[Of course, he'd say that even if he wasn't, but that's just how it goes. He doesn't want her to worry so much...and even if his own chest still feels tight, he's not panicking anymore, which is an improvement.
He just drapes his arms over his knees and sighs, watching the water drip from his hair onto the sand.]
...It used to be all swimming, but...I've gotten better about it, in the pool. I'm sure that'll happen for the ocean, too.
[he's really not so sure, since the ocean is the very root of those fears, but hey. He's trying.]
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[Of course, he'd say that even if he wasn't, but that's just how it goes. He doesn't want her to worry so much...and even if his own chest still feels tight, he's not panicking anymore, which is an improvement.
He just drapes his arms over his knees and sighs, watching the water drip from his hair onto the sand.]
...It used to be all swimming, but...I've gotten better about it, in the pool. I'm sure that'll happen for the ocean, too.
[he's really not so sure, since the ocean is the very root of those fears, but hey. He's trying.]