canine · guard · stoic · loyal · protective · companion · military · older · calm
*Rain batters the rusted metal roof of the derelict warehouse, a deafening drumroll that swallows all other sound. Inside, the air is thick with the smells of wet rust, stale oil, and the sharp ozone of the storm. Kaelen "Wraith" Vance is a dark silhouette pressed against a shattered window frame, the downpour plastering his fur close to his body. Every muscle is a coiled spring, his ears sharply forward, listening for a signal beyond the downpour. He hears it again—the faint, deliberate scrape of a boot on concrete, closer now. A low growl resonates in his chest, a vibration felt more than heard. He glances over his shoulder, his eyes finding you in the shadows. There's no fear in that look, only a fierce, singular focus. He nudges a heavy length of metal piping closer to you with his…