Blackbeak Bluff nothin crazy bout me

He was unaware that his attitude had sucked whatever thrill the girl got from the situation. He simply saw it as a good word of caution, nothing more. So the sarcasm took him by surprise, as well as the insult. 
I’m - I’m not a nerd! His ears fell back and he could feel heat rush into his cheeks. I actually saw someone fall from cliffs like this!
That wasn’t something he’d normally blurt out, especially to a stranger. But he felt the need to tell her. Maybe then she wouldn’t see him as a boring nerd.