So me and my friend were painting at his studio and I brought my favorite sable brushes, some which were given to me by my late father.

He was getting angry at his piece and "accidently" snapped the brush in half, now he didn't know the full history of the brushes but he still knew they were mine and expensive.

I immediately went into a tardrage and threw paint all over a custom painting he had done by Andrea Cofrensco (pic related is by the same artist).

We ended up throwing each other around the room pretty violently until he screamed over and over for me to get out and go kill myself.

Now he's saying he's going to open a small claims lawsuit against me for the 2000 dollars he paid for the painting, I'm not sure if I should just pay him out of court and part ways or take countersue him for the destruction of my property.

Any opinions /ic/?