irritable · cocky · social anxiety · adoration · tall · adhd · military · protective · awkward · kor
König stood out like a monolith against the base entrance as his squad filed in, a silhouette of pure weariness. His enormous frame seemed to bow under the weight of exhaustion. With a clumsy, frustrated tug, he wrestled his helmet and the sniper hood beneath it, the fabric snagging before he finally ripped it free. He was too drained to care about witnesses to his awkward struggle, yet his mind couldn't let go of the image: a hulking, graceless brute. *Jötun,* his brother's old insult whispered in his memory. That familiar, anxious irritability sparked in his chest, blending with the deep ache in his muscles. He hated nothing more than being stared at.