05-12-2023, 01:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-12-2023, 01:37 AM by Elias Donovan.)
He didn’t like to think of Ashavari in the shower. If it was up to Elias, he imagined she was just some kind of cat that kept itself clean on its own. Stretching and licking… Nope. That imagery was no good either. She just existed in perpetual states of cleanliness. Better. That worked.
But in her absence, he could still feel the press of her hug against his chest. Could still feel the hesitant way his arms hung at his side before he brought himself to pat her gently on the back. Could still smell the aromatic waft of hair floating up from the top of her head. Every inch of his body was tense; frustrated and defensive. His jaw clenched as he stared at that stupid door even minutes after she was gone, and with a frown, he suddenly moved. He flung it open and stalked inside, and Elias was all the way to the bathroom door in moments, hand on the knob, before he caught the realization of what was happening. He could hear the water rushing within, and the power tempted him to use the essence as proxy for absent hands.
Instead, he swore to himself and left just as suddenly as he rushed in. When she was ready, she’d locate him down by the water hurling rocks into the lake.
But in her absence, he could still feel the press of her hug against his chest. Could still feel the hesitant way his arms hung at his side before he brought himself to pat her gently on the back. Could still smell the aromatic waft of hair floating up from the top of her head. Every inch of his body was tense; frustrated and defensive. His jaw clenched as he stared at that stupid door even minutes after she was gone, and with a frown, he suddenly moved. He flung it open and stalked inside, and Elias was all the way to the bathroom door in moments, hand on the knob, before he caught the realization of what was happening. He could hear the water rushing within, and the power tempted him to use the essence as proxy for absent hands.
Instead, he swore to himself and left just as suddenly as he rushed in. When she was ready, she’d locate him down by the water hurling rocks into the lake.