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[redpeacoat]

Who: Shinjiro and you! (open!)
Where: Out and about the city, or in the apartments.
When: General span of the event, during the day. But you can set it at another time.
Summary: It's so hot! How hot is it? So hot that Shinjiro is shedding his extra layers of clothing.
Warnings: Shinjiro's mouth?

Shinjiro's coat and hat are more than just clothes. They're like a second skin. While he changes his clothes everyday, the worn red pea coat and black beanie cap are a mainstay. He rarely leaves home without them on, even when it's hot out. He's learned to adjust.

He never imagined that this new world would be so...hot. The citizens of Saeng Seong have no problems with this strange sudden heat wave that's come up. Shinjiro shouldn't either, but he's sweating so much that his outfit has started to cling to him uncomfortably. Sitting in the shade was his first attempt at escape, but even in the dark areas away from sunlight, Shinjiro still suffered. He wore swim trunks and flip flops in hopes that the breeze and standing in water would cool him off, but it was like standing in a hot bath. Shaved ice, ice cream, bottled water, and popsicles did little to nothing to lower his temperature. You could probably drop a bucket of ice down his back and he wouldn't notice.

Right now, can't take it anymore. As much as he doesn't want to, he'll have ditch the items that make him feel secure. He peels off his drenched coat and holds it out in front of him, panting a bit. He should feel better, but the warmth persists. Maybe it's a fever...or maybe he just needs to find another visitor and see if they're feeling the heat like he is.

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[emperor_with_no_groove]

"It's okay, Shinji. You don't have to wear a suit of armor around me. I'm not gonna do anything to you." He bumped Shinji's arm with his knuckles to show that he was joking.

He caught the pajamas and hurried into the bathroom to take care of hygienic business. When he came back into the room, he was dressed in the night clothes, and already starting to shiver again.

"This is annoying as hell," Akihiko griped as he dove into his friend's bed, and immediately pulled the covers over himself. "What're we supposed to do during the day? Especially for work and stuff..."

[redpeacoat]

Joke or not, Shinjiro still replies with a short, low growl. While nothing of the sexual nature, he bets that Aki will try to touch him as they sleep.

He crawls into bed next to Akihiko, politely putting his back towards him and looking off the side of the bed at the few landmarks in his bedroom. "Looks like there's no way out of the suffering." At least Akihiko wouldn't be running around and going exercise crazy so long as they're both stuck like this.

[emperor_with_no_groove]

…If Shinji seriously thought he was going to refrain from touching him, then he would be a huge idiot. The whole point of sleeping together was to keep in contact, so their bodies wouldn’t suffer with all of the temperature changes.

Akihiko fell quiet for a moment, idly contemplating his remark. “Suffering, huh?”

He sat up and leaned over Shinji, shamelessly propping himself against his arms. “Want me to go find someone else for ya? You don’t have to sleep with me, if it’s gonna bother you that much.”

[redpeacoat]

Shinjiro curls a little tighter on the bed, glaring at the wall as Aki proposes bringing in another person; the last thing that he wants. "You're staying in this bed." He softly yet sternly commands his friend.

[emperor_with_no_groove]

Not his fault Shinji was being such a stiff about it. He understood why, because of Shinji’s preferences in general, shying away from contact with most people. But this was a necessity for survival, and his mind had to toughen up enough to deal with the circumstances.

That command was enough to satisfy Akihiko, and he pulled back with a mild shrug. Can’t claim he didn’t offer.

He flopped down onto the bed again, and shifted forward so that their bodies were touching. Releasing another yawn, he murmured with quiet affection, “’Night, Shinji.”