Victor: Who broke it? I’m not mad. I just want to know.
William: I-I did, I broke it.
Victor: No. no you didn’t. Harrison?
Harrison: Don’t look at me. Look at Liam!
Liam: What? I didn’t break it!
Roger: Huh, that’s weird. How did you even know it was broken?
Harrison: Suspicious...
Liam: No, it’s not. Because it’s sitting right in front of us and it’s broken!!
Ellis: If it matters... but it probably doesn’t. Jude was the last one to use it.
Jude: Liar! I don’t even drink that crap!!
Ellis: Oh really. Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?
Jude: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles; everyone knows that, Ellis!
William: Ok... ok let’s stop fighting. I can pay for it.
Victor: No, who broke it?
Alfons: …. Elbert’s been awfully quiet.
Elbert: Really?!
Alfons: Yeah! Really!
Elbert: Oh my God.
(Everyone in Crown is bickering)
Victor: I broke it. It burned my hand, so I punched it. I predict ten minutes from now they'll be at each other's throats with war paint on their faces and a pig head on a stick.
Victor: Good. It was getting a little chummy around here.
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I don't know about you, but I find shared baths deeply intimate. Mostly cause first you have to be very comfortable with the person you're bathing with and there's an intense feeling of safety that you boundaries will be respected.
Apply this to Jamil who is arguably the most paranoid man in all of TWST. Imagine he and his s/o are getting serious and Jamil is finally starting to really open up. It's also the stage where things are getting steamier, so to speak.
As both a sign of trust and a way to get used to each others naked bodies, the couple starts bathing together. The physical vulnerability of it since their both nude is further amplified since they have to wash/touch each other. That in itself requires a lot of trust.
Just imagine this: gently applying shampoo into Jamil's silky hair while he rants about his day, slowly revealing more about his past and insecurities. Then they switch and now the reader is the one opening up about their struggles while Jamil massages the soap onto their back. Kissing any scars they might have, talking about the most random things, playing with the water, and just enjoying this moment between Jamil and his beloved. Jamil is just so busy that he relishes being able to just enjoy their presence close to him.
There's also a strong desexualizing element. Jamil and the reader likely grew up with a notion that nudity is embarrassing and should only happen with a sexual partner. While this statement is technically true, they aren't in a sexual situation. They're trusting each other to respect their boundaries in such a way that the way they view each other goes from "potential sex object" to "a body that so happens to belong to my dearest".
Which further adds to my hot take of the "If evil why hot" route with OB!Jamil being pre-relationship.
Also, fun concept: washing away blot.
Imagine they're at the very end of the overblot Jamil boss fight. The phantom is defeated but there's still some blot left. So the reader pushes him into the river created by Kalim and holds him there as the water washes away the blot. When he starts calming down, they gently start rubing the blot off. Slowly trekking their fingers through his hair as the snakes dissappear. By the end they're left with an exhausted sulky wet Jamil. The reader then kisses his forehead as they wrap a towel around him.
Aww there definitely is a lot of potential for sweetness with stuff like this. I mean, having someone wash your hair, cleaning up together… It really can feel so intimate and vulnerable.
Now, I feel like I should add the caveat that I'm Finnish, so I'm fairly used to seeing other people's bodies in the sauna, for example, and the whole concept of nudity = sex is not quite so strong for me, personally. (Though personally I'm not likely to go to a mixed sauna, especially with strangers, but still.) So my perspective for the nudity aspect may be a little bit different, though I do definitely agree with these scenarios being intimate and potentially vulnerable. Like, you really do need to let your guard down to let someone see you bared like that, no hiding behind your clothes (or status) or anything else. Just, people, together.
Which definitely ties into that whole opening up for each other. We always tend to say that people are equal in the sauna, and it (perhaps surprisingly) is a good place for those deep, intimate conversations. So I can definitely see that same vibe for this bathing together, too.
