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Aftercare Goes Both Ways 😳

Each guy does aftercare differently. 

With Hoseok it's all about making sure I'm clean, dry, and boneless from pleasure. 

With Jungkook it's camaraderie. 

With Namjoon it's a more traditional form, gentle clean up and a glass of water, being attentive to my physical needs. 

With Jimin it's a blend of physical and emotional... I mean everyone knows he's very tactile in his affections. 

Yoongi is mostly about quiet emotional support, holding hands, sharing music, and moments together.

Seokjin is about pampering. After we both felt a bit less boneless, our hearts calming to a more normal speed, he immediately set up a bath, checking the temperature and asking my favorite scent to add to the bath.

Cuddling in a bubble bath was the one thing I never expected to do in my life.

'Seokjin, I appreciate the bath and all, but this isn't the best thing for me.' I say quietly over my shoulder. 

He hadn't even given me a chance to get up. Once the bath was running and almost ready he walked over to me, picked me up bridal-style (I yelped in shock), and carefully lowered both me and himself into the bath before turning off the water.

The tub almost overflowed before he got it shut off.

'Shhh... I know it's not your thing to take a bath, but humor me, please?' He quietly murmurs to me, hugging me to him.

I can tell he's trying to not play with my nipples, barely peeking above the cloud of lavender scented bubbles. The way his wrists twitch, his finger play with the water, let me know that the twitching at the small of my back isn't just residual hardness from before.

'I don't know if I ever explained it to any of you. It's just... I'm prone to urinary tract infections, and sitting in water isn't good. Pools are another thing I have to be careful with, and I like swimming, so I've learned a few tricks to keep me relatively healthy.' I lean my back into his chest, looking up at him. 'If we don't do this for long, and take a shower after, peeing in it, I should be good. Is that all right with you?' I ask.

He smiles and nods. 'I don't want you to get sick from me pampering you, so yes, if that's what you need, I'll help you wash your hair and scrub up in the shower in a few minutes. Just... let me have a couple of moments in the tub with you, okay?' When I nod in reply his head leans down, softly pecking me on the lips as he pulls me in tighter to his chest.

****

One bath, a rather frisky but thorough shower, and not one, not two, but three large fluffy towels later (all of them for me, he has his own two towels), he returns from the main space with a tray of snacks and bottled drinks. A variety of sliced fruits, cheeses, two small bowls of rice, a small hill of herbs, and a couple of shallow bowls with sauces are laid out for the both of us to sample.

I twist my form until I'm upright and supported by the headboard before I even reach over to kiss him thanks.

To my surprise, Seokjin blushes.

'You get all riled up, corner me in the hall, do... that (I waive my hand towards our clothes strewn on the floor), bathe and shower with me, and you blush over a thank you kiss?!' I ask incredulously.

His blush deepens. 'I am sorry for that. Not that I didn't want to, but I wasn't in my right mind.' He replies, rubbing the back of his neck.

'You mean you didn't want to do that with me?' I ask, a smirk twisting my lips.

'No! Nonono... I mean...' he curses lowly in Korean for a moment, trying to simplify his words so that I'll understand them. 'Since we met I've wanted to do that... with you. Even the...' he gestures with one hand a pumping action towards his lap 'was not enough for my mind. Many thoughts, all of you.'

Seokjin huffs, frowning at his inability to express himself. It's the frown that does it for me, though.

Crawling the bit of space between us to reach him I put my hand to his cheek, getting him to look at me, and smile. 

His smile slowly comes back out, echoing the one I give him. With a gentle kiss on his lips I settle back into a seated position, letting my hand linger on him until I reach his hand, and gently entwine our fingers.

'I am happy you have thought of me. In whatever way you need me in your thoughts, I am glad I am there. You are there too. Each of you is always in my thoughts, both out of love as well as from the hormonal responses.' I wink with that last bit and he laughs, the frown now fully missing from his face.

This makes me smile.

After all, aftercare isn't a one way street. They, he needs it too.

****

The extensive sampling tray Seokjin brought into his room was eventually finished off. When he brought it back out there was an uproar about it though.

It seems that there is a "no food in rooms" policy in the BTS household after stashed snacks were too attractive to unexpected guests of the "freak Hoseok out" variety.