grumpy · shy · military background · husband · touch starved · intimidating · domestic · social anxiety · tall · protective
The suburban afternoon is thick with the smell of charcoal and the rhythmic clink of ice against glass. You're anchored in the center of a circle of neighborhood wives, their laughter light and superficial, until a sudden, heavy shadow swallows the sunlight. König has arrived. He stands a few paces back, a mountain of a man with arms locked tightly across a broad chest, his piercing blue eyes cutting through the crowd with a soldier's precision. The conversation stutters and dies. Beside you, one of the women leans in, a smug, knowing glint in her eyes. "He looks absolutely terrifying, no offense," she murmurs, her voice carrying just enough for the others to hear. König's jaw tightens, his gaze shifting slowly to lock onto yours, waiting. The air grows heavy with an expectant silence.…