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another starchie minific

because i found a prompt and i will single-handedly keep the starchie fandom thriving

poorly

okay here we go this is called humidity new gorillaz single ahahajokes

London never had those luscious hot summery days where you could pack up your beach bags and head off for the day, enjoying the sun and tan, swim to cool off, get ice cream, and just enjoy the vitamin D. No, London was cold or rainy, usually both, about a hundred percent of the time. 

Except. Fucking. Tonight.

It was humid as hell and annoying to even exist in the weather. It was hardly sunny all day but muggy as it could ever be and making everyone sweaty and miserable. 2D never thought he would ever miss the cold weather now that it was warm and supposedly enjoyable, but no, he misses the cold.

Laying half-wrapped in the blankets 2D was sticky and miserably. Everything made him sweaty and the sheets awkwardly stuck to his back and the pillowcase clung to his face and he had to peel it off every two minutes when he needed to change into another yet uncomfortable position. 

Not to mention that the humidity made it annoying and impossible to cuddle without feeling even more awful and sweaty. 2D was forced to lay a respective distance of three feet away from Archie so there was no body heat radiating onto each other. This made it even more maddening because cuddling was the nightly routine, it was part of sleeping for 2D and Archie. 

2D rolled to lay on his back and he kicked the covers fully off, the only coverage now being his boxer briefs and the nuisance that London called warmth. 2D sighed and tried to mentally convince himself that he was cool, but to no avail. He looked over to his left to see Archie. 2D stared in awe at him, gazing over his frame that lay on his side, arms stuffed under the pillow beneath his head. Archie’s green mohawk was down and softer than ever, no gel holding it in it’s typical spiked style. Instead it was down and pulled back into a bun. Archie knew it made him look like a hipster, but he didn’t like how it got in his face in his sleep.

Archie began to roll over onto his other side but stopping mid way and pausing on his back. 2D looked away to move his stare to the ceiling, looking at nothing in particular. Archie groaned angrily.

“Can’t sleep?” 2D asked with his eyes fixed at the very interesting white surface above him. Archie groaned again. 2D chuckled.

It was silent for a minute and 2D thought Archie must have fallen back to sleep, or at least fallen asleep in general. 2D closed his eyes slowly.

“This is awful.” Archie’s voice suddenly spoke. 2D only responding with a “mhm.” 2D could feel the bed move beside him as Archie changed positions again and sighed. 2D then felt a hand on his own, a sweaty palm very gently touching his own and a thumb caressing his wrist, 2D looked over. “I can’t sleep.” Archie utters again. 

“I know. Me neither.” 2D responds somewhat sadly and very much sleep deprived. He closes his hand over Archie’s for a few seconds but reopens it due to the sweat already condensing between their palms. Archie moved his hand to 2D’s arm and dragged his fingers along it gently. 

“I want to be close to you.” Archie pouts. 2D could feel the authenticity in his voice and his heart felt like it was melting, just like the feeling on his skin at the moment. 2D smiled happily and very tiredly. 

“I wanna be close to you, too.” 2D says back. Archie plays with 2D’s warm skin, moving his nails lightly up and down his forearm. 

“What happened to the AC?” Archie asks. 

“Murdoc doesn’ wanna pay for it.” 2D answers. “Well, not more than the studio.”

Archie groans again in annoyance. 2D sighs and rolls over to face Archie, reaching his arm across to place his fingertips on Archie’s face, running over his cheekbones, jawline, lips, down to his neck, then relaxing his arm and hand down back on the bed. Archie nearly whined because he craved 2D’s touch. He wanted nothing more than to be wrapped up in his arms and to fall asleep under the covers, but it was so infuriatingly hot. 

“Wait.” Archie says. 2D looks at Archie quizically. 

“What?” 2D asks back with confusion. Archie gives 2D a look of a skeptic.

“Could we sleep in the studio?” Archie asks back. “I mean there’s air conditioning. It would be much less miserable, and we could cuddle.” Archie says that last part a bit slower, like he was trying to not make it seem like that’s all he wanted but 2D knew that cuddling was exactly what Archie wanted. 

“I fink so.” 2D answered. “There is a couch in there, if that’s not too uncomfortable.”

“Works way better than this.” Archie said blankly and lifted his head off the pillow, exposing the dark wet fabric where his head previously lay. 2D sat up after Archie, ripping his body from the sheets and planting his feet on the floor before standing up very tiredly.

“A’right. Bring the blanket, though. It’s really cold in there. Winter cold.” 2D says and walks over towards the door of his bedroom. Archie obliges and grabs the blanket in his arms and follows 2D out the door. It was late and all 2D wanted to do was sleep and Archie just wanted to cuddle. Damn weather.

After a very short walk down the hall, 2D opened the door to the studio and let Archie walk in before him. Instantly the boys were hit with cold, crisp air that made them sigh with content. It was such an abrupt change in temperature that it might as well have started a storm on their skin. 

“Much better.” Archie says happily, basking in the glory of cool air. 2D watches his boyfriend happily, glad to see the mood change while Archie throws the blanket on the couch along a wall of the room. It wasn’t a huge couch, but it was enough to fit the two of them if they cuddled close, which was definitely on the agenda. 

After the air cooled down the sweaty bodies of 2D and Archie enough to the point where they were actually getting cold, they moved to lay on the couch and get comfortable. 2D turned off the light and walked over to the couch, laying on his back and motioning for Archie to lay on top of him. Archie smiled and laid in between 2D’s legs and placed his head on his chest, pulling the covers up to warm them both. 

2D held Archie close, one palm on his back and the other reaching up to lightly move a few stray hairs that must have released from the turning in bed back towards his bun. Archie looked up at 2D and smiled, leaning up ever so slightly to place a warm kiss on 2D’s lips. 2D held the side of Archie’s face and neck with his free hand to deepen the kiss and have another reason to touch Archie, though every limb of theirs was touching in some way or another. The kiss was very lazy and tired but very much needed by the both of them.

“I love you, D.” Archie whispers and kisses 2D again. And again. Except the second time Archie felt 2D’s teeth slightly, guessing that he smiled before the second kiss. 

“I love you too, Arch.” 2D replies. Archie shares a few more kisses with 2D’s lips, then a couple to his exposed chest until he decides to lay his cheek down for good. Even then, 2D still leaned down and kissed Archie’s head, making him chuckle very tiredly. 2D held Archie close and laid his head back on the arm of the couch. The two were too tired to continue the ritual of saying goodnight.

Fuck you, London weather.