CHALLENGE THEME: Exhaustion. When you're exhausted, you behave differently. Some become more honest... Some more silly... Some more horny. Tire some characters out and see what happens!
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
Lookie! Finally got around to that follow-up to my "Tempered Restraint" piece from WAY back when. I wasn't going to write for this challenge. Then I was. Then I wasn't. Then I decided...sure, why not? Kyo x Yuya pairing. Lemon content, mostly PWP. A Standard disclaimer follows the story.
'Gods, this feels SO good.'
The minute hot water touched tired flesh, Shiina Yuya knew that she could die happy in the bathhouse. Steam filled the air around her, relaxing her while the water helped to sooth her aching muscles and limbs. Carefully she sat in the tub, rinsing away the last of the soap she had used to wash herself. Fully submerged, tiny soap bubbles forming on the water's surface, she closed her eyes and recalled the events of the past week.
It had been one fight after another. The Mibu were ruthless dogs! And their legions were plentiful. Thankfully Kyo had managed to hold them off, despite several injuries he had incurred during the last big fight. He didn't look tired, nor did he complain, but you could hear exhaustion in his voice. The young woman was sure he was as worried as she. Time was running out and they still had so far to go.