Iris watched as he lit the candle he was holding in his hand, the flame flickering and creating shadows on the bathroom walls. He placed the bright pink lighter on the edge of the tub and laid back, pushing his wet hair back from his face as he dived deeper into the water until the bubbles covered his shoulders. She could smell the sweet vanilla scent from the bath bomb now mixing with the faint spice of the candle, completely soothing her and making her eyes inevitably droopy.
They were sitting in their bathtub, each on one side of it, a soft tune playing in the background. Dom was massaging one of her feet, pressing down with his fingers on her heel as she played around with the colorful patterns the bath bomb had created on the water; he hummed softly along with the song, the silver chain resting on his collarbone glimmering in the dim candlelight.
"Maybe we should get out." She said suddenly. "We've been here for over an hour soaking like a couple of otters."
He smiled, tongue between his teeth and eyes crinkled, and laughed softly at her comment.
"I love your mind, honestly. A couple of otters." He said shaking his head playfully.
"Did you know that some otters mate for life? They literally stay with the same partner forever. That's the cutest shit."
"Well, then, we sort of are like otters." He looked at her with sweet eyes, tilting his head slightly to the side.
He loved every time she would ramble and tell him random facts that he didn't know. She had a restless and curious soul and she would often find herself ending up on a deep dive of the internet or nose buried in a book that she had probably stolen from her dad's collection in search for more interesting things to feed her mind with. He was always waiting for the moment they finally got in bed after a long day so she could tell him something new she had learned that day as they cuddled and she stroked his hair until he fell asleep in her arms; he loved to listen to her sweet voice and he loved even more how excited she became when she talked about the things she liked and made her happy.
"We are, yeah. Although, they are probably more loyal than any human, really. They don't cheat or break other otters' hearts." She said staring into his eyes.
"That's true. I guess humans are just more complex, right?"
"Yeah, we tend to make everything way more complicated than it truly is." They sat in silence, just thinking.
"Well, " he started saying with a silly smile. "I intend on being your otter partner for life if you'll have me."
She laughed at his cheesy comment and looked at him sweetly, her heart jumping around in her chest.
"I love you. You know that, right?"
"I do." he nodded smiling sweetly. "And I love you more. Come here." He gestured for her to come closer to him and she instantly crawled into his lap, the foamy soap moving around them. Their bodies molded together as they wrapped their arms around each other; hers around his neck and his hands on her waist, bringing her closer.
He pressed his forehead against hers as they stared into each other's eyes, cristal green glimmering in the dim light, and they rubbed their noses together, smiling like fools and giggling at their own stupidity. Their lips met in a soft kiss, her hand resting on his cheek, caressing him softly as one of his hands crawled down to her upper thigh, squeezing gently with his fingers.
Iris deepened the kiss at his action, their tongues meeting passionately, and she tangled her hands on his hair, water droplets dripping down her arm and back into the tub. He exhaled through his nose as he felt himself getting heated and brought his hand up to her breasts, stroking lightly and pinching her nipple between his thumb and index finger. She pulled away from his lips to kiss his jaw, running her tongue down his neck and biting softly; he moaned, letting his head fall back to give her better access.
