Changing his tact, Louis suggested, “How about a bath, then?”
Though he made little move to suggest that he was interested in such an idea, his gaze was wistful for a fraction of a second before glazing over again. Maybe caught in a memory, Louis realized. They hadn’t bathed together since that fateful evening of Mardi Gras. He ignored how his chest tightened at the thought.
“I’m not going to force you to do anything,” Louis reminded him. “I just thought you might like it. You– you always used to.”
Source: pearl diver – Chapter 1, by ohalicent – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]
Currently a WIP, but the first chapter stands beautifully on its own in its intimacy.