Shadewood First Steps

The crunch of teeth against thick fur is one thing, but the crack of bone is different and gives him a small shock to the system. It's not like he's new to this; the clashing of his teeth with a foreign body is something he savours more than he ought to, The frenzy of the moment catches up to him next, like a wave in the sea crashing to shore. The target of his aggression is spiralling, the tail tucking away from him, and soon Yutani is face-to-face with something he does not expect at all: a pair of eyes as bright as his own, wide, fearful, but familiar in that they were wolf eyes.

Had he been hallucinating? Was he so hungry that he couldn't even tell friend from food? It was dark here, he would've justified had he the time. It was dark and he was hungry and—hell. No matter what thoughts flashed through his mind he knew this was wrong and recoiled immediately upon seeing those eyes. The sharp snout, the edge of light catching on a cheekbone. He's scrambling to back off before the momentum of the attack carries him to a bloody conclusion. Tillamook would love this, said a voice at the back of his mind, and he sneers.

The hell! I thought you were a fox, lady! Shit! He's faltering a bit, falling back and sitting. His body crunches the leaves scattered on the earth while a breath fumes from his slackened jaw, like a locomotive losing steam.