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No, I don't want it sweet.

[Snipped, spit far more quickly than necessary. As if honey was being dangled over the cup at that very moment. As if someone near and dear to him choked on honey and died, and now the mention of it triggers him.

Mostly, he's being contrary. To Solomon, and out of a decades long aversion to sweets he'd invented purely due to spite.

And, his throat never felt dry in the first place.] Though, since you're feeling helpful, you can wash my back later.

[Hmhm hm. Somehow, he was already aware Takasugi was the type of tea-drinker to drink it plain, unsweetened. This is just a roundabout method of pointing out how extra he's being while..not...at all being extra.

Fussing and fussing in turn comes naturally, is all. He turns his back to the brew, arms crossed. Takasugi's being regarded like a dog that's just shit the bed.]

Isn't that backwards? Not that this sort of thing should be considered a favor...

[That said: Solomon will probably want to scrub Takasugi down?? He's probably super grimy.]

[Much like a dog that just shit the bed, Takasugi regards Solomon as if he's completely innocent. A cocked head, eyebrow raised in faux misunderstanding of what called for such consternation.]

Ah. It's basic hospitality. I shouldn't have expected otherwise.

I didn't meant to insult you.

[BUT NOW HE DOES - take that backhanded compliment!

As for Takasugi's state of cleanliness, he's actually only minimally musky. Just a bit of sweat in the summer's heat, and maybe a spot or two of dirt on his feet and shins. But he'll let Solomon think what he wants; he's intent on that back wash.]

[His features scrunch togetherish in a near-scowl. BASIC hospitality...bitch..don't even pretend like u go into people's houses and get royal baby treatment.]

We'll have to wait see, hm?

[Maybe they'll be too busy for backrubs and scrubs. That would be ideal. While the tea handles itself, Solomon shifts about the room, setting up a dish with weird alien cookies spread upon it. Takasugi said he wasn't hungry, didn't care for sugar, but he's just behaving according to basic hospitality standards.

He'd set out some cheese and crackers if he felt like implementing that sort of effort.]

Where is it that you normally bathe?

[An innocent question, since Takasugi's bathroom could be the birthplace of that virus that almost killed everyone in Olympia way back when. Surely he doesn't use it. It's not practical.]

[The deeper Solomon's scowl grows, the more self-assured Takasugi's smile becomes. He's all but draped on the table, leaning back against it and spreading his - dirty, by Solomon's accusation - arms over it.

A shift in posture that reveals more of his chest. There's a blurry line where skin gets paler, though what's tan and what's grime is undiscernible.

This is him. 'Waiting to see.' ~~And narrowing his eye about the cookies.~~]

Thesa. [Maybe, if his shower actually ever had running water, he'd endeavor the plague-ridden tracts of his bathroom. But it's not even an option. Sometimes there's a wet slopping from that unused room. Sludge? A monster traveling the pipes?

He'd never bothered to check.]

But I'm sure your accommodations will be charming. [Charming. Quaint. In that southern 'bless your heart' kind of way.]

[For the sake of all that's holy, after Solomon's finished setting up a platter of cookies and brought it to the table, he'll be putting the finishing touches on their tea; there's a strainer involved and I feel worse than Martha Stewart about writing the whole thing out....good lord...

Thesa, the name's never brought so much relief. So he does know how to bathe -- the request about having his back washed is in contempt..so on and so forth. Not that knowing to seek out proper bathing receptacles is indicative of understanding the process, but he's inferring many things. Takasugi's not a moron, even if he lives in destitution.]

Is that--

[No, nope. He's not going to spend the entire day asking Takasugi whether everything he says is meant to hurt his feelings in some way. A sigh takes place of such questioning, two corny fucking pristine white teacups are bought to the table. One's offered to Takasugi along with a folded napkin.]

I do like my guests to feel at ease.

[Yah. The 1 person who's visited, Takasugi Shinsuke.]

