Work Text:
“Hey Satoru, wouldn’t you mind being held for a little bit?”
It was a question that came out from nowhere. He was aware of Randal’s oddness so questions like these weren’t totally a shock to Satoru, still, it caught him off guard.
There was an awkward silence between them before Satoru replied. “…And what would that entail, exactly?” Randal let out a soft smile as he replied to Satoru’s question, “Just let me cuddle you for a little while… You don’t have to if you don’t want to, though! I promise I won’t be sad or anything.”
Even if Randal said it would be fine if Satoru didn’t want to, he couldn’t help but feel that he would be saddened if he refused. He hesitated for a second before replying.
On one hand, it was totally harmless to bring comfort to his friend by cuddling him. But on the other hand, he would definitely feel embarrassed. On the first hand again, nobody was there to see it.
Theoretically, the only thing getting in the way was Satoru’s own sense of dignity.
Well, then, it seemed like he had no choice.
He got up from the cold floor he was sitting on and approached Randal’s coffin. Randal smiled as he took that as a ‘yes’ to being cuddled. Satoru closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, Randal’s arms were open. Satoru eventually fell into them.
Randal had a huge, stupid grin plastered on his face as he placed his hands on Satoru’s mid back. Satoru’s hands were tucked awkwardly at his chest. Randal, on the other hand, was feeling way too comfortable and was almost ready to fall asleep. Randal pulled Satoru with him as he rolled onto his back, shifting a not-inconsiderable portion of his weight onto himself.
Satoru moved his arms to either side of the other male. It felt comforting to be like this… it felt so pleasant.
Satoru let out a soft yawn. Of course, sleep was something he needed. Since Randal was probably already asleep and he had stayed with him for a while, he was probably free to leave whenever he pleased.
But, it felt soft and warm where he was. Randal was soft and gentle when he was asleep, and even the texture of his clothes felt pleasant. Satoru was comfortable where he was. Plus, if he moved, he might wake Randal up and that was something he definitely didn’t want.
He supposed he could stay a bit more…