20 She/They // Multifandom // Art is pain, but pain can be so rewarding. Hey! I'm yet another sad internet artist :))) Comms, requests, and art trades are open
I just realized instead of $35 I can get to my goal faster if I just used $25 for commissions
I still got time to pay rent by July 1st, so 😋👍🏼 if you wanted me to draw you something that's fully rendered now's the chance. This is what my art looks like
Wholesome!König who is completely infatuated with you, but is too shy to ask you out.
You work at a coffee shop near base that he frequents in the mornings. He so rarely encounters civilian women that even seeing you in your sexless uniform, your hat and apron with funky little buttons pinned along the straps, stirs butterflies in his stomach for the first time in years. His favorite part of your appearance is the stunning smile you wear when speaking with customers.
Not him, of course. He downloaded the app so he could order ahead and just pick up - that way, he didn't have to talk to anybody. Online ordering is how he takes care of most of his business. Sometimes, you catch his eye when he goes to the pickup counter and give him a little nod or wave of acknowledgement that send him into temporary cardiac arrest. He's relieved when he can get back to his car and read your little sharpie messages in peace.
In the app he'd put himself in as Col - a throwback to his rank the Austrian Army before he'd opted for the mercenary life. It felt tacky to use his callsign outside work and he was certainly not going to use his real name. So in gorgeous cursive you would write, "Col," and beneath it, various levels of silly, unhinged nonsense:
"For the motherland!"
"Prove your bullies wrong"
"It's only illegal if you get caught"
"Don't look behind you"
So liebenswert. You're quirky and cute and every now and then you wear these glasses (he can't tell if they're prescription or blue-light) that just make him melt. He's always had a thing for girls in glasses. Everything about you is too good for him.
He flirts with the idea of finally getting in line and asking you for dark roast face-to-face. Maybe you'd like his (stupid) accent. Maybe you would comment on his (inconvenient) height or flash him one of those (undeserved) smiles.
Late one night, past the hour when good ideas happen, he decides on an alternative. He orders a bouquet of flowers and writes nothing more than your name on the card. Many of your pins are purple, so he picks one with lavender. Hopefully it'll make you smile - maybe even make your cheeks heat with a blush. He won't be there to see it, but knowing that he's brightened your day the way you brighten his is enough.
What he's definitely not expecting to see is a sprig of lavender tucked behind your ear along with your cap. His eyes go so wide he thinks he'll give himself away. He somehow manages to grab his order and escape before you make eye contact.
You seem to like his gift, even if you don't know it's from him. Maybe he should send some more.
Next week it's chocolates. Then it's a teddy bear. The week after, he tries something a little outside the box. Since lots of your pins have various activist messages on them about the environment or women's rights, he pays to have some trees planted in your name and has the certificate delivered to the coffee shop. He sees it framed on the wall not long after.
König is perfectly happy with this whole arrangement. He gets to make you smile and maybe he's even sparked a little crush, without any of the anxiety the comes from a social interaction. It's one-sided and undeniably cowardly, sure, but he allows himself to fantasize that it might grow into something more. And fantasy is safe. It cannot disappoint.
But when he visits your place of business the following Monday, his heart skins into his stomach.
Strung around your neck is a paper that says, "Are you my secret admirer? Come talk to me!!" in purple sharpie.
His immediate instinct is to flee. A conversation with you cannot possibly end well, and the very notion of seeing the sparkle in your eyes dim as he confesses is enough to make him forgo his breakfast drink.
But this is fucking ridiculous! He's KorTac's top heavy. He has a decorated military career with a confirmed kill count that's had him scouted by every PMC on the continent.
Ich kann mit einem süßen Mädchen reden, he tells himself resolutely. He snatches his order and stands in line.
When he reaches you, the look of shock on your face feels like a knife to the gut. But you quickly say, "Col! Oh my gosh, did I get something wrong with your order this morning?"
"No. It's perfect."
You light up like a Christmas tree, and oh shit, he has it bad.
"I'm glad. Is there anything else I can get you?"
Taking a deep breath, he carefully says, "I just wanted to talk to you before I left."
You look extremely puzzled as he begins to back away, so he gives a subtle nod towards your chest. Come talk to me. You follow his eyes and seem to understand his meaning - but he's already halfway out the door.
He's thrilled and terrified and he's absolutely going to vomit up this coffee if he drinks it, so he leaves it on his desk with your "Fight the power" message facing him all day. Ball's in your court, now. If you like what you see, you'll find some way to reciprocate - and if not, you can go on ignoring him and König won't push. He's just proud of himself for making a move.
When he goes in for coffee the next morning, your phone number is written in big bubble letters on his cup surrounded by purple hearts.
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Thanks for reading! I have longfics for every CoD 141 boy + Konig on my masterlist, if you're interested 😅
The kudos button wasn’t working today and I swear to god I was practically sobbing as I repeatedly tried to kudos a fic over and over until I realized ao3 was down
WIP for a CoD OC to quench my need for these men aghhhh
Both her name and the world she lives in are a work in process; I imagine something similar to Bluegiragi’s monster AU would fit well with her, especially the dynamic with a werewolf Soap.