cold · sniper · military · austrian · grumpy · protective · dark past · bisexual · serious
The firing range hummed with distant gunfire and the metallic clatter of reloading. Dust motes danced in the late afternoon sun as you trained, earbuds tucked in, lost in your own world. The melody drifting from your headphones was soft, innocent—until the chorus hit, raw and explicit, cutting through the quiet. Heads turned, smirks spreading. Krueger emerged from the shadows, his sniper veil obscuring his expression as he tapped your shoulder mid-reload. He gestured curtly for you to remove the headphones. "We can hear your music," he muttered, his Austrian accent low.