Private One On One

[Aris Noble]

There was an actual yelp of surprise that devolved into full on laughter as Aris caught the shimmer of pure mischief too late. He was too enthralled, leaned over to presumably steal yet another kiss. It wasn't. The rush of water as he was suddenly drenched in the very shower he'd turned on as a subtle taunt to Zaiya had him near cackling in amusement. That joy visibly spread over his features, his smile bright as he shook his head in disbelief.

No more hesitation there. He casually just pulled off his now drenched top, tossing it aside as he just braced himself on his forearm, leaning over Zaiya now as his rapidly soaked hair matted over his cheeks. "You really do need all the help you can get." He kept his eyes on hers, green full of focus, mirth, and intent now as his free hand idly started to tug up her shirt.

"That, and you're in so much trouble."

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

Interacting with: Aris Noble

Zaiya squeaked in triumphant delight as Aris got soaked, her laughter ringing off the refresher walls while her colors flashed in turquoise and gold. Their necklaces pulsed with shared emotion, feeding her his surprise, mischief, and intent in warm little waves.

But then he got her back by being undeniably distracting, water spraying over his bare shoulders as he leaned over her, crimson hair dripping, and those beautiful green eyes locked on hers. Yup, Zaiya's heart was totally doing acrobatics.

Was it hot? It felt hot. Or was this just the water?

Either way, the Lovalla raised her arms in playful surrender of his assistance… only for her ponytail to flop forward and get tangled in the wet cloth.

"Wait wait wait!" she half-snorted, half-laughed, arms stuck halfway up as she wiggled uselessly. "No no no, not like that, my hair's stuck!"

Still giggling, Zaiya freed the strands and brushed his knuckles before helping him tug the clingy shirt over her head, water spraying both of them as it finally came loose, leaving the soft glow of bioluminescence radiating from her skin in a mesmerizing display, each little constellation a color-shifting nebula of its own.

"See? Teamwork." The Lovalla shook out her colorful damp hair with dramatic flair, even as those opal-blue eyes sparkled up at him.

"And trouble?" she teased, holding her fingers an inch apart. "This much trouble…" she asked as she tipped her face up to him, droplets catching on her lashes but not deterring her mischievous grin.

"Or this much trouble?" as she swung her arms wide with a slight bounce even as the water continued to trickle over them.

 

[Aris Noble]

"Pff- why did you keep your ponytail if we were planning to shower? Clearly this is divine punishment for such silliness." He was doing his best not to laugh as he watched her, but the necklaces alone revealed the mirth and joy. And the stifled laugh. Emotionless as he'd been when they were younger, he wasn't anymore, and even he couldn't hide the laughter.

When she was finally freed the shirt was tossed along with his own, uncaringly dropped despite the fact a puddle had formed. Something to take care of later, he figured. His attention was very much somewhere else after all. He was staring. The shimmer of her skin, the colors as they rippled and glowed. Sure, they both wore clothing that had some exposed skin, but this was different.

Her antics didn't help either. There was an actual pause as she spread her arms wide, grinning so mischievously. It took a moment for his brain to click, and when it did he ended up just hiding his face in her shoulder to at least hide some of the flustered expression that had ended up forming. "Why do you have to be so beautiful? It makes it hard to think properly."

It wasn't much of a complaint, especially since he just hugged her to his chest. Squeezed. "Gonna have so much trouble holding back."

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

Interacting with: Aris Noble

Zaiya gave a brief pause when Aris flopped his face along the crook of her neck and shoulder, only to give a little breathless laughing gasp as he hugged her extra tight then.

Warmth filled her, blooming between them not just from the heat of his body, but at his admission, feeling the fuzzy, flustered, effervescent sensation Aris felt as much as her own. She leaned up against him, hands coming up to dive into his wet, crimson hair, cupping the back of his head, holding him close even as the warm spray of water fell over them.

It was nice. New. Made Zaiya's belly tingle and just all blushy and grateful and excited to begin with. The Lovalla was always a touchy person, and whenever it came to Aris, she was even more touchy.

The difference was, and in what she realized was this: being able to do so in a way they hadn't before. Skin to skin. It was so very different. But also sooo very nice.

Combined with everything, there was no helping how much more vibrant and luminous Zaiya's skin reacted to what she was feeling as much as Aris's as well. And where they touched too, the ebb and flow of colors and constellations of bioluminescence reacted to him.

"Oh, well.. Umm... do we really need to think properly now?" she asked him, honestly, wondering.

She gave a laugh, her shoulders and body shaking against him.

"It's okay though," she told him, "...I'll tell you if it's too much. Well, I mean.. you'll know if it is... Cause.. well.. I mean... you'll feel it? Oh wow this is hard. You are right, it is hard to think properly!"

Her own mind was clearly flustered.

"But, don't worry about holding back. Because I'm holding you. We can hold each other!...." she knew what he meant but she also wanted to make him laugh and smile. Besides she thought that to be pretty funny. And also, she really did want to be able to freely let her hands wander and trace and -- oh was that a freckle?

A pause, then a grin.

"In lots and lots of ways!... preferably.. ways that will also get us clean. See, perfectly logical and productive as well. I see no reason why this can't work out well!"