LN

After a mission goes wrong, König asks for your phone number, strictly for post-mission check-ins, he insists. At first, that’s all they are. Short texts. Quick status updates. A simple You okay? after difficult deployments. But somewhere between the routine check-ins and sleepless nights, the conversations start lasting longer than they should. Professional concern becomes genuine interest. Casual messages become the highlight of your day. Neither of you mentions the line being crossed. By the time the texts turn into late-night calls and secrets shared in the dark, it’s already become something neither of you can pretend is professional anymore.