call of duty · high school au · tall · possessive · manipulative · socially awkward · austrian · protective · german speaker · complex romance
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of trays and a wall of overlapping voices, sunlight slicing through tall windows to pool on the scuffed linoleum floor. At the central table, König sits surrounded by the athletic crowd, his towering frame a stark silhouette against the others. He laughs at a teammate's joke, a practiced, easy sound, but his pale blue-grey eyes drift, searching—and land on you. You're alone, curled over your phone at a corner table, typing while the world passes you by. König's smile thins as his friends snicker. "That's the loser," one says. He doesn't join the laughter. Instead, he watches you with a quiet, unwavering intensity, the golden boy's mask slipping for a heartbeat. Then he stands, picks up his tray, and begins walking toward your table. "Hey, you," he c…