Dark New World || Sebastian Sallow

The imposter

The warm water of the prefects bathtub lapped up against Sebastian's neck as he leaned his head against the the stone pillar behind him. His eyes trailed around the dimly lit room, examining the intricately patterned ceiling, the delicate ceramics, foggy mirrors and the many faucets that lined the tub. He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, his tired body felt relaxed and his mind was almost completely put at ease.

As he turned off the few faucets that were on, the room was filled by a comforting silence. It was relaxing. Slowly but surely the chill in his body from the cold winter weather left and he was warm again. He noticed the water felt smooth, he never exactly took the time to notice things like that before but something about this moment felt... different.

"Sebastian?"

He glanced over his shoulder and was surprised by who he saw standing in the doorway. He froze and for a moment the only thing he could hear was the slight drip from the faucets behind him.

"Oh, Lena. W-what are you doing here?" He stutters.

"Im assuming the same thing you're doing here, I came for a bath..."

Sebastian had a hard time keeping his eyes off her, she was wearing a delicate, white sheer nightdress that cut down into a V shape right between her breasts. It was cut short and showed her silhouette perfectly.

"Very well, I'll leave the room to you then. It's about time I head back to my common room..." He says as he reached for his white fluffy towel that was sitting on the floor behind him.

"Well, you don't have to." Lena says, he looked up to her confused.

"You could stay, if you'd like..."

Sebastian nodded with a smile as Lena backed away and slipped off her dress, he attempted to keep his eyes off her but couldn't help himself from glancing over a few times as he scratched his neck nervously. He tried to discreetly cover himself up, he didn't want to make her uncomfortable but he couldn't help but get turned on by the view. 

She stepped into the water beside him and sunk in. She was only a few feet away from him now. All he could think about was kissing her, holding her. He watched as she shivered, she must've been cold. The room was quiet for a few moments as the two glanced around awkwardly although Lena seemed a lot more calm about it all.

"I didn't know you came here to take baths." She says, skimming her hand along the the top of the water.

"I don't usually, I just decided to tonight." He says.

"What a coincidence."

Sebastian watched as she turned her gaze to the moving mural of a mermaid on the wall to the left. 'She is so pretty.' He thinks to himself. She had her hair done in a low messy bun, with strands of hair falling out. He liked how it looked on her.

"Beautiful isn't she?" She asks, glancing back over to him. He quickly glanced away and nodded, hoping she didn't catch him staring.

"Sebastian..." she whispers as she slowly moves a little closer to him.

"Yes?" He asks, nervously glancing back to her.

"It's not like you haven't seen me naked before..." she whispers.

"I know..."

"So then, why are you so afraid?"

"I'm not." He lies, running his hand along the back of his neck as he locked his eyes onto hers. She moved a little closer to him and tilted her chin up at him.