Day ten: reliever

Rin Matsuoka had his moments when he knew better. Like waiting a few seconds before getting in the bath because the water would most likely burn him, and to never forget to feed the stray cats or else he'd have to deal with an upset boyfriend when he found out. And he wasn't stupid, so he learned when he made mistakes.

In this case, he damn well knew better than to disturb Haruka when he had deadlines, and Makoto when he had midterms and exams to draft.

Because the last time that happened, Makoto cried for hours (Rin accidentally misplaced some of his papers) and Haruka threatened to gauge his eyes out with a pen if he even came close to him, along with other cruel scenarios.

Which would explain why Haruka hadn't left his computer for the last few days and Makoto had papers placed everywhere in their home, and Rin, who learned from past experiences, stayed away.

The redhead sighed, knowing that the two were working themselves way too hard to finish on time. Hell, he had to beg them to even eat and go to sleep ever since the frantic working started (and neither man had shaved since then, and Rin wasn't used to kissing stubbly faces, nor did he really even like it).

Saying that he was worried was an understatement. Haruka was stubborn enough on his own, but trying to get Makoto to do things during this time was near impossible, and being brushed off with a "Yeah, okay-" when he tried to tell him something instead of dropping everything to listen like the usual happy Makoto would, actually...hurt.

"Hey, Haru." Silence, as fingers continued to type. "I got a bath ready for you if you want..."

Rin was actually surprised that he actually stopped, but sighed again when he took his computer with him down the hall, into their bedroom (where Makoto was surrounded by loose sheets of paper everywhere, hair a mess and glasses halfway off of his nose) and then their personal bathroom. Following close behind he watched as Haruka sat his laptop on a small table, got undressed, went into the water with a pleased sigh, and dried his hands with a nearby towel to continue to type at an uncomfortable angle, obviously upset that he couldn't enjoy himself due to work.

And then Rin got a brilliant idea.

Taking off his jacket, Rin crouched behind the stressed out writer, placing his hands on tense shoulders and got to his own work.

"Rin what the hell are you-" Long fingers pressed into sensitive muscle, making the man shutter and gasp. "O-oh..."

"Just helpin' you out..." Rin whispered, continuing to work that spot, amazed that this was actually working and Haruka actually had saved his work and shut his computer off, leaning into Rin's hands. "Is it working?"

Haruka only nodded, eyes shutting and sighing happily. Rin just laughed, placing kisses on the exposed skin of Haruka's neck, moving his kneading hands up and down wet skin. More pleased sounds escaped Haruka's throat as he felt his entire body relax, sinking lower into the warm water and couldn't even bring himself to whine as the hands were removed, too relaxed to even care.

He had even let some of the now lukewarm water out of the tub and put more hot water in, along with the bath salts he knew he liked the best. To Haruka's standards, Rin was a saint right now.

"Thank you." he mumbled, letting Rin take his laptop out of the bathroom and into the bedroom so he could relax peacefully for the first time in days.

He listened to the sound of the faucet dripping, and in moments Makoto's protesting voice from their bedroom, begging Rin to be careful with his papers and then to just let him do his work because this was important which then turned into soft moans and crinkling sheets of paper in a matter of seconds.

"I can hear you, Mako." Haruka said, loud enough for a very pleased-sounding 'fuck off~' for a response as Rin continued to work at Makoto's muscles, the brunette loosening up with every touch.

Rin was surprised with himself, seeing Makoto gather his papers with a content look on his face after he was done, setting them aside in neat piles.

"C'mere," he said, tugging on Rin's shirt to bring their mouths together, kissing softly for a moment before drifting apart and resting their foreheads together. "Thanks."

"No problem. Didn't even know I was good at it."

"Well your hands do other things really well too, Rinrin..." Makoto gave out a laugh and yawned, resting his head on a pillow. "C'mon, sleep with me."

"Don't you have more things to do?" Rin let himself be dragged down again, burying his face in Makoto's shoulder.

"Mmmm...later, they can wait for now. Haru, don't drown okay..." Makoto trailed off, eyes falling shut. "You have to come out sometime."

"No promises." They heard echo from the bathroom.

Rin smiled against the fabric of Makoto's shirt, closing his eyes as well, listening to the familiar and comforting sound of his boyfriend's heartbeat and steady breathing. Haruka got out of the tub minutes later, lazily drying himself off before getting in to bed as well, wrapping his arms around Rin's waist and nuzzling the back of his neck. And for a moment, all of their stress was gone, all because of one simple idea.

This was also deemed as one of the only reasons that Rin was allowed to disrupt deadline season.

Author's note: anyone else wanting a massage after this too? It's just me? Okay...