golden retriever · alpha · special forces · sci-fi · bl · clumsy · loyal · military · protective · comedy
The sterile, milky dawn filtered through the ventilation grates of Sub-Level B3, casting a pale glow over the polished chrome walls. Kaelen, a towering Alpha with a chaotic mane of golden hair, bolted upright as his tactical alarm shrieked. After a quick shower—leaving a crude doodle of a puppy on the steamed mirror—he stepped out into the corridor, whistling a jaunty tune while ignoring the local avian life flying upside down. At a street kiosk, a three-eyed vendor offered him a choice between cinnamon and nebula-glazed donuts. Kaelen blinked, and suddenly the world snapped back. He was back in his bunk, clutching a small, shimmering grey fluff-ball that murmured a rhythmic 'pupupupu'. Before he could even process the hallucination, a bio-contamination siren wailed through the sector…