Chapter 29: Perfectly Ripe
Hajin leaned his head back against the rim of the bathtub, letting out a long sigh. The hot water rose up to his chest, steam curling around his face as his muscles finally started to unclench for the first ti in days.
’This feels amazing,’ he thought, closing his eyes and sinking deeper into the water. ’I don’t think I’ve ever appreciated a bath this much in my entire life.’
He stared up at the ceiling, his mind drifting through everything that had happened lately. The forest, the monster, the throne room, the King and his father.
’My father,’ he thought, his brow furrowing slightly. ’I could feel how pissed he was just by looking at him. He was standing there acting all composed, but the mont our eyes t, I could practically feel the hostility radiating off him.’
He let out another sigh, running a hand through his wet hair. ’Will I be okay? The King gave
his protection, but that only goes so far. If the Flint family decides they want
gone, they have ways to make people disappear that don’t involve directly attacking .’
The water lapped against his skin as he shifted his weight, the bath bubbling slightly around him. He was so lost in thought that he almost didn’t notice the stream panel flickering at the edge of his vision.
[LunaMoon:] omg he’s actually taking a bath
[LunaMoon:] he looks so skinny though, he should really eat more and work out
[DarkBlade:] yeah bro needs to hit the gym
[StreamWatcher99:] soone feed this boy a sandwich
Hajin’s eyes snapped open, staring at the comnts scrolling across his vision, his brain taking a second to process what he was seeing.
’Wait,’ he thought, his heart suddenly beating fast. ’The stream... it’s still on? Shit, did I forget to turn it off when I got in here?’
He scrambled to sit up in the massive tub, the water splashing over the rim and hitting the floor. He didn’t even care about the ss, his hands already reaching for the glowing system panel as he desperately looked for the broadcast switch.
’Turn it off, turn it off right now,’ he thought, his face feeling like it was actually on fire while he stared at the scrolling nas of people who had apparently been watching him bathe for the last ten minutes.
"I... uh, sorry about this, everyone," he muttered, his voice sounding thin and panicky even to his own ears. "I completely forgot to check the status when I ca in here. I’m turning it off right now, seriously, sorry."
His fingers fumbled with the holographic interface, the settings nu feeling way more complicated than it usually did while he felt the sheer weight of a hundred plus people watching him panic.
[ashley (Mod): it’s alright hajin, really. don’t worry about it.]
He saw the golden-tagged comnt appear at the top of the feed and felt a small, genuine wave of relief wash over him.
’Thank god for Ashley,’ he thought, his pulse finally starting to slow down as his finger hovered over the final confirmation button. ’She’s the only one in that entire world who isn’t a total lunatic. At least soone there has so basic decency.’
[ashley (Mod): you fed my eyes plenty tonight anyway. thanks for the view
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