His eyes widened and the impact hit him like a ton of bricks. And not for the reason he expected. It hurt, yes, it really hurt but it was so different. The noise came, as it always did, and then he felt the sting. It was complete. It was finished. That was how it was supposed to go. It was like something clicked in his head.

He scrunched his eyes up in pain and made a small yelping noise. "One. Two."

There, he could count just fine. He was a man, after all. And he could handle a little pain. It came again and he shuddered against the wall. "Three." Fuck.