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There rooms are a bit of a mess. Bodhi spend all night cooking and as much as he cleans as he goes, there's still a lot left to do. But it can wait. He puts the last ingredients away to be made into something else tomorrow.

He turns to Galen, shedding his jacket. "That was enjoyable. I missed markets like that."

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imthepilot

A whimper does escape Bodhi's lips. Not fear or regret or pain. This whimper is pure joy. Like stepping out into warm sunshine or opening a door to see Galen's smile. It the sound of a tiny part of his fractured self healing.

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galen_erso

Galen's strong hand comes up to cradle Bodhi's neck while he keeps kissing him with utter abandon.

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imthepilot

Nothing short of oxygen deprivation will make Bodhi break that kiss, even as his knees start to tremble a little. He just clings to Galen and tries to give back with as much feeling as he's getting.

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galen_erso

"Bodhi," Galen whispers, reverently, into their kisses.

Something, however, lightly thumps on the door.

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imthepilot

"Kyber!" Bodhi growls softly as a little ginger paw manages to push it's way under the door.

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galen_erso

"Oh," Galen says. "I suppose he needs to go? Or thinks we've been silent too long?"

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imthepilot

"Lets check. And maybe move their littler tray outside so they won't need to come in." As much as Bodhi loves the cats, he need to just be with Galen right now. "Do you mind doing that and I'll start running the water?"

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galen_erso

Galen nods, and reluctantly lets go of Bodhi.

When he opens the door with the litter tray held low, Kyber gratefully jumps in. He puts it down, and closes the door.

Soon, there are sounds of scratching from outside.

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imthepilot

Bodhi perches on the edge of the bath, warm water flowing over his hand and into the tub. Such a strange feeling, to just be able to turn water on and off. To waste so much on bathing.

His back to Galen, the burns on his back stand out against the texture of his skin, his vertebrae all too prominent. His hair has gotten longer too as he undoes the tie and lets it fall to his shoulders.

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galen_erso

Galen turns and looks at him; then, he walks up behind Bodhi, bare feet audible on the tiles, and reaches out for that luscious black hair.

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imthepilot

Thankfully he doesn't startle Bodhi. Bodhi leans back into him, feeling Galen's hand in his hair, slightly damp with sweat and the grime of the day. "It's getting so long. I should do something about that."

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galen_erso

"Braid it after bathing?" Galen suggests. "I do like it like this."

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imthepilot

"I'd like that." He takes a hand from under the water to reach back, pulling Galen closer. "Should we fill it up before we get in or get in and then fill it the rest of the way?" He isn't sure of the protocol with baths.

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galen_erso

"I think," Galen says, "we can do either, but it's probably nicer with the bath already filled."

It's not as if baths were part of his routine most of his life, either. On Coruscant or other core worlds, but he never lived there for long. And when he did, there were more important things than spending time in the bath very often.

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imthepilot

Bodhi nods and swirls the water around with his fingertips. There would easily be room enough for them both, especially if Galen got in first and Bodhi rested between his legs. That would be nice. comfortable.

He breathes a sigh and leans back against Galen again. reaching up damp fingers to rub his arm.

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galen_erso

"This is heaven," Galen says, softly. "Living like this. Openly together. Taking back what we had to give up in life."

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imthepilot

"It's heaven because you're here." Bodhi looks up at him, eyes warm.

He leans in to turn off the taps. "I think that's enough. I hope it's not too hot." Galen knows how Bodhi hates to be cold. "Do you want to get in first? That way I can lean on you."

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galen_erso

Galen holds on to the rim of the tub, steps in with a surprisingly elegant motion of his long legs, and then smoothly sits, declaring the water very nice indeed.

He holds out his arm to Bodhi.

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imthepilot

Bodhi is far less graceful. It takes him a couple of false starts to get himself into the right spot to shift his weight into the bath. The feeling of being immersed is so strange. Not at all like the float tank they used to heal his back.

After a moment he works it out and settles slowly into Galen's lap, resting his head back against Galen's shoulder. "Is this okay?"

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galen_erso

Galen had reached for him to help him down gently, and now folds strong arms around d Bodhi. "Just so," he says. "I'm honoured to witness your first, in this."

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imthepilot

Bodhi cuddles close, just feeling the weird sensation of the water swirling around them. "I don't know it I could do this by myself. It would just be too... strange."

He turns his head to press a small kiss to Galen's chest, letting the movement bring little ripples over his skin.

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galen_erso

Galen runs a wet hand over Bodhi's shoulder. "How does this feel?"

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imthepilot

"Warm, strange. Wasteful mostly but that's the Jedhean in me. Mostly it feels restful. Teja say it would but I didn't expect it would be this much." He could fall asleep here easily.