Danya had to force Ilya to not stress when the water splashed over the sides, reminding him of the drain in the floor. Ilya wished he wasn’t so neurotic, but he was glad to have Danya now to help keep it in check. He distracted Ilya first by cleaning his face with a cloth, then by scrubbing out his hair for him. The intimacy of the gesture gave him pause. Ilya had tried to fight it, but Danya told him to stop being weird and let it happen, so he did.
