leaving a peck on the corner of one's mouth + scarletcrime and/or washing their hair for them + nikonathan <3
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leaving a peck on the corner of one's mouth + scarlet crime
"I told you to sit still." Mushitaro scowls. "I'm well aware." Nathaniel rolls his eyes, watching Mushitaro wash the blood stains off. His touch is far from delicate, but Nathaniel thinks he'd mind it more if he were gentle.
They are both aware neither of them deserve anything soft. The cloth is rough against Nathaniel's skin, almost tearing his lip open, and Nathaniel wouldn't give a damn.
Mushitaro leans back, after a moment, observing his own handiwork. His eyes dart around the room, perhaps checking to see if anyone is nearby, and before Nathaniel can get up—
"I missed a spot."
"I thought you were more careful than that." Nathaniel's gaze hardens.
Mushitaro leans forward, kissing the corner of Nathaniel's mouth, and when he looks up he's so smug Nathaniel kind of wants to kill him.
"I am."
washing their hair for them + nikonathan
It is rare that Nikolai ever shows much of himself at all. He wears an outfit to hide his hands, a card over his eye, and yet right now..
The shower water isn't that much of a calming noise. Nathaniel's always preferred the sound of storms, and yet what he's currently doing, running his hands through Nikolai's hair, silently watching him almost lean into his touch..
It can't be serene. Nathaniel can't like this. Nikolai will hold a knife to his throat as soon as they're done, he knows that.
And yet it is. It's soft, and Nathaniel hates it. He wants to strangle Nikolai, slit his throat, let the shower water wash it all away.
He can't fathom why he doesn't. Why he won't.