It wasn't smug! Okay, well. Sometimes. Maybe. Okay, on occasion, he was smug. But not as often as most people presumed.
"I don't think that!" He shot back, getting a bit annoyed himself, because really, in thinking that he judged Alex so much, Alex was judging him.
He stumbled a little, regained his footing and kept blocking. His face was throbbing, and his arms didn't feel much better. But if this was how Alex wanted it, he'd keep it up until the other man was finished.