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The sound of the running water from the bathtub tab echoed and bounced off of the walls and around the room. The mirror was fogged up slightly due to the heat from the water being drawn. Yet, outside of the bathroom, the rain poured, landing against the window with a tapping sound. The two boys stood in the bathroom, awaiting the bath to be filled with the soapy and bubbly water.
It had rained outside, if the sounds of the drops hitting against the window weren’t enough, and the two had decided it would be a great idea to play and mess around in the forest. This in turn, got them all muddy and dirty. While it was fun, it was always a pain they had to clean up after, but their laundry and mud tracks in the house would wait after a relaxing soak. The taller one of the two, Genya, kneeled by the bathtub and checked the water temperature, making sure it wasn’t too hot or cold. He made an affirmative noise and shut the water off, not wanting it to overfill when the two of them had gotten in.
Of course, they were both in swim trunks, mostly to be decent with each other, but also because Muichirou hated bathing without them. The shorter teen hugged his towel closely to his chest, almost protectively, as his hands brought up a side of it over the lower half of his face. He had thought that Genya would find it weird, but he hadn’t, not one bit, and the taller one was just glad he brought his pair over since they had plans to swim. Yet the sound of thunder booming outside painfully reminded them both that wasn’t an option. If all the days it had to rain, it just had to be the day the two spent time with each other. They hadn’t gotten to see each other often, mostly with each’s older brothers being overprotective of the two. It was nice to finally get a break from them, and actually have some relaxing alone time together.
Genya slipped one foot into the tub, before the other had followed behind, the soapy bubbles surrounded his calves. He squatted down and kneeled, finally getting used to the warmer water, sighing comfortably. He moved his legs from under himself and sat, the water being disturbed and wavering a bit, but quickly softened its movements as he stayed stationary.
“Is it warm?” A small voice spoke up, and Genya turned towards the source. The long haired boy stood there, shifting as his half lidded eyes stared. Genya could tell he was nervous, and he could understand why even if he didn’t know his personal position. “It is, I made sure of it.” His voice compared to Muichirou’s was rougher, yet the hint of softness was there. The younger teen shifted again, contemplating with himself.
“Could you look away until I get in?” Genya nodded at the shy request, turning his head towards the corner of the wall facing away from him. He even closed his eyes as an extra layer of security for the other. “I promise, Mui, I won’t look.” The shorter sighed, nervousness still heard in his breath. While yes, him and Genya had known each other since grade school, and knew all about him, the younger teen was still nervous around the other. Not for a bad reason, but really a justified reason. He didn’t like his body, dysphoria was a menace to him and his self confidence, but he was slowly combating it. This being one of those times.
Both Muichirou and his older twin, Yuichirou were assigned a different gender at birth than how they felt, but that wasn’t much of a surprise to anyone. They always had some feeling, not getting why the girls picked on them for liking “boys toys”, or why the boys refused to play with them for that fact. The twins were just confused as everyone else was, until they weren’t, and they found out their identities, and why they hadn’t always fit in.Yet, even now, both were different in various ways. Yuichirou liked putting his hair up for it to appear shorter than it had, whereas Muichirou kept his down, rarely putting it up. Yuichirou wore formal wear more, such as button-ups and sweater vests whereas Muichirou wore sweatshirts and jeans more. The two may have been identical, even with how they present themselves, yet every aspect besides that made them unique.
The smaller sighed and sat the towel down by the tub, scooting closer to the wall of it. He peered over to make sure Genya’s eyes were closed, and sure enough, the teen kept his promise. The black and teal haired boy stepped into the tub, one hand gripping to the side as the other covered his chest, and he felt the water with his feet, deeming it warm enough. He sat down in between the taller’s legs and slipped into the water, the bubble bath covering him up to where his arm met his upper chest. He kept his hand over it just incase, letting out a relaxed breath he didn’t know he was holding. He leaned back against Genya’s body, a small comforting noise leaving his throat.
“You can look now, I’m covered.” Genya slowly turned his head back and rested it on top of the shorter’s crown. He drank up the feeling of them both being this close to each other, nuzzling his face on Muichirou’s black hair. “Can I hug you?” Genya asked, not wanting to overstep any boundaries. He felt the other nod, and he slowly wrapped his arms around the smaller frame. This was nice, it felt nice, it felt right. Genya was so proud of Muichirou for making progress today, even if it hadn’t seemed like a lot, he was still amazed at the other, letting himself be vulnerable around him.
Muichiro was lost in the wonderful feeling, having those loving arms around him just felt right, it felt like he had just achieved something he was longing for. He snuggled himself closer to the other, eyes shutting, he can’t remember the last time he was this happy, or even comfortable in his own skin. At this moment, he felt perfect. He felt as if nothing could ruin this moment, as if he had finally won something he didn’t even know he could.
“Genya?” A hum came from above him, the vibrations of his voice sent though the smaller. “Thank you for being patient with me.” He said almost in a whisper, yet his voice had no sense of nervousness in it. The rain was left in the background, adding the extra sense of comfort in the scene.
“Anything for you, Mui.”