drag me under

Suddenly the stranger was laughing, but soon offered an explanation that made his eyes roll at first. It was better than the pity he typically received from his more successful siblings, though, so he wouldn't complain too much. His head didn't lift from his paws even as the man plopped down in the mud beside him, though argent eyes did sneak a quick glance before the stranger went on.

And went on he did. Though… did someone finally understand? He mentioned waking up with no memory and Grimshaw's heart almost stopped. Was he dreaming? He supposed it was pretty selfish to think someone else couldn't be going through an eerily similar situation, but what were the odds? He took a sudden breath and suddenly looked away after realizing he'd been staring in shock and holding his breath, his mind reeling.

He didn't know what to say, but thankfully the man kept talking so he didn't have to. His chin tucked slightly at being called handsome, but the faintest of smiles couldn't help but creep onto his face before fading. He looked towards the river as he mentioned swimming in it and briefly frowned. He wanted to join this handsome man, but swimming… he didn't have good luck with that.

"Well, my name is Grimshaw and the rivers nice by itself, but I wouldn't mind a better view," he said as the smile flickered again.

"Speech!"

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