( fitz is decidedly the exact brand of prudish that makes him think a coed bath is among the most depraved things he's ever been privy to (he's new here, forgive him). at the same time, a bath is a bath and he isn't too particular about where he gets it. this is how a brutish looking man, somewhere around twice the size of natasha, ends up awkwardly keeping to himself on the bath wall, scrubbing his hands through his chest hair, around the many tawny, healed scars along his body. get in, get out is his plan. interact with exactly no one.
except — there's a foot on his thigh, a pale and perfectly pointed dancer's foot, and fitz's immediate reaction is anger at being interrupted, at being touched. )
You —
( at the same time, he's well aware that he's overreacting. it is a public bath. just because some people chose to be naked (natasha) and some kept their pants on (fitz) is no reason to get so frustrated. his eyes follow enough of her leg to see her pink and pale under the water — he pointedly turns his head away from her, cheeks pink under his beard and the swirling steam of the water. )
It is ... fine, my lady.
( he's just going to. kindly bat her foot aside. interaction done. and people say he lost socialization skills after living mostly alone in the woods for fifteen years. ha. )
bacchanal
except — there's a foot on his thigh, a pale and perfectly pointed dancer's foot, and fitz's immediate reaction is anger at being interrupted, at being touched. )
You —
( at the same time, he's well aware that he's overreacting. it is a public bath. just because some people chose to be naked (natasha) and some kept their pants on (fitz) is no reason to get so frustrated. his eyes follow enough of her leg to see her pink and pale under the water — he pointedly turns his head away from her, cheeks pink under his beard and the swirling steam of the water. )
It is ... fine, my lady.
( he's just going to. kindly bat her foot aside. interaction done. and people say he lost socialization skills after living mostly alone in the woods for fifteen years. ha. )