[Visibly relieved, Solomon looks almost as if he truly questioned Takasugi's basic hygiene. Which is fair, given the locale he chooses when he's hosting Solomon as a guest. But the assumption is enough to set his brow and leave his fingers curled on the table.

There's a limit to how foolish he'll let himself be regarded.

Even, or perhaps especially, with regard to the facets of mundane life.

Implacable, his smile remains - not polite. It never was.

With lips curled upwards, he takes a sip of the too-hot beverage. It tastes... fine.] Smother them with too much comfort, and they'll get bored. [Clink. He sets his tea back down and reaches for a cookie.

Only to toy with it in his (grungy) fingers, still on the plate.]

[He's occupying the seat nearest Takasugi, a leg crossed over another, likely revealing too much of a pasty thigh in the process. He's busy stirring his tea with a tiny obnoxious spoon, it's tapped against the rim to be rid of excess.]

Are you bored?

[Focused on that cookie he's fidgeting with as opposed to his face. I can't believe they're playing tea time together.]

I can draw the bath if you're growing impatient, it should only take a moment. Should I be aware of any allergies-? Scents that you dislike?

[If he weren't such a fruit this would be a classic case of trolling.]

[Pasty thigh is preferable to the fashion disaster Solomon had revealed a glimpse of when Takasugi arrived. Really, he should take off the ensemble entirely, climb in the bath...

It's difficult not to be bored, when the most active thing to set his eye on is a spoon clinking obnoxiously against porcelain.]

Hmm. [Is he bored? No. But he's fine with Solomon getting the impression that he is - he can certainly see it from here.

Solomon may be genuine, asking for Takasugi's preferences, but he takes the questions as a sorry attempt to insult him via hollow placation. He doesn't echo the man's courteous tone.]

Go ahead. I'll finish my tea- [He drops the cookie and raises the cup for another drink. As if he plans on savoring it, the taste they both know is nothing special.

Really, he'll probably down it quickly once Solomon leaves, and meet him in the bathroom. Slide past the door frame and get real close behind his host.] Ready to wash my back?

[Takasugi doesn't jump to inform him of any sensitivities or rosacea; interesting, considering how neglectful he seems to be regarding himself...but he won't ask again. In all likelihood, Takasugi probably wouldn't even realize if he had something like miliaria.

So, anyway, he does rise up at that dismissal, prepared to abandon a full cup of tea -- his tiny babby spoon balanced perfectly across the rim, diagonally.]

Enjoy it. [Lacking hostility, even though he seemed bipolar in preparing it all. He does bear a frown as the backwash is pressed once more...] If you're unable to reach something, I don't mind helping you.

[There. He'll step out of the room with those parting words, not without giving his company's shoulder a light, passing squeeze. Brief but suggestive?? All the same. As promised, he doesn't take any detours, heads straight for their pristine bathroom (near blinding in cleanliness) and starts filling the tub with warm (hotter side) water...and a copious amount of bubbles. If he's to share a bath with someone that hasn't indulged in one for himself in who knows how long, he'd like not to be distracted by the quality of the water and its immediate blackening.

Depending on how quickly Takasugi downs his tea, he'll either find Solomon testing the water with his fingers as it fills the tub, or in a state of undress (thank god).]

[Framing the service as compensation for an inadequacy is a valiant effort to dissuade Takasugi. His pride is always swollen, more of an affliction than any rash could ever be. But what he'd set out for is a back wash, damn it.

So that's what he'll get.

Next time Solomon touches him, it will be skin to skin. Suggestive, but not lewd. ~~Probably?~~

Tragically, Takasugi arrives before Solomon has shed any clothing, though he makes up for the lack of skin bared quickly. Yukata shed, there isn't much more to remove; he unwraps his fundoshi without the faintest sense of shame.

