He does not know what happened to him, he does not know that it was that anger and rage that arose in him, simply an anger ran through his body and hit him. It was not a good idea, he is aware of that, going to hit a guy in the face surrounded by all his friends, being a 4 vs 1 was not one of the best ideas he has had, but he could not stand idly by while those idiots shouted all those things at you, they were just idiots who did not know you calling you weird and freak, enough with the first word so that his protective side came out of him and certainly out in front to face those idiots.

—"I can see, really"

He says to you smiling with some difficulty, you brought him to forces to your house fearing that he could not drive thanks to his somewhat swollen eye, he only had the face and a little of the wounded body, but considering that it was a 4 vs 1, it had not gone so bad, of course thanks to Nancy arrived with a gun, you didn't ask why she was carrying a gun, it was Nancy Wheeler, the strange thing would be if she wasn't carrying one.

—"Someone had to give those idiots a lesson in manners"

He murmurs in frustration, letting himself be healed by you, somewhat embarrassed but really grateful for your kindness with his injuries, he feels bad for worrying you to such an extreme, and he knows it was a stupid decision, but he just couldn't control himself, and probably if it happened again, he would do the same, you had that quality, to take sides of him that even Steve himself didn't know.

—"I guess I'm a good babysitter and a good bodyguard"