[ Bathing alongside others is not a strange or unfamiliar experience for her; how many times has she spent at a bathhouse in the company of her sister sorceresses, for instance? And yet there is a weight to this moment that seems unlike any of those afternoons, an awareness she possesses of the other woman’s eyes on her that is heightened by their solitary state.
There is relief that accompanies the realization that they have the baths to themselves, at least for now, and while Yennefer doesn’t immediately move to enter the water, she represses a slight smile at Heset’s clear enjoyment of it — only to find herself more surprised when a hand is offered to her directly. ]
The only thing that could improve this is wine.
[ She says it almost like an afterthought, reaching out to take the hand that’s extended, fingers curving slightly as she uses it to help herself down the steps and into the pool. The water is similarly steaming, though there’s also a cold pool for separate soaks, which she does plunge into from time to time even if she mostly favors this one.
Their tethered hands drift across the surface of the water, and Yennefer’s gaze rises to find Heset’s again, as that contact lingers. ]
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Date: 2023-12-02 06:33 pm (UTC)There is relief that accompanies the realization that they have the baths to themselves, at least for now, and while Yennefer doesn’t immediately move to enter the water, she represses a slight smile at Heset’s clear enjoyment of it — only to find herself more surprised when a hand is offered to her directly. ]
The only thing that could improve this is wine.
[ She says it almost like an afterthought, reaching out to take the hand that’s extended, fingers curving slightly as she uses it to help herself down the steps and into the pool. The water is similarly steaming, though there’s also a cold pool for separate soaks, which she does plunge into from time to time even if she mostly favors this one.
Their tethered hands drift across the surface of the water, and Yennefer’s gaze rises to find Heset’s again, as that contact lingers. ]