[ too bad athena doesn't even notice what her chest has done :')
she puts her robe back on and the just has the towel hang on her shoulders like a lazy person. she can't be assed to put her hair up every time. 8( it's a lot of hair... ]
Merlin, your, ah- [ she points to her own bottom lip. ]
But okay, this is cuter, he's okay with this. He keeps his arm steady for her as they walk along, his other hand moving to pat her arm gently, rubbing her hand a little. ]
[ this is probably how they'll be walking from now on. her clinging to his arm and everything... ah...
once they reach one of the rooms, though, she lets go of him and opens the door to poke her head in before finally going inside. she greets the masseuses with a very bright "hello" before she takes a seat on one of the beds. ]
[ That's okay, he's more than okay with this (especially since she has a robe on!!!)
Though she's a lot perkier than he is, considering now they're there he's nervous about this being another awful massage. He sits a bit awkwardly, though the two masseuses actually give them both a step by step explanation of what they'll do.
It's already going better lbr. They offer to put the screen up if they want it, and considering this is embarrassing enough already he just stays quiet to let Athena decide that. His head is probably going to stay mushed to the table anyway. ]
[ ASSES ARE COVERED YOU WEIRDO........ Though he's doing the same on his side, relieved that they can do it this way. Once he's laid out on the table he wiggles a bit, jumping slightly when he feels oil being dribbled along his back. The masseuse warms their hands up then begins and oh dear lord.
It's difficult to keep still when hands are sliding over you to spread out the oil then pressing down. His poor lip is going to end up bloody again as he keeps in the first set of noises anyway. ]
But no it's definitely good that she goes to sleep because he's not going to be able to keep quiet for the next 30 - 45 minutes as his shoulders are done then down along his back. The worlds limpest noodle is right here, friends. The masseuse even does along his legs, though by that point he's probably drifting to sleep as well.
Apparently it isn't a first, though when they use dry cloths to wipe off the oil he definitely feels kind of gross, like he needs another shower stat. ]
[ The masseuse can't even handle her more than they have to wrap her up either. They do, at least, cover her so she has some privacy going on but... They honestly don't know what to do. They have other people waiting outside, too, so it isn't as though she can just nap there.
It means that the masseuse ends up dragging him over to help. He leans down to slide her hair away from her ear and tries as well. ]
Athena, you need to wake up. [ Why does this keep happening on their dates... girl fix your sleeping ways. ]
[ her eyes open slowly and it takes a couple of seconds for her vision to stop being blurry, and she lets out a soft "huh?" in response.
then she realises she's not in her own room and pushes herself up-- wait, why is her chest cold? she glances down... ah. . . the massage. without even noticing merlin there, she grabs the other side of the towel to cover her front. hopefully merlin didn't see anything.
she looks around for her masseuse and that's when she notices him. and she looks even more confused than before. ]
[ If she looks she'll notice his hands clenched at his sides, but his eyes are still tightly shut. What a good obedient puppy. It's only when she says she's ready that he opens them, but he has to blink a few times as white spots obstruct his vision.
He does hold out his arm for her though while saying thank you to both of the masseuses. ]
Let's go. [ Though jesus he squeezed his eyes shut too tightly. ]
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