The most embarrassing thing about this entire ordeal are the bubbles. He's more of a bath bomb sort of guy-] I hope you'll pamper me like you pamper yourself-

[Takasugi's not patient enough to wait an entire tag to get into this bath. Rather than step in, he moves closer to Solomon, tugging the robe from his shoulders and unbuttoning his shirt. Not with urgency, but hardly meandering.

Once the process is well enough started, he'll climb in, settling down into the warm water with a sigh and a roll of the shoulders. It doesn't immediately turn murky, he isn't that dirty, but his hair is certainly looking the worst it ever has. Greasy AND damp is a terrible combination.]

[The bath's more or less preparing itself by the time Takasugi arrives, undoes his clothing and hassles him. Solomon was content to act the part of an aside, almost. Just a regular host trying to set up an ordinary bubblebath.

For children.]

Inviting you here should have been enough.

[As far as indulging went, spoiling. He'd put most of that consideration into green tea and cookie snacks. There's little fight involved when Takasugi starts removing his clothes, but he won't help either. It just happens, and he'll act like it's a completely natural transpiration between them. It helps, that he doesn't find himself repulsive in the nude. Moreover, he'd been anticipating some bit of intimacy with Takasugi since the invitation.

For a moment, he'll just watch Takasugi's greasy, scarred ass settle in the tub. In the next, he's standing, moving to the door to lock it. It's only then that he starts unzipping his unsightly shorts. Much more of an eyesore than any amount of scarring his company's body could ever bear.

The added security is a product of something at the back of his mind; it would've been a pain in the ass if Diva were to discover then. She'd be more distracted/interested in the cookies left out, sure, but only for so long. The fact that she's aware of some strange bond between them is bad enough.]

Is the temperature to your liking? [It can fill a slight bit more, enough to reconcile. His shirt and shorts eventually, finally join the messy heap of laundry on the floor.

His undies, tho, he's keeping them on. Black boxer briefs, one for everyday of the week. He's stepping in with that, favoring the end of the tub closer to the knobs just in case.]

[Posed with the decision between a musty, rotting hovel, and Solomon's overbearing play at being a good host, Takasugi prefers the crumbling scenery. Propriety isn't lost on him, but Solomon's attempt at it is a performance.

As ridiculous as a costume.

They'd be better suited to the scrungy bathhouse Takasugi had suggested, or just festering in their own sweat in the swamp.

Inviting him here was a compromise, not a favor.

Motion in his periphery doesn't draw Takasugi's attention away from the bubbles that have swollen up around him. He breaches the water's surface with his thumb, brushing the bottom of the foam. He's too calloused to feel any soft popping - it's just an idle motion.

He casts a glance to Solomon only when addressed. Not that it's worth answering - he's silent as the man climbs in, still wearing his underwear. The garment receives a pointed look before it, too, is subsumed by the bubbles.

What is wrong with you?

Leading with an outstretched arm, Takasugi draws closer. Bubbles well up between them, reaching his collarbone only to fizzle audibly as he presses his chest into Solomon's. Bringing his legs to rest on either side of the man's waist is a bit awkward, but he doesn't slip.

He's hanging his weight off of his host's neck, arm looped around him.

Like this, Solomon can reach his back. Takasugi's head lulls, resting that nasty hair against the man's shoulder. With an exhale that's more pronounced than necessary, he relaxes.] When you're done with my back, you can wash my hair.

[Greedy.]

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[No sooner than he'd parked his ass in the tub, Takasugi's all over him like a koala in a tree. For all of five seconds, he's happy to oblige; while it's completely weird and 500% suspicious, Takasugi's being affectionate? Cute? Maybe the tea put him in an extra good mood, maybe the sweets--

Ah.]

So, you haven't forgotten.

[He might have been lowkey hoping he found some motivation in the bubblebath to tend to his own back. Then again, he's yet to introduce Takasugi to the various sponges and backscrubs they have to offer. Something he should have done five minutes (give or take) ago.]