Also just, the thought of squeezing into the tub together, trying to figure out how to adjust everyone's limbs and bodies so that you're both comfortable in there (and covered by water enough to actually get to enjoy it). One of you wrapping your arms around the other, holding them close, it's just… So sweet, and intimate, and also you kind of have to be “normal” about it to make it work (I don't really have the words for these vibes, just, yes it's intimate and vulnerable but at the same time you kinda just have to treat it as a normal thing if it's gonna work).
Just eugh I love this concept so much.
(Also now I'm definitely wondering how the twst guys would feel about sauna, perhaps even with the whole “run off naked to the lake to cool off a bit and then go enjoy some more heat” extra shebang.)
Oof that washing off blot, though… Oh it's going straight for my heart 😭 Just the whole I'm still here for you, I'm here taking care of you, let's wash away what happened (both literally and figuratively). Oh boy what a concept ripe for being picked apart.
(Also for some reason it's making me think of like washing off bodies for funerals, but in this particular case more in the sense of washing off the old self / what happened, something to allow rebirth or something. Or like, this could've destroyed him, but didn't. Idk, there's just so much one could do with this. Maybe it's just the talk of being washed in a river specifically that's making me think of like Lemminkäinen’s mother and all sorts of stuff.)
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Morning Kiss
(Day 3 @steddie-week: First kiss)
It was a bright and early Saturday morning at the Harrington house. Eddie was making breakfast for the bunch that stayed at Steve's house after a movie night that went on too long.
It was still quiet as the young teens were still sleeping and there was still no movement or sound coming from Steve's room where Robin and Steve had crashed the night before.
The only noise that could be heard was the sizzling that came from the eggs on the pan and surprisingly Eddie was enjoying the peace and quiet.
Until a loud thud and a scream could be heard from upstairs
"SHIT!" Robin screamed "Steve we're late!"
Eddie chuckled at his friend's antics and started playing some scrambled eggs on toast so they could eat it on the go.
As Eddie heard more thuds and the shower starting, the kids started to stir at the commotion.
"Breakfast is ready!" Eddie said cheerily to Dustin, who was the first of the kids to reach the kitchen as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
"What's going on?"
"Oh nothing new, they overslept again"
Dustin raised an eyebrow at that.
"Did you not check they were up when you got up?"
"Nope," Eddie said with a mischievous glint in his eyes and a small smirk on his face.
"It's more fun this way"
As more of the kids made their way to the kitchen, Eddie heard the shower turn off and a few minutes later Robin bounced down the stairs toweling her hair.
"Let's go Dingus!" Screamed Robin as she made her way to the kitchen and grabbed one of the toasts from the plate Eddie set out for them.
"You could've woke us up asshole!" She said with her mouth full as she nudged Eddie harshly but smiling nonetheless. "But this IS delicious so I'll forgive you"
Eddie smiled and nudged her back and went back to eating his breakfast along with the still sleepy kids.
The moment Robin finished her food she slammed her hand on the table startling everyone at the table and called out to Steve.
"STEVE IF YOU DON'T COME DOWN HERE IS THE NEXT MINUTE I SWEAR!"
"Jesus Christ Robin! Warn a guy!" Eddie yelped.
"Sorry." Robin said as she smiled, not looking sorry at all.
"Steve we are so late Keith is going to fire you! Let's go!"
"Hey! Why would he just fire me?" Steve said as he went down the stairs as he tried to put on his work vest with one hand and shakedown his damp hair with the other.
"Shit my keys!" Steve mumbled as he went back up the stairs.
The kids in the kitchen laughed at the antics of their friends.
"Steve, come on!" Robin yelled from the door.
Steve then ran down the stairs keys in hand.
"Breakfast!" Eddie called out as Steve passed the kitchen. Steve ran back, grabbed the toast and kissed Eddie softly on the lips.
"Thanks Eds! Love you bye!" Steve said as he bolted out the door.
Eddie just stood there in the kitchen, arm still stretched out blinking slowly, not really believing that happened.
After a moment of silence in the kitchen Dustin asks,
"Has that ever happened before?"
"No, it has not Henderson. No it has not"
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