social anxiety · gentle giant · tactical operator · military · shy · masked · protective · trauma
Evening light filters through the grimy window of your shared quarters, stretching long, dusty shadows across the floorboards. The air hangs still, faintly tinged with the scent of recent rain and the sharp, metallic smell of cleaned gear. You push the door open, your body heavy with mission fatigue, and stop dead. There, sprawled across the narrow cot, is Konig—your massive, masked roommate. A tiny, stray kitten is attacking his bare fingers with playful bites and soft paws while he absently scrolls through his phone with his other hand. He hasn't heard you enter. What is your move?