Kaebedo || Where The Cold Doesn't Touch

Your Warmth - 5

"I've never seen you with your hair down," He blurts out.

He's unbelievably stupid. Of course he hasn't seen him with his hair down, he'd rarely seen him at all. But Kaeya indulges his stupid question, to save Albedo some grace and dignity to his pride.

"No one really does, but I thought it would be best to let it dry properly." His voice is quiet, probably avoiding waking up Klee. Fortunately, Albedo knows his little arsenic sister sleeps like a log.

"I'm sorry for staring." Albedo let's out, this day has been incredibly embarrassing for him. He doesn't even get embarrassed most of the time, everything has just been weird. Maybe it's the sheer cold getting to him.

"You apologize a lot." Kaeya states, matter of factly.

The blonde Alchemist really doesn't know how to respond to that. Kaeya notices but doesn't dwell on it further, he's good at that, maybe annoyingly so.

He changes the subject, "You sketch and paint isn't that right?"

Albedo nods, shifting towards the fire. Kaeya crooks his head toward the fire too. "Do you draw portraits?" He asks.

The Alchemist can feel where this conversation is going. "Do you want me to sketch you?" His voice flat as he's been asked this question so many times. Though he would have sketched the blue-haired Captain eventually, the question is always incredibly tiresome.

Kaeya laughs, probably at the flat tone of voice Albedo used that contrasted with his wavering voice earlier. He gets up suddenly, walking over to the blonde and sitting very close to him. Dangerously so.

He sticks his hand out to the fire and then looks at Albedo. "Someday, yes." And Kaeya smiles, it seems real. It's a little too real for Albedo's taste, he flushes and looks away.

"I'll see to it when I have the time."

"Great, then can you make the fire bigger? I'm still really cold~" his tone is light, teasing in a way.

"Unless you want to wake Klee, the fire is going to have to stay this way. But..." his voice trails off.

Kaeya looks at him expectantly. "But?" He leans in close to the blonde's face, looking into his turquoise eyes.

Albedo shakes his head and looks down. "Never mind it, I'll make the fire larger."  He goes to get up but the Captain grabs his arm.

Kaeya whines, "Did you want to huddle up again?" A smirk seen on his face and it makes Albedo want to run away, "You could've just asked~"

Albedo sucks up his embarrassment, "You're the one who's cold and wet, it doesn't matter what I want. It matters what's convenient for you." He is looking away, not wanting to see the smug look on the Captain's face. But he is forced down by Kaeya pulling him towards the ground.

Albedo let's out a yelp but doesn't hit the ground because Kaeya catches him. Albedo cant breathe, too much close contact for him. It's like he's dying.

"Huddling up with you is what's convenient for me." Kaeya says it with a straight face as if this was something he wouldn't even question.

Albedo sighs and takes the blanket on the ground and wraps it around the both of them. "I only gave in because this was convenient for you." He is tired and so red from embarrassment, this mysterious individual is so unnervingly good at making him flush the deepest crimson. This is all new to him and he wants it to stop. "Mhm." Kaeya makes a noise of acknowledgment before wrapping his arms around Albedo's waist.

He pulled him into his lap and now they were huddled up together near the fire to keep them warm. "Now I'm warmer." Kaeya closes his eye, completely disarmed from being vigilant. Albedo however is suffering from the intimacy that he has been put in. He's holding his breath and hearing the heartbeats of the Cavalry Captain, his blue hair falling on top of his own shoulders, his breaths slow and steady against the back of his neck. It's destroying him.

'Archons please save me from this beast'
He couldn't sleep.

(AN- So I don't sleep, anyways! Holy MF moly I wasn't expecting anyone to read this tbh. This was made to like write fics again but it's really fun seeing comments or feeling like someone is actually reading. I appreciate it a lot, here's some fluff for making up for almost drowning Kaeya :P LMAO)