Washing Away Fear (Yellow, Goh/Taki)

Taki sighed as he stepped under the water, eyes closing as he let the water wash away the blood – thankfully not his or Goh’s – and dirt staining his skin. Reaching down blindly, he adjusted the hot water tap until the water was as hot as he could stand it. He could already feel his muscles relaxing with the heat. Slowly, his body unwound from the tension of the mission.

He hated how worked up he got sometimes. He forgot, occasionally, how stressful missions could be when there was danger involved and he was worried not only for his own safety, but Goh’s as well. They’d been shot at this time, and then they’d gotten into a hand-to-hand fight with a couple of the security guards that had been chasing them. Somehow they’d gotten out of it alive and relatively unhurt this time, mission accomplished. In the morning, Taki’s bruises would remind him just how close they’d come to being caught. For now, he had the water to wash away the pain and lingering fear.

The door opened and Taki couldn’t help but jump, his nerves still somewhat on edge.

“Just me.” Goh’s voice echoed off the bathroom walls. The door shut again.

Taki blushed and glared at Goh around the shower curtain, careful to keep everything but his face covered. “Get out.”

Goh just smiled at him and started pulling off his shirt, tossing it on top of the pile of Taki’s own filthy clothes. “You don’t want some company?”

“No, I don’t. Get out.” Taki ducked back around the shower curtain as Goh dropped his pants. He’d seen Goh naked a number of times, but that was in the bedroom. This… this was different. This was in the light, where Goh could see all of him.