dreampost: even more after dark edition (III)

[wotanon]

[ AGAIN, but this time it's future is now's fault,

shit's going to be sexy in here.

please list what you're open or not open to somewhere in your toplevel pls and thank ]

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[crossmyheartandhope]

[Ducks his head a little]

This, uh... this okay?

[unbr8kable]

I mean. Is it? I can...I mean, if you want...

[She trails off, close enough he can surely feel as she shifts behind him, but not exactly touching him, just in case]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[There's a startled second or two of silence. When he manages a reply, it's aiming for unaffected, and probably falls well short]

I mean. I mean, only if you wanna.

[unbr8kable]

[Her tone is much the same, forced casual even as she keeps her body carefully still]

Like I said like eight times, it's up to you. ...Just--seems easier, maybe. But--maybe not, and that's also fine.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I'm... I'm all for doing stuff the easy way.

[unbr8kable]

Okay.

[She takes a deep breath, chest almost pressing into his shoulderblades when she does. And then she scoots even closer, relaxing her thighs against his and leaning in to pull the blanket more snugly around them. She stays there, after; pressed flush against his back, arms wrapped around them both]

You're--cold...

[(She herself goes warmer for some reason)]

[crossmyheartandhope]

...sorry.

[He swallows; it sounds very loud, in the quiet of the room. If he had a heart, it would be going about a million miles a minute, but he doesn't, and for once he's glad; at least it can't give him away]

You're - you're real warm.

[unbr8kable]

It's okay. You can admit I'm hot. That's why we're here, isn't it?

[She is fairly certain her voice stays steady, perhaps even approaches properly boastful; she's much less certain her pulse isn't loping along too quick to match, and there isn't any more she can do to hide that from him than she can hide her obvious reaction to the cold, or the flush that goes halfway down her chest]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He goes very still at the words - makes a small, choked kind of sound.]

...I mean. I mean, you are.

[unbr8kable]

[Huffs, regaining her balance; of all reactions she hadn't expected that one]

...And lucky for that, 'cause this fire ain't doing much to pull its weight.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah.

[A beat of silence]

Me neither, huh? Like... thanks for the carry.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah, well... Next time we're stuck in a sauna, it's all on you.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Heh... Desert, too. I got that one covered.

[unbr8kable]

Teamwork makes the dream work.

...You sure this's okay?

[crossmyheartandhope]

...I'm good.

Are you sure? You're the one who's up against an ice cube. [A beat] And not wearing a whole lot.

[unbr8kable]

You're the one who keeps bringing it up. If it's a problem...

[crossmyheartandhope]

Naw, it's -

Like I said, I'm good. I - this is good.

[He ducks his head, a little; his ears are tinged a deeper red]

[unbr8kable]

If you're sure...

[Sounds a little doubtful]

[crossmyheartandhope]

I'm sure. For real. I - thanks.

[unbr8kable]

For nothing?

[crossmyheartandhope]

It ain't nothing.

[unbr8kable]

It ain't enough to rate any thanks. All I've done is sit here. ...And not wear a whole lot.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean... yeah. Sitting here's kinda what you gotta do to wait out storms.

I'm just saying... if you weren't here, it'd be a whole lot worse. So.

[unbr8kable]

Pretty sure going it alone’d be pretty shitty on both ends, believe me.

Either way, didn’t happen, so don’t gotta worry about it.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah. Yeah. Guess there's no point thinking about stuff we don't gotta deal with.