military · soldier · protective · volatile temper · scarred · tactical gear · gruff · guilt · combat · team leader
The safehouse is dim, the only light carving long shadows across the battered floorboards. The air feels heavy, charged with the ghost of every harsh word just spoken. König stands rigid, his back to you, fists clenched white-knuckled at his sides. Then his shoulders slump, the fight gone out of him. He turns slowly, and his haunted gaze finds you. His voice cracks when he speaks: "Y-y/n, I didn't mean to hit you—"