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Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ ooooooooooh

she just sort of stands there, looking around the room for a long moment, because—this is incredible? ]

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

I thought this room looked like a good place to relax in, the last time I was here.

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

It's really incredible...

...and it does seem like a good place to unwind, it's true.

[ she goes to hang up her clothes, and then also finally strips out of her damp underclothes entirely. ]

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

I know we just got out of the water, but do you want to take a bath or a shower?

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

Either's nice... I take more showers, but it seems like a shame to not use this bath, honestly.

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

I was thinking the same thing.

[hangs up his clothes and then starts filling up the bathtub. ooh, there's bubble jets! raven slides into the water with a sigh]

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ slides right in next to him, companionably, leaning her head against his. ]

I couldn’t have imagined anything like this even existing, and we can just—go here anytime.

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

We should make it a regular occurrence. Maybe you'll lose some of that tension in your shoulders.

[to emphasize, he drapes his arm over her shoulders and squeezes]

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ aaaaaah nice... ]

Is it really that obvious I'm terrible at relaxing?

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

It is. That's one of the reasons why I like making you orgasm.

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ just



buries her face in his shoulder, but she's also laughing. ]

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

One of several, if I'm being perfectly honest.

[kisses her forehead]

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ kyaaaaa ]

Goodness. What are the other reasons?

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

Because it's fun?

[grins and nips at her earlobe, then murmurs into her ear]

And because... knowing I'm the one bringing you that pleasure... it sets every part of my body aflame.

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ she makes a fluttery little sigh, shivering even though the bath is warm. ]

Mmmm you're making me want to be greedy about your affections today... although I think I also owe you my life story, still.

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

Tell me, then. Tell me everything.

[kisses the side of her neck]

And be as greedy as you like.

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

Nnh—

[ h, elp, ]

That's—distracting, but... I told you I used to be a soldier, didn't I...? Military family, there were expectations...

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

[nuzzles along the column of her neck, ghosting kisses along her skin]

How long were you a soldier?

1/2

[softlyfalling]

Probably... I'm not sure...

...maybe... if I can pin it to my age in my memories... eight years or so in the army, and—

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ she sort of pulls... a little bit away, looking down at her knees. ]

I... was a general, elsewhere, after that. I don't know how long.

I haven't aged since then.

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

[doesn't pursue, but still staying close]

Do you know why?

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

...I think...

[ she sets her head on her knees, folding up. ]

I remember... the color, dripping from my hair until it became bone-white. Descending an endless stair. Leaving something there, in the dark, in the pit at the bottom.

...I think that was after I died.

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

... what was it you left there?

Re: 257 probably

[softlyfalling]

[ she... smiles, in an oddly serene way that doesn't really feel like a smile. ]

...my name.

I don't think I'm getting it back.

Re: 257 probably

[selfpreservationist]

Do you want it back?