#I imagine the no label thing is mostly Aaron being like “we can't actually be dating. she is WAY too good for me”

[webbedphantom]

Comfort from his Kryptonite

@fatexbound continued from here

He used to love winter. A part of him still does. There was always something about seeing the world in a new coat of paint that was just special to him.

Then he got powers. Powers that specifically turned the cold air of the season into his Achilles' heel, and while he'd gotten more accustomed to dealing with that (crime didn't take breaks for the holidays unfortunately), it still affected him more than most.

Which is why when Haru had invited him over, he'd accepted without a second thought. Hanging out with his crush/possibly girlfriend? (they hadn't really put a label on it, and to be honest he didn't mind that) and getting out of the cold at the same time? He'd be stupid not to go.

The only real issue was that he'd currently spent most of his time here by the fire. He hadn't been here long, maybe 10 minutes at most, but after a long day of swinging around in the chilling winds of the city and fighting bad guys in the snow- he was really struggling to get warm. Though not for lack of trying.

He was sitting on the couch wrapped up in a blanket, trying to hide just how much the cold was effecting him, doing his best to hide even the slightest shiver. He was so tempted to move closer to the fire, try to get this chill out of his bones so he could stop being such a downer. Like seriously? Who goes over to their friends house and spends the entire time on the couch trying to get warm??

'An absolute loser, that's who.'

But... rather than be confused or upset, she instead joined him on the couch. Sitting very close, then moving even closer and laying her head on his shoulder, bringing some much needed warmth to his cheeks.

"H-Haru, I-"

There was that familiar fluttery feeling in his chest. The same one he always got when he got to hold her hand, only much more intense.

And she was warm. So amazingly warm that he could finally feel his right side starting to thaw just from her sitting there.

It was... nice.

"I... I think I could go for a hot chocolate-" he said finally, slightly leaning into her a bit and letting himself relax.

"Th-though ummm... c-could we stay like this for a bit, please?"