[you'll be grateful in a second. fox slides off the bed and washes his hand thoroughly, which should give noah a good view of those scratch marks on his back.

he returns with a washcloth to clean up the mess on both his and noah's torsos, being gentle but meticulous. but once he's done with all of that he's flopping back into bed and curling close, a good six or seven fluffy tails lazily swaying to and fro once he does]

Better.