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[grylls]

🧙 WHO: Riou and Jyuto
⚔️️ WHAT: Riou is sorry and attempts to make it up to Jyuto by giving him some private time.
🕒 WHEN: Early March
🗺️ WHERE: Jyuto's place
⚠️ WARNINGS: Riou is a survivalist and a soldier and a lot of his identity revolves around that, so there's a chance that discussion of hunting or war may crop up as always. (It's not in the main post but it comes up, it's who he is.) Will update as necessary with anything else.

[ Riou's been thinking for a while now that Jyuto hasn't really forgiven him for what happened while he was a rabbit. Even if it was simply a case of Riou being overzealous in attempting to demonstrate his skill as a means to reveal his identity, it had only convinced Samatoki and left Jyuto more convinced than ever that it couldn't possibly be Riou.

Riou would never hurt him, after all, and knowing that Jyuto felt that way had been cause for alarm. Perhaps Jyuto had long since forgiven him and Riou hadn't understood the subtle social cues, but to Riou, he hasn't done anything to compensate for his behavior. As such, he has planned a special private night for Jyuto filled with his favorite things.

When Jyuto returns home from his daily routine, he'll notice that there is both sound and strange scents wafting into the main room from the bathroom. As he approaches closer, the sound is clearly music-- a soft, slow-paced rap song ideal for a relaxing drive or a moment of quiet. When he peeks through the bathroom door, he'll see Riou taking the temperature of a milk bath filled with rose petals. There's a TV tray next to the bath with a glass of wine and a small plate with various cheeses. The room is also lit with a number of candles posted across the sink and bath surfaces, creating a dim and romantic feeling.

It's the kind of thing that he thought Jyuto would enjoy after a long day, and something to show Jyuto that his teammate is sorry. :( It's not his fault if the bougie stuff Jyuto likes makes this look like some kind of seduction... ]

Comments

[inthebuilding]

[ Jyuto is quick to retract what he's said. He's observant and able to read the air, and while strangers might find Riou's expression changes subtle, to Jyuto, it's quite noticeable a difference. The milk sloshes around him as he moves suddenly, straightening his posture and then pulling his knees up to his chest. He shakes his head— ]

No, I didn't mean it like that. [ Because there's nothing wrong with it. It isn't as if the two of them are in Japan anymore. The bathing culture doesn't carry. ] I only remember we're somewhere else every now and again. Having you and Samatoki here makes this all feel like some bizarre vacation.

[ He relaxes, visibly less tense because he doesn't want Riou to think too hard about it. ]

Thank you, Riou. [ Jyuto hadn't said it sooner, and he doesn't want to seem ungrateful. ] Running this bath for me must've taken quite some time— it's a shame there are no bath houses.

[ Or rather, maybe there are, but Jyuto has yet to notice them... ]

[grylls]

[ The fact that Jyuto notices is one of the things that Riou likes about him. Riou doesn't particularly entitled to other people noticing his feelings. He's a soldier; ultimately, they don't matter, so long as he is able to complete his mission. The fact that he's given Jyuto his submission in many ways and Jyuto still takes care about his feelings, even when he doesn't express them well, means a lot to him.

A soft smile pulls to his lips in lieu of the act of kindness and change of attitude. Jyuto may not want others to realize it, but he is a very kind person. (At least to Riou.) ]

I haven't tried to location one. I'll look into it for the future.

[ They can take a bath together then. He would like that. ]