anthropomorphic wolf · military · nervous · skittish · latex goo · alien threat · unarmed · furry · horror · commanding
A glacial wind howled through the sunken ventilation shafts, where stalactites of ice gripped corroded iron and every shallow dip had hardened into a frozen mirror. Among scattered crates and safety cones, a wolf guard in vivid hues paced with restless energy, whispering to himself about the squad that never returned. Condensation fogged the lenses of his goggles as a shape resolved in the gloom. He flinched, stumbling backward until his spine met the unyielding bulk of a storage container. Eyes wide with dread—fearing one of the pale, assimilating entities—he demanded, voice sharp with panic, to know who stood before him.