They’re high enough above the city

They’re high enough above the city so even when they open all the shades in the bathroom no one can see in and they’ve got a nice view of the skyline sprawling out before them—not as nice, Daiki decides, as the one from his bedroom in his parents’ house, the river and the bridge and the other side of the city—but that one’s old hat, the kind of thing that’s only impressive when he goes away for a good long while and comes back to. But this one will do, a suite of his own after he’d gotten his mom to take him to her business conference here under the slim guise of learning something (and he’s been bored out of his mind at the meetings she’s forced him to attend even when he’s sexting Seijuurou under the table, so he supposes in some way he is paying for this) with the real purpose of inviting Seijuurou back after his internship’s hours are over. And while Seijuurou has a parentally-financed apartment here of his own, it doesn’t have the kind of hotel amenities like matching bathrobes and real room service (even if Seijuurou has to bring his own wine because Daiki’s mother draws the line at ordering for him even though her liquor cabinet at home is his to use at his leisure).

And there’s also the bathroom and the bathtub by the huge window, big enough for both of them to fit comfortably with plenty of room to do whatever they so desire. And Daiki’s got a lot of desires, and he’s pretty sure from the way Seijuurou’s texted him that he’s got them, too. Daiki draws the water cool; the day’s been muggy and hazy and the night promises more of the same and that’s what Seijuurou’s going to be coming in from. And he’d told Daiki not to be hard when he’d gotten there, so a cold bath is probably going to be better for him right now than a warm one, especially if they’re going to take a while.

He eases himself into the water when the tub is full enough, leaning back and rolling his shoulders against the side. The cool water is sweet as maple syrup for his warm skin, even after having spent most of the day in air