[Leon is very much not okay. A suffocating feeling of terror is an apt way to put it; even knowing that there's air now, he's not in the water, he can breathe, Leon still feels like his lungs are being squeezed in a vice, and he can't seem to catch his breath no matter how hard he tries. He keeps telling himself it's fine--once he catches his breath, he'll be fine. This isn't stopping him. He's not affected by this.
As soon as he catches his breath--
But his breath keeps catching in the back of his throat, and he can only vaguely register Chal's voice through the ringing in his ears...and then Stahn's voice, which is a little more clear, but not enough that he can respond...
And then Stahn practically picks him up, and Leon reacts to the touch, almost violently so. He flinches away, or tries to--but Stahn has a good grip on him, and when he feels the water lapping against his legs again, he immediately freezes, dragging in a slow breath. No, he doesn't want to fall back into the water, so if Stahn wants to support his weight and hold onto him so he doesn't, Leon is not going to complain about that.
He's still finding it a bit too hard to breathe to respond, but at least the touch seems to be returning him to his senses a little; he's able to drag in a breath, and then another one, slowly trying to return his breathing back to normal. It's fine. He can...breathe, here. He isn't going to drown again.]
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As soon as he catches his breath--
But his breath keeps catching in the back of his throat, and he can only vaguely register Chal's voice through the ringing in his ears...and then Stahn's voice, which is a little more clear, but not enough that he can respond...
And then Stahn practically picks him up, and Leon reacts to the touch, almost violently so. He flinches away, or tries to--but Stahn has a good grip on him, and when he feels the water lapping against his legs again, he immediately freezes, dragging in a slow breath. No, he doesn't want to fall back into the water, so if Stahn wants to support his weight and hold onto him so he doesn't, Leon is not going to complain about that.
He's still finding it a bit too hard to breathe to respond, but at least the touch seems to be returning him to his senses a little; he's able to drag in a breath, and then another one, slowly trying to return his breathing back to normal. It's fine. He can...breathe, here. He isn't going to drown again.]