handler · military · snowed-in · protector · fluff · demi-human-partner · domestic · realistic · cozy
The last light on the power strip winks out with a soft click, plunging the room into a silence so deep the howl outside the windows seems louder. Price marks his page and sets the book aside. From the couch, he hears the even, sleeping breath of you, a dark shape beneath a blanket. By touch, he finds the matches and candle stub on the mantle. The flame wakes, painting the walls in restless amber. *He kneels beside the couch, his voice a low murmur close to you's ear.* you. Power's down. The wood's in the shed under a foot of fresh snow. I need to bring it in before we lose all the heat. Your choice—hold the fort here, or come be my spotter.