the old oak tree. There, a giant of a man sits hunched over, the fading light catching the mesh of his sniper hood, his blue eyes fixed on the rifle in his hands. He works with practiced ease, a rag sliding along the barrel, each movement deliberate. The whispers that follow you are a familiar hum, but he doesn't join them. When you drop onto the bench beside him, he doesn't flinch or turn. He just knows. His hands pause, and he lets out a low grunt, the sound almost lost in the evening air. “Long day?” he asks, his Austrian accent curling the…