Day 265 - Friday, September 12th

[papalobo]

[A Chinese man who is definitely a mature adult and not a teenager checks in to the Hyatt, one of their more exclusive rooms, along with his half-white half brother who is also certainly not a teenager and most definitely not the notorious gang leader wanted on suspicion of a September 11th New York City bombing in retaliation for an angry rogue sect of anti-American zealots.

The entire suite floor has been rented out, and it requires a special key card in the elevator and on the stairs to enter that floor. But they can rent one of the still very luxe rooms directly beneath.

A familiar white limo is in the car garage, though the opportunity to gawk or investigate is slim, between the security cameras and live guards.

There's still no contact from Max, but the Department of Homeland Security has become involved, and has begun to enter Ash's territory with intent to arrest any known figures within his gang to bring in for questioning.]

Day 284, Wednesday, Oct 1st

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[sentimentalstoic]

[Blanca stands and begins disrobing. One would almost think he has no idea this isn't going to be a purely romantic form of cuddling and affection.]

Be sure you've rinsed yours all out before getting out, then.

[jadedlynx]

[ Blanca knows. He'd be a bad hire if he didn't. Still, if he doesn't retreat, neither will Ash. He's finishes rinsing his hair before pushing himself up on the edge, thankful for the pain meds. ]

[sentimentalstoic]

[Comfortable in his nudity, Blanca climbs in and dips under, coming up and smoothing his hair back from his face; all of it looks like something out of a teen dream magazine, right on down to the bubbles on the surface from Ash's rinsing obscuring anything indecent, from Ash's view.

Taking in a deep breath, enjoying the scents more directly from within the water, he spreads his arms out on the edges of the bath and tilts his head back, looking up at Ash with a trusting, even seemingly slightly sleepy look, smiling warmly.]

[jadedlynx]

[ Wet hair still hangs from Ash's face, platinum now a darker blonde. He wears a grin on his face as be urges Blanca to face forward. ]

I can't do your hair if you're looking at me.

[sentimentalstoic]

[It's an attractive view. He resists the urge to sit up further and kiss him, instead going where Ash pushes him.]

I can't help wanting to look at attractive things.

[jadedlynx]

I'm glad I did such a good job decorating the bathroom then.

[ Reaching for water, be begins to wet Blanca's hair. ]

It doesn't even look like it was decorated by a hoodlum.

[sentimentalstoic]

[He keeps his eyes closed, at ease.]

I'd meant your face.

[jadedlynx]

I know what you meant.

[ Blanca is at ease with complimenting him. So much so that Ash admitted it's hard to know when he's serious and when he's being sappy.

He has a lot of hair; wetting it will take time. ]

[sentimentalstoic]

But do you also know that I meant it?

[jadedlynx]

I don't have a complex about how I look, and you find a lot of people attractive. Why should I doubt it?

[sentimentalstoic]

I'd be disappointed if I couldn't convey my feelings appropriately.

[jadedlynx]

You think I'm attractive. I managed to get the very complex emotion.

[ Almost there... ]

[sentimentalstoic]

Mmm... I don't think that's quite it, either.

[jadedlynx]

[ Finally, Ash reaches for the shampoo. ]

You said you were looking at me and finding something attractive, but I'm wrong in assuming that means you think I'm attractive. It sounds like you missed some reverse days during our lessons.

[sentimentalstoic]

If that's all that you got from it, something was lost in transmission.

[jadedlynx]

[ At first, he's simply applying the shampoo and massaging it into his scalp. Ash has deft, firm fingers that move with the skill picked up over far too many years. ]

Don't get sappy, I already know you like me.

[sentimentalstoic]

[Falling silent, he remains in place, letting Ash do as he will. This is something intensely intimate, really, he can't imagine Ash being groomed by or grooming anyone else. Even Ash's actual lover, he suspects, tries to handle himself as much as possible as a matter of pride, although he supposes it's possible the two have engaged in grooming for intimacy or flirtatious purposes, before Blanca entered the picture to spoil it all.]

[jadedlynx]

[ He'd cared for Griff, but that was hardly romantic in nature.

This soon begins to lose romance, too, as Ash uses the shampoo to make his own shapes. They're more like spikes and are longer and thinner than the cat ears had been. ]

[sentimentalstoic]

[He pretends not to notice; let Ash make a devil of him. He's likely having a good time. Too many handsy figures have left their marks and rendered most of Blanca's preferred techniques for bringing Ash pleasure unavailable for the time being, so he'll do what he can, and what he can do is let Ash play Bathtub Barbie with him.]

[jadedlynx]

[ A devil would only have two horns. When Ash is finished, Blanca's head is more like a cactus. ]

Finished. You never looked better.

[sentimentalstoic]

Thank you for your services. Shall I have it sit or should I rinse, now?

[jadedlynx]

[ There's a laugh behind him. Blanca really has never looked sillier.

Blanca rarely looks silly. ]

You know you shouldn't leave shampoo in too long.

[sentimentalstoic]

[His head leans back to look up at him, still wearing a serene, seductive smile, as if truly oblivious to what Ash has decided to do to him. Is it so wrong to want to see Ash's smile?]

Then, can I have you rinse it, too?

[jadedlynx]

[ Ash's eyes dart to his head on last time as if to memorize the sight before he nods. This isn't sexual; Max wouldn't be happy, but it really isn't sexual so much as trust.

And mockery on Ash's part.

There's a lot of shampoo in his hair. It'll take a few rinses. ]

[sentimentalstoic]

Am I getting conditioner too, or have you had enough practice?