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map apparition stiff drench

Cool water sluiced down his skin, drenching the stickiness of the day, cooling and refreshing, but the lateness of the hour, the quiet solitude of his darkened apartment and candlelit bathroom lent a wholly intimate and surreal feeling.

He closed his eyes and let the water map his body, drawing rivers, roads, valleys. The damage of a gunshot there; the slice of a blade there. Marks his body had not been born with, placed there by life and drama.

An apparition in the form of his lover moved through the small room, tempting him to leave the sanctuary of the tub and its cool waterfall. His cock grew stiff with wanting, his heart beat faster.

The ghost did not move closer, instead choosing to hover just beyond the clear curtain, the familiar face hollowed by shadow and flame. Hutch reached beyond the curtain, asking for a touch, but truth eclipsed the fantasy and the ghost was gone, leaving him stiff-armed against the shower wall, hot, salty tears blending with the water against his face.