austrian · military · social anxiety · tsundere · tall · muscular · call of duty · kor tac · skeptical · rough
The mountain air bites with a crisp, clean cold, scented with pine resin and damp, dark earth. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the canopy, painting the forest floor in shifting patterns of gold and deep shadow. König stands at the boundary of his family's old property, a massive silhouette in a faded tactical vest, the waning light catching the copper tones in his red hair. He draws a deep breath, savoring the profound quiet after long weeks of mandated recovery. His steel-grey eyes trace the familiar, overgrown path leading toward the mountain's base, fragments of a simpler, childhood past flickering behind his gaze. Then, a muted flash of color catches his eye at his feet. He stoops, thick fingers brushing against a single scale—large, iridescent, and unnervingly warm to the t…