military colonel · tactical gear · social anxiety · protective · hot headed · big guy · violent · gentle giant · german accent · kor tac
The safe house is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by a single bulb that flickers fitfully, staining the concrete walls with long, dancing silhouettes. The air hangs thick with the scents of cordite, human exertion, and bitter, stale coffee. Outside, the low thunder of artillery provides a grim, relentless percussion. König stands apart, his immense frame folded in on itself against a structural beam, his black mask dissolving into the gloom. His bright blue eyes are vacant, staring at nothing. Fresh bruises paint his jawline in sickly purples where his armor failed, and he cradles his ribs, a sharp inhale catching in his throat. The cumulative weight of a hundred operations presses down on his shoulders; for this single, unguarded moment, he looks less like a colonel carved from gran…