It's been a long week.

[wrongs]

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... HOW TO PLAY: Comment with your character, your prefs, etc. If there are other grooming-related practices or kinks you'd like to include, like shaving, hair washing, mention them! Reply to others!

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[not_like_the_rest]

Johanna's hips rocked forward with the touch, her eyelids lowering a little as she softly moaned. It was almost like a purr. "You have a wonderful touch."

Her hands, free now to wonder over his body, moved down his chest. It moved her torso away from his but her hips stayed closer so he could keep his magical touch going. "Not a bad looker either." She teased. Her fingers gingerly traced over his muscles. She couldn't help herself, he was fun to make quips back and forth with.

[lowkeyangel]

He rubbed circles into her hips before moving a bit inward, over her stomach muscles, brushing just below her rib cage, and continuing the same motions there, smirking. Gabriel was used to being the one doing the teasing. It was refreshing to have someone else doing the same. Extremely fun, even.

"I try," he said, still smirking as his hands moved to Johanna's back, leaving a trail of suds in the water. "You're not so bad yourself. Though I think I prefer you like this, and not in your fancy clothes."

Gabriel winked, ever the personality to make a bath together chock full of more innuendo than it already was.

[not_like_the_rest]

"Fancy clothing is for chumps. I'd walk around with not a stitch if I could." She grinned. A lot of people would like to see that, but it would also lead to a lot of people asking to have time with her. She didn't need that, so she kept her clothing on when she wasn't alone.

Leaning forward she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his nose playfully. "You know, I would never expose myself for those capital pigs pleasure, but undressing for someone like you us extremely enjoyable." When his eyes were on her she felt like he was seeing her as something other than just a victor.

[lowkeyangel]

The archangel — or god, as he was masquerading, it was just easier when people didn't remember the Bible — retrieved a scrubby from the side of the tub and began to lather up Johanna's back. It gave him an excuse to touch her all over, as she'd said, and he was completely okay with that. More than okay.

"It's a shame those dickbags would just leer. Clothing is just a terrible thing to do to such a lovely body," Gabriel chuckled, his smirk softening just a little at the kiss. Johanna had a way of brightening him right up. It was only fair that he try to do the same.

[not_like_the_rest]

Johanna leaned her body against Gabriel again, sighing happily as she rested her chin on his shoulder. She didn't know why she felt it was safe here with him. It was like when she was so close to him, the capital could never touch her. She just listened as he washed her back. The water was soothing as it feel from the scrubby.

"Gabriel, can I keep you?" She giggled, half kidding and half not. The only reason the capital let him be so close to a victor without pay was his 'powers'. They gave him what he wanted so he wouldn't mess with their government.

[lowkeyangel]

While it would be a hat trick just to fly in, kill Snow, and fly out, Gabriel wasn't born yesterday. Far, far from it. He knew that if he did it, some schmuck would take his place and the balance of power would stay as it was.

No, it would take something else to change Panem. Something unpredictable. Something to tip the scales in a way no one would see coming.

"I dunno," he teased Johanna, winking though she couldn't see it, "I'm not really the collar type."

Gabriel was as flighty as a hummingbird, with the same attention span, but he could take pleasure in quiet moments like these. It was him, her, and the water. Her back scrubbed thoroughly, he settled for stroking his hands up and down her sides.

[not_like_the_rest]

Johanna just laughed at that. She of all people knew that ownership was never a real thing. Johanna herself had everything taken away from her when she wouldn't let anyone take ownership of her body. The capital still whispered about why she wasn't available to them.

"I'd rather claim you in an entirely different way." Johanna hummed against the side of his neck playfully. His hands against her bare skin felt amazing. She pulled back away from his body so she could smile at him, one hand raising to cradle the side of his face. "Something you can't remove even if you leave me."

[lowkeyangel]

"That sounds ominous."

Gabriel winked again. It wasn't as though he had too much to worry about. No one remembered holy fire, anymore, and the only things that actually made him nervous were holy fire and his own blade. The latter was, at the moment, safely tucked away.

"You have my attention," he added, turning his head a little to give her palm a playful kiss.