*also points at poll rb* Is Gage allergic to bathing?? 🤣
Honestly with some of the things that comes out of his mouth, you'd kind of think so lmao. Between his 'Haha, like I ever bother changing clothes' and the amused 'Well, shit. Guess I needed a bath anyway' when you have to swim through the nastiest water, Gage always strikes me as someone who maybe birdbaths at best. Which makes sense, I guess; Raiders in general aren't exactly known as the pinnacle of hygiene, and Gage personally hates feeling vulnerable in all forms (but also isn't a big fan of sitting around twiddling his thumbs), so I figure a full on strip, sit down bath feels like way too much effort for something that'd make him feel out in the open. I say all of that but on the flipside, you can see some softness poking out through the dirt cracks in general if you squint hard enough, and it absolutely becomes more apparent when romanced, so I think then if you phrase it as a bonding thing/I want to wash your back, he'd still bitch and complain out of habit but he'd also let it happen. I think with Gage it's less about the actual bath but more about being allergic to slow pace vulnerability, but he's learning!
