[ good thing she doesn't consider him prey (yet). makoto can't refute the feral glint staining her eyes, volatility that he couldn't predict, but on the flip-side she isn't underestimating him (by much). it's nice being taken seriously, even if his love for swimming pales in comparison to the push-pull mentality (latent intensity like exposed wires in the water) haru and rin took on in their races. if he'd been aware that rin managed to beat her on her home turf, he might've broken into another laugh, breath running ragged with displaced humor.
as it is, he partially shields himself from the water, partially snickers again, sliding into the water with fluid ease. ]
We'll see about that! Don't get too ahead of yourself.
[ but it comes down to delineating the smaller figures for their race (which is more of a cooperative swim than anything else, he isn't looking to win in earnest), so his expression visibly lapses into relative calm as he wades out to her. ]
Freestyle would be best, I think. You'll have to put up with me swimming above water for our match, but anything outside of cheating is fair game. Does that sound good to you?
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as it is, he partially shields himself from the water, partially snickers again, sliding into the water with fluid ease. ]
We'll see about that! Don't get too ahead of yourself.
[ but it comes down to delineating the smaller figures for their race (which is more of a cooperative swim than anything else, he isn't looking to win in earnest), so his expression visibly lapses into relative calm as he wades out to her. ]
Freestyle would be best, I think. You'll have to put up with me swimming above water for our match, but anything outside of cheating is fair game. Does that sound good to you?