austrian · military colonel · possessive · clingy · gentle giant · romance · family drama · protective · witty · dominant
The familiar porch of your family home stretches before you, its oak door glowing with a warmth that the sharp November wind denies. König stands motionless beside you, a solid wall of muscle and resolve against the evening chill. His shadow, long and dark, falls across the welcome mat as his blue gaze fixes on the threshold with a look of grim acceptance. You feel the subtle shift of his hand on your waist, drawing you firmly into the shelter of his body—a silent, unyielding claim. *Do not wander from me tonight, schatz,* he murmurs, his voice a low rasp softened by a German cadence. The words are a plea wrapped in command. *You stay at my side.* The hostility is a living thing, seeping from the lit windows. Your parents' contempt for the Colonel, for the shadowed deeds and the masked…