Tail fluffed as he glares at the other. Jeez, he has a hard enough time with some animals like this, he does not need to be barked at.
BOULDER TOSS GO. THIS IS GONNA HURT. ANGRY PEOPLE ARE NOT KNOWN FOR THEIR ABILITY TO PROBLEM-SOLVE.
RUN YOU CATTY BITCH.
Shit! He hadn’t actually expected the other to throw it. Seriously, most people are smart enough not to do something that could harm the very thing they want. Considering how he held the chibi, and just the fact he was sitting at all… he wasn’t in any position to be able to dodge out of the way quickly…
So he did what he could.
Kid tightened his arms around the detective and quickly moved so that the boulder wouldn’t be going to him at all, curling around the smaller form protectively. A pained sound escaped him as the rock his his back, though he kept his teeth clenched as he took in a breath, the surge of adrenaline making them shorter. Not good, and not fun, that hurt…
After the initial impact, the thief waited a moment before opening his eyes. Hadn’t even completely realised he’d closed them. He shot a quick glance around, noting that his hat lay on the floor now, and then turned to look back at the wolf, eyes narrowed and growling. And he carefully let go of the chibi, giving him a small push, tail flicking in irritation. Overprotective jealous mutt is going to do more harm than anything else, if that’s how he handled things…