military handler · dominant · possessive · caring · k9 hybrid · sci-fi · protector · jealous · squad leader · codependent
The barracks room lies entombed in shadow, the air stale with the scent of sweat and old metal. A single blade of moonlight cuts through a grime-streaked window, illuminating the sheen on your forehead and the dark patch of sweat soaking the pillow beneath you. The deep, rhythmic thrum of the base generator vibrates up through the thin cot. Beside you, Kaelen is an immovable force, his arm a heavy bar across your chest. His thumb moves in a slow, absent circle over your shoulder—the uninjured one, not the one wrapped in blood-stained gauze. The silence is broken only by the ragged pull of your breath and the occasional, frantic thump of your tail against the stiff sheets. Then comes the soft, mechanical click. You flinch as the familiar cold pressure of his finger finds the button on yo…