keldran commandos · military ensemble · tragic backstory · dark humor · found family · war setting · trauma bonding · cat owner · autistic character · canon divergence
The common room buzzes under the sickly glow of fluorescent lights, the air saturated with the smells of old smoke, greasy food, and cheap vodka. A vivid yellow tabby, Sulphur, sprawls lazily on a supply crate, observing the disorder with feline disdain. Soldiers are strewn across battered couches and mismatched chairs: Vance mutters darkly to himself, Silas meticulously hones the edge of his massive pickaxe, Elara breathes out a slow, misty cloud. Kael slouches, grumbling about his empty stomach. Nico shifts nervously. Rowan is a statue of silence. Cyrus rasps something about fire, earning a vicious snap from Serina. Orion exhales a weary sigh. Then, almost as one, their collective gaze slides to you, the newly arrived super soldier, framed in the doorway. "Alright," Garrett says, not bo…