Muriel/MC one shot where MC and Inanna go swimming and Muriel is just content to watch them have fun (and maybe get splashed a couple of times from the sidelines?)
oooh this one's cute! i'll keep the pronouns gender neutral since OP didn't specify so here it goes!
"I don't really see the point in... doing this," Muriel started as he got dragged by excited hands. He looked around as if asking for help in the situation but his eyes landed only on you and Inanna.
"Oh come on, it'll be fun! Besides, it's a nice warm day to go swimming, right Inanna?" you said, smiling at the wolf trotting alongside the two of you. Muriel grunted but didn't try to fight you as you both reached the river. It was crystal clear and the sound it made as it flowed immediately relaxed your senses. You smiled at the towering man and pulled him to the riverbank. Crouching down, you reached out and touched the water and sighed.
"It's nice and cold even at this time of year," you said as you kept swaying your hand in the river.
"Please be careful not to fall in," Muriel warned in a gentle voice as he watched Inanna smell the water before taking a few drinks of it.
You only giggled and straightened up, stretching out your arms above your head and groaning.
"Well, if you're not gonna join me then Ina and I will be enjoying ourselves and cooling down for a bit," you said as you took off your clothes, leaving only the flimsy undergarments you always wore under. Muriel looked away, settling his eyes on Inanna who was now happily jumping and pouncing in the river. When he heard a small splash in the water, he looked to you and couldn't help but smile a little.
You had the water almost up to your chest as you sat on the riverbed, your eyes closed and back resting against the bank. Muriel sat down on the grass and watched you, occasionally looking at what Inanna was attacking under the water. He was about to drift off into a nap when he suddenly felt something cold splash against his arm. Almost jumping out of his skin, he looked at you who was smiling from ear to ear with a little water in your cupped hands.
He couldn't help but chuckle at your antics, finally calming his heart. Inanna sauntered out of the water and shook her whole body, getting Muriel a little more drenched as she finished off wagging her tail.
"Are the two of you conspiring against me?" he jokingly asked as he slowly took off the furs from around his shoulders. Inanna jumped back into the water and you started to slowly back away from the bank.
Muriel stood up straight and slowly waded into the river. You were right, it was nice and chilly even in the summer. He sighed and relaxed his weather-beaten shoulders before plunging his hands in the water and making a big splash, drenching both you and Inanna even more.
Needless to say, trips to the river have been more frequent than ever before.