Always the eyes on the prize, this one. He's not really that surprised.

But he can feel her body heat in the water, and it's honestly very soothing. She can do what she wants with his gold tentacle, but the others languidly wrap around whatever part of her they can touch, clinging to her as if she were an anchor and pulling her in closer. The gold one in particular lifts out of the water to wrap itself around the back of her neck like a feather boa.

How fashionable!