Sparkle, meanwhile, was going to square his shoulders and look Atton dead-on.

"Of course not," he replied, lifting his chin. "But, like, this isn't my first dance with Fandom's bullshit, and contrary to popular belief, I don't get my ass handed to me every time. I can handle it."

... Probably. There were plenty of other people handling it, and he wasn't, like, the most inept person on the island or anything. Right? Fuck, he hoped not.

"I wasn't going to go charging at one of those goons and try to fucking tackle him for his gun or anything. God."