[Roue]

Soaking in the warmth, Roue turned around, just about to reach for a bar of soap when he saw Rabbit going around and picking up his clothes which he so unceremoniously dropped all over the floor.? He suddenly felt awful as it was completely unlike to be so uncouth in his action.? Rabbit didn't have to clean up after him like that.? He could've just as well folded everything neatly but it was too late for that now.? Before he could apologize for his behavior, Rabbit had disappeared through the door, leaving him by himself in the steam filled room.? Sinking into the water because of embarrassment, Roue turned back around, starting to scrub all the grime off his skin, making sure to really rub the soap into all the nooks and crannies.

He didn't quite know how long he was in the bath.? There were no windows to the outside so he had absolutely no concept of time in this space.? However, that didn't seem to bother him much if at all.? The gentle flow of waterfall splashing down coupled with the warmth of the water added to his relaxation and created such a soothing environment that he started to feel quite drowsy.? Time to get out, he decided, and stepped out of the water, carefully walking on the floor as he reached for a towel.? Drying himself off, he grabbed the clothes that Rabbit set aside for him and started to get dressed.

Every piece of clothing that he donned on had surprised him.? Slipping on the underwear, he shivered at the soft feel of fabric on his skin.? Next came the socks, then pants.? They were free flowing unlike the tight garb that all wizards insisted on wearing.? The shirt was the same.? It had a bit of a silken feel to it which he buttoned up to his midriff, letting the the upper half of it rest loosely upon his shoulders, exposing his chest.? Someone of his station would not typically allow such a flagrant display of skin, but there was something about the softness of the material and the relaxed atmosphere that made him want to be less uptight about everything, so he wasn't.

Discarding the now thoroughly wet towel, though folding it, Roue reached for another and started drying off his hair.? He sat upon the bench as he rubbed his locks between the material, waiting for Rabbit to come back.? Yawning, he folded this towel as well but set is as a makeshift pillow at the other end of the bench laying down onto his back and resting his head upon it.? He stared at the ceiling for a while, letting his eyes go out of focus, looking at everything and nothing at the same time.? Placing one hand upon his chest, he let the other fall down, his fingers tracing patterns on the tiles beneath.? Slowly, but surely his breath evened out and his eyes closed, promptly drifting into sleep.

(Rabbit)

Roue was stretched out on a bench when Rabbit entered the bath room, his head resting on a rolled-up towel, sound asleep.? Not really surprising, Rabbit thought, considering that the man had apparently been through some rough treatment just prior to getting into the Dionysus and probably desperately needed to recuperate.? The little vampire was disappointed that Roue had gotten dressed - he would really have liked to have been there to help - but at least there was more of Roue showing in the clothes Rabbit had left for him.? Careful not to make any noise, Rabbit moved closer.? Few things were more silent than a vampire drawing closer to something that enticed him, and Rabbit had gotten very, very good at that over the years.

Crouching down, Rabbit looked over the sleeping elf with great curiosity. Relaxed in slumber, the stranger seemed even more beautiful than before.? Rabbit knew that some vampires were obsessed with beauty, not just their own but that of things and of other beings.? He'd heard that they could be so entranced by beauty that they could stare at something for hours, completely forgetting about the time.? Which was not a good thing if you happened to be a vampire, so he wasn't sure if it was true.? But looking at the exotic features of Roue's face, ears and upper body, the little vampire could at least imagine it.

In spite of himself, Rabbit drew closer until his face was just inches away from Roue.? He could feel the warmth radiating from Roue's sleeping body, especially from just over the man's chest where the skin was revealed in the more open shirt he was now wearing. The little vampire drank in the elf's scent, which only added to the impression that Roue was something more than just human.? The impulse to climb on top of the sleeping stranger, to feel the warmth of Roue's body against his own, to be able to rub his face along the elf's bare skin, to lick and taste it and fully immerse himself in how the stranger smelled and felt was almost too much for him and he backed away suddenly....

...and almost fell into the bath.? "Whoa-whoa-whoa!" the little vampire yelped, managing just barely to catch himself in time.

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Tag - Roue