athena nods without saying anything, though, and heads inside the bathroom to wash her hands before she unhooks her bra and just lets it fall on the floor alongside her undies. hopefully merlin doesn't see any of that before she remembers the door is open and she doesn't really need to get embarrassed any further.
she takes her time in showering, though, probably close to an hour before she comes back out to grab her bag and go back inside the bathroom to actually get dressed. she doesn't know if she should wear a dress again for dinner?? but right now she changed to some comfy clothing. just a white tank top and pink shorts.
... does merlin have a hair dryer because she could use one right now. ]
His eyes are already shut though, she doesn't have to worry about him watching her or anything. After around twenty five minutes of her being in there though he definitely fell asleep... even if his hand is still gross too. Thanks Athena.
There's a hairdryer in his room on his bookcase but it's only a small one considering he doesn't have much hair. ]
[ well, she wouldn't want to wake him up with the noise the hair dryer makes, so she sits on the edge of the bed and taps his shoulder in an attempt to wake him up. at least it's not her who fell asleep this time around!! ]
Hey, it's your turn now. [ sorry she took so long... >w< ]
[ His eyes flutter a bit, but he doesn't actually move at first. He has to blink up at her as if dazed. (Maybe he is still a bit dazed actually). ]
My turn? [ That's when he realises that he didn't even move and just... stayed there after.
Everything. ]
Sorry. I didn't... [ Mean to fall asleep. He sits up then, careful with his hands because yeah they're... dirty af. But he'll get up then and at least this time when he goes to shower he doesn't drop his underwear until he's in the bathroom. She'll hear the shower start but there's a thunk noise as his head just hits the shower wall.
[ merlin, ah... please be careful?!?! but athena gets back up once he's showering to set up the hair dryer. it's probably only when he comes out that she's actually done using it, tbh. why does she have so much hair...
once she's done drying her hair, though, she just sits back on the bed, hugging her dolphin. while she might have had a lot of time in the shower to reflect on what just happened, she definitely didn't do it. it's only now that she's thinking back on what they just did and she buries her face on the dolphin.
[ what is careful... but really it's not that long he's in there once he wakes up enough to clean himself up. He only realises after that he... forgot his clothes sorry Athena. He just wants to curl up with her and nap now. It's hard to believe any of this has happened really.
When he dries up he just wraps the towel around himself and opens the door a smudge. When he sees her head is down though he slips out to grab some loose clothes from his wardrobe so he can take them back to put them on.
The biggest problem is finding where his drawer went tbh. ]
[ she eventually plops down on the bed, laying on her side with the dolphin still in her arms. she seems to be staring at the opposite wall, not even minding that her vision is al blurry and all she can see right now are blurry circles rather than lights.
she should probably do something productive like clean up the mess but she still can't think straight even though it's already been more than an hour. ]
[ When he finishes getting dressed in the bathroom with a plain burgundy shirt and black lounge trousers he ends up standing at the door of the bathroom, a little worried that she's curled up on the bed maybe like she said she was okay when she wasn't. He doesn't know. He quickly cleans everything away first, only blinking as they walk themselves back into place.
When it's all cleared up he sets the fan to run in the bathroom and leaves it all open, using the dryer on his own hair to style it into place.
He shifts onto the bed after, curling up behind her to hug her from behind. ] Are you okay?
[ that wakes her up from her unconscious daydreaming and she turns until she's on her back, facing him. despite what just happened, he's still warm, and it feels nice to have his arms around her. ]
I'm okay. I was just thinking.
[ is this the part where she admits she maaayyyyy have had a rather dirty dream with him in it? leon told her that she should tell him. LIKE THAT'S EASY TO DO. ]
[ He almost opens his mouth to tell her to not think too hard or she might hurt herself, but that seems too awful after what happened so he just shuts his mouth. He slips his arm under her to curl up against her properly.
It's warm like this. ]
About...? [ He wants to ask if it was The Thing but ... he can't bring himself to do it either. ]
[ at this point, she's decided not to tell him anything. some things are better off unsaid, anyway. this is probably one of those things. and she'd rather not make him uncomfortable especially after what just happened. ]
It's-- [ ah... right. she really has made up her mind. ] nothing important. Sorry.
[ she shifts again to lay on her side, facing him now. it's probably better this way too so she isn't crushing his arm that much. ]
[ He gives her a sleepy smile when she finally twists to face him, and ever drops his hand between them to give her dolphin a small pat. ]
If you're sure. [ He slides his hand over her cheek then, curling it up to stroke her hair. ] Definitely okay. You? ...Did I already ask that? [ God he's forgetting himself now help ]
Sorry. [ He's smiling at her though, leaning to bump his nose against hers. His eyes flutter shut and he goes quiet, just curling into her to hug her. ]
[ He wiggles a little closer, until they're pressed together. The dolphin is still squished in the middle though... why are you doing this to him, Athena... ]
A little. Is that okay? [ He's trying to not yawn. ] It's just... y'know.
