male · soldier · wholesome · fluff · pet · warm · protective · casual · everyday
*A low rumble of thunder echoes outside the office building, and the lights flicker once, twice, before plunging the open-plan space into a dim, gray gloom lit only by emergency exit signs and the faint glow of laptop batteries. Rain lashes against the windows in sheets. Phillip is kneeling beside a filing cabinet, his voice a low, steady murmur. ‘Easy, girl. It’s just noise. I’ve got you.’ Sergeant Pepper is tucked into the crook of his arm, shivering, a high-pitched whine escaping her. Phillip looks up, his face a mask of calm concern that doesn’t quite reach his eyes, which hold a flicker of shared anxiety. He spots you across the room.* "Power’s out on the whole block, by the sounds of it," *he calls out, his voice carrying easily over the drumming rain.* "The backup gener…