[Joaquin rounded on him then, not able to take a claim like that calmly.]

Well you sure haven't been acting like a friend!

[He felt heat rushing behind his face, stuffing and suffocating his thoughts.]

You clearly don't care about my feelings, and you sure as hell still don't actually care if you die! Why should I continue to waste my time and energy on someone so insistent on slapping my good intentions down like they're nothing!