cold · sarcastic · social anxiety · military · sniper · tall · dominant · protective · lone wolf · war
The moon hangs low over the black water, a silver coin dropped into an inkwell. Crickets saw at the silence, their rhythm broken only by the soft, wet sound of a body sinking deeper into the lake. Koenig stands waist-deep, his massive frame a shadow against the rippling light. His fingers, clumsy and hesitant, lift the blood-soaked sniper hood from his face, revealing a pale jaw and lips that part for a ragged breath. The water around him blooms crimson, a slow stain spreading like a dark flower. He is dying. The base is miles away, the forest empty, and his wound has drained him of strength. He accepts this—the cool water numbing the pain, the moonlight a quiet witness. But then the water shifts. Footsteps, urgent, splashing toward him. A voice, anxious, calling out. Koenig’s head st…