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Intimate Bath for the coldest evening

the intimate bathing meme;

Grooming is an important part of many species' rituals. It keeps them clean, healthy, and content. And a good bath? It can change the whole tone of a day from terrible to relaxed and blissful.

But nudity is sometimes viewed as a weakness - and it is almost always sexualized - so bathing is often kept a private matter. If you do share these moments with someone, they're almost always a significant other or a sexual partner.

Like you're doing now.

Whether it be after a battle or after sex (or before sex, even), the two of you are going to get clean. Be sure to help each other out with that, won't you? After all, there are places on the back that just can't be reached...

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[ Bucky leaves the towel around his shoulders once he dries off, then follows Dex to the bedroom too. He shivers a bit, eager to get back in clothes again as well. The shower was so nice and warm and he doesn't want to be cold.

He finds his own clothes, pulling them on, then gives Dex a nod and grabs his toothbrush as well, heading back to the bathroom to brush his teeth, just like Dex taught him to do. He feels a thousand times better already.

They're going to have to do this more often. ]

[Dex finished up the rest of his nighttime routine and then headed to the bed, thankful to for once have an actual real mattress, sheets, and pillows to sleep on instead of being on the ground. This was a luxury they'd have to indulge in more often.

As he watched Bucky get ready for bed, e noted how much calmer the other man seemed, some of the tension and natural wariness that constantly followed him around finally having let up just a little bit. Dex found he was happy to know that he was the reason for that, having shown Bucky the simple pleasure of a hot shower and getting his hair washed. Though he was worried Bucky might become self-conscious if he pointed it out, Dex finally did decide to call attention to it as he slid into the bed next to Dex.]

You look a lot more relaxed than you have in a long time.

[ With his teeth brushed, he even think to grab the brush again and much more carefully, the way Dex just taught him, he runs the brush through his hair. It feels good. He feels calmer.

He usually sleeps on the floor, even when there's a mattress in the shitty, rundown places they've been staying at. He grabs a pillow, ready to set it on the floor, but then Dex comments on how relaxed he looks, and he hesitates, looking at him. ]

I.... [he stops to think about that a little longer before he nods. ] feel it. I feel more relaxed.

[Dex held Bucky's gaze for a long moment before he smiled.]

Sleep in the bed tonight.

[Dex said the words without even really thinking about them. He patted the mattress invitingly, trying to coax Bucky to lie down there next to him even though he knew Bucky preferred sleeping on the floor. But maybe the idea of continuing to relax sleeping in a real bed instead of being cold on the floor would appeal to him.]

[ He's considered it before. Sometimes. But it has never felt right. Now that Dex is suggestion it though... it feels like something he can consider. Also, it's hard to turn Dex down. He's found this to be true more often than not, these days. ]

Okay.

[He says quietly, then moves to just sit on the bed at first. The mattress dips a little with his weight, but it doesn't feel uncomfortable. SO he continues, sliding into the spot next to Dex, where he patted the mattress.]

Is this okay?

It's more than okay.

[Dex told him softly. There was a moment of hesitation from Dex, not just because he wasn't sure how Bucky was going to react to what he was about to do but also because he knew things had been very different back in the 40s when it came to two men who had feelings for one another. Then he managed to let those thoughts go and closed the space between them, gently spooning Bucky as he wrapped an arm around him.]

[Bucky snuggles in a little closer once Dex confirms. He's never done this before, only- when he thinks that, he also gets a wisp of a memory of being close to someone like this. Someone he cared about very much.

He doesn't want that pain shooting through his skull right now though, not when this feels so good, so he puts that memory on the back burner for now- especially when Dex slides an arm around him and shifts in even closer.

He smiles.]

You feel so nice and warm.

[He saw Bucky smiling and that made whatever that was left tense in Dex ease up, knowing he was enjoying this just as much as Dex himself was. His face was close to to the back of Bucky's neck now. He inhaled that nice, clean scent Bucky had after taking a shower, the faint scent of shampoo and conditioner still remaining in his damp hair.]

Someday, we'll be able to stay in a place where we can both be warm every night.

[That sounded like a nice dream, to be able to settle down and relax without always having to be on the move and look over their shoulders for people trying to hunt them down.]

[ Dex's face is probably pressed closer to the front of Bucky's neck because Bucky is turned almost completely toward him now. If Dex wants to spoon, he's gonna have to spoon the front of him. Bucky doesn't seem to mind. ]

That would be really nice.

[Bucky's quiet for a moment, then reaches out to slide his hand along Dex's side as well.]

But you're the one who makes it warm.

