#which is reggie is terrified of drowning and cannot swim
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@hiddenhawkins asked : LIFEGUARD ! from lottie
reggie had never been good at swimming. the water actually terrified her, if she was being honest - a threat of things unknown lurking under its surface. and it wasn’t as if anyone had ever offered to teach her, either. no, she was on her own, and the only thing spurring her into the water was the looks from the other girls on the sides, the snickering that made its way to reggie’s ears turning her face as red as her hair.
her feet are on the first step, and she’s trying to psych herself up when one of the girls steps behind her. the shove happens so fast, reggie doesn’t even realize she’s falling until the water hits her, stinging up and down her arms and legs. her head is under, and frantically reggie realizes she doesn’t know how to get up. it’s still the shallow end, but reggie could have been in the middle of the ocean for how safe she felt. briefly, she considered the fact that she might die here.
that is, until there’s an arm around her middle and she’s being yanked to the surface. air replaces the liquid in her lungs and she’s coughing, sputtering frantically, grasping for anything that will keep her afloat. she’s brought to the side, nails finding concrete, and it’s the first time she’s able to see her surroundings. the girls who pushed her in are laughing, cackling from their place to the side, and the person who saved reggie, who reggie didn’t even know, was right beside her, drenched as well. ❛ th-thanks. ❜ she shaking, and it’s not from the hold.
#hiddenhawkins#drowning /#𝐢. ( ask ) ─ interview away .#𝐢𝐢𝐢. ( stranger things ) ─ running up that hill .#you have stumbled onto a little know fact that is a really big deal#which is reggie is terrified of drowning and cannot swim
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