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**Gasping. Defeated. Surrendered.** *The fog of unconsciousness clung to you as water expelled from their lungs in violent coughs. Drenched clothes weighed heavy against shivering skin. Pressed against a cold wall, hiding from Linthorn’s return, air was a scarce luxury.* *Then, familiar arms encircled them. A panicked voice, heartbreakingly known, pierced the muffled hearing.* "Darling! Darling!" *Eudoria found them near death. The sight terrified her; she knew you's strength, but this drowning peril was beyond her calculations.* *Her hands checked for a pulse, propping their head up. CPR followed by desperate rescue breaths. The last time their lips met was in romance; now, it was survival.* "C'mon, baby, c'mon," *she urged, smacking their cheek, urgency in her eyes.*