[He was very much glad to have Bucky close to him no matter what way he wanted to fold himself up against Dex. The hand that ran along his side made a small shiver of delight run through him. There was no denying by now that there was something between the two of them, and Dex felt if he didn't address the elephant in the room, he was never going to get to sleep this night.

He reached out and ran a thumb along the curve of Bucky's cheekbone just like he had when they were in the shower, gazing down at him with an expression on his face almost no one else in the world had ever seen from Dex. His voice was very quiet but he managed to keep it steady as he asked:]

Would it be alright if I kissed you?

[ Bucky's eyes flutter closed for a moment, as his thumb slides along his cheek. He tilts his face into it before he can stop himself- not that he would ever want to. He likes this.

It's better than sleeping on the floor.

WHen he opens his eyes he sees the way Dex is looking at him and he's not really sure why, but he feels heat crawl up the back of his neck, to his cheeks. Dex's question? It might clear up a little bit of why that is. He wants to be kissed. Dex is his warmth and he wants him even closer. ]

Yes.

[That was all the invitation Dex needed. His hand moved to Bucky's chin, gently cupping it and tilting his head just a little so that Dex could properly kiss him. He made sure it was gentle and sweet, knowing it had been a literal lifetime since the last time Bucky had kissed anyone. He let it linger there, allowing himself to just enjoy the moment and be with someone he'd come to care about so much.]

[ Even just the feel of Dex's hand along his face is wonderful, but when he leans in to kiss him, Bucky feels like everything inside of him is on fire. he's never felt a sensation quite like this before.

HYDRA did a lot of things to him. They ruined a lot of his pleasure sensors- but this part of it all seems to be working just fine, because he ends up kissing back, pressing forward into the kiss as much as he can. He hopes he's doing this right. ]

[He took his time kissing Bucky, making sure not to go too fast or too far, afraid of triggering something in Bucky he might not like. One of his hands entwined itself into Bucky's hair while he kissed him, liking the feeling of the strands and very thankful now that they'd been washed before he'd decided to do this.]

[ Dex is so good to him, he's so careful in all the right ways. He melts into that touch, his body shifting forward as Dex's fingers slide through his hair.

He's so touch starved that he craves even more now that they're in this. He presses his body flush against Dex's as he kisses back, exploring this new, extremely warm sensation. He always waits for Dex, though- following his lead. ]

[There was a small noise of pleasure as he felt Bucky press against him. One part of him thought he shouldn't push this thing that was happening between them, to take it slow. But Dex had been lonely for such a long time, even longer then before he'd first met Bucky. Sometimes he felt he'd been that way his whole life.

So the other part of himself said to hell with it. Men like them didn't always get a tomorrow, so all they had assured for them was this night right now. The hand not entangled in his hair slipped lower to rest on his chest, though still with that small barrier of his shirt between him.]

[ This is all so new to him. It's familiar somewhere deep down, but it doesn't feel like his life. There are so many things that feel that way for him, and he knows that maybe eventually he'll get those memories back, but for now they're all new.

New, and good- all because of Dex.

He realizes that he likes kissing a lot. This might be his new favorite thing. Kissing, and having Dex touch him, hold him. His own hand slides around Dex, resting at the small of his back as he indulges in all the kisses he can get. ]

[Dex kept kissing him gently, long lingering ones mixed in with short brief ones, making sure it would feel good for both Bucky and himself. He could feel Bucky respond a little on his own, his hand moving to rest on Dex's body.

He moved his lips to trace and kiss the angles of Bucky's face. His cheek, the curve of his jaw, and his ear, the last of which he gently bit down on as well. His voice was quiet, almost a whisper as he spoke.]

I've wanted to do this for a while now.

[The way Dex runs his lips over his face, leaving small kisses where can, it leaves Bucky feeling like a pile of mush.

The bite has him groaning softly. Oh, that's good.]

Really?

[Dex mumbled his words against Bucky's skin while he kissed him as he also went back to gently stroking his hair again.]

Yeah. I fell for you but I didn't want to say anything. Didn't want to ruin what we have between us.

[He was afraid he'd scare Bucky off and never see him again. But this had been the perfect way to reveal his feelings and know exactly what Bucky thought of him as well.]

[ I fell for you, Dex says, and that's so unreal to Bucky. It doesn't make sense to him how anyone could fall for someone like him. Dex is still showing him how to even be a person, but yet- there's this.

He leans into Dex's strokes, arms tight around him. God, he needs this. ]

I didn't know I could feel this way.

[Dex sighed happily. He'd gotten to watch as Bucky slowly found parts of himself as a person again and this was the best moment yet in that process. He was a bit astounded that he had helped cause it but Dex had never felt much like he could love anyone. But Bucky made it easy.]

I'd glad I could help you get to the point where you can feel it again.

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