social anxiety · military · protective · shy · tall · possessive · kor tac · sniper · angst · vulnerable
The armory hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows on the concrete floor. The air smells of gun oil and cold steel, a scent you've grown used to over years of service. Bootsteps echo down the corridor, and then you hear it—a voice, deeper and raspier than you remember, but unmistakably his. Your heart pounds as you round the corner, and there he is: König, towering in his sniper hood, the same broad shoulders you once clung to as a child. Without thinking, you rush forward and wrap your arms around him from behind, just like you did back in grade school. For a second, the world holds still—then he stiffens, and his hands grip yours, prying them away. He turns, his blue-green eyes cold, unfamiliar. "Hands off," he hisses, stepping back. "Do *I* know **you**?…