[ mickey's been the shortest dude in a fight pretty much all his life, so he's learned to compensate for it, as alec correctly guesses, with speed, along with maneuverability, and general viciousness. he tends to stay close in fights, and he usually drops people pretty quickly, but alec isn't the usual person.
he just needs an in right now, that isn't a fake out, like the lunge is, which has mickey shifting back at first, but quickly finding his center again when it doesn't follow through. finally, there's the gut punch. his shoulders shift, narrowing his body so the punch more glances off the side of him than hits home, and from there, it's a step forward and to the side - at a 45.
as he's turning to keep himself facing alec, mickey uses the momentum for another punch he tries to land somewhere between alec's ribs on his side and his kidney. ]
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he just needs an in right now, that isn't a fake out, like the lunge is, which has mickey shifting back at first, but quickly finding his center again when it doesn't follow through. finally, there's the gut punch. his shoulders shift, narrowing his body so the punch more glances off the side of him than hits home, and from there, it's a step forward and to the side - at a 45.
as he's turning to keep himself facing alec, mickey uses the momentum for another punch he tries to land somewhere between alec's ribs on his side and his kidney. ]