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Taking Care of My Roommate | E4
🕑 Added 2026-01-21 15:30:04 +0000 UTCAll characters in this story are over 18 years of age.
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I Helped Him Shower, but What He Asked Next Caught Me Off Guard.
He stood in the bathroom for a moment after it was over. Naked, only partially relaxed. I could see it in his shoulders, slumped but not completely. In the way he shifted his weight from one leg to the other. He was tired. And sore. Like after something that was good but intense.
I walked closer and put my hand on his back. His skin was warm, still sensitive after shaving.
"You need a shower," I said calmly. "Warm water. Relaxation. My hands. Trust me."
He didn't ask "why." He didn't make a joke. He just nodded and moved toward the stall. Nudity was no longer an issue. It was a state. A fact.
I undressed slowly and followed him in. The curtain slid softly shut. I turned on the water, first quietly, then at full blast. Steam began to fill the space, drops hitting the tiles in a steady rhythm. The scent of body wash mingled with the warmth of skin.
I stood right behind him. Close, but without pressure. My hands replaced the sponge. First the neck, slow, deliberate movements, as if every centimeter mattered. Then the shoulders. I could feel the tension under my fingers begin to ease. His head fell forward slightly, as if he was finally allowing himself to bear the weight.
I moved my hands lower, down his back. I lingered longer on the lower part. Where the body always betrays fatigue. Mike was breathing deeply, evenly. He stood still, leaning one hand against the wall of the stall, the other held closer to his body because of his injury. He gave himself over to it without words.
The water ran down both of us. Warm. Quiet. Normal.
And my touch was already something obvious to him.
My hands slid lower. Water ran down his back, collected in the hollow of his loins, and disappeared between his buttocks. The skin on his back was smooth after shaving, more sensitive, reacting immediately to touch. I washed him carefully, without haste, as if it were the most natural order of things.
My thumb slid along the groove. I didn't press. I didn't check. I just washed him. I felt Mike move slightly, minimally, as if his body wanted to say something, but his head couldn't keep up yet. He leaned harder against the wall of the stall, his good hand searching for stability. His breathing changed. It became deeper. Slower.
For a moment, he said nothing. Just water. Steam. My hands.
And then, very quietly, almost in a whisper, he said:
"Wash me thoroughly... my hole is always well cleaned."
The sound of the water suddenly seemed louder. I stopped my hands for a split second, not because I was surprised, but because this sentence required attention. I didn't ask "why." I didn't seek confirmation. It wasn't a provocation. It was information. An invitation spoken calmly, without shame.
I accepted it as one accepts something obvious.
"Okay," I replied quietly.
I didn't change my tone. I didn't speed up. My hands resumed their movement, washing him further, more thoroughly, with the same care as before. My thumb moved along the groove again, this time more consciously. Mike sighed deeply and bowed his head even lower, as if his body had adjusted itself to what had just happened.
I took my time. That was the most important thing. First, I let the water do its job, flowing between his buttocks, warming his skin, washing away the last traces of tension. My hands gently spread them apart, just enough to wash the area thoroughly.
I reached for more gel. Warm, slippery, it smelled clean. I spread it on my fingers and then began to massage the area around the entrance, slowly, in circles, without pressure. I could feel everything reacting under the skin. How the muscles tensed and then relaxed after a moment. How his breathing deepened.
Mike leaned harder against the wall of the stall, grabbing the metal handle with his good hand. His other hand remained close to his body, protected, motionless. His hips moved back a few centimeters. Unconsciously. He pushed himself out.
I was hard. The realization that I was holding something so intimate in my hand, that I could go deeper than just a finger, flashed through my mind like an impulse. But I didn't follow it. I held back.
"Relax," I said quietly, close to his ear.
I slid my finger in. One. Very slowly. Without force, without pressure. I felt his body accept me inch by inch. How it trembled. How Mike moaned low, throaty, almost reflexively. I stopped, giving him time. He was breathing deeply, unevenly.
Only then did I move my finger further. Calmly. Exploring the inside with the same care with which I had previously shaved his body. I stayed there for a moment. Present. Responsible.
It wasn't an act of domination.
It was trust that I took into my hands, literally.
I withdrew my finger slowly. Without any sudden movements. I wanted his body to remember the feeling, not lose it. The water immediately took its place, warm and soothing. My hands returned to his thighs and buttocks, washing them again, thoroughly, as if closing the circle of touch.
Mike was leaning against the shower wall. He didn't turn around. He was breathing heavily, deeply, as if after a long run. His body was soft in a way I hadn't known before, without tension, without readiness to react. Just present.
I approached him. I stood right behind him and hugged him from behind. Not tightly. Without pressure. My forearm rested lightly on his stomach, my hand rested calmly on his hip. I felt his back adjust to my chest. As if it were obvious.
I leaned in and whispered, almost into his ear:
"Your body already knows that I can go where others cannot."
There was no boastfulness in it. Just a fact. Mike closed his eyes. He nodded almost imperceptibly, as if something in him had finally melted away, letting go of his last resistance. His hand, the healthy one, rose and touched my forearm for a moment. A simple gesture. Enough.
We stood there in silence for a moment. Water was running down both of us, and I knew that what had just happened didn't need a name. It was no longer just care or accidental closeness.
It was trust that had moved from the body to the inside.
And I knew that from now on, every subsequent touch would have a different weight. A different meaning. Because Mike was no longer just allowing me to take care of him.
He had invited me to do so.
