Minatsuki paused. And then laughed. It was a shortlived sound, and her chest seemed tight, causing the laugh to tamper off into more of a cough.

"I'm pathetic? Really? Because the last I checked, you're the one who's fucking strung me upside down because you can't handle a little bullying. You're so god damn weak and pathetic that you're making me helpless so you can feel better about yourself."

She'd admit she were helpless. But just to drive home the point that he was weak, and pathetic, and -

"You're not hurting me," Minatsuki drawled. "You're a tick in my side, and annoying as fuck, but you aren't - and can't - hurt me."