Chocolate? Banished. Soap suds? Banished. They were now that many steps closer to those promised smooches. Great job.
Even if there wasn't any real savoring of the situation, the hasty work still felt pretty nice, all things considered. Those hands at his waist are met with a small little startle, he wasn't expecting that! Even if he had been doing it himself just a few minutes ago! Golly.
"Mmm, thank you." What a real help everyone has been here today. Cleanliness has been achieved, Shinji would say, so let's keep that haste going for a bit longer. "I'll get the water, let's get out of here."
That startle just pulled a soft chuckle out of Kai, rumbling low near Shinji's ear as he leaned in to steal a kiss from his shoulder. A little one wouldn't be too dangerous, right? Not when they were on their way.
"Gotcha. I'll get the towels."
The towels that were definitely here in the bathroom this time. Streaking was now a forbidden risk, after all. So here was that bit of fluff in his hands, ready and willing to reach out and rub Shinji's hair at a moment's notice. "All in all, a success I think."
Even if Kyoko isn't presently home, that would truly be too big of a risk to take. Thank you for being right where you belong, towels, to prevent any untimely deaths of Good Girls.
And where the one in Kai's hands belongs, apparently, is over Shinji's head as he steps out of the shower. "Oh-!" And, mercifully, unhindered by any chocolate, whatever ruffle is going on here is nice and smooth. "Mmm, yeah, for the most part."
He hasn't forgotten that slip, but he's not going to call direct attention to it. It will just be there, sitting in his mind as something to be paying attention to. Gotta be careful with that noggin, Kai.
Kai's face flushed a bit more, still plenty embarrassed about the whole thing. How could this have happened. Geez. This was just going to lead to a whole future of telling him to be careful whenever he stepped into a shower, huh?
"Yeah, yeah," he said mildly, giving Shinji's hair an extra ruffle. Everyone knew what you were talking about, sir. Let him distract him with a boop of his finger on Shinji's nose, draping that towel down around his shoulders. "It'll be fine."
In fact he's just going to grab his own towel and assail his own head.
Maybe he'll just ask the robots to cook up some cute non-slip stickers the slap on the shower floor. That would solve the problem without genuine and/or playful comments of being careful thrown around, right? Just implied comments, any time they'd be seen. It's fine. A great idea, even.
Too bad he was distracted before he could even begin to think those thoughts, though. Distracted by a cute little boop to his nose, just as Kai intended, and the efforts are rewarded by a muted squeak of surprise. That towel around his neck is claimed very briefly for the purpose of drying off his face in a way that seems suspiciously like he's trying to hide his cheeks, just for a moment, before moving it down to towel off more thoroughly.
The assault on his hair had been to gauge how Fine things actually were. There was a little bit of tenderness, but not enough to warrant changing gears, he was sure. Perhaps it would just have to be an immediate future of soft places. Seemed like that was an easy enough thing to arrange once they'd dried off. So a-rufflin' he went down the rest of him, following all those trickling trails.
When he was down he wrapped the towel around his waist, taking a moment to survey the damage done to the bathroom. Not... too bad, all things considered? Nothing that couldn't wait, he was pretty sure. He hmm'd, reaching up to push a hand back through his damp hair and send a little smile Shinji's way.
Shinji, for the most part, keeps himself focused on drying off, but can't help but steal a glance or two as Kai ruffles his own hair, trying to pick out any signs of distress or pain. Looks like he's doing okay, though Shinji's sure he'll still be extra careful if he has to handle that head anytime soon.
And, really, that just means a soft destination is very much in order. He secures his own towel, reaching up to lightly brush the tips of his fingers over Kai's arm.
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Even if there wasn't any real savoring of the situation, the hasty work still felt pretty nice, all things considered. Those hands at his waist are met with a small little startle, he wasn't expecting that! Even if he had been doing it himself just a few minutes ago! Golly.
"Mmm, thank you." What a real help everyone has been here today. Cleanliness has been achieved, Shinji would say, so let's keep that haste going for a bit longer. "I'll get the water, let's get out of here."
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"Gotcha. I'll get the towels."
The towels that were definitely here in the bathroom this time. Streaking was now a forbidden risk, after all. So here was that bit of fluff in his hands, ready and willing to reach out and rub Shinji's hair at a moment's notice. "All in all, a success I think."
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And where the one in Kai's hands belongs, apparently, is over Shinji's head as he steps out of the shower. "Oh-!" And, mercifully, unhindered by any chocolate, whatever ruffle is going on here is nice and smooth. "Mmm, yeah, for the most part."
He hasn't forgotten that slip, but he's not going to call direct attention to it. It will just be there, sitting in his mind as something to be paying attention to. Gotta be careful with that noggin, Kai.
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"Yeah, yeah," he said mildly, giving Shinji's hair an extra ruffle. Everyone knew what you were talking about, sir. Let him distract him with a boop of his finger on Shinji's nose, draping that towel down around his shoulders. "It'll be fine."
In fact he's just going to grab his own towel and assail his own head.
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Too bad he was distracted before he could even begin to think those thoughts, though. Distracted by a cute little boop to his nose, just as Kai intended, and the efforts are rewarded by a muted squeak of surprise. That towel around his neck is claimed very briefly for the purpose of drying off his face in a way that seems suspiciously like he's trying to hide his cheeks, just for a moment, before moving it down to towel off more thoroughly.
"Yeah." It'll be Fine.
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The assault on his hair had been to gauge how Fine things actually were. There was a little bit of tenderness, but not enough to warrant changing gears, he was sure. Perhaps it would just have to be an immediate future of soft places. Seemed like that was an easy enough thing to arrange once they'd dried off. So a-rufflin' he went down the rest of him, following all those trickling trails.
When he was down he wrapped the towel around his waist, taking a moment to survey the damage done to the bathroom. Not... too bad, all things considered? Nothing that couldn't wait, he was pretty sure. He hmm'd, reaching up to push a hand back through his damp hair and send a little smile Shinji's way.
"You good?"
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And, really, that just means a soft destination is very much in order. He secures his own towel, reaching up to lightly brush the tips of his fingers over Kai's arm.
"Yeah. Let's go."