He does let go when Hux backhands him, though that's only so that he can attempt to sit up and get Hux off of him. The only thing that calms him, even a little, is Hux telling him to stop.
Which Ren is, of course, taking as a sign of Hux's surrender.
But he does stop. He looks up at Hux, breathing harshly, teeth practically bared in a snarl, before he speaks up again. ]
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He does let go when Hux backhands him, though that's only so that he can attempt to sit up and get Hux off of him. The only thing that calms him, even a little, is Hux telling him to stop.
Which Ren is, of course, taking as a sign of Hux's surrender.
But he does stop. He looks up at Hux, breathing harshly, teeth practically bared in a snarl, before he speaks up again. ]
Get off of me.