[Neighbor!Kƶnig] rescues you from a flood!
Kƶnig x Fem Reader.
Au of the main story/not really part of the universe.
Reader getting stuck at work due to heavy thunderstorms + flooding. This au idea has you calling Kƶnig to see if KorTac has access to trucks big enough for high water rescue. And what do you know, KorTac is actually helping out the city (paid ofc) with rescuing people and even set up a shelter on base.
You tell Kƶnig that you and a couple of people are stuck at work and instantly he's like, "I'm on the way. Stay there. Be careful, don't go outside until I call you. Be careful." (lol! Kƶnig you're the one driving through a flood!)
The cabin of the truck can hold three people, and he has another soldier with him to help with rescues as needed and navigate. So after he makes it to where you work, and everyone starts making their way to the back of the truck to get in the bed, with the help of the other soldier, you start to follow the others. But Kƶnig nudges you to the cabin and tells you to sit in the middle of bench seat and helps you up.
Once you're safely inside, Kƶnig checks on the others/makes sure the back is secure before he and the other soldier climb back in. (lol it's Horangi, ok). Kƶnig must have told his friend about you, because he doesn't even question you sitting up front, just nods at you as a greeting.
Before he puts the truck in drive, Kƶnig makes sure you have your seatbelt on (you do!) and his hand lands on your knee, rubbing a soft and gentle circle into your skin and drifting up towards the hem of your skirt. He's not wearing his sniper hood, just a black neck gaiter pulled up to the bridge of his nose. So when he leans towards you, and you look up at him, his nose brushes against yours as he rests his forehead against yours.
"You're OK, you're safe now. I have you." He starts in English but slips into his native tongue as his eyes slide shut and he takes in a deep breath, as if to try to catch your scent through his mask. His hand on your knee moves up just an inch, fingers sliding underneath your skirt, where he gives your thigh a gentle squeeze.
"Kƶnig," you whisper, face burning and heart racing. "I. Uhm, thank you." You think he might have been more worried for you than you were!
This is hardly the worst flood you've ever seen, and sure it's still raining and the waters likely to rise, but it's not like you were afraid of the storm. The worst outcome would have been you stuck in your office overnight.
Horangi clears his throat and tells Kƶnig they need to move. The truck can still hold more and another group of people are trapped a short distance away.
They end up making two more rescues; Kƶnig touching your leg each time he climbed back in. You think he means it as a way to reassure you, but really, it's to reassure himself that you're still there and safe.
Once you arrive at the base, Kƶnig and Horangi lead you and the other rescued civilians to the temporary shelter KorTac has set up. But Kƶnig once again pulls you away from the others to lead you somewhere else.
"My office," he explains and opens a door for you. "Your clothes are all wet."
You cough and try to fight back another heated blush, "in my defense, the news said the storm would pass by six."
He just chuckles as he grabs a hoodie from the couch shoved against the far wall, the rain dancing across the window behind it. "Here. You don't want to get sick."
You thank him and giggle at how large it fits on you. All you need to do is belt it at the waist and it could be one of those cute trendy sweater dresses. Maybe the wolf KorTac patch on the left arm would make you look a little more menacing, though. You pull up the hood and look at him, "how do I look?"
He laughs, the way his smile pushes up his cheeks that you can see peeking over his mask makes it more visible than you're used to, and you find your stomach flipping knowing that he's smiling at you.
"Like my twin," he jokes as he touches your shoulder.
Your grin falters when the radio he has on his belt goes off, a rough voice calling him back to his job.
"On my way," he answers his radio, then looks back at you. "You can stay here, if you want, sleep on the couch."
As tempting as it is, the urge to snoop around a part of Kƶnig's life you hadn't seen yet is strong, you bite your lip and shake your head. "I don't want to be alone."
He nods, his hand falling from your shoulder down your arm. "Then I'll walk you back." His hand is on the small of your back the entire time.
The other soldiers not on rescue duty, but helping people at the shelter, give you odd glances at you dressed in your KorTac sweater-dress, but seeing the name Kƶnig on your back keeps their mouths shut.
Ok, so, i'm almost done with another neighbor!Kƶnig chapter, but it was totally unplanned and it's not a request.
Instead it was inspired by the hurricane that just passed (beryl), like, this is what I was daydreaming of while in the middle and the aftermath of the hurricane. The idea could go two ways. The first is what I'm gonna post, which I'll incorporate into the actual story, but I also like the 2nd way! Only that if I add this into the story, it'll totally contradict the end of the main series (Bar, not yet finished, in the masterlist), I can't have that, so I just gave you this AU thing instead.
