Hotaru
nothing's fair in love and war
Deimos’ pouting and storming is a spectacle defeated by the view she gets of his ass in those shorts as he sweeps away into the shower. Worth it. Damn she loves her job. Grinning to herself as she washes the mud from her own body and dons fresh clothes, she resolves to make this the best massage she’s ever given. A plan she’d already had if only because he deserved nothing but the pinnacle of her talents, but renewed in the face of his reluctance. He deserves to be rewarded for trying out new things against his wishes, for trusting in her enough to be led through what he considers to be a mire. His trepidation is endearing, though she doesn’t let it show lest he take it as mocking. Each motion is a testament to his trust in her, and it makes a tidal wave of emotion swell in her. It’s healing somehow. If he trusts in her, then surely she must deserve it, and in that she finds a strength of self she has been missing.
Taking the oil and incense from him, she fixes him with an encouraging smile. Wordless but supportive, waiting for him to lay on the bed and find a comfortable position before she continues. A concentrated amount of lightning between her fingertips sets the incense ablaze, snuffing the flame to set it smoking before setting it inside the holder on the table. The oil she drops into her palms to warm it up, and she makes a soft noise of warning before she places her hands upon his skin.
At first she simply coasts her hands up and down the planes of his back, coating the skin in oil to reduce friction and let the scents settle around him. Only after she believes he has gotten used to her touch does she start in at his lower back, using the heels of her palms to dig in with medium pressure and stroke outwards from his spine. Working in quietude for now, aside from a nearly soundless hum that is nothing more than half-dreamed tunes. “Is the pressure okay?” Just checking in, not wanting to disrupt any potential relaxation he is - hopefully - experiencing. There are no knots here yet, uncommon to find in this area, but she’ll do the same when working on releasing them. A certain amount of pain is expected before relief can be won, but each person’s tolerance is different and she doesn’t want to hurt him.
