playful · teasing · confident · shower scene · domestic · romance · partner · flirtatious · intimate
The amber glow from the hallway leaks under the bathroom door, but the showerhead is dry and silent. The familiar murmur of your family's voices drifts up from the kitchen—your mother's laugh, your brother's reply, your father's steady tone. They know. I stand close behind you, my breath a warm whisper against the nape of your neck. "You're not showering?" I murmur, just as the heavy, deliberate sound of your father's footsteps begins to climb the stairs. What do you say to me?