hotsprings tiiiiiime

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[Now Euri had very specific opinions on Folkvang. Namely, even though it sounded like a fun place to spend an evening, so avoided it like the plague. It was due to her albinism, of course; she was too self-conscious to visit a place that focused on beauty and the body. But she's been curious ever since she heard about it, and since that was when she first arrived that curiosity has had months to gnaw at her.

Eventually it got to be too much and she had to check the place out. But there was no way she was going alone, which is why she's dragging Vanitas along! He isn't exactly the same as a female friend, but she's more comfortable getting nervous around him.

Fortunately, she doesn't feel too nervous right now. They're in the hotsprings area, the coed section because it would be a pain to have to yell back and forth. And lucky for her, aside from them the place is completely empty. She still has a towel wrapped tightly around herself and every so often she eyes the water suspiciously (even if this is manmade there could be mermaids), but aside from that she's actually enjoying the warm water. She might even start relaxing at this rate.]

This is pretty nice, huh?

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[There's nothing :D; She really doesn't do well with water.]

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[alkfj shit.

He's not a horribly strong swimmer, but when she doesn't surface and he's pretty certain she's not just playing a prank on him, he wades in and dives beneath the surface, wincing slightly from the heat of the water on his eyes. But at least it's mostly clear, and he can swim towards the first object he sees.]

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[Fortunately that's her. She's currently got her hands over her mouth, eyes squeezed shut. When she went under she accidentally swallowed some water, and now she's alternating between coughing and taking in more water.]

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[He doesn't hesitate to grab her by the shoulders, and haul her to the surface. The added weight makes his own head go under once they surface, but he at least manages to push her above the water.]

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[She's still coughing when he pushes her above the surface, but at least she's inhaling air now. She's going to keep clinging to him as well, for the moment not caring where he's grabbing her now.]

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[Honestly keeping her alive is his first concern, so he's not worrying either about what he's holding on to, or if her towel's slipped during the commotion. All he feels is worry and panic, as he starts to paddle them into the shallower end of the pool. Luckily, it's not more than a few feet away, and his head surfaces again after a few seconds once his feet touch the bottom.]

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[Ohh her towel has totally slipped, no doubt B> And even as they get to the shallower end she clings tighter.]

J... jerk...! [Yeah, she'll be fine.]

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You didn--[Ugh, he gets a mouth-full of water, and has to spit it out, before he can finish his retort.]--didn't tell me you couldn't swim.

[Totally not his fault, okay, but now that he's on the shallower end, he's taking them back towards the edge, and... there's a hint of a blush on his face when he realizes her towel's in disarray. But he tries to ignore it for now.]

Can you breathe?

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[She manages a huffy noise in between two weak coughs, holding him a bit closer.]

Y - yeah, I'm okay....

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[And it's at this point that the gravity of their position hits him. She's clinging to him closely, and he can't help but notice that her chest is exposed, and partially pressed against his own. It makes him swallow a little thickly, before he tries to pull away.]

Good. I didn't mean... [His words die on his lips, though, as he feels a pang of guilt for doing that, even though she'd tried to stop him.]

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[She loosens her grip, but refuses to let go of him entirely.]

It's - okay. I freaked out....

[She shifts a little, then finally glances downward....]

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[... Whoops.]

...!!

[She's quick to let go of him in favour of covering up her chest, face turning violently red.]

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[And he tries not to look down, but his eyes are already moving that way as she pulls her towel up.]

Ah--mm, I guess. [He's already forgotten what they were even talking about alkjfk.]

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[A quick glance at his face and it's clear why he suddenly isn't that talkative. She hesitates, still holding her towel up.]

Um... thanks for helping, at least....

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....No problem. [He at least manages to articulate that, and drags his gaze back up to her face. Then realizes he's still holding on to her, and slowly withdraws his hands.]

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[She'll start standing properly then, shifting her weight to her feet.]

.... [And she's absolutely certain this is a stupid thing to do, but she's leaning in to kiss him anyway.]

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[It comes partly as a surprise, but this time his reaction isn't as immediate or violent. For a few seconds, he just stands there with his eyes open, a little too wide and staring.

But then, he steps back, breaking the contact. Before he ducks his head back in, and kisses her back.]

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[For a split second there's a knot in her stomach, as she grows fearful that his lack of a reaction (and then breaking the kiss off) is going to result in rejection. So she's a bit surprised when he resumes, but eagerly kisses him back and steps closer, pulling one hand away from her towel to stroke through his hair.]

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[The only downside here is that he's not horribly skilled at kissing. At least, not at first--but he seems to be catching on, and after bumping noses with her once, finds the right way to deepen it some.

The hand stroking through his hair feels soothing, so he does the same back to her. Her wet hair makes it difficult not to get it tangled, though, so he winds up just rubbing the back of her neck through it with his fingertips.]

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[Given how inexperienced he is she doesn't mind going slowly, finding it kind of cute and especially enjoying his attempt at being affectionate. After a few more moments she's going to break the kiss, but she'll keep her hand in his hair.]

Only teasing me, huh?

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[There's a faint redness around the bridge of his nose when she asks that, but he does a good job of not stuttering. And instead manages to quirk his mouth into something like a smirk.]

Guess my secret's out. [His other arm comes around to her lower back, pulling her closer.] So about that whole 'getting to know each other better' stuff...

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[Her blush is a lot more obvious, but she's happy to move closer. She'll spare a glance towards the entrance to the hotsprings before focusing on him.]

... Do you really want to? [She sounds a little hopeful.]

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Well, you've made it sound more appealing than before. [Which is the truth, even if it's not a hundred-percent enthusiastic. He doesn't want to get her hopes up too far.]

It's worth a try. And if it doesn't work, we can always stop.

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[Oh hey she's moving closer, pressing her body against his.]

And you don't care about getting caught?

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I'll risk it.

[He's fairly sure it's gonna be a slow night for bathers, but there is always the possibility that someone'll walk in. And though that should bother him, at the moment having her pressed against him is of much greater importance.] Do you?