RP post: A bath with Charlie

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The window of the main room is open; the papers on the map table are weighed down with blades, stones, or other objects.

There is a fire in the fireplace, a large chair in front of it, ponderous and boding; but it is taken up by all three cats, curled up in a heap.

There is matte marble and terracotta tile in the bathroom, but the tub itself, much larger than a modern one, is of porphyry, a dark red stone that the Romans loved for their baths. It is full of hot water already.-

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[ostro_goth]

Teja leans into the gentle kiss.

"He has much magic," he says. "And he does not take pleasure in water."

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"I know. That's why I'd have to get him wet." For now, he's content enough to just sit and be with Teja.

It's a comfort thing.

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"I would not wish for him to fry you with magic!" Teja says, relaxing into Charlie's touch again.

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"Oh, I doubt he would," Charlie murmured, lightly. "Or at least not permanently. We amuse each other."

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"It is good to know my friends like each other," Teja says. "And it is good to see how you are becoming part of all that makes up my afterlife."

Pause.

"I find you are very welcome there."

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That makes Charlie smile very contently. "I'm very glad to hear you say that. Given how much I like being there."

He's settled back against Teja's chest, head turned so one cheek rests against his shoulder; he likes this spot. He shares a glance and small, catlike smile with Kitty, who's still sitting watching them both.

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Teja leans his cheek against Charlie's head, and sighs, content, warm, and contained among that which pleases his heart most.