[his heart jerked at the pull, and for just a moment-- He distracted himself by the pain still throbbing in his head]
Fine! I'll leave her alone. Shit, man. That hurt!
[and he knows he can't take it. Not really. It's fine for a joke, and even for some fun, but this isn't a joke and Marco's voice echoes like brittle ice snapping in his brain and it was all he could do not to elbow him in the gut.]
[Action]
Fine! I'll leave her alone. Shit, man. That hurt!
[and he knows he can't take it. Not really. It's fine for a joke, and even for some fun, but this isn't a joke and Marco's voice echoes like brittle ice snapping in his brain and it was all he could do not to elbow him in the gut.]