Respite For The Weary [Liltotto, Dorian]

Reading that report on her way back to the city alone was a giant gut punch, seeing the name of her mother as one of the hospitalized combatants alongside the numerous others gave her a familiar feeling of illness as she'd arrive back, having given Reida a reserved yet earnest parting and immediately going off to not only view the state of the city, but to find Dorian.

Of course things weren't in good shape. No matter how much she lied to herself on the trip back about things not being as bad, that the report overshot or was incorrect in some way, there was no denying the reality before her as she went about the streets, seeing the still shaken citizens and the carnage from the attack. She thought it'd just be a normal patrol trip, go over to the Americas, stay a while, deal with anything that popped up, come back when it was time, back to any at-home obligations and relationships.

Each and every evidence of the incident she would meet with a deep breath and a stern internal demand to calm down, to just keep going calmly and collectedly, putting whatever she felt firmly to the side. She needed to find Dorian, that was what she was doing, and she had no time to give to those emotions. He likely was still working, even after a city-wrecking attack. His office? Excused him from work. The restaurant? There too. Liltotto greatly doubted that he just gave up and went home - he was way too stubborn to cave so easily. The last option that came to mind probably was public assistance.

As she searched, she would soon stop as she immediately picked him out, her heart raising with both her natural sense of care and relief that he was alive and unharmed, though it would plummet when she saw what state he was in, still working,

"Dorian," She'd gently place a hand on his shoulder, eyes narrowed at him, though they lacked any sort of judgment or scolding, only possessing a look of fatigued concern, "You're taking a break."

She met that smile with a raised brow, hand on her hip as she met his eyes with a soft yet chiding look, before taking his hand and gently leading him away, "Might as well been smooching those rocks with how engrossed you were." She'd mumble with humor as she led the worn man away from his designated place of work, placing her free hand on her face, "For fuck's sake Dorian, the guys at the kitchen were saying you were practically going nonstop."

Liltotto didn't give him even a moment to reply, still going on as the two walked, "Y'can't just be day in day out working yourself to the bone... Okay, alright, you were already kind of doing that, and I didn't really say anything about it, coz I didn't want to be saying anything about your workflow, but you're beyond pushing it now, and i'm definitely not sitting quiet til you have a heart attack or something. We're staying at my apartment so you can get some rest."

She'd stop for a moment, before fully turning to look at Dorian for a second, pointing a finger, "And before you say it - there are plenty of able bodied people able to pick up whatever slack's been made, if any. You can afford to stop and get actual rest for a good while, especially when your eyes are saggin' so much they look close to falling out of your sockets like some sickly pug. It's rough right now, we are resting together, understand?"

She'd give a slight nod to her head, perking up a bit with the kiss on the hand, softly clearing her throat and looking away with a soft tint to her cheeks. Ugh, even when he was keel-over tired he was cute, she almost couldn't stand it. Letting out a gentle 'hmmph' and turning back around, she'd continue leading them, seeing the familiar building coming up - it wasn't super far, and she was kind of relieved that her house wasn't wrecked by a cero or whatever attack that guy was throwing around; would entirely suck to lose her bed and belongings, doubly so when she just insisted on them resting together there. Very unnerving that it looked pretty close to happening, though.

"Awh, cute." A gentle reply came from her, "Great minds think alike; I was planning on givin' you plenty."

Arriving at the door, Liltotto would shuffle through her bag, fumbling with her keys for a moment, and soon the door was unlocked for them to walk in. Since she had started dating him, she put significantly more care into how her surroundings were, not that it was too chaotic before but it definitely wasn't entirely visitor friendly. Any old books or trinkets were either stored off in a corner or put on some sort of shelving, the place overall devoid of mess, of course excepting the TV which still had a great many unorganized wires coming to it from various electronic devices. She never really managed to bring herself to even begin trying to sort that out apart from making sure it was at least contained behind the TV and stand.

"Go wash up, your face looks like it's melting." She'd point to the guest bathroom, "I'm taking a shower. Trip back sucked."

Even so, she gave him a small peck on the cheek before going off to the other room to clean up.

Her progress to the shower would stop dead when those unexpected words reached her, in a stiff standstill for a moment. Did she hear that right? An unreadable gaze would meet his, clearly having the face of somebody who just mistakenly let something slip, but at the same time clearly having meant it. She'd turn away again for a moment, deliberating on what to even respond with, before taking a deep breath, wordlessly approaching him to take his hand, and lead him to the larger bathroom with her.

Oh my god what the fuck was I thinking i've never been naked in front of another person before, Her thoughts flatly scrawled in her mind as she sealed her fate with the closing of the door behind her, taking a deep breath to allow a logical thought to interrupt the loud one, ..He's my boyfriend, it was gonna happen anyway.

"Just don't fall asleep on me in the shower, alright?" She'd puff, starting the water and beginning to pull her top off, "You can do that when we're sitting down."

With pulling off her top, her chest was immediately exposed, lacking any other covering or support as she'd go on to take her pants off, before pausing and giving him a bit of a leer, the hiss of heated water off in the background,

"Then quit lookin' away. It's all or nothin' now," If she was gonna be naked with a guy in the shower, she might as well embrace it, "No idea how you even feel up to putting on that many things every day. Uniforms are my hard limit."

Hmmph. It didn't take long for her to completely strip down, tying her long hair up as not to get soaking wet or interfere with her shower. Though even with her glow of confidence towards doing this, she roared with uncertainty within - she had zero experience with this sort of thing outside of movies, and those were the last things she'd take as a source for 'Top 10 Sexy Things To Do In The Shower'. She really walked into the fire without looking here, but she'd still try to take it in stride.

"Y'ready, busy body?"