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The room was dimly lit, but Rohan could still see his lover's face as clear as day, sitting across from him inside the bathtub. Josuke was staring up at him with a small smile, his tail wagging nervously behind him. Vanilla scented candles were lit down on the floor, giving his bathroom a much more romantic atmosphere than normal. He had always loved taking baths with his boyfriend like this. It was always so relaxing.
“Come closer, Josuke. Let me wash your hair.” Rohan asked, with a small purr, waving his tail in interest. His boyfriend complied, of course, the smile never quite leaving his face. Josuke handed him the small bottle of coconut scented shampoo and then looked up at him expectantly. Rohan undid the cap and poured some into his hands. “Close your eyes.” Instead of scrubbing the shampoo into Josuke’s scalp, Rohan leaned in close and pressed their lips together in a chaste kiss.
Josuke’s ears perked up immediately and he opened his eyes to look at Rohan before closing them again. When Rohan tried to pull back, Josuke chased his lips and locked them together with his own in another sweet kiss. Josuke's lips were soft and he tasted of the cinnamon rolls he'd had earlier. Rohan couldn't help but purr as he felt Josuke's hands sneak around his waist.
When they finally pulled away, Josuke’s cheeks were flushed and his tail was splashing water everywhere by how fast he was wagging it. Rohan couldn’t even bring himself to be angry at the fact that he was spilling water over the tub. “You're so cute, Josuke.” Rohan smiled at him, poking his nose with his free hand. “Close your eyes again. I'm washing your hair now.”
“Thank you, Rohan. You're very cute too,” Josuke said, closing his eyes as he seemingly tried to calm himself down.
He hummed in reply, turning on the shower head and spraying some water into his pompadour. Once he was satisfied with how wet it was, he poured some shampoo into his hands and rubbed them together before gently running them through Josuke's messy hair. It was hard to get through all of the hair products the younger man used, but Rohan had learned long ago that it was possible to do so with enough patience. He threaded through the hair with care, softly running his nails over his scalp in order to get a deeper clean.
Josuke’s tail kept wagging behind him as Rohan cleaned his hair, and his head kept leaning slightly closer to the mangaka with each touch. Rohan smiled, relishing in the comfortable silence between them as he scrubbed the shampoo into Josuke’s scalp.
“Hey, Rohan? What’d you think we should have for dinner tonight?”
Rohan thought for a second before replying. “There's still some leftovers from yesterday in the fridge, right? We could whip up some fried rice and chicken from them.” Rohan added just a bit more shampoo onto Josuke’s hair and kept working on it. “Unless you'd rather order something. I could go for some of Tonio’s food too.”
Josuke nodded, eyes still tightly shut even as he leaned into Rohan's touch. “Let's get food from Tonio’s, yeah. Kinda craving Italian.”
“Me too,” he answered truthfully, running his hand through his hair one final time. Rohan reached over for the showerhead and then looked at Josuke. “I'm going to rinse your hair out now.” He switched it on again, smiling to himself when he saw Josuke's nose scrunch up at the feeling of the warm water in his hair. He moved his hand over Jouke’s hair, making sure to get rid of any excess shampoo in it. Rohan noticed Josuke’s ears flopped back and he was careful to avoid them as he worked on rinsing all the product off. He shut the water off as soon as he was done. “Alright, done.”
Josuke scrunched up his nose some more and shook the excess water off himself before opening his eyes. The sweet smile he wore on his face was enough to prevent Rohan from chastising him for getting the bathroom, and himself, all wet… again. “Thank you, Rohan!”
The younger man looked good like this, with his hair down, without the absurd amount of gel that he used to style it each day. He looked youthful, full of a boyish charm that wasn’t all the way there with the delinquent hairstyle that Rohan had admittedly grown fond of.
His tail started wagging again and Rohan brought his hand up to his mouth in order to prevent himself from laughing at his dumb puppy, who kept splashing water everywhere. “Stay put, Josuke. You're getting water all over the floor.”
“Ah!” Josuke exclaimed, glancing back at his tail with a small frown. “Sorry. I'm just really happy! I can't help it!”
“It's okay,” Rohan said with a smile, pulling Josuke onto his lap. He brushed a small lock of hair behind Josuke’s ear, then looked up at his blushing face. He was the most adorable person Rohan had ever laid his eyes on. He wanted nothing more than to protect him from everything and everyone. “I love you, Josuke. I don't think I say it enough.” He leaned up to kiss his cheek.
Without missing a single beat, Josuke wrapped his arms around Rohan's neck. His tail was going a mile a minute by then. “I love you too, Rohan!” His voice was soft, but he sounded genuinely happy. It made Rohan's heart swell up in his chest.
“Hey, can I kiss you again?” Josuke asked with a big smile. He looked down at him with pleading big, round eyes, the blush from before heavier on his face. He sounded needy, almost like he would cry if Rohan said no. It was way too adorable.
Instead of answering, Rohan placed his hand on the back of Josuke’s head and guided him towards his lips, kissing him slowly, sweetly, with their lips moving lazily against each other.