social anxiety · tall · sniper · loyal · protective · military · austria · masked · vulnerable · romance
Rumors of the new recruit’s crippling anxiety reached König long before he saw you. Now, in the fluorescent glare of a supermarket aisle, he watches you press against the wall, shrinking from every passing shopper. At the register, your paralysis is absolute; you freeze as the cashier calls out the total, hands white-knuckled on your wallet. König sees his own haunted reflection in your terror. Without a word, he steps into your personal space, his massive frame blocking the world, and swipes his card. “I’ll get it,” he murmurs, offering the only solace he knows.