Were I to wash any part of you, I would start with your hair. Otherwise the grime from your hair would sully your back all over again.

[As if to enunciate this point, he does envelope Takasugi with both arms, traces the width of his shoulders once or twice only to slide along his down in tandem. He isn't one for practical jokes -- horseplay, but desperate times...

All of that said, he's gonna go ahead and move to sit up, knock him over -- CAREFULLY. For all of his violent whims, he'd like not to give Takasugi a concussion over a competition to see who's going to wash whos back. The motion's only meant to topple him onto his back, pin him in place...also without drowning him. Just enough to soak him entirely, hair included.

He's the hulk in a twink's body.]

[He doesn't forget a damn thing.

Petty indiscretions from a decade ago replay clearly in his memory. He's the sort of guy who will count how many times a certain annoying quirk comes up, or keep score in a mundane competition only he's aware of.

What a treasure.

Solomon's talking, not washing his back; Takasugi growls. An almost inaudible sound, it's easier to notice in the disrupted bubbles between them, a few clumps flying through the air to settle on the ends of Solomon's curls.

His hair may be greasy, but at least it's not wavy.

The physical affection does nothing to alleviate his irritation, but it's enough to put any complaints on pause. Takasugi's shoulders stretch into the careful motions, but he barely gets time to consider truly relaxing into it before he's shoved onto his back.

Legs as awkwardly splayed as they were, he slips down without much resistance. His knees remain above the water, though mostly submerged in fizzling bubbles. Where his head goes under, a hole in the foam reveals his face.

A deep set scowl, too clear through the foggy air.

The bandage around his head slips, loosening enough for more clumps of hair to drift heavily in the water. It reveals more of his features, but nothing marred - he's not quite so disheveled.

Just too annoyed with being so easily toppled to keep wearing his coy smile. ~~He may have relaxed, just a little.~~

Raising one hand from the water, the crash of drops on its surface loud juxtaposed with the soft trickling moments before, he reaches to grab for Solomon. His hair, ideally, but he'll settle for a shoulder or bicep.

Pull him down and resurface, all in one.] Then start.

[An ariel view of this would have been much funnier -- he sort of has one, but the knees up thing is quite possibly the most important detail. There is something charming in seeing him entirely disheveled, something he'd be able to enjoy a bit more if he weren't in such close proximity, enough to invite immediate retribution.

It comes, and it isn't half as harsh as he'd been anticipating. A tub isn't exactly the best place for pool-style play, and some part of him is appreciative that Takasugi didn't opt to concuss him against the side of the tub.

Not that a concussion for him means much.....but it's the thought that counts.]

Oh, I already have.

[He's quickly moving to sit up at that, brush his eyes of suds and water, both equally feeling unpleasant. He'll turn his face into that wrist if it's lingering anywhere near his hair still, pressing a apologetic kiss to it (if not, he'll manually lift his hand to provide an opportunity for such a gross act).]

Your hair needed to be wet in order for me to begin.

[A paltry explanation for his OOC behavior. He'll move to collect that bandage next, gathering it between both hands and neatly winding it into itself between his palms. It's completely soaked, likely unusable in the future, but he'll act as though it can be salvaged until properly proven otherwise.

It finds an eventual place outside of the tub, ontop of the supa clean rug.]

Sit up and turn away from me.

[Said as he's probably trapping Takasugi's legs between himself and the tub...........]

[Water blocks the tone of Solomon's voice from Takasugi's ears, a hollow hum shrouding the room's acoustics. But the look on the man's face says enough - a smile that's easier than the polite facade the man had worn moments before.

He's amused.

Which means Takasugi isn't. Somehow, getting exactly what he'd wanted, he's pissed.

The kiss does nothing to abate his anger - Solomon's lips burn a taunt into him that makes his fingers curl. Hair tangled between digits, an impulse flares to yank out a tress or slam the man's head into the wall.

