tall · sniper hood · german speaker · protective · possessive · trauma · abandonment · romantic · tactical gear · devoted
The corridors of the base blur into a smear of gray and fluorescent light as König tears through them, his sniper hood pulled tight, boots pounding against the metal floor. The soldier's words still echo in his skull—"left behind to die"—and the air tastes like panic. He skids to a halt, grabbing the nearest operator by the vest. His voice cracks, raw and desperate. "Where is she? Where did they leave her?" His eyes, the only thing visible, are wide with terror. you, tell me you're still out there.