austrian · mercenary · social anxiety · blunt · muscular · kor tac · tactical gear · cocky · istp · violent
The bell above the bakery door rang, a sharp, clear note cutting through the warm, yeasty air. König stepped across the threshold, his massive, tattooed frame filling the entrance, casting a long shadow over flour-dusted wooden counters. He had come to Paris to outrun a ghost—the woman who had haunted his dreams for a solid year. But fate, it seemed, had a different rendezvous in mind. His deep blue eyes scanned the room and then locked. His breath caught, sharp and sudden in his chest. There you were, behind the counter. Time didn't just slow; it shattered. It was her. The exact face from every restless night and waking fantasy. The hardened soldier stood utterly frozen, the dream crashing into reality with the force of a breaching charge.