I think being kicked out after getting that view would be a fate worse than death.
[ The fact that he's internally uncertain and she's trying to keep her decency mostly intact tells him all he needs to know right then - it ain't the time and place. It's a weird, weird thought for him to have, but it also feels like kind of a relief to come to that conclusion now rather than later when it might be too late. ]
Let's take a raincheck. When we walk into a shower together, I don't want to feel like I have to check where my hands are going.
[...Huh! He's a rare one. She can't think of many like him who would be patient enough to ask for a raincheck. Definitely wasn't the case during her experimental years! A slow grin brightens her face. She wouldn't have minded at all if things got steamy in every sense of the word, but the respect he's showing probably does a lot more to make her heart skip a beat.]
Sounds good.
[Yang kisses his cheek, lingering for just a few seconds before she retreats.]
...But if you still want to take your shirt off and hang out, you know I'm not going to object.
[She grins, flashing her teeth, before she turns to step into the shower and slide the panel mostly shut behind her. Faucet comes on. Shirt is pushed out of the small gap between wall and panel. Then her shorts. Bra. Underwear. Panel closes, and the showerhead comes on.]
[Almost immediately after, there's a long, happy sigh of relief from someone who hasn't had a hot shower in over a year.]
...I will never take indoor plumbing for granted again. This feels amazing.
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[ The fact that he's internally uncertain and she's trying to keep her decency mostly intact tells him all he needs to know right then - it ain't the time and place. It's a weird, weird thought for him to have, but it also feels like kind of a relief to come to that conclusion now rather than later when it might be too late. ]
Let's take a raincheck. When we walk into a shower together, I don't want to feel like I have to check where my hands are going.
[ As if he'd be able to stop himself. ]
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Sounds good.
[Yang kisses his cheek, lingering for just a few seconds before she retreats.]
...But if you still want to take your shirt off and hang out, you know I'm not going to object.
[She grins, flashing her teeth, before she turns to step into the shower and slide the panel mostly shut behind her. Faucet comes on. Shirt is pushed out of the small gap between wall and panel. Then her shorts. Bra. Underwear. Panel closes, and the showerhead comes on.]
[Almost immediately after, there's a long, happy sigh of relief from someone who hasn't had a hot shower in over a year.]
...I will never take indoor plumbing for granted again. This feels amazing.