Story: "Splash" (Part 4 of 7)
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This story is a sequel to "Love Is for Children," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," and "Touching Moments."
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, JARVIS.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: No standard warnings apply.
Summary: Bilgesnipe make for messy fighting. It takes a team to get Hulk clean again.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. Fluff. Trust issues. Skin hunger. Comfort. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Non-sexual ageplay. Communal bathing. Cuteness. Personal growth. Family of choice.
Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Skip to Part 6, Part 7.
"Splash" Part 4
"Okay, team, I jerry-rigged a shower over there. It's not hot but it's warm enough not to make anyone scream," Tony says, leading them to far corner of walled place. Fire hydrant has pipes and things on it. That is Tony's good trick. He makes things. "Also, Hulk, I got you a rubber ducky."
Rubber ducky looks like big yellow donut with cute head. Hulk pokes it. Head goes squeak instead of smash. Hulk laughs.
"Tony, tell me you did not delay Hulk's bath just to make a squeaker for that thing," Steve says.
"Of course not," Tony says. "I put a sound file on a spare phone and stuck it inside the beak with DuckTape."
"All right, Hulk seems to like it. Turn the shower on," Uncle Phil says.
Tony touches some pipes and water splashes down, soft and warm. "Surf's up," he says.
Hulk thinks of rain in jungle. He likes that. This is better because there is no mud underfoot, just road. Hulk sits down at edge of warm spray. "Nice," he says.
"You are very welcome," Tony says. "Okay, everyone, the white stuff is awesome science soap. Use it liberally, don't get it in your eyes, you know the drill."
"Funny bricks," Hulk says, poking at pink and blue things.
"These are sponges," Uncle Phil says. He shows Hulk how they squeeze small and then grow big again. Uncle Phil rubs his pink sponge over Hulk's arms. It feels soft as it spreads soap on him. That makes his skin tingle. It also takes away stink.
White stuff foams up fast. Soon it gets everywhere, like clouds all over Hulk and ground and team. "Fluffy," he says. He swoops rubber ducky through drifts of foam.
Clint is laughing. "Tony, did you make bubble bath?"
"Well, yeah," Tony says, scrubbing Hulk's back. "In case you didn't notice, that fight kind of sucked and a bunch of us got slimed. It's not Hulk's fault he can't fit in the bathtubs at home. Actually that's my fault, I should totally fix that. Meanwhile I figured I could at least bring the bubble bath to him."
Clint throws his blue sponge at Natka. She squeals and tackles him into Hulk's lap. Hulk sets her gently in rubber ducky and nudges it with one finger. It slides through white suds, spinning. Natka laughs.
"Splash!" Hulk says. He pats his hand into foam, not very hard, and it spatters everywhere.
"You want splash, you get splash," Tony says, and sloshes two buckets of water on him. Hulk cannot see round light in Tony's chest, but bubbles there shine blue, so it must be okay.
* * *
Notes:
I've seen yellow innertubes with duck heads, which is what I originally had in mind for Hulk's rubber ducky. This is as close as I could find.
natf found a similar style swimming ring.
Also, DuckTape is real, and an excellent brand across both clear and opaque duct tape variations. It's sticky, stretchy, and good for creative craft projects. I first discovered it for making heads on PVC drums. This is not quite the same as conventional duct tape, which may be a tough cloth tape or a metallic tape.
Communal bathing is a form of physical intimacy, which can be nonsexual or sexual. It is the norm in some cultures, occasional in others, and rare or absent in some. Bathing is also an important part of parent-child bonding. There are tips for making bathtime fun.
[To be continued in Part 5 ...]
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, JARVIS.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: No standard warnings apply.
Summary: Bilgesnipe make for messy fighting. It takes a team to get Hulk clean again.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. Fluff. Trust issues. Skin hunger. Comfort. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Non-sexual ageplay. Communal bathing. Cuteness. Personal growth. Family of choice.
Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Skip to Part 6, Part 7.
"Splash" Part 4
"Okay, team, I jerry-rigged a shower over there. It's not hot but it's warm enough not to make anyone scream," Tony says, leading them to far corner of walled place. Fire hydrant has pipes and things on it. That is Tony's good trick. He makes things. "Also, Hulk, I got you a rubber ducky."
Rubber ducky looks like big yellow donut with cute head. Hulk pokes it. Head goes squeak instead of smash. Hulk laughs.
"Tony, tell me you did not delay Hulk's bath just to make a squeaker for that thing," Steve says.
"Of course not," Tony says. "I put a sound file on a spare phone and stuck it inside the beak with DuckTape."
"All right, Hulk seems to like it. Turn the shower on," Uncle Phil says.
Tony touches some pipes and water splashes down, soft and warm. "Surf's up," he says.
Hulk thinks of rain in jungle. He likes that. This is better because there is no mud underfoot, just road. Hulk sits down at edge of warm spray. "Nice," he says.
"You are very welcome," Tony says. "Okay, everyone, the white stuff is awesome science soap. Use it liberally, don't get it in your eyes, you know the drill."
"Funny bricks," Hulk says, poking at pink and blue things.
"These are sponges," Uncle Phil says. He shows Hulk how they squeeze small and then grow big again. Uncle Phil rubs his pink sponge over Hulk's arms. It feels soft as it spreads soap on him. That makes his skin tingle. It also takes away stink.
White stuff foams up fast. Soon it gets everywhere, like clouds all over Hulk and ground and team. "Fluffy," he says. He swoops rubber ducky through drifts of foam.
