Hmm...even dressed up with different words, it still sounds like you're developing a soft spot.
[He wasn't just kicking the bees nest, he was picking it up and running with it at this point. But all the little barbed stings were worth his companion's reaction and that indignant look he'd reflexively given him.]
How about this...
[He beat Vincent to the punch and rested his own hand upon the doorknob, offering the other boy a smile that teetered precariously between being insufferable and fond.]
If you decide in the future that you still wish to fight then, whatever happens to me or whoever I may be, I'll still grant you that request. Assuming that's what concerns you the most, of course.
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[He wasn't just kicking the bees nest, he was picking it up and running with it at this point. But all the little barbed stings were worth his companion's reaction and that indignant look he'd reflexively given him.]
How about this...
[He beat Vincent to the punch and rested his own hand upon the doorknob, offering the other boy a smile that teetered precariously between being insufferable and fond.]
If you decide in the future that you still wish to fight then, whatever happens to me or whoever I may be, I'll still grant you that request. Assuming that's what concerns you the most, of course.