He knows how hard this is and that's why he's so patient. He won't push because he doesn't want to push Alexei away. He adores the man too much for that. If he lost Stukov, Reinhardt knows he'd be beside himself, questioning how and where he had gone wrong. Though it's slow and though it's been recent, the knight knows his life is so much better and brighter with Alexei in it. The man being here has truly made this colony so much warmer for Reinhardt. His world was filled with more than just duty and responsibility now.
"Oh, so you become even more like a star. Maybe I should stop calling you mein schatz and start calling you Moya zvezdochka" His Russian is rough and heavily accented with his German. "I look forward to see it." He is. Because to him, he knows it would be lovely.
He settles behind the man, kneeling beside the tub as Alexei slides further in. He only raises an eyebrow at that inhuman sound. His hands immediately go to try and sooth. He might have made it too hot. He has always loved his own baths a little too warm. He doesn't mean to boil his love. He can't help but tease a little at the sound that the man made. Not because he's scared of it but because he doesn't think Alexei needs to hide it. "Language, Alexei. I know the children aren't here but you never know and I don't need our little ones picking up those sorts of words from you."
He laughs a little when the man disappears and then comes up. He can't help but reach and start to comb his fingers though the man's hair. He playfully slicks it back and then messes it up more. He gets some of those bubbles into it, already staring to massage the man's scalp. "I thought you might enjoy it. When my knees act up, a hot bath does wonders for me." A pause and he leans to give Alexei's human ear a small kiss. "But don't you dare tell on me for that. I'll not be put on desk duty because I have achy joints every now and again."
From the hair, his fingers travel down. He's careful, careful and gentle, trying to help ease some of that skin off. "This spring, I think I'm going to build us a nice hot tub and sauna out back. For you and the little ones and for me too. So we can all soak together."
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Date: 2018-02-18 08:12 am (UTC)"Oh, so you become even more like a star. Maybe I should stop calling you mein schatz and start calling you Moya zvezdochka" His Russian is rough and heavily accented with his German. "I look forward to see it." He is. Because to him, he knows it would be lovely.
He settles behind the man, kneeling beside the tub as Alexei slides further in. He only raises an eyebrow at that inhuman sound. His hands immediately go to try and sooth. He might have made it too hot. He has always loved his own baths a little too warm. He doesn't mean to boil his love. He can't help but tease a little at the sound that the man made. Not because he's scared of it but because he doesn't think Alexei needs to hide it. "Language, Alexei. I know the children aren't here but you never know and I don't need our little ones picking up those sorts of words from you."
He laughs a little when the man disappears and then comes up. He can't help but reach and start to comb his fingers though the man's hair. He playfully slicks it back and then messes it up more. He gets some of those bubbles into it, already staring to massage the man's scalp. "I thought you might enjoy it. When my knees act up, a hot bath does wonders for me." A pause and he leans to give Alexei's human ear a small kiss. "But don't you dare tell on me for that. I'll not be put on desk duty because I have achy joints every now and again."
From the hair, his fingers travel down. He's careful, careful and gentle, trying to help ease some of that skin off. "This spring, I think I'm going to build us a nice hot tub and sauna out back. For you and the little ones and for me too. So we can all soak together."