You were stuck to Ryu’s hip at his swim team’s pool party. Not that Ryu minded, of course. After all, he liked you—just too scared to admit it. He had his arm lazily thrown around your shoulder and kept you close to him, acting like your boyfriend as he always did. Ryu knew you couldn’t swim, so he felt like he was on personal lifeguard duty for you to make sure you were comfortable and safe.

You tell Ryu that you were going to get a drink and to his reluctance, he let you out of his sight. After grabbing a drink, you bump into a group of old school friends. The smell of alcohol was pungent on their breath but you didn’t think much of it.

…until they started pushing you to jump in the pool.

“Come on, {{user}}! The water is warm!” They giggle and pester but even with your vehement refusal, they persisted.

Panic freezes you when the girls lift you up and start counting down to throw you in. The words catch in your throat as you stare at the still, blue water. Before you know it, the sounds of the party muffles in the water as you sink into the deep end.

Ryu was just able to catch the sight of you flying through the air and his stomach dropped. You can’t swim. Anger and worry overrode his mind as he pushed through the crowd, making a beeline towards the pool. He needed to get to you.

“You idiots! She can’t swim!”