And then there a chaotic jumble of mixed signals - Kick to get his head above water. Breathe. No. He’s grabbing him; get him off. His lungs are burning. Make it stop. Pain. Get it out - resulting in Tim trying to fight, breath, cough, swim, lurch upright all at once.
He doesn’t really have a thought until he’s somehow twisted to one side, allowing for the coughs interspersed with the wretched gasps for air to start clearing the aspirated water. And even then, it’s just that he can’t breathe deeply enough around the coughing. Tim tries to hold back the coughing for fear that he’ll black out again if it doesn’t stop, but can’t. He slumps against the ground, hacking and heaving. ]
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And then there a chaotic jumble of mixed signals - Kick to get his head above water. Breathe. No. He’s grabbing him; get him off. His lungs are burning. Make it stop. Pain. Get it out - resulting in Tim trying to fight, breath, cough, swim, lurch upright all at once.
He doesn’t really have a thought until he’s somehow twisted to one side, allowing for the coughs interspersed with the wretched gasps for air to start clearing the aspirated water. And even then, it’s just that he can’t breathe deeply enough around the coughing. Tim tries to hold back the coughing for fear that he’ll black out again if it doesn’t stop, but can’t. He slumps against the ground, hacking and heaving. ]