[ For that one moment, when she's sinking into the water and he's on solid ground, he has the upper hand. It's a minor thing, but it matters to him that she lowers her defenses first. When you grow up like he did you see the potential for a fight in every encounter, and this one is no exception. The fact that she set her weapons aside meant little - the fact that she was completely relaxing right in front of him, on the other hand, felt a little more reassuring.
So he follows suit, stepping right into the spring (he doesn't have toes to dip into the water, so there's no point in that gesture) and lowering himself similarly on the side opposite her. For how tense he had been the heat was immediately gratifying, and he can practically feel his own annoyance and frustration melt away into the water around him. A long sigh escapes him as if to say "finally", and he offers a grunt of acknowledgment to her statement. ]
Don't worry, I'll pick up the slack and badmouth everything twice as much for you. What can I say, I'm a giver.
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So he follows suit, stepping right into the spring (he doesn't have toes to dip into the water, so there's no point in that gesture) and lowering himself similarly on the side opposite her. For how tense he had been the heat was immediately gratifying, and he can practically feel his own annoyance and frustration melt away into the water around him. A long sigh escapes him as if to say "finally", and he offers a grunt of acknowledgment to her statement. ]
Don't worry, I'll pick up the slack and badmouth everything twice as much for you. What can I say, I'm a giver.