( Truly, best to let Bones handle this: sweeping his fingers forward over the top of Jim's head and his temples, gathering his hair back and carding the lightly-scented lather through the wet strands. For any tension he finds, Bones massages it out, focusing on all the underlying, interconnected nerves and muscles in his scalp with the firm and gentle press of his fingertips.
It's something he hasn't got to do for a while, just this casually intimate gesture; meditative for him, the simple pleasure of looking after someone he deeply cares for.
Once he's satisfied, he puts a hand on Jim's forehead, and tips his head back to rinse it clean. )
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It's something he hasn't got to do for a while, just this casually intimate gesture; meditative for him, the simple pleasure of looking after someone he deeply cares for.
Once he's satisfied, he puts a hand on Jim's forehead, and tips his head back to rinse it clean. )
There.