6pm flashes across the clock, and Adora thinks she has never been so nervous.
Not when she very first betrayed the Horde.
Not when she launched herself out of a spaceship to destory actual fucking meteors.
Nope...Never.
"Get it together, Adora. You are BETTER than this!" She lectured herself in the silence, and then froze completely as she heard a key enter the lock, and the handle to their door start to wiggle. She slinked her way further down into the bathtub, unable to watch.
"Hey, Ador -", Catra began, but dropped her sentence and all of her composure as she entered the room to see Adora quite literally peeking at her over the top of the bathtub.
"Uhm. Adora… you okay? What's happening? Why are there dismantled flowers all over the place? Are you wearing any clothes?!"
Adora, who had worked way too hard to not fully commit now, mustered up her best "Oh, ha. HEY Catra... Didn't see you there." She winked, leaned over the bathtub, and cleared her throat, wondering why she decided that "being sexy" meant dropping her voice down 5 octaves. Smoooth, Adora, she thought to herself.
Catra, while understandably confused, recognized in that moment Adora was trying something. What the fuck it was supposed to be, she had no idea. But this was a painfully clear, intentional moment, that her oh so beautiful blonde had struggled to put together for her, so she decided it was best to roll with it. She bent down, picked up a rose petal, and put it on the top of her head.
"Oooh… Why, thank you, Madame. How did you know this is what I have always...wanted?" Catra half smiled, made eye contact with Adora, and both girls erupted in laughter.
Through bursts of cackling, Adora managed, "Did it work? Are you feeling romantic?"
"Oh yes, most definitely. Take me away, oh Mighty She-Ra!" Catra brought a clawed hand to her head, and playfully swooned. Deciding she was much more interested in what was going on over on Adora's side of the room, she haphazardly tiptoed her way across the rose petals, as if stepping on one may result in a nuclear explosion.
"These Bright Moon romance rituals are...interesting. I do have to admit it smells great in here", Catra's nose crinkled as she took in floral notes accompanied by some sort of fruity scent she couldn't quite place. She instinctively craned her head towards the bathtub (carefully, as not to get too close) and sniffed at the water, which was bubbling up in a way she had never seen before. "What's up with this stuff? Did you spill something?", she looked to ask Adora, completely forgetting her girlfriend was completely disrobed.
Hot red blood boiling all the way to the tips of her ears, which had instantly pinned themselves down to the side of her head, she tried to keep her eyes locked on Adora's, but JEEPS, was it difficult. She was not quite used to the fact that her and Adora were now something more than friends, and that this was a privilege that could be called hers. However, she could definitely get used to it.
"Honestly, Catra… I have no idea. But Glimmer swore by it, so here I am." Adora shrugged, hugging her knees into her chest.
"You mean to tell me that Sparkles and Bow…" Catra couldn't help but to scrunch up her face, and Adora followed suit, both once again sharing a laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.
"You do know that I am not getting anywhere closer to that water, right?"
"Maybe not," Adora said sneakily. "But, what are you going to do about THIS!" Adora launched herself from her position onto Catra, causing them to both tumble backwards, and for her to feel immediately - freezing.
"COLD!" She yelped, dashing towards the bed and engulfing herself underneath a heap of blankets.
Catra, now sopping wet, couldn't find the will to convince herself to be mad. Instead, she took a deep breath, shook herself off, great, now I'm poofy…how sexy, she thought, and crawled over to the pile of blankets (which were now shielding a very small looking, shuddering Adora).
"You are a master of surprise, She-Ra. Could've used that tactic in any one of our many battles - You DEFINITELY would've caught me off guard." She smiled gently, peeking under the edge of a blanket that Adora had stored herself beneath.
"Well, what are you waiting for? You joining me in here, or what?", Adora was still shivering and refused to emerge, but she had decided that she would like some company. Catra took notice that the playfulness in her voice had returned. Clearly this was an offer she couldn't pass up.
Shaking off her nerves, Catra lifted the blankets just enough to slide next to her girlfriend. Adora had never been so glad that Catra was covered in, well...fur.
"Why, hello there." Adora looked into Catra's eyes, and then realized the precarious situation she had found herself in. Thanks a ton, Glimmer, she thought.
"Uhm..hi", Catra's face was on fire, a reaction that she was still getting accustomed to these days. "Adora, you're an idiot. But -," feeling like she had to address the fact that Adora's impeccable physique was still on full display, she added, "Jesus, you're beautiful."
A wide smile crept across Adora's face, and she snuggled closer to completely lace their bodies together. Not really caring at this point about her own state of being, she was happy to have her Catra so close.
"Funny story, actually...", Catra pulled away just enough to reach for something inside of her pocket.
Adora's eyes widened, as Catra revealed a small, heart shaped box. There was an unfamiliar smell coming from inside that was absolutely intoxicating. "WHAT. IS. THAT." Adora inquired with wonder.
"Scorpia's idea. Said girls love this shit. Seems like she might've been right - for once." Catra used a claw to flip open the container, revealing an assortment of chocolates. Not waiting for a moment, Adora reached inside, pulled out the one she found the most appealing, and excitedly stuffed it into Catra's mouth.
"Weeeellll?!", Adora pried, anxiously.
"Oh...Oh. Oh wow." Catra's eyes closed in pleasure, and she wasted no time in picking out her favorite from the box, and repeating the action to Adora.
"Sweet Etheria", Adora's eyes twinkled as she relished in melty caramel and chocolate.
"Scorpia is good," Adora continued. "Glimmer, on the other hand, is -", she was silenced by one of Catra's hands over her mouth.
"Clearly just as great". Catra smiled, moved her palm to Adora's cheek, and sat them both up on the bed. She then continued to generously drape the blankets over Adora's still-exposed shoulders, as she planted a kiss on her cheek. "This was exactly how it was supposed to go, right?"
"I mean. Duh." They giggled, bringing their foreheads together.
"Nailed it."