[ her hair is really soft right now too since she's fresh from the shower uwu* ]
Waking up next to you is the best part. [ THIS IS SO GROSS. even she looks away as she continues, feeling her cheeks grow warm again. ] I still can't believe any of this is real.
[ Don't worry, he's taking full advantage and slowly running his fingers through over and over. It's soothing, making his eyes flutter closed. She doesn't even need to look away, he's super content like this. ] Me too. It's hard to believe any of it.
[ she has to ask though, mostly out of curiosity: ] Are we still going out later? [ you know, for dinner. she doesn't mind either way. but he's probably tired and she wouldn't want to inconvenience him further. ]
[ oh! well then. that's good, especially if he wants to just stay in. maybe she can make him something instead? whatever. ] Let's see how you feel later, then. [ when he wakes up, she means. ]
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[ hopefully she's not jumping the gun by outright rejecting him for something he actually wants, though. . .
besides, merlin would probably want to fix his room... waiting for her to finish showering would be a good time to tidy it up a bit. ]
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[ And he's just going to flop back on his bed and take a deep breath.
...He's kind of exhausted now sorry. ]
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HE SAID "WE"
athena nods without saying anything, though, and heads inside the bathroom to wash her hands before she unhooks her bra and just lets it fall on the floor alongside her undies. hopefully merlin doesn't see any of that before she remembers the door is open and she doesn't really need to get embarrassed any further.
she takes her time in showering, though, probably close to an hour before she comes back out to grab her bag and go back inside the bathroom to actually get dressed. she doesn't know if she should wear a dress again for dinner?? but right now she changed to some comfy clothing. just a white tank top and pink shorts.
... does merlin have a hair dryer because she could use one right now. ]
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His eyes are already shut though, she doesn't have to worry about him watching her or anything. After around twenty five minutes of her being in there though he definitely fell asleep... even if his hand is still gross too. Thanks Athena.
There's a hairdryer in his room on his bookcase but it's only a small one considering he doesn't have much hair. ]
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Hey, it's your turn now. [ sorry she took so long... >w< ]
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My turn? [ That's when he realises that he didn't even move and just... stayed there after.
Everything. ]
Sorry. I didn't... [ Mean to fall asleep. He sits up then, careful with his hands because yeah they're... dirty af. But he'll get up then and at least this time when he goes to shower he doesn't drop his underwear until he's in the bathroom. She'll hear the shower start but there's a thunk noise as his head just hits the shower wall.
Ah. ]
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once she's done drying her hair, though, she just sits back on the bed, hugging her dolphin. while she might have had a lot of time in the shower to reflect on what just happened, she definitely didn't do it. it's only now that she's thinking back on what they just did and she buries her face on the dolphin.
this is unbelievable. ]
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When he dries up he just wraps the towel around himself and opens the door a smudge. When he sees her head is down though he slips out to grab some loose clothes from his wardrobe so he can take them back to put them on.
The biggest problem is finding where his drawer went tbh. ]
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she should probably do something productive like clean up the mess but she still can't think straight even though it's already been more than an hour. ]
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When it's all cleared up he sets the fan to run in the bathroom and leaves it all open, using the dryer on his own hair to style it into place.
He shifts onto the bed after, curling up behind her to hug her from behind. ] Are you okay?
[ He's worried now :( ]
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I'm okay. I was just thinking.
[ is this the part where she admits she maaayyyyy have had a rather dirty dream with him in it? leon told her that she should tell him. LIKE THAT'S EASY TO DO. ]
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It's warm like this. ]
About...? [ He wants to ask if it was The Thing but ... he can't bring himself to do it either. ]
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It's-- [ ah... right. she really has made up her mind. ] nothing important. Sorry.
[ she shifts again to lay on her side, facing him now. it's probably better this way too so she isn't crushing his arm that much. ]
Are you okay?
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If you're sure. [ He slides his hand over her cheek then, curling it up to stroke her hair. ] Definitely okay. You? ...Did I already ask that? [ God he's forgetting himself now help ]
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You already asked that, dummy.
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Sorry. [ He's smiling at her though, leaning to bump his nose against hers. His eyes flutter shut and he goes quiet, just curling into her to hug her. ]
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Do you want to sleep some more? [ she's kind of tired now too :( ]
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A little. Is that okay? [ He's trying to not yawn. ] It's just... y'know.
[ Hopefully she knows anyway. ]
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Mm, it's okay. I kind of want to rest a bit, too.
[ she also doesn't know what "y'know" means but... ]
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I like it... when we can sleep like this. [ It comes out as a soft mumble, his fingers tangling in her hair. ]
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Waking up next to you is the best part. [ THIS IS SO GROSS. even she looks away as she continues, feeling her cheeks grow warm again. ] I still can't believe any of this is real.
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