Barely controlled, he lets his hand drop back into the water when the bandages slip from his face. Underneath, the only maiming is a missing eye. Lid sunken, top mismatched with the bottom to reveal a sliver of curled pink flesh, it's not the most severe of scars.

But, irritated by the fragrant water, it's starkly red against the rest of his face.

With something else to balk against, Takasugi's anger dissipates - though it would easily coalesce again, too recently alight to truly be extinguished. He slides back into a position resembling his prior tangling of limbs, though this time his legs are left bent to the side.]

Nn. Wash it like this. [Demanding, he hasn't quite shaken the countenance of an offended brat.]

[That injury's something to regard, something to inquire about when it isn't blaring in his face. Upright, he's tempted to offer another kiss somewhere close to it, but the scene's cozy enough as is. Especially with that adamancy.]

You're being perverted.

[But he isn't met with aversion; maybe in appreciation of not having his hair yanked from his skull (etc) he'll go ahead and reach for the nearest shampoo bottle. Organic peppermint with tea tree oil. Rather than squeeze some into his palm, it's being directly applied to the top of his head like slime from Dragon Quest.

There's an excessive amount, obviously, and it doesn't hold form like that blue piece of shit. A hand shuffle his bangs out of the way, the side of it settling at his hairline like a visor to keep his eye (eyes?) from stinging all the more, should it bleed so far.]

[There's nothing enticing about pressing his shoulders against - not into - the other man's. Their frames don't compliment, broad shoulders too brusque for the smooth curves of Solomon's build.

Maybe, with fingers tangled in his hair, Takasugi will begin to feel something other than contempt for their connection. Lavish attention starts with an excess of shampoo; the scent's too strong. His nose wrinkles, and he keens his head away from Solomon's careful guarding to press it into the crook of Solomon's neck.

Now here's an opportunity to be perverted. One he pointedly passes over, breath hot and stick in the humidity of the room.

His hands drift through the water, finding purchase on the man's hips. Fingers brush the soaked elastic of black underwear, his light touch nothing more than a reminder of the stupidity of keeping them on.] Where are your thoughts wandering...?

[Calling the blonde perverted implicitly, to be sure. But also an honest question, seeking an answer he knows won't be satisfying.]

[There's a sigh to mark the adjustment; connotative of you crazy kids rather than any impatience. His jaw will act as a blockade of sorts while he continues to manipulate his sudsing hair. Even after that breath -- especially because of that warmth, he's being diligent in covering every little fine piece of hair.]

They're not.

[For good measure, since he'd been asked. He'll rake his fingers down the back of his head with purpose, disengaging at the base of his skull to scoop up some bath water and use it to rinse him off. This is going to be a process, but he's committed to it....]

It's you.

[Belatedly, but only slightly. He'll shift his weight from side to side, loosely acknowledging something he'd been ignoring at his sides. It's a good thing he is wearing his undies, Takasugi being ballsy and all.....]

I won't have you spoil the bath. We've barely begun.

[Being horny = ruining the bath fyi. Nevermind that their entire rendezvous had a blatant double-meaning from the jump. Sometimes, given certain situations, it's far more interesting to withstand. Foreplay with Takasugi automatically has him settling in the role of Reluctant Twink Meets Rough n Tough Yakuza Guy And Pretends He's Not Hot For The First Six Minutes Of A Seven Minute Porno.]

It may be easier to wash the shampoo from your hair if you were to lean back.

[Do the rockaway...]

[Fingers massaging his scalp would be relaxing, were he not still shaken with frustration. He makes an earnest attempt to enjoy the attention - the hard fought pampering he'd won - silent and calm as Solomon works through every clump of hair.

A slow exhale, interrupted by tongue against teeth.

Thinking about nothing beyond the process of bathing another? That's the worst possible answer, mundane and dull - it infuriates him disproportionately. He hadn't been looking for perversion; an appraisal of scent or body would have been satisfying enough.

But Solomon never does satisfy, does he?

