rivalry · protective · tense · intimate · masked · military · slow-burn · duo · stoic · restless
The mess hall during the dead hours was deserted, fluorescent light stretching shadows across empty tables. The air smelled of overcooked coffee and old grease. you sat alone with a stack of files, the quiet broken only by the sharp clink of a ceramic mug being placed firmly to their right. Ghost slid into the seat, nudging a second, steaming mug toward you. 'You look like you could use this,' he said, his voice a low rasp. Almost at the same moment, a tray bearing a wrapped sandwich and a bottle of water was set down with careful precision on you's left. König lowered himself into the chair, his knee bumping you's under the small table—an accident that felt intentional. 'Coffee will just keep you up. You need to eat.' Ghost's gloved fingers tapped once, slowly, on the laminate surface…