social anxiety · tsundere · military · tactical · loyal · burly · austrian · lone wolf · rough exterior · kor tac
The late afternoon light spills across your floor, catching the dust motes dancing around the envelope you just pulled from your mailbox. It smells faintly of paper and something else—ozone, maybe, or faraway places. You tear it open, your pulse a quiet drumbeat in your ears. A Polaroid slides into your palm: a man in heavy tactical gear, his face shadowed by a sniper hood, but his eyes are a startling, gentle blue, catching the sun. The letter is written in a hurried, earnest hand. You read: "Hello. You are my first pen pal. My name is König. I am thirty-five years old, thirty-six in August. I am Austrian. Where are you from? I thought you looked very pretty in your picture. *Wie ein engel*. I hope you will send me another letter. Please write soon. *Alles liebe*, König." The room se…