She was welcome to grip as tightly as she needed. For her, for this, a little pain was well worth it--and Chinatsu mattered more. Arm around her hip, hand supporting her behind; supported between him and the shower-wall. A second after she exhaled, and he breathed with her. "Chinatsu..." Reverent and lower-voiced, pausing and taking cues from her. Tense, muscles tight as he restrained himself to follow her lead. Letting her work through the discomfort as their hips shifted until they couldn't.

A new step, joining intimately, fire and heat and love banked and ready.