"The dirty will swim around and stick to other dishes"
Josh's eyes were innocent as he tilted his head, focusing on Teo's face, blinking softly as his adorable face came into attack again.
"This is meant to soften the fat and rice, not meant to use the dirty water to wash them," the ravenette explained sofly.
He rolled up his sleeves, his long and thick veins popping as he did so, his arms might be slender and his wrist seemingly soft and delicate yet when the more he pulled it up, the more his thick veins popped, making them look manly and elegant.
Teo stared in a daze, swallowing the lump which did not allow him to breathe seeing him doing such ordinary action unfold, his eyes drawn on the popping veins running strongly over his slender arms.
He licked his lower lip, stepping slightly aside for a better view, his whole body burning up as if he were boiling in fever.
When Josh lifted up his face to speak to the younger he saw his tongue sticking out whilst he looked somewhere, his curiosity nipping at his heel made him follow his line of vision.
His eyes landed on the tap, where his hand was resting up, he frowned trying to get why he did that; however the next time he glanced the blonde's way he coughed.
"Were you craving something?" Josh asked without any ill intention towards the young male, just concerned.
Teo hit his arm stepping away, "Only dead cells are coming outta your mouth." snapping out of his thoughts, frustrated with himself and his wild imagination.
The ravenette's eyes went wide, offended, "I don't talk nonsense. You were licking your lips, you were practically drooling!"
Indeed, the younger was in deep but he wouldn't even know himself to even accept such a fact openly so he kept staying in a blurry state of mind.
"Nonsense. Now do the dishes, Mr. I-know-it-all"
The younger crossed his arms as Josh chuckled at his reaction, seeing the blonde's pouty lips moving, mumbling something which could be barely heard if they weren't close enough.
"As the little commander says"
The ravenette spoke as gently, picking up the sponge and a drenched plate, rubbing it over it on circular motions to get rid of the crumbs of food and any stain it had.
Teo leaned on the counter on his left side, looking at Josh piling up the dirty dishes on one side as he kept washing the other ones.
"Do you wanna help?"
The older one's lips curled up as he kept doing the dishes, sensing eyes on him.
He barely looked at Teo's way with a lopsided smile which raised on a corner a little more, giving him a magnificent air which struck him like a bolt of lighting.
He swallowed as he handed him the sponge, walking over to him.
"We should've made a bet. Maybe next time, the pots are all yours"
A glint of mischief glistened in Josh's eyes as he walked past him, Teo grabbed the sponge tightly, literally squeezing what drops fell on the ground.
"Don't do that… Do the dishes, I'll mop the floor"
The blonde boy stared at his broad back walking into a supplies room to fetch one, he moved towards the sink but his eyes trying to not miss the incredible sight he got for free.
Josh yelled when he couldn't find the mop or any cloth to wipe the floor.
"Where is this thing? Like it should be visible 'cause it's long, right?"
He was talking to himself yet Teo felt the need to tease him, just for the sake of it.
"It wouldn't be standing up, get in a bit further and you might find it buried down there"
He knew he should be washing the pots yet his eyes were stuck on the older who stepped in further into the small room.
"It doesn't have space to fit in a pin, how could it be at the, oh.. maybe it's here"
He bent forward to reach a wooden stick, but he didn't notice it was the one which held the top supplies above his head.
"It's stuck in here, aggrhh! Damn!"
"Don't do that!"
Teo saw the top shelf in the supplies room coming down fast, a mopping cloth, soap and what seemed like a yellow liquid fell over his head down his clothes, no matter how fast he ran, he couldn't avoid the inevitable.
He just witnessed closely how messy the small room looked.
Mr. Riviera and his wife arrived due to the loud noise and crashing sound reaching the garden.
"What's that noise?"the elderly woman asked, her eyes falling on the messy floor, covering her mouth to not scream.
"Oh boy, go take a bath, this is gonna itch if it stays longer on you," the elderly man suggested making his way into the kitchen.
"He's right, come with me, buddy"
Teo spoke softly supporting his back as the stupefact man nodded, allowing him to guide him out of the kitchen.
Josh still questioned himself internally what just happened, /How come did I get myself into this?. Trying to look cool… why did it have to go this way?/
Teo led him to the bathroom door and let go of him, staring at his head, a small bump popping where the bottle hit him.
"Does it hurt?"
The young curious boy touched the bump with his index finger as a test, causing Josh to flinch a little bit, chuckling later on
"No, I was just thinking. Thank you. Don't forget to wash your hands."
He smiled at the inquisitive young male.
"Yeah, well, I'll be out"
"But you can wash them here, I mean if the curtains are separating the space then there is not problem"
Teo's eyes opened wide, face burning up in embarrassment whilst the older male walked to the shower stance.
"No no no no no! I'll use the general washroom"
Teo waved his hands in front of himself, trying to cool down his face or at least covering it up.
"Don't be a fool, just do it here. No need to be ashamed. I've showered with my mates in a general room without curtains, so it's fine. I have no problem with that"
Josh spoke real fast as he disappeared behind the curtains, rustling of clothes followed after.
"Aren't you gon' lock the door?"
The blonde spoke, his voice going two pitches higher, not believing what was happening.
Next second the curtains pulled aside, Josh popping out his head from it, grinning, only his face was visible and a glimpse of his neck, his fine cleavage slightly on display.
Teo could swear he was having an arrhythmia at how wild and erratic his heartbeats were, even his breathing became uneven.
"No need to, we are the only ones in this room, whilst you're here no one else will get in so it's fine."
Popping his head within the shower room he vanished leaving a messy Teo standing there not knowing if running away or fainting as dizziness was taking over.
"Don't forget to wash your hands"
That was the last thing Josh said before the shower started running over his bare self.
The male didn't feel uncomfortable as it was a common thing he did with his comrades almost everyday, but something felt different, not in a bad way, but he couldn't make heads or tails out of it, this felt like adrenaline rushing inside his veins filling him with expectations of the unknown, an uncertain feeling forming in the pit of his stomach.
Teo on the other hand was having an internal crisis not so far from the other male, mouth agape, holding onto the sink to keep himself steady, preventing himself from slipping on the floor like melting butter under the scorching sun.
—-/You're dreaming, boy. This is not happening/ he reassured himself, trying to not allow his thoughts wander to the man behind the curtains.
The sound of droplets of water when the shower stopped running filled him with dread so he had to come up with a plan.
—--/Just wash your hands and go, just make it to the bed, then you can black out there./ filled with new resolutions Teo washed his hands and elbows where the yellow liquid rubbed off on him.
To his luck the shower ran again which gave him some time to flee off the room.
He couldn't run as his legs were wobbly, yet he managed to make it out of the washroom in his two feets.
His original plan was to pass out on the bed but he noticed his shirt was dirty with stains of the yellow liquid, anyone could see as the shirt was coloured in that shade.
/How did it get like this?/ He frowned upon noticing it ran all over his frontal side.
/He's not gonna come out yet, right? Let's do it fast,/ he said to himself, taking off his stained shirt. /now to find a clean one, where is the clothing in this place?/
He made his way to the drawers, hoping to find a clean one in there.
He opened one of the top drawers, bending over when noticed a bunch of colorful shirts, seeking a big one .
Finally he found a green one and he grabbed it.
His heart ratio was stable by now, so he pulled it over his head, rolling down over his slender bare chest.
Just then muffled steps by the rug echoed into the bedroom, like padded paws.
"So you have a nice body too,"