@ADiligentSpy Yor came back to her senses, she looked up at the man with shock written all over her gaze.
โA-Ah? Loid?! Youโโ
Before she could finish her words, she reached out to the shower handle and turn it off the running water.
โYouโre drenched!! A towelโIโll get a towel!โ
@ADiligentSpy itโs usual pale shade to fire hydrant red in a matter of milliseconds. She was practically steaming out the head, and the only thing that cooled her off was the sudden spray of water to the back of the head.
However, compared to Loid, she was only momentarily sprayed. Whenโ
@ADiligentSpy To think she would become a casualty in this game of pretend. She had to place a hand over her chest just to try calming herself down lest she goes into cardiac arrest.
โO-Okay,โ
She muttered and sat slowly at the edge of the bathtub. Waiting for him to finish filling it.
@ADiligentSpy Yor gulped down thickly and tried to regain some control of her head amidst her dizziness. Giving the slightest nod, she agreed to his surprisingly stubborn insistence.
When they arrived to the bathroom, she avoided his gaze entirely and fidgeted with the hem of her red sweater.
@ADiligentSpy head. Vigorously. Until she grew dizzy and felt her head start to tilt back and her eyes swirl. If she wasnโt capable of bathing by herself before, by making herself this dizzy, she didnโt really help her case.
โLo-L-Loi-Loidโโ
Yes. Certainly not helping herself at all.
@ADiligentSpy โB-Butโฆ Butโ!โ
She grew a bit more jittery in his hold, her mouth slightly parted as if she wanted to continue defending her case. Yet words never came out. Just noises that sounded like the start of words, but with how bad she was struggling, she just started shaking herโ
@ADiligentSpy arms to her chest instinctively and pressed her lips together tight.
It took her a while, but she eventually reacted with a light, understanding nod, though her eyes averted shyly.
Then? Panic.
โW-Wait, Loid-! I can bathe myself! Yo-You donโt have t-to go out of your wayโ!โ
@ADiligentSpy She stiffened as soon as he emphasized the word โfourโ. She didnโt expect to get such an intense reaction out of him, and certainly didnโt think heโd go as far as to sweep her off her feet.
She didnโt have enough time to move away or protest against his hold. Just brought herโ
@ADiligentSpy โA-Ah-ah! Wait, wait! Iโm okay, really!โ
She tried to reassure, but amidst her animated gestures with her hands in the air, she winced again.
โItโsโฆ Just a sprainโฆ I think. I fell! Fromโฆ The stairs! Yes. At work! Threeโno, four! Flights of stairs! It wasโฆ bad.โ
๐ญ Oh no,โ
@ADiligentSpy โDoes it hurt?โ
Maybe she should be the one getting asked such question, but she was too flustered to remember the pain. Although she did attempt to scoot away only to go absolutely still beneath him.
โS-Sa-Same here. Ah-!โ
WHY WAS HE LOOKING AT HER WITH THOSE (dreamy) EYES?!
@ADiligentSpy She went from pale to bright red in seconds, the embarrassment from having him so close somehow overpowering her pain for a moment. Thenโshe short circuited.
โWh-wha-wh-โฆ?! Loid! L-Loid ok-ok-okay??โ
As if she wasnโt the one with a twisted ankle right now.
@ADiligentSpy She gave a slight nod and started to walk away with the laundry basket still in her hands whenโ
โโฆ.-?!??โ
Her ankle wobbled and she went down along with the basket for good.
โAhh?! Iโmโฆ Iโm okayโฆ Iโm okay-!!โ
Exceptโฆ Was her ankle supposed to twist like that?
@ADiligentSpy โIโmโฆ Perfectly fine.โ
Yet she spoke through gritted teeth and couldnโt even look at him. Her pain tolerance was usually superhuman and it wasnโt like she got shot this time so,
๐ญ Could I have broken something without realizing it? A dislocation? Oh no, I canโt let him worry!
@ADiligentSpy โI-Iโฆ!โ
She was caught like an Anya with her hand in a cookie jar! Her head dropped forward in defeat, but the rest of her body also slumped forward. Putting weight on that aching leg that sent a jolt up her body.
โโฆ.-!!โ
And thenโฆ
Sheโs trying to tough it out.
@ADiligentSpy โOffโฆ?!โ
She failed to hide her nervousness, eyes jumping from one point to another. Yet refused to look directly at him.
โWhat do you mean? Like? As inโloud? Sorry, was I causing a ruckus? Iโll be quiet!โ
Her steps were hardly audible already, so that definitely wasnโt it.