Overture Downs collision

Fear was not an emotion Clarence was familiar with. Nerves, yes, and anxiety. But not outright fear. So if Santiago thought that a display of brute strength could scare the boy, he was mistaken. Still, the piebald boy took the hit and let the big wolf loom over him. Blood red eyes were round and slightly confused, as he had not a clue as to why Santiago would do that, but it hadn't hurt that bad, and there were no teeth snapping at his face, so he wasn't in danger.

Clarence didn't understand a lot of things about Santiago.

What he did know was that a certain heat swept over him with the larger man's face so close to his own - embarrassment, perhaps? But why? It didn't make sense. 

The boy leaned forward to tap their noses together, eyes crinkling in a smile, and wagged his tail as he lay beneath the massive man. Nearly one hundred pounds separated them - if Santiago really wanted to hurt him, he would've done it by now. 

"Yes, please!" he chirped happily, placing a paw on Santiago's chest to push him lightly so he could get back to his paws. "I want to go with you. I like you!" It was said with the innocence of a child. In his mind, Clarence had made a new friend.