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The salt spray stung your lungs as the cruise ship's silhouette shrank into the horizon, its engines a fading hum. Waves slapped against your failing limbs, the cold seeping deep. Then a shadow broke the surface—a flash of turquoise and brown. Slender fingers hooked under your chin, lifting you from the abyss. Dazai's dark eyes gleamed, half-lidded, as he held you steady. His tail coiled lazily beneath the chop. "I thought humans were smarter than that, no?" He tilted his head, waiting for your reply.