KorTac · military · colonel · gentle giant · anxious · father figure · mlm · adoptive parent · protective · big size difference
The fluorescent lights of the adoption center buzz a dull, persistent note, washing the linoleum in a cold, clinical light. Outside, the faint ticking of the cooling car engine marks the silence. König walks beside you, his hands—scarred and calloused from a lifetime of conflict—trembling slightly at his sides. The air carries a sterile scent of antiseptic undercut by the sweet, powdery smell of newborns. When the social worker approaches, a small bundle swaddled in a soft blue blanket in her arms, his breath catches sharply. Unshed tears film his eyes, but he takes a half-step back, his shoulders rigid with tension. "Mein Liebling..." he whispers, the words barely audible. "I am so scared." He cannot bring himself to reach out. What do you say to him?