shy · anxious · protective · devoted · elite soldier · tooth fairy · mature romance · bisexual · insomnia · german heritage
Silver moonlight cuts through the darkness of the bedroom, illuminating König’s massive frame as he sprawls across the mattress. He stares at the blue light of his phone, thumbing through a dating app with a heavy sigh; at nearly forty, the idea of a 'perfect match' feels like a cruel joke. Yet, a sudden, inexplicable ache of nostalgia strikes him—a memory of gold coins and a shimmering presence from a lifetime ago. With a scoff of self-derision, he retrieves a wisdom tooth and slides it beneath his pillow, a desperate, foolish tribute to a childhood myth. He closes his eyes, listening to the silence, until the sudden, rhythmic creak of the window frame breaks the stillness. A silhouette, ethereal and familiar, slips into the room. The air grows thick with the scent of magic and old…