room 227 ; sunday morning

[necroslacker]

There hadn't been a lot of sleeping last night. Sure, he'd tried but he'd had a stupid nightmare that had left him breathing hard and sweating. He hadn't wanted to wake up Natalie so he'd grabbed his board and headed out to do...something. He just wanted to shake the nightmare off.

The hours had passed slowly but he'd stayed out the entire night, alternating between skateboarding and walking and sitting on benches both around the island and the mainland. Eventually, the sun started coming up and Sam started making his way back to the room. He stopped to pick up some breakfast on the way and was now slipping back inside the room quietly since it was still early.

He wasn't going to be going back to sleep but that didn't mean he had to wake anyone else up.

[Door's cracked, post open]

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[necroslacker]

"And you're the one that has particular study habits," Sam retorted, shaking his head. "You don't think you should help me figure it out?"

[whenshewasnice]

"Now you're just clinging to my habits too hard," she murmured. "This is freeform studying."

[necroslacker]

"You're talking to a slacker about forms of study," Sam said, turning around in her embrace so he could see her better. "Like I'm gonna know what that means."

[whenshewasnice]

"You're that confused by words like practical and theoretical?" Natalie wondered, teasing. Also settling her hands on his hips. "Wow, what do I even see in you?"

[necroslacker]

"You think I'm super good looking and funny," Sam joked, waggling his eyebrows. "That's what you see in me."

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie tilted her head as if she was considering his merits. "Well, you do have a certain dark-eyed charm, I guess..."

[necroslacker]

"And manbangs," he said, shaking his wet hair out to show those off. And then he leaned down and kissed her lightly. "I know you like those."

[whenshewasnice]

"Those are nice too," she agreed in a murmur. "And for a slacker, you're not in bad shape."

[necroslacker]

"Are you being shallow and showing appreciation for my body?" Sam asked, amused again. She got another kiss for that one too.

[whenshewasnice]

"Mmhmm." And it was getting her kissed, so she really didn't see anything wrong with that. "I am capable of that, you know. Appreciation for your body."

[necroslacker]

"I never said you weren't," Sam pointed out, leaning down and giving her a more lingering kiss now. "I've just never really heard you show appreciation. I like it."

[whenshewasnice]

"Oh I think you've heard me show appreciation of your body before," Natalie murmured against his lips, amused. "Just not in words."

[necroslacker]

"Well, yeah," Sam laughed, nipping her bottom lip briefly before kissing her again. "I meant in words though. The other appreciation is super fine too."

[whenshewasnice]

"Because you're not a fool." She chuckled, and pressed her nails lightly into his sides. "I appreciate your body. I do. You are a joy to be around when you're naked."

[necroslacker]

"So full of compliments today," Sam murmured, smiling against her lips. "Must really want to study that sin with me, hmm?"

[whenshewasnice]

"Why wouldn't I?" she asked. "There is no one better for me to study lust with."

[necroslacker]

"And you wanna study it right here in the shower?" Sam asked, stealing another kiss from her and lingering again.

[whenshewasnice]

"Why not?"

Hey, she'd even started to make sure there were condoms in the small bathroom cabinet since that one time.

[necroslacker]

"Because..." Well, Sam didn't finish because he was leaning forward and trying to kiss her again. "...practicalities."

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie didn't let little things like kissing keep her from talking. Sure, it was a little mumbly, but she still sounded amused. Bordering on wicked, even.

"Shows how often you look in the cabinet."

[necroslacker]

"What's in the cabinet?" Sam asked before he actually started backing her up towards the wall to give some better leverage and support in the slippery shower.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie let him: there was no reason not to, though she she gave a quiet hiss when the tiles were still a little cool against her back.

"What do you think?"

[necroslacker]

"Maybe candy?" Sam said just to be a smartass about it. His lips found her neck and he started sucking lightly. "NEw toothpaste?"

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie's own smartass answer gave way to a sigh, and a little hum of pleasure. Her hands trailed up his sides.

"No. Something more practical and related to... this."

[necroslacker]

"New soap?" he asked, biting down slightly on the spot where neck met shoulder. "Shower cap?"