theme #22- candle light
Hiro flipped a page in the magazine and listened as the storm outside raged on. Sighing softly, he flipped another page, not really reading the article. A loud BOOM shook the apartment and not even a second later, the lights went out. A loud, "FUCK!" came from the direction of the bathroom.
Smirking slightly, he threw the magazine (hoping it would land some place he wouldn't trip on it) and tried to find his way to the kitchen. "Hiro?" he heard Suguru's voice call.
He turned in the direction of the voice and called out, "Stay in the tub. I'll be in there in a minute with some candles."
There was no answer and Hiro continued trying to find his way to the bathroom. A couple minutes later (and after much tripping) he found the cabinet he was looking for. Once he opened it, he used what little light was coming from the moon and the lightening, and found several candles and a lighter.
With that, he headed over to the bathroom (not forgetting to hit a couple walls and trip over something) and entered. He set several candles down and lit them. Then he sat down on the toilet and looked at his boyfriend.
Suguru was immersed with the bathtub, hot water and bubbles filled to the brim. His head, shoulders, and toes were the only things that peaked through the bubbles. "Thanks," he said, letting his head rest against the edge of the bathtub.
Hiro nodded. Then he asked, "Can I join you?"
Suguru nodded and scooted forward a bit. Hiro immediately stripped down to nothing and sat in the tub behind Suguru. The younger boy then leaned back and Hiro wrapped his arms around the slim torso. They sat that way for a while, skin getting wrinkly, the candle flames flickering, and the water cooling, but they were happy and talked in quiet voices. A few kisses were thrown in for good measure. It was a nice way to relax.
…Needless to say, this soon became a ritual.