Clint is laughing. "Tony, did you make bubble bath?"
"Well, yeah," Tony says, scrubbing Hulk's back. "In case you didn't notice, that fight kind of sucked and a bunch of us got slimed. It's not Hulk's fault he can't fit in the bathtubs at home. Actually that's my fault, I should totally fix that. Meanwhile I figured I could at least bring the bubble bath to him."
Clint throws his blue sponge at Natka. She squeals and tackles him into Hulk's lap. Hulk sets her gently in rubber ducky and nudges it with one finger. It slides through white suds, spinning. Natka laughs.
"Splash!" Hulk says. He pats his hand into foam, not very hard, and it spatters everywhere.
"You want splash, you get splash," Tony says, and sloshes two buckets of water on him. Hulk cannot see round light in Tony's chest, but bubbles there shine blue, so it must be okay.
* * *
Notes:
I've seen yellow innertubes with duck heads, which is what I originally had in mind for Hulk's rubber ducky. This is as close as I could find.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Also, DuckTape is real, and an excellent brand across both clear and opaque duct tape variations. It's sticky, stretchy, and good for creative craft projects. I first discovered it for making heads on PVC drums. This is not quite the same as conventional duct tape, which may be a tough cloth tape or a metallic tape.
Communal bathing is a form of physical intimacy, which can be nonsexual or sexual. It is the norm in some cultures, occasional in others, and rare or absent in some. Bathing is also an important part of parent-child bonding. There are tips for making bathtime fun.
[To be continued in Part 5 ...]
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 09:47 am (UTC)*laugh*
Date: 2013-04-05 09:48 pm (UTC)While I am by no means an expert jerry-rigger, at least I know the basics. I was the only person in my highschool tour group who did NOT embarrass America in this regard on the class trip to Russia.
>> great update <<
Yay!
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 10:27 am (UTC)Real names? Change from first person POV?
Thoughts
Date: 2013-04-05 05:32 pm (UTC)I'll keep Sesame Street in mind as a possibility.
>>Real names?<<
Hulk distinguishes between personal and professional based on the uniforms. So for instance, Tony in plainclothes and Tinman in the suit.
Also, some people's names change slightly for game night: Natasha to Natka.
>> Change from first person POV? <<
It's an odd perspective, writing Hulk, because he speaks of himself in third person when most people would use first person. So this is kind of a blend. It is supposed to convey his worldview. But when more of the other characters come together, he can see what they're doing and think about it, so the description shifts a little more general.
I love your icon!
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-06 03:14 am (UTC)'Zackly! I was just thinking, "Rubber duckie, you're the one, You make bathtime lots of fun!"
*laugh*
Date: 2013-04-06 03:32 am (UTC)Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-04 11:09 pm (UTC)Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-04 11:10 pm (UTC)Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-06 04:05 am (UTC)Thank you. I'm happy to hear that.
>> Tender and sweet on the one hand, and the Avengers in their underwear on the other! Woot! Push ALL the buttons! <<
*laugh* I try to give good fanservice.
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 12:21 pm (UTC)Duck tape *chortle* (Yes, it is very good stuff. My dad's actually used it for ducts ;-) but never for ducks. Quack!)
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 01:48 pm (UTC)Aww...
Date: 2013-04-05 09:47 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2013-04-06 02:09 am (UTC)Yay!
>>Duck tape *chortle* (Yes, it is very good stuff. My dad's actually used it for ducts ;-) but never for ducks. Quack!)<<
I think on actual ducts we've used the heavy silver foil kind from the hardware store, rather than the more tape-like varieties.
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 12:43 pm (UTC)*laugh*
Date: 2013-04-05 05:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 01:58 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2013-04-08 03:19 am (UTC)I encourage folks to talk about this whenever they do it, because that may raise awareness about how fanfic sells canon.
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 02:45 pm (UTC)I've got a rose made out of black and red Duck Tape. The guy who made it keeps a bazillion colors of the stuff just to craft with.
Thank you!
Date: 2013-04-05 09:33 pm (UTC)I have roses made from feathers and leather. I've not seen one made from tape! That sounds so cool.
(no subject)
Date: 2014-03-04 11:12 pm (UTC)Well...
Date: 2014-03-05 01:44 am (UTC)http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Rose
(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-05 07:30 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2013-04-05 07:34 pm (UTC)That became the linchpin for this whole story.
>> And apparently Natasha doesn't fear Hulk any more, that's great. <<
She's getting there. I suspect she'd still spook if they lunged at her again, but she's a lot more relaxed around Bruce-and-Hulk in general. She's skilled enough at threat assessment to distinguish between people who are dangerous (almost everyone she knows) and people who are a danger (the bad guys).
>>Sweet and funny scene!<<
Hee!
(no subject)
Date: 2013-08-04 07:45 am (UTC)*starts singing Ernie's Rubber Ducky song *
*laugh*
Date: 2013-08-04 08:36 am (UTC)Now you're going to get Hulk singing ...
Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-04 11:13 pm (UTC)Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-04 11:43 pm (UTC)Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-05 01:31 am (UTC)I've started a fluffy karaoke!Avengers!fic over at AO3, my first foray into fiction in like fifteen years.
This idea won't even have to stretch much to fit!
Re: *laugh*
Date: 2014-03-16 09:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-09-05 12:31 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2013-09-06 03:16 am (UTC)