[Some part of him know she doesn't mean it how it comes out, but he's been struggling the entire conversation--and much longer than that--to keep a grip on and control over how stressed and upset he is and those comments just cause something to snap.
His eyes flash and darken, and although his voice doesn't raise the edge is clear in his tone.]
This isn't my fault.
[Whether he can fight or not--which he can, just not as well as some people and he tries to avoid resorting to it--doesn't have any bearing on what they're talking about. He's certainly not about to accept any insinuation that being unable to defend himself means it's okay to take advantage of that.]
no subject
His eyes flash and darken, and although his voice doesn't raise the edge is clear in his tone.]
This isn't my fault.
[Whether he can fight or not--which he can, just not as well as some people and he tries to avoid resorting to it--doesn't have any bearing on what they're talking about. He's certainly not about to accept any insinuation that being unable to defend himself means it's okay to take advantage of that.]