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Prompt 14 - surface
The muffled noise that whooshed past his ears quieted to a still, a rush of bubbles and air rising to meet the surface of the lake. Leonardo opens his eyes, allowing himself to get acquainted with the darkness before moving through the water, back up to the surface where a waiting hand breaks through the silver barrier.
Just before he reaches the surface, his hand reaches for the other, brushing his fingers lightly against velvet white knuckles before enclosing the samurai's hand in his own.
That light squeeze that he gives Usagi sends a pleasant ripple throughout him, letting the ronin know that he was okay; he wants him to know that the underwater world was like another haven to him.
If only his lover didn't worry so much.