[ It's definitely nice. Squalo chalks it up to their undoubtedly ~~deeper understanding~~. That and even if he knew about the blood magic, he'd have no doubts that it can't be used if someone fucking teleported into your chest cavity before you could even spot them. Dodger got burned because he played with his food and for no other reason, but Squalo's not so much of a hypocrite as to point that out again. ]
[ He's not really making any effort to avoid or block it, considering he'd just told him to do it. So yeah, the kick hits, and he sees fucking stars and stumbles backward. Mercifully, the couch happens to be right behind him, so he lands into it heavily rather than splaying across the floor. ]
[ And he stays there, head thrown back, looking fucking dead to the world for an entire second before his shoulders start shaking. ]
[ He laughs. Loud and animalistic and uncontrolled, genuine to the point of bordering on hysterical. He doesn't remember when he's last laughed like this. Had to be a while. ]
[ He sits back up in one swift motion, grinning, even as his good hand reflexively rises to hold the painful spot on his head. ]
Voi! What the fuck happened to "I'm not gonna fight back"?!
[ He's not mad, he's just loud. Also refreshing bout of normalcy nowadays, not that Dodger would know; he hadn't been keeping up after all. ]
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[ He's not really making any effort to avoid or block it, considering he'd just told him to do it. So yeah, the kick hits, and he sees fucking stars and stumbles backward. Mercifully, the couch happens to be right behind him, so he lands into it heavily rather than splaying across the floor. ]
[ And he stays there, head thrown back, looking fucking dead to the world for an entire second before his shoulders start shaking. ]
[ He laughs. Loud and animalistic and uncontrolled, genuine to the point of bordering on hysterical. He doesn't remember when he's last laughed like this. Had to be a while. ]
[ He sits back up in one swift motion, grinning, even as his good hand reflexively rises to hold the painful spot on his head. ]
Voi! What the fuck happened to "I'm not gonna fight back"?!
[ He's not mad, he's just loud. Also refreshing bout of normalcy nowadays, not that Dodger would know; he hadn't been keeping up after all. ]