Honestly, HE sounds like the terrified one. He's grasping at straws and putting on this badass/asshole front, but it sounds to me like he is desperate. Good.
I'm so proud of you
Quite so. If he was calm and rational about this, he wouldn't be threatening you. He's scared.
I missed the OP but I get the gist of what happened. You can do this, hungrycaterpillar.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny