Goodbye Dollet and Thanks for All the Fish! (backdated to Sept 28)

[om_nom_namur]

Characters: EVERYONE!!! And any "local" NPCs you want to make up
Location: A warehouse down by the wharf
Rating: G+? idk people will do as they will do
Open/Closed/Finished: Open
Summary: It's an excuse to pump dance music really really loudly, tbh.

The party was put together ridiculously fast, but everyone who decided to help went all out, and the place is pretty damn awesome. There are refreshments, strobe lights, a loudass music setup, and lots of space to dance. Come on in and have a blast! Garden will be sailing off in the morning, and then it's back to school. Time to get in that last hurrah!

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[thatched]

"Yeah. Always nice. I should tellyou 'bout Kitten." He tried to undo his shirt and then let Ace help him. It was a lot harder to take it off this time so he faceplanted in Ace's hair and shrugged a little to get it off his shoulders before fumbling with his belt.

"Haven seener in four years. She was good though. She'd like you. Not like like you. Well maybe. Everbody loves Ace." His belt and pants fell and he let his hands drop to his sides. It was dizzy in here. No he was dizzy. Damn Garden had to stop spinning. He giggled.

[mera_mera_ace]

"Yeah yeah everyone loves me. I would have liked to meet Kitten, was she someone you met at Trabia?" Ace asked as he knelt to remove Thatch's socks and shoes. With Thatch now naked he carefully helped the larger man into the tub. Ace had seen Thatch naked before so it was nothing new there. Well he thought there was nothing new at least. As he moved him he caught sight of Thatch's back. A long scar...where Teach stabbed him. He traced it before he realized he was even doing it.

"Alright babe, ready for some pampering?" He asked while getting the soap and reaching for a cloth.

[thatched]

He froze at that touch and it was all he could do not to grab Ace's wrist and slam him up against the wall. Chills race through him, but he passed off his tensing as a sneeze and forced himself to relax again. It was just a touch. Out of any--out of any of his nakama-- besides Marco and Pops, Ace was--Ace was the least likely to...to have ever... but he wouldn't think about that. He had been drunk and as far as Ace knew, that was what he was going to be.

"You're too good to me Sparks," he said, his voice slurred as he put a hand on Ace's shoulder to get in the tub. The water was blessedly hot and he slid in up to his neck.

"Whadid an old man like me ever do to deserve a cutie like you, mm?"

[mera_mera_ace]

Ace made sure to keep the water temperature steady, all it took was a few swirls of his hand if the water started to get cold. He laughed a bit at Thatch's drunken slurring and ran the soapy cloth over his skin. He never noticed the change in his demeanor or the fact that his drunkeness was in fact a ruse now.

"I guess I just like old men." Ace said with a laugh. "Close your eyes I'm going to wash your hair for you." He continued as he reached over for the shower head, luckily it was a hand held one, and he turned the water back on long enough to get Thatch's hair wet. He reached for the shampoo bottle and poured some in his hand before scooting closer to the tubs edge and reaching out to start a nice rich lather in Thatch's hair.

"I'm going to demand a back rub later as payment for bathing you. Though I realize you would do it just because I asked." Ace chuckled lightly still washing his hair.

[thatched]

"I'd do anythin for you, you know. Even if you didn't." He closed his eyes as he felt Ace's fingers in his hair. It was good and he could relax for real this time and get some of that warm haze back as he let himself drift in the heated water. Funny but he'd never let anyone do this for him but nakama. Not even Celia who he'd cared about probably the most of his--attachments in the Grand Line. Maybe because she'd understood what it meant better than anyone.

But even among his nakama... Marco and...well Izou, but that never counted because he was an asshole and Thatch didn't want to think about it, and now Ace. It was good. It was like home except instead of the bobbing of the ship which he'd forgotten, was the steady hum of the Garden which he'd grown to used to.

Ace was here with him, though. They shared the same fate in a way. Even Namur would share it one day, too. Even Marco. Even if it was a thousand years from now or one stupid stupid day. This was another chance to just...be...before the final call.

"Love you, Ace. You know that right?"

[mera_mera_ace]

Ace's hands never stilled in their work as he lovingly washed the punch from Thatch's hair. He smiled though because while he knew it, it was very nice to hear.

"Yeah, I know. I love you too, Thatchette." He said as he reached for the shower head again. "Close your eyes baby, I'm gonna rinse the shampoo out." He carefully carded his fingers through the wet hair rinsing the soap out. "You want me to condition it or are you sleepy and ready to get out?" Ace asked once he finished. He felt a little bit ridiculous but this is what nakama and more importantly best friends did for one another. They helped each other, even if it meant giving the other a bath at midnight to remove 'punch' from his body.

[thatched]

It probably needed a good condition but the alcohol was hammering into him like a ten ton doom train and, damn, he was tired. He half didn't even want to get out of the warm water, but he really wanted to sleep and that was rare enough for him that he couldn't help but indulge in it. He took Ace's hand, though, and rubbed his cheek over his knuckles.

"Stay with me?"

[mera_mera_ace]

Ace nodded and moved back to help him stand and get out of the tub. Safe on dry land Ace let him go and retrieved a fluffy towel. He dried Thatch off starting with his hair and moving down. Once the man was all dry he wrapped the towel around his waist and had him sit down so he could comb his hair out and prevent it from being unmanageable.

"Alright, you want some boxers or ya just ready to crash?" He asked as he led the dozing man to the bedroom.

[thatched]

It was nice to be taken care of, especially by someone he could trust not to-- someone he could trust. Thatch nearly fell asleep with the rub down and grinned lazily when Ace was done, leaning on him as he was lead to the bedroom.

"Couldn't sleep without boxers. Wouldn' be desent~!" and he put his hands to his mouth in mock surprise, weaving a bit back and forth before burping which he'd needed to do anyway.

[mera_mera_ace]

Ace smiled lightly at Thatch's antics and left him alone long enough to rummage through his drawers for a pair of clean boxers. Returning he helped Thatch slide them on under his towel so he could at least be as decent as possible.

"Alright baby, let's get you into the bed." Ace said softly as he helped the half sleeping man over to his bed. He tucked slid the blankets up to his waist and pressed a soft kiss to his forehead. "Sweet dreams." He wasn't sure Thatch would want him to stay tonight so he moved to step away to head back to his own room.