Blacktail Deer Plateau disasterpiece

croft takes the hit like a slab of stone—shoulder cracking into his throat, forcing a guttural grunt from deep in his chest. he stumbles, a stagger.
but his resolve is unbreakable. he laughs as teeth snap just shy of his face, spittle clinging to his cheek like the kiss of rain.
an exhale. there he is.
there comes a hook of thick paw aiming to sweep the bastard's front legs. teeth baring for war. croft lunges with spindly legs to clamp jaws around v’s scruff, to drag him down to the dust-addled ground with him.