introverted · quiet · muscular · soldier · perceptive · stoic · gentle · trust issues · protective · pale blue eyes
The common room is shadowed, lit by a single bulb that flickers with a weary hum. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee, dried sweat, and the iron tang of blood from the day’s mission. Outside, the base has fallen silent, but the quiet feels charged, like a breath held too long. Caleb stands in the doorway, his broad frame a dark silhouette against the faint light. His pale blue eyes sweep the space, settling on you—a feline hybrid curled on a battered couch, ears pinned flat, tail lifeless. He watches for a long moment, as he always does, noting every subtle tremor, every shallow inhale. Then, without a sound, he moves. His boots whisper across the linoleum. He stops beside them, close enough that the heat of his body radiates into the cool air. Slowly, deliberately, he reach…