"Heater is fucked, it's barely on." You shiver a bit, your skin is tightening. You fidget with the control panel on your wall, shifting through the numbers on the screen in a vain attempt to rectify the problem.
You had just returned to your apartment with Kronii after a winter "date", you bought two cups of hot chocolate from Tim Hortons that the both of you were planning to enjoy whilst binge watching the two Home Alone movies.
"Pressing random buttons isn't gonna make it suddenly work, just get over here before the drinks get cold." Kronii was huddled on the sofa, a blanket on top of her knees. She was holding two large paper cups that served as her only heat source, there were wafts of steam rising from the top of the covers.
You sigh through chattering teeth, rubbing your hands together. You always thought yourself as a man built for the winter, but due to poor insulation caused by the laxity in building codes, even you were starting to suffer from the shivers.
You give up, running towards the sofa. You make a point of sprinting on the spot, a little exercise might generate some heat make it through the night.
Kronii was not impressed.
You sit down, trying to share the blanket with Kronii who then unenthusiastically gives you your cup of chocolate.
"You don't have to try to impress me you know." She says sardonically, she can feel your tremoring body.
"S-Sorry." You mutter out, picking up the remote and turning on the T.V
You're still cold as the opening credits finish, little Kevin just waking up to discover that his family abandoned him. You mildly burned your throat after gulping down some of the chocolate in an ill-advised attempt in getting warmth
You feel something warm and soft draped around your neck, it's a cashmere scarf.
Kroniii is leaning on you, you can feel her black hair on your jaw. She's quietly sipping on her chocolate.
You slowly moved your arm around inside the blanket, grabbing her by the hip.
The both of you are nestled there, like lovebirds in a nest trying to survive till the beginning of spring by depending on each other's body heat.
There is only silence between you, the sounds of the movie reverberating in an otherwise quiet apartment.
The both of you didn't mind it.
Your relationship has progressed to the point where you didn't need words to understand each other.

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Pub: 08 Sep 2021 15:11 UTC
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