swimming lessons (gfy)

Oh great, he was doing this with an audience now. Tide already hated the water. There were sturgeon in the water. There were sharks in the water. There was so much bullshit hiding in the murk. He's over it. Well and truly over it. Still, with Davey's taunting, he moves out to tread water. "Are you fucking happy, douchebag?" Hackles up, scowling at his brother.

Mercy is the first one to sight the trouble, though Tide can't quite make heads or tails of exactly what the girl is on about. It's not until he hears the splashing, at least. Sighted down by no less than three gators, Tide paddles his doggy ass off toward the shore. Not quick enough, one of them is already snapping at his tail. "How the fuck does this keep happening-- dickhead." Shouting at the top of his lungs.

"speech"