This was fun to write, to say the least.

Also the ending was originally going to only have Grian getting sick, but I just went: fuck it. 

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Grian groaned, placing the boat down. Sure, he could've gotten elytra, and sure boats were fun. But boating alone, nope, not fun at all. Well, in Grian's opinion at least. He got into the small boat and sat down. He grabbed the oars, and off he went, humming a soft sea shanty on his way. [He had picked the song up from Scar, and he deemed it worthy of memorizing the lyrics.]

Of course, no one knew that he was going out, and he really should've told someone. But because he didn't really pay attention to what the weather was going to be, he didn't know that a massive storm was coming. [He honestly knew he should, because he's half-avian and he can't fly due to his wings being soaked.]

Now, Grian could've flown, and cut the time his trip would take in half, but he had just fallen into a puddle and henceforth couldn't fly. And then there's also the fact that Grian just didn't feel like flying. Plus he also really just wanted to get there and still have the energy to collect the materials he needed.

Halfway through his journey, he was surrounded by an ocean with no land in sight. Checking his communicator for his coords, he noted that he was going the right way. So he continued on, and on until the waves started to pick up. Rain slowly started out as a drizzle, the dark grey storm clouds rolling in.

But Grian was determined no less to continue on his way. So he rowed harder and faster, attempting to get out of the storm. But his attempts led to nothing, and he ended up being caught in said storm. The avian gripped the sides of the boat, trying not to be swept under by the crashing waves.

At first, it worked, until a giant wave came over the boat, overturning it and sending Grian deep into the water, with only a small scream being able to be heard. Luckily for the short man, his two lovers, Iskall and Mumbo happened to be flying nearby, hell they were even landing.

So when the two heard his very familiar scream, they were worried. At first they thought it was phantoms attacking the male, but taking into account the sudden storm, they pieced a few things together. Well the wrong things at least, but they got there. The two had, of course, assumed that Grian had been flying over the ocean and was caught in the storm, and was unable to do much.

So first, Mumbo freaked out, almost crash-landed into a tree, had to be helped back into the air by Iskall, second they almost lost balance midair in the storm and collided with the ground below, and third off, the two barely saw the glimpse of red disappearing under the crashing waves.

At first, they noticed the upturned boat, and then the flash of red could be seen as their boyfriend struggled toward the surface. It was clear that soon his lungs would give out and his body would give up on trying to return to the surface. So they flew down and grabbed for him, and after what seemed like hours of trying to get him they finally grabbed him.

But, sadly, it was too late.

EDIT: fixed formatting