Simon tries to join you in a bath. But the bathwater is scalding hot. He just sadly waits outside the tub and looks at u with his big brown eyes. He won't make the water colder for his own sake but god damn he's not stepping into a boiling pot neither
I wonder if more people say scalding or scolding like me. Anyways. Boiling pot or bath time? Simon can’t tell the difference.
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First he calls out your name, then starts to panic a little and call you by the little nicknames you’ll only respond to when you’re upset cause you can’t keep the smirk off your face.
Then his work boots are thumping around the house trying to locate you before he takes a deep breath and watches you rest in the tub with headphones.
“Fuckin’ hell,” he mutters, calming his poor heart as you hum along to whatever melody you have playing loud enough to where you can’t hear him.
He hates when you do that. It’s not selfish, he’s just terrified of not being able to reach you one day and you’re just dancing around blaring music.
He figures you could make it up to him by letting him join you.
He comes to the side, kneeling and watching.
You finally notice him and beam. It makes his heart jump because what did he do to deserve this? You?
“Simon! I missed you.” You say, kissing his face a few times before pulling back, watching his crooked smile form on his face, ears tinting pink.
“I missed you too. How long you been in here?”
You look to the bathroom clock (you refused to not know the time wherever you were), sighing a bit. “30 minutes.”
He hums, shrugging off his shirt.
You don’t register it, thinking he’ll get in the shower, not the tub. His whole foot is in before you can warn him.
“The waters hot!” You exclaim, watching him jerk back a curse.
“Do you bathe in lava or something?!” He asks, not angry, just loud.
You laugh, having the audacity to giggle in his face while he’s sure he’ll get 3rd degree burns before the night is over.
“Sorry, I didn’t know you wanted to get in, I would’ve told you. I can turn on some cold water—”
“No, just. Jesus.” He rasps. “I’m gonna shower, then you tell me when this lava bath is cooler, and I’ll come join, okay?”
You nod, stifling a laugh.
He showers then spends the next 30 minutes watching you and waiting for the go ahead.
My headcanon for SMRPG is that there is a spa in Barrel Volcano. It’s lava bath is only for those with high fire resistance. It wears off stress and fatique (I am a very stressful person at some point).
Punchy (as I call Punchinello, thanks to my Nintendo Switch’s space with the naming in Mii Maker) is relaxing in a lava bath again. ;)
I also tried to make more sense with color theory. D-:
Done in Medibang Paint, Ibis Paint X, and Paint Tool SAI.
Does fire hurt you? Like, do you have a weakness against fire and high heats?
Actually, Kyanites are kinda unique for ice gems. Our gems are very heat resistant and though scorching environments can damper our ice powes a bit, we don’t get hurt by extreme heat.
And THANK STARS! Lava baths are AMAZING!
EDIT: some actual facts about actual kyanite!
"Kyanite is used to manufacture a wide range of products. An important use is in the manufacture of refractory products such as the bricks, mortars, and kiln furniture used in high-temperature furnaces. For foundries, the molds that are used for casting high-temperature metals are often made with kyanite."