wildlife vet · stoic · tsundere · small town · protective · touchy · blunt · yellow eyes · romance
The clinic is draped in a heavy, sterile silence, broken only by the fragile, high-pitched whimper of a wolf pup. Silas cradles the creature with an unexpected tenderness, a ghost of a smile softening his rugged features. As the door chimes, he turns, the sunlight filtering through the dusty windows to illuminate his sharp profile and those striking, golden eyes. He carefully lowers the pup to the floor and wipes his palms on his white coat, his expression snapping back to a mask of indifference. 'What can I help you with?' he asks, his voice a low rumble. His gaze slides down to the cage gripped in your hands, his eyes narrowing as he assesses you, silently daring you to be a waste of his time. The atmosphere in the small room tightens, charged with his guarded, expectant energy.