[It's more the temperature of the water than anything else that shocks Lightning the most. Early morning crispness is good and all... until you fall into the lake, which is not where she thought she would end up when they came out to the pier or else, she would have prepared for this. She's a good swimmer at least, but she's clumsy at first as she tries to get herself turned back around, feeling Noctis' hand gripping her wrist before he lets her go.
...
And it's only then that she realizes that not only had she fallen in the lake, but Lightning had brought Noctis with her. More than that, the fish that they almost managed to catch has escaped, revealed by the telltale snap that she's sure she's heard plenty of times before when the other boys were out fishing instead. If she weren't so annoyed with herself in the moment, she'd feel a lot more guilty about ruining a perfectly good catch.
She will, eventually, but right now...
As she pulls herself out of the water and looks at him, shaking her messy hair away from her face, Lightning looks less like herself and more like a feral cat who's just been dumped into a bath with no way out.]
I'm fine.
[It's practically spat back at him with an unintentionally sharp bite while she resumes wading. It isn't his fault, she knows, but this is the most embarrassed she's felt in a long time, for as long as she can recall. And all of it in front of not just their Crowned Prince, but Noctis.
Another shake, and this time, she sprays him with some of the water.]
I'm fine... [She repeats it, gentler.] I already owe you enough. Next time, don't grab me.
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...
And it's only then that she realizes that not only had she fallen in the lake, but Lightning had brought Noctis with her. More than that, the fish that they almost managed to catch has escaped, revealed by the telltale snap that she's sure she's heard plenty of times before when the other boys were out fishing instead. If she weren't so annoyed with herself in the moment, she'd feel a lot more guilty about ruining a perfectly good catch.
She will, eventually, but right now...
As she pulls herself out of the water and looks at him, shaking her messy hair away from her face, Lightning looks less like herself and more like a feral cat who's just been dumped into a bath with no way out.]
I'm fine.
[It's practically spat back at him with an unintentionally sharp bite while she resumes wading. It isn't his fault, she knows, but this is the most embarrassed she's felt in a long time, for as long as she can recall. And all of it in front of not just their Crowned Prince, but Noctis.
Another shake, and this time, she sprays him with some of the water.]
I'm fine... [She repeats it, gentler.] I already owe you enough. Next time, don't grab me.