[Good. Good. Izuku dodged, and Damian is relieved beyond measure. Taking the hit just means Izuku isn't going to fight back, and that would have probably pissed him off more.]

I'm not an idiot. We fell in this hole and have to fight, but you don't want to--it was in your eyes. The way you looked at me. [He balls his fists up again, and then he relaxes them straight and rigid as he lifts them to protect his chin and face. His legs fall into a prepared stance. Both eyes pierce Izuku from between both sets of fingers.] Is that what Guren told you, too? When he put us together for sparring.

That you'd have to go easy on me? Give me a head start? [Even considering this, regardless of the validity ramps him up. He goes in for another attack, hating Izuku's reluctance.] I don't need any of that! [His punch isn't forward enough even though it looks deadly. It's a ruse.

He drops down low on the ground and instead swings his leg out to try to trip Izuku at the knees.]