Something something soft young Rubambi concepts, something something it's so warm here and I'm thinking of the lake
THE ANTS
They are just chilling by the lake, their last summer before Niall goes to college. Ruben teaches him how to fish because yeah... it's a manly activity and he's providing, alright? Niall watches Ruben's broad back as he observes him throwing the bobber and explaining the principles. Then they sit in silence, and there is calmness and overwhelming happiness, but also tension. Suddenly, Niall starts feeling small ants crawling all over him, and they are everywhere, so he panics (his nerdy ass didn't go out that much before). Ruben asks him to hold still and starts taking them off him meticulously, one by one. The tension is now otherworldly. Niall turns completely red and starts trembling, and he will not stop thinking about his brother's big, calloused hands all over him for the rest of the day (or his life). He later gets off in the shower immediately after the trip (he needed to cool down and get the fish smell off him).
I know, this trope is as old as the world itself, but it just fits their innocence with a slightly erotic vibe so well.
