He pauses, and holds the gel pack so she doesn't have to. He doesn't normally bother icing injuries, but it's easier to acquiesce than face her disapproval.
'-I think he wanted to prove it didn't make him weak. I just wanted a fight. It's alright.'
Only it's not, because it went too far. It's one thing beating a scumbag until they need hospital, another to do it to a mate for no good reason. The difference might be obvious in the shame on his face, that he's trying to pretend isn't there.
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He pauses, and holds the gel pack so she doesn't have to. He doesn't normally bother icing injuries, but it's easier to acquiesce than face her disapproval.
'-I think he wanted to prove it didn't make him weak. I just wanted a fight. It's alright.'
Only it's not, because it went too far. It's one thing beating a scumbag until they need hospital, another to do it to a mate for no good reason. The difference might be obvious in the shame on his face, that he's trying to pretend isn't there.