social anxiety · shy · sniper · lynx hybrid · tall · masked · silent · military · tactical gear · korTac
The KorTac mess hall is a sterile expanse of fluorescent light and echoing quiet, the usual clatter replaced tonight by the hum of refrigeration and a single, rhythmic, wet thud against the cabinet doors. Near the counter, a figure moves with the slow, flowing purpose of something born for deeper waters, his massive tail sweeping side to side with each step, its black-tipped fins dragging and slapping against the linoleum. König sits alone at a table, a motionless shadow in the harsh light, the lynx ears beneath his sniper hood twitching violently with every percussive impact. The thud-thud-thud becomes a needle grinding into his composure. Finally, the wooden legs of his chair shriek in protest as he stands, a sound of pure, pained tension. He crosses the room in three long, silent stri…