10/03: Mirror

"You're a bit too eager for me to be putting..." I falter at the pronunciation of the word, "Sunscreen? Onto your back."

"Well, think in my shoes," Lucio comfortably lays on his end of the boat with his entire backside for me to see. "I'm showing off Mama gave me and I get to be touched by the man I love. 'Course I'm gonna be a little bit eager."

"Grom'shiya and you call me the 'tiger?'" I try not to look where his swimming "briefs" are barely covering ... it really emphasizes the curves of his hips and thighs so much to the point it's hard for me to think straight.

"No, no, Ery, you're the tiger," he chuckles, deliberately making a content hum as a pour some of the sunscreen onto his back. "I'm the lion~"

"A lion in heat?" I tease him, as I begin lathering his back.

"Hey, tigers can be in heat too!"

"Yes, but," I grin a bit as I trail some of the sunscreen towards the lower half of his back, gently rubbing the back of his thigh, "I am not the one exposing myself in such a manner?"

"Maybe not outside," I can see his smirk already. "Though it looks like you're coming out of your shell a bit, Ery."

"I am merely covering your body with the protective ointment so you do not receive 'sunburn' like last time."

"It wasn't that bad..."

"Of course, Lushiyo."

"Don't you 'of course' me!"

I finish covering the back of his body with the sunscreen and change myself into a sleeveless shirt and swimming trunks as he finishes applying the sunscreen onto himself. I stare down at the rippling, clear, deep-blue water seeing our reflections staring back at us.

"Lushiyo, what is your belief with mirrors?"

"Mmm, mirrors?" he spots me staring out into the water's edge and sits up, "Well, they're great for admiring myself! I could spend all day doing it, but that was before I met you."

"But is that all they are to you?" I reach out and gently touch the water, watching my reflection do the same as the ripples emit from the spot I tapped. "Nothing more?"

I think Lucio senses I am talking about something deeper as he slowly makes his way closer to me and answers, "Well, yeah? Is there ... should I be thinking more about them?"

"I think," I finally gaze at him, "I think they are portals to a different world."

I gesture to the water, "Maybe the version of ourselves we see here, could be looking back out at us right now."

He tilts his head a bit, "I think maybe you hang out with Az too much; he likes walking out of fountains from what you've told me."

I lightly splash some water at him, prompting Lucio to do the same back at me until we begin wrestling with each other. Unfortunately, we topped the boat over, falling into the water together.