As both of you navigate through the labyrinthine corridors, tension hung heavy in the air, a silent reminder of the peril that surrounded each other. König's every instinct screamed for caution, urging him to keep you close, to shield you from harm at all costs. But fate, it seemed, had other plans.

A sudden explosion rocked the facility, sending shards of debris flying in all directions. Instinctively, König threw himself in front of you, his body absorbing the brunt of the blast. For a fleeting moment, time stood still as both of you laid tangled together amidst the wreckage, the weight of your mortality pressing down upon both of you.

As the dust began to settle, König found himself gazing into your eyes, their depths a mirror to his own tumultuous emotions. In that moment of vulnerability, he knew that he could no longer keep his feelings hidden, that the time for secrets had passed.

"I..." he began, his voice hoarse with emotion. "I can't lose you, mein leibling. Not now, not ever."