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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[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.

[unbr8kable]

[She tips her head forward, nudging against his a bit]

There's enough going on we do gotta deal with...

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah, for real.

[Leans back against her]

We got it, though. One day at a time, yeah?

[unbr8kable]

Pretty much the only way to do it.

So...we're good for now. Right?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Right. We got a fire and some peace and quiet and you and me. S'about all we need.

[unbr8kable]

Pretty much.

[Settles further, finally seeming to approach comfortable]

[crossmyheartandhope]

...it ain't so cold, either, now that the fire's really going.

[unbr8kable]

I mean. We are following proper anti-hypothermia protocols.