Imagine your OTP in an outdoor hot tub. But instead of being steamy and sexual, Person A is holding Person B close in their arms and they’re snuggling, gazing up at the stars. Person B smiles and whispers, “I love you,” and Person A smiles, looking away from the stars and into Person B’s eyes. The two share a long, romantic kiss.
Jarrett had probably been in those springs long enough to have caused a regular human being to prune up so much that they resembled something more closer akin to a raisin than a person, but it didn't bother him any, and there wasn't a single wrinkle on his skin. At the moment, he didn't want to budge a muscle. Lelant, his Lelant was seated next to him, well... to say that they were next to each other would be generous. The smaller boy was practically in the other's lap and was perfectly content doing so. These moments were the ones he liked most. Everyone else had seemed to have long since left the hot spring, no doubt to ravish one another in privacy, and the two were left nearly alone, save for a few loners who were minding their own business. They sat and cuddled one another while the relaxed conversation just left them at ease with one another. Every moment or so Leni would smile, and a warmth would fill Jarrett's chest. It was faint, but truly to Jarrett it was the most wonderful, beautiful thing in the world. Flushing, he felt embarrassed at how much he prattled on about movies and which Star Trek movies were the best and which, well... which were so much, but Lelant seemed amused at how much his mate was gushing. Jarrett just felt so comfortable, so warm, so happy. There wasn't anything that he wanted more than moments like this. The water boy's fingers brushed his side, his fingertips nearly touching the mark that declared that he and Lelant were bonded together. Well... maybe there was one thing...
