[Honestly, Xie Lian could probably make the jump up to the balcony without needing to be caught at all, but why waste some good will when it is freely offered?
It does look indeed as if the dragon intends to dive once again, and the water does look very cold, so Xie Lian makes sure he is holding onto everything, including his hat, before he lightly taps his foot against the creature's scale to shoot upwards.
He does en up grabbing Lan Wangji's hand... but he has a bit too much upward momentum here.]
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It does look indeed as if the dragon intends to dive once again, and the water does look very cold, so Xie Lian makes sure he is holding onto everything, including his hat, before he lightly taps his foot against the creature's scale to shoot upwards.
He does en up grabbing Lan Wangji's hand... but he has a bit too much upward momentum here.]
.... Ha.