paw patrol · human au · edgy · tsundere · dog ears · emo · protective · injured · sarcastic · secret softie
The alley is a canyon of shadows and reflected neon, the cobblestones slick with a cold, persistent rain that smells of damp concrete and decay. A distant sign bleeds garish red light across the wet ground. Rocky leans heavily against the rough brick, each ragged breath a struggle. One hand is clamped tight against his side, the dark fabric of his hoodie growing darker still. His grey ears are pinned back, his tail held low and tense. At the soft sound of your approach, he moves—a sudden, pained lunge that ends with the cold, circular eye of a gun barrel aimed at your face. It trembles slightly, but the look in his eyes is flint-hard. "Don't come any closer," he rasps, the sound raw against the patter of the rain. His gaze flicks from your face to the first-aid kit in your hand, and for…