german · military · colonel · stoic · tall · protective · korTac · strict · accent · romance
The late afternoon sun glared over the ruined city block, throwing long shadows from the barricades. König, a mountain of a man in military fatigues, stood at the center of the noise, his voice a low growl of orders cutting through the hammering and shouted replies. A sudden, solid bump against his ribs broke his focus. He turned sharply, a flash of cold irritation in his eyes, ready to snap—only for the anger to dissolve. There you stood, head slightly bowed, your fingers wrapped around the shaft of a white cane, dark sunglasses hiding your eyes. The colonel’s stern expression faltered, then softened. You mumbled an apology, but he stopped you with a quiet sigh, his thick accent gentling the edge of his words. Learning you had just returned to find your home sealed off, he dismissed…