❝ gently places her hand against his arm, " excuse me, " she paused, " where do you think you're going dressed like that? you'll catch a cold. " ❞
“Uh—”
The ex-soldier is perplexed for a moment, wondering if she was messing with him. Could he even catch a cold anymore— He hadn’t had one since the experiment. Cloud swallows, suddenly painfully aware of the delicate hand that rested against his bicep. Part of him was tempted to flex a little—-
“I’ll be fine——- Or I could get a jacket, I guess.”
‘ … h - hey, wait a minute, i was joking. ‘ oh no. what did he do? did he take it too far? the knight sat up a bit, poking at the soldiers side. ‘ cloud, hey, i’m just kidding. ‘ he rests his head on the others shoulder, making a small whine.
“I know.”
Cloud turns himself back around, stealing a quick kiss. He hadn’t meant to worry him, perhaps he was a little too serious, even when playing around. It was taking time for the soldier to get used to these kinds of things again.
“Sorry, was that a little too real- ?? I didn’t really think you were cheating on me with the floor.”
‘ you don’t know that, we had a very special relationship. ‘ like catching his falls whenever zeldas loftwing would rudely awaken him …. he will admit, he was getting comfortable. ‘ she kept me company when you were gone. ‘.
“You’re cheating on me.. With the floor-??”
He scoffed, letting Link go and turning his back.
“Fine, have your floor. The bed is all I need anyway-!!”
‘ … let me gooo, the floor needs me. ‘ he struggled within the blonds’ grip, trying to wiggle out of his strong arms. this wasn’t fair! he was going to go all out for this joke. he’s going to huff, & pout for a brief moment. ‘ maybe the floor will let me go when i want to be let go… ‘
“Nope, floor can wait.”
At least Link was a little warmer now, but that still didn’t keep Cloud from huffing in response. “The floor doesn’t have arms, of course it would.”
‘ – you know my weakness. i was gonna roll off the bed, but… ‘ dear hylia, he loved it when his hair was messed with. he moved his head up against the others hand, ‘ but, maybe the floor loves me more than you. maybe it wants my cold feet. ‘
“Of course I do, but it’s not like you could do that anyway.”
Cloud has his arms around Link now, and with his Mako enhanced super strength, the knight isn’t going to be able to escape anytime soon.
“Don’t make me fight the floor, Link. We both know I’d win…. Then we’ll need a new floor.”
‘ mmmm, no fun in that, though! ‘ – gives him some gentle smooches & burrows himself against the others chest. ‘ besides, i CAN sleep on the floor if you really want me to. i’ll just be alone, cold, & probably dying. ‘
“Should have guessed as much.” Gently, he cards his fingers through Link’s messy hair.
“Hey, no sleeping on the floor. You’re gonna be warmed up, alive, and with me.”