He's not aroused, but he does want to drown the bastard. Some breath play-

Takasugi rocks, but not backwards. He presses his weight into Solomon, smearing suds all over his chest and chin in his endeavor to knock the man back. If successful, he'll loom over him, legs spread to either side of hips and arms anchored with his head between.

Not a strong argument for not being horny.

And not that attractive, considering the shampoo running down his face.

From here, he turns on the hot water. Maybe it hits Solomon in the face, maybe it doesn't. Either way, he sticks his head under it, letting the force of the faucet rid him of most of the lather.]

[He's met with some resistance here, only because a.) this is the polar opposite of what he'd asked, and second: it sure seems like Takasugi's going to knock him over which inspires natural defiance.

He is toppled, but not submerged. He'll prop himself onto an elbow, his other grips the base of his neck for leverage and scowl takes his features for only a moment because holy shit the faucet's running on hot and he can barely register how lewd Takasugi's being with his groin or how positively hilarious he looks with a head full of suds; like a dandelion...

All because he's being flecked with hot water as Takasugi rinses. Worse yet, some of the lather splattered onto his cheek and threatens to sting his eye.]

Shinsuke-!

[He's being dramatic, but holy shit things just got serious. He could, with little effort, kick Takasugi through the ceiling but the situation doesn't merit such histrionics. Plus, if he's going to wreck his bathroom he should have a better reason to do so.]

[All of this over a little water in the face. Solomon's exaggerated duress only strengthens the temptation to hold his face under the water. Maybe, with the man sputtering for breath and writhing under him, Takasugi's thoughts would grow as lewd as his host thinks they've become.

There are way too many layers to being a contradictory shitheel - acting against expectations has its breaking point.

A time when simply doing as he pleases is all he can manage, everything else be damned.

Takasugi's hand splats against Solomon's face, shoving him out of the water's trajectory. Not really mercy, given how much weight he bears down on him with in the process, but soon he's drawing back, hair plastered over his face.

He wipes it aside with his bicep, and leans back onto his haunches.] Haa?

[Takasugi spits out some water, before climbing off of the man entirely.] Want to wash it all?

[Make sure he doesn't smell bad. Or whatever-

Takasugi's not planning on making this an option.]

[There's a second utterance of his name in the way of having a hand -- wet and unpleasant, directing his face out of the trajectory, supposedly. He doesn't wike it. Fortunately, the Chinese water torture comes to and end and Solomon's scrambling back up, flailing with enough accuracy to turn the hot water off.]

What-?!

[A demand-i-question; it's not like the question's incomprehensible or something they hadn't already gone over to some extent, he's just offened over the fact that Takasugi would be hung up on such a thing even now, after very nearly drowning him. He hasn't caught his breath from it.]

I won't. [Let him overreact for the next ten minutes, so he can feel bad and go back on his word.] You aren't an invalid, clearly.

[For someone who wants 2 die..................catch him dramatically leaning out of the tub to tab at his face with the nearest towel.]

[Heat quickly dissipates in the rest of the bath, growing tepid - in equilibrium with the steam beginning to fill the bathroom. Solomon's left simmering alone in the thick atmosphere. It's draining to flail around with so much humidity.

~~As if Takasugi doesn't take every opportunity to drag Solomon around in Wyver.~~

Clearly incredulous, Solomon's ire is...

encouraging.

'Generously', Takasugi allows Solomon the time to lean aside and wipe himself clean. There's no feeling dry, the effort is futile - and that's why it's allowed.]

What time to we need to leave?

[Make him do it himself, and he'll ensure a late arrival.

With that, he sinks down into the bath, claiming all of the space Solomon abandoned to lean out of the tub. Head leaned against the wall, he disengages entirely. Relaxing, or something - anything but washing himself.]

. all you have's your axe to grind . closed

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remember when i said he'd take off takasugi's bandages

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like a dandelion... cute...

SPLAT.

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