Perhaps for Tom it's something special, but for Thor it just feels right. It doesn't account for every moment of trauma he's had to witness for someone who deserved better and it isn't enough to make up for the temper he's done well to keep swallowed down, but it is sufficient. It is the last bridge to the end of this damned arena and he will burn himself if it means making sure Tom doesn't cross it.

Whatever Tom grabs doesn't ping Thor as something he should be worried about, he's just thinking about the best places to hit before he can do anything with it. Alas, like the taser Darcy pulled on him, it is a seemingly inconsequential but highly efficient weapon that even someone his size can't rightly avoid.

His fist is swung backward when Tom approaches, leaving his face open for the spray. There's a moment of confusion apparent in his face and a crinkle of his nose before the searing, blinding pain begins to flare in his eyes and mouth. Just like the oil, it burns. His sight is taken quickly as everything blurs into darkness and he growls in pained frustration, letting that fist fly regardless of whether he knows Tom is in front of him. He needs water or something to wet his face to stop him clawing at it in pain, but even blindness and swollen glands won't stop him thrashing in the hopes that it does him some good.