Flipping onto his feet from his back he moved closer and gently took his hands. "Okay, you're doing great" he praised as he led him out, "Now move onto your stomach, I am gonna have to hold onto you, is that okay? You need to get used to it instead of you drowning y'know?" Oleander said, moving back carefully.
Arien let out a soft huff, still extremely cautious and nervous about the entire situation. Firstly, the water was terrifying and had the potential to drown him and take away every inch of life that he had (he was more than certain that Oleander wouldn't let such a thing happen, but it was still a fear for him). Secondly, the other was of royal descent and he felt that he didn't deserve to even be in Oleander's presence. He felt unworthy and that he was going to taint the other with whatever caused the townspeople shunned him (he wasn't sure since no one really told him flat out).
He was distracted by Oleander taking his hands in his own, staring down at them for a moment, a blush arriving on his cheeks before glancing up at the other to pay attention. At the mentioning of being held on to, his face only darkened and he nodded. "Yeah.. Um, I mean, as long as you're comfortable with it??" He didn't want Oleander to feel obligated to, not at all.
He nodded slowly, "I'm sure, it's how I was taught." Oleander said softly. Gently holding him he positioned him, the best he could honestly and hummed as he kept a hand on his side. More of a safety net than anything next. "It's surprisingly simple honestly, kick with your feet and move your arms in a swinging motion, kinda like you're running." he said awkwardly, "It's hard to explain but i'll show you when I feel confident you can stay afloat.. okay?"
Arien blinked slowly, not minding the other's touch. It was foreign to him of course, something so gentle, but it was most definitely not unwelcome. He let out a heavy breath he didn't even know he had been holding, relaxing slowly under Oleander's touch. "Okay, so, floating first..? Then movement?" he questioned hesitantly, trying his best not to squirm in his current position. It was difficult, since he was a bit fearful, but he tried to reign in his fear. After all, this was something new and he should welcome it with open arms.
(sorry sorry!! i finally finished midterms and i am on spring break so i should have some extra free time on my hands to come back and be much more active!! )
Gently taking his arms in his hands Oleander grinned, "Okay, good job! Get used to kicking with your feet, stagger them so one is always in front of the other, kinda like walking okay? Once your confident I'll let you go for a second to make sure you're used to the feeling, okay?"
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Ravenshadow: Thankfully it’s not super complicated; although I’d suggest reading the forum rules before posting just to be sure
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stormshade1: Bye! Idk why ur leaving but I will celebrate ur bday too!
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stormshade1: is it just me who's forums is taking FOREVER to load today and won't do anything and has to open a new tab and type the url of where they wanna go five times until it doesn't say 'no healthy upstream' or something?
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✦⚝Stormscar⚝✦: *raging of boardman even tho I can prob answer to like 5000 things*
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