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10. Blow Off Some Steam (Zacharie)

"I can. But I'd rather not." he muses, caressing his thumb across your knuckles, drawing your attention away from his mask. "Can't a man keep his secrets?" he asks you innocently.

"Yes, yes he can."

It was then that something finally clicked in your brain. "Ohh I get it. I'll give you some privacy if that's what you need." you nod in sympathy, storing your clothes in your locker. "I'll be waiting outside the hall when you're done." you tell the man before leaving.

It wasn't until you were gone that Zacharie leaned back against the lockers, pressing his hand against his chest as he felt his heart beating against his rib cage. He can't stop your curiosity, but he'd rather avoid having you see his true self.

What if they don't like what they see?

"A1, A2, A3..." you count the doors of the halls to find, leading the way while Zacharie trails behind you. "A4, A5... A5! It's this one." you tell your add on, who proceeds to open the door for you, catching you by surprise.

"You first, mon amie."

"My, my aren't you a gentleman?" you snicker at the gesture.

At first glance it's a normal sauna room, lacking anything out of the ordinary. Nothing but a cauldron with hot metal stones and a bucket of liquid beside it, other than that there's just benches on the walls for you to sit.

After you headed inside, Zach closed the door behind you to allow the both of you some privacy. Zacharie walked up to the liquid bucket, making sure it wasn't poison or something similar, finding it made out of plastic, or at least some variation of it.

"Is the room safe enough to use then? it would be cool to test it out, I've never been in a sauna before." you release a dreamy sigh.

"It looks safe to me." he agrees, pouring the liquid on the metal stones.

It didn't take long for the temperature to rise up along with the steam filling the room. You lay back against the bench, rejoicing in the change of temperature. Even blissfully closing your eyes to let the warmth relax your tense muscles.

I wonder if Zacharie ever gets tired too? He does carry that backpack everywhere after all.

You peak an eye towards the masked man, feeling your face grow warm, but not because of the steam around you. Zacharie followed your lead by imitating you, leaning his head back on the bench in a relaxed position. At some point he popped the collar of his bathrobe apart, it wasn't too much but it did allow you to see more of the ex-merchant. You were able to tell the difference between them. Unlike the Batter, Zacharie seemed more relaxed, leaning himself a more on the chubby side, most noticeable by his tummy and thicker arms than Batter's slim build.

Someone once said that the most attractive part of a man is his naval. How the curve of the hips look slightly feminine in nature, dragging your eyes down the crevices of the naval, like an arrow pointing down to... well... the point of pleasure.

"(Y/n)"

You quickly raise your view towards the man in front of you.

"Huh?"

"Que travieso~ I said, is there something that catches your eye?" Zacharie's voice was low, leaning back with one hand while the other played with the rope tied around his waist.

Were you so engrossed that you didn't listen to him calling your name? then again you didn't mind hearing him say it... oh geez. There you go again with the daydreaming. But who could blame you? you haven't had a date in a while, too much schoolwork and games taking your time.

That made you wonder.

"Depends. You got anything eye-catching?"

Zacharie tossed his had back in a soft laughter, enjoying how your skin started to gain a dark hue. Either because of the heat of the sauna, or because of something else.

"Maybe i do, maybe i don't. Wouldn't you like to find out~?" he lowered his eyelids at you, just as much as he lowered his voice.

"I have a lot of interesting items in my backpack!"

You quirk an eyebrow at the man, but at the same time he pulled an amused smile from you. Looks like he's making you ask for it.

"I was referring to what's under that mask of yours."

Zacharie didn't reply right away, but he did land his eyes directly on you. That look. You know it's the one that speaks of mischief, but there was something else hidden behind them, something that sent a chill down your spine.

"You can reveal any part of me you want player, but the mask, it stays on." he said with a pur.

Boy, did that mess you up more than it should have.

Something just snapped inside you.

Zacharie has always been surrounded by mystery and intrigue. Not only because he was the only merchant in the game or for his familiarity of the 4th wall, but also because of that one book in Bismark Library that spoke of a masked hero. He's seems open to flirting and teasing, you can deal with that, but there's so much more of that you want to know about him. Especially with the mystery under his mask.

"Wait, so you'll willingly let me undress you but not see what's under-"

A light knock came from the door. Zacharie's attention shifted to the door, ignoring your question.

Looks like you're not getting answers anytime soon.

"Ah, there you (y/n)." Batter causally opened the sauna door, stepping inside but not without using his baseball cap to fan himself. "I believe i found something of worth for you."