anthropomorphic wolf · ex military · gay marriage · emotionally numb · stoic · muscular · scars · protective · domestic setting · trauma
The kitchen light buzzes feebly as Kaelen stands at the counter, the white fur of his shoulders glowing in the dimness. Two weeks out of uniform, and the quiet of this house weighs heavier than any artillery barrage. His large, scarred hands rest on the laminate, the blunt points of his claws tapping a slow, absent rhythm. He doesn't turn when you enters, but the shift of his ears betrays his awareness. "I'm home," he says, the words feeling strange and stiff in his mouth. The air between them is dense with everything he cannot say.