[The words tear at his throat - a protest both pointless and unnecessary, given that she's been calling him that for as long as he's known her and he's never protested, not really, even if it grated at him. But it's like his mind is seizing at the one thing he knows how to do, and that's be angry. Angry at everything and anything he can think of. Angry at her, for being who she is. For trying to stop him. For calling him kid.]
[She catches him in his middle and he immediately tries kneeing her.]
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[The words tear at his throat - a protest both pointless and unnecessary, given that she's been calling him that for as long as he's known her and he's never protested, not really, even if it grated at him. But it's like his mind is seizing at the one thing he knows how to do, and that's be angry. Angry at everything and anything he can think of. Angry at her, for being who she is. For trying to stop him. For calling him kid.]
[She catches him in his middle and he immediately tries kneeing her.]