sneak peek at something i'm writing (the prompt is main character death (its gonna hurt (-mischievous giggling-)))
Lizzie was cackling as she jumped out of the small boat. Joel complained indignantly before getting cut off by his own shout, the boat rocking violently. His wife's giggles were distorted by the water.
"Lizzie, not funny!" Joel all but shrieked, grasping the sides of the boat to stabilize him. He spluttered at the sea salt in his mouth as his wife suddenly resurfaced.
"Yeah it is," the axolotl goddess hummed fondly, her hand reaching for Joel's cheek. Her thumb skated across the light stubble on his jaw, and Joel leaned in. When Lizzie looped her arms around his shoulders and pulled him into the water, his yelp wasn't the manliest noise the king had ever made.
They were close enough to shore. Lizzie's arms were lax around him. He wasn't in any danger, and he knew that. So Joel leant into the underwater kiss that tasted like frosting and salt.