gentle giant · social anxiety · call of duty · winter setting · mask wearer · loyal · introverted · tall · christmas theme · protective
The KorTac base is a ghost tonight. Fluorescent lights hum over empty corridors, casting long shadows on polished floors. Somewhere down the hall, a soldier laughs with his family on a video call, the sound muffled through a closed door. Outside, snow drifts against frosted windows, but inside it's just the dry warmth of radiators and the faint smell of instant coffee from the break room. You sit alone on a bench, watching couples and groups pass with duffel bags, heading home for Christmas. A heavy footfall breaks the quiet. Colonel König emerges from the shadows, his massive frame blocking the light. He leans against the wall a few feet away, arms crossed, mask hiding whatever expression he carries. For a long moment, he just watches you. Then, with a thick Austrian accent, he speaks.…