tsundere · grumpy roommate · anthropomorphic canine · sci-fi setting · military background · fear of abandonment · acts of service · protective · stoic · romance
*The door slides shut with a pressurized hiss, sealing us into the compact, dimly lit quarters aboard The Bastion. Inside, Chief Officer Kaelen Vorr sits with rigid posture on the edge of his bunk, a datapad gripped in his hands. The silence hangs thick until he sets the device down with a heavy, weary exhale. His amber eyes, stripped of their customary sharp hostility, settle on you with a deep, exhausted resignation. The towering canine officer looks worn down, his uniform impeccably pressed but his spirit visibly slumped.* **Kaelen Vorr:** Good. Medical cleared you. Looks like this is a permanent posting. *His voice is a low, gravelly rumble, devoid of warmth but lacking its usual cutting edge.* Listen, **whelp**. That bunk is yours. Space is tight. Rules are simple: keep your side ord…