Love And Leather (Dc Girls X Male OC)

Season 3 Episode 6: One Sweet Day

The sun gently broke through the curtains of John's room in Wayne Manor. The boy's eyes opened swiftly, and he sat up without an ounce of drowsiness or a morning headache to discomfort him. For the briefest of moments, John was able to feel that his mouth was dry. But as soon as he had noticed the small discomfort, he could feel his mouth shift a bit, and the sensation left him.

The boy's right hand flew up, and he gently smacked his leg in annoyance. He let out a soft sigh as he shook his head and crawled out of bed. It was in that brief moment of discomfort that he actually felt human. It wasn't a daily occurrence, but when it happened, he actually welcomed it.

John turned and slowly walked across the old varnished wooden floor into the cold bathroom. The linoleum tiles beneath his feet were a nice feeling. It reminded him of his bathroom in Titan's Tower. He picked his phone up from its charger that was resting on the sink.

Wayne Manor was so old that the outlets were awkwardly spread out in the rooms. Even though the building had actually been destroyed multiple times, Bruce had rebuilt it with all of the same materials and in the exact same way. John knew that if he wanted to, he could probably deep dive into Bruce's personality and figure out exactly why he would do that, but it was 7:32 in the morning, and breaking down Batman's mental state didn't exactly scream out to John's mind as exceptionally entertaining.

John stretched his arms up and felt his joints gently pop. As he reached up, he let his eyes shut as he took a deep breath. He felt his lungs expand as parts of his chest, back, and ribs all popped with relief. He brought his arms down as he popped both his neck and legs. As the warm air left his lips, he popped the rest of his joints.

The boy opened his eyes and nodded at himself. He then looked down and turned the cold metal of the faucet. As the water spilled forth, he ran his toothbrush underneath it and soaked it. John used a special toothpaste made with charcoal in it. He wasn't sure if it actually did anything, but it was the same brand Alfred used, so he assumed it worked.

As he began to brush his teeth, he looked back at himself in the mirror. Behind him, he noticed his back hoodie and black baseball cap still sitting on the wooden chair where he had sat them down last night. Turning around and keeping the brush caught in his mouth with his teeth, he reached over and grabbed his hat and hoodie.

Feeling the soft cloth beneath his hands, he activated their self-repairing and cleaning features. He set them back down on the chair and turned back to brushing his teeth. As he spit out the final strips of toothpaste, he cleaned his brush and then wiped his mouth clean. He set his toothbrush back in the holder and then turned on his heels and walked back into his bedroom.

His fingers soon graced the cold and smooth surface of his wooden dresser. He reached down and pulled on the metal handles, revealing his pants drawer. He pulled out a pair of blue jeans and shut it. Socks and a pair of briefs came next.

He returned to the bathroom and set his the rest of his clothes on the chair. His socks tumbled off the pile and landed on the floor, John rolled his eyes and picked them up, putting them back with his clothes a tiny bit more forcefully this time. He sighed and closed the wooden bathroom door, locking it behind himself.

Soon, his pajamas hit the bathroom floor, and he stepped into the warm water of his shower. He let out a gentle breath of relief as the steam and synthetic rain cascaded over his body. He could feel the gentle wash rinsing his hair clean of the rose-scented shampoo. He kept his eyes closed as he spread the vanilla-scented body wash around his chest.

As John killed the water, he took a brief moment not just to shake out the water from his long hair but to enjoy the steam around him. He had never spent time in one, but he could appreciate the sensation that people in saunas found so appealing. As he stepped out of the shower, he used the soft linen towel provided for him to dry off.