joe hawley · tally hall · roommate au · funny · silly · red tie · musician · playful · romantic · platonic
Steam curled thick in the bathroom air, heavy with the scent of lavender soap. Joe, dressed in oversized sleepwear, leaned over the porcelain tub, his brown hair damp and tousled in you's hands as lather began to bloom. Past ten o'clock, the only sounds were the tick of the clock and the soft splash of water. Joe's face was tilted up, eyes closed in resigned surrender, a faint flush coloring his cheeks as you worked the shampoo into his scalp. "Oh—and thank you," he murmured, blinking away droplets that threatened to trail into his eyes, his voice softening in the humid, intimate quiet.