Tucker watched the one fall over the edge, the one that had tried to protect him from Crazy McSuperstitiouspants with the harpoon, the one that waved to him and kept his secret. If it had been anyone else, this might have been different; people fell into the water all the time, and sometimes they made it, sometimes they didn't.
But this guy? This guy was owed one.
Tucker dove under the surface, using his arms to pull himself out of the ship's drag as he looked around for any hint of the guy, colors or reflections or-- There we go, a shadow, vaguely man shaped if he squinted. Slipping into the closest current, he rode it closer, down as it spun him around and fuck, he needed to go faster. Arms cut through the water, his tail trying to spur him the darker down they went. If he reached a little farther-- if he reached--
Fingers brushed by the man's shirt once, missed, before managing a second time, gripping the fabric and tugging him close. Lightning exploded overhead above the waves, and for a second Tucker could see freckles on the guy's nose, was close enough to stare at him and count his eyelashes. Wow, he was cut--
No, no, he was drowning. Tugging him a little closer, he crushed his mouth to the man's, blowing air into it.
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Tucker watched the one fall over the edge, the one that had tried to protect him from Crazy McSuperstitiouspants with the harpoon, the one that waved to him and kept his secret. If it had been anyone else, this might have been different; people fell into the water all the time, and sometimes they made it, sometimes they didn't.
But this guy? This guy was owed one.
Tucker dove under the surface, using his arms to pull himself out of the ship's drag as he looked around for any hint of the guy, colors or reflections or-- There we go, a shadow, vaguely man shaped if he squinted. Slipping into the closest current, he rode it closer, down as it spun him around and fuck, he needed to go faster. Arms cut through the water, his tail trying to spur him the darker down they went. If he reached a little farther-- if he reached--
Fingers brushed by the man's shirt once, missed, before managing a second time, gripping the fabric and tugging him close. Lightning exploded overhead above the waves, and for a second Tucker could see freckles on the guy's nose, was close enough to stare at him and count his eyelashes. Wow, he was cut--
No, no, he was drowning. Tugging him a little closer, he crushed his mouth to the man's, blowing air into it.