[He's a few seconds behind Zoro, but it's probably actually a good thing he's chained to him in this case -- if Zoro didn't sink, then there's no way Sanji could. Still, he refuses to leave all the work to the other man and kicks as hard as he friggin' can to reach the surface again. It's hard because that explosion rocks the sea around them, making the water choppy and the waves powerful.
But he surges out of the water eventually, hacking and gasping for breath. His legs keep moving, fighting to keep him above the surface, but they feel like two shitty weights dragging him down and his left arm is all but useless. Trying to tread water with it is a bitch, and he blindly reaches for Zoro with his other arm, hand grasping at his shoulder. More seawater splashes into his mouth and fuck, for the first time in his life there's a faint worry lurking in the back of his head that his legs are going to fail him.]
Z-Zoro. [Weakly pushes some wet hair out of his face, looking at the other man.] You okay?
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But he surges out of the water eventually, hacking and gasping for breath. His legs keep moving, fighting to keep him above the surface, but they feel like two shitty weights dragging him down and his left arm is all but useless. Trying to tread water with it is a bitch, and he blindly reaches for Zoro with his other arm, hand grasping at his shoulder. More seawater splashes into his mouth and fuck, for the first time in his life there's a faint worry lurking in the back of his head that his legs are going to fail him.]
Z-Zoro. [Weakly pushes some wet hair out of his face, looking at the other man.] You okay?