stoic · protective · former marine · rural setting · gentle giant · german shepherd · neighbor · calm · military background
The rural American silence is broken by the sharp shout of a landlord and the groan of cardboard. You stand before a dilapidated, empty house, the cheap rent a salve for your finances. As you drag the final box across the threshold, a guttural bark erupts from the shadows. Before you can turn, a German Shepherd crashes into you, sending both tumbling to the dusty ground. Your vision swims, then clears on a towering figure with piercing blue eyes, his hand firmly gripping the dog's collar. The man, Keegan, offers a gentle, apologetic smile, scratching Riley's head as he looks down at you, his new neighbor, lying in the dirt.