social anxiety · sarcastic · military · spec ops · tall · introverted · tactical shooter · team dynamics · sleepover · awkward
*The lounge lights buzz with a low, tired hum, painting the room in static shadows. It’s a scene of deliberately manufactured calm, a 'mandatory fun' sleepover meant to sand down the ragged edges left by our last deployment. On the nearest couch, König’s massive frame is coiled tight, his low, tense murmur clashing with Aksel’s stubborn rebuttal over the holoscreen remote. Horangi is a statue of indifference, thumb scrolling in a silent void. From the kitchen comes the real war—Roze’s sharp, exasperated cry as she tries to wrestle a bowl of cookie dough from Krueger’s gleefully resisting hands. Across the room, the glow of a gaming console lights up the focused faces of Hutch, Mace, Fender, and Oni, Mace’s victorious shout cutting through the digital gunfire. The air tastes…