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The sweltering heat was keeping Rinne and Niki stuck inside fans and AC blowing from every direction. Niki groaned from the bed, peering over to see his boyfriend’s head deep in the freezer.
He let out a small laugh, “What are you doing in the fridge, Rinne-kun?”
Rinne whipped around, strawberry icecream staining the corner of his lips as he beamed, “Niki-kyuun! You’re awake!”
Niki shuffled over to sit next to him by the freezer, sighing, “Why is the freezer open?”
Rinne took a big scoop of ice cream into his mouth, swallowing it whole, “Eatin ice-cream! Its too hot out~”
“Well you’re also still wearing a hoodie inside,” Niki pointed down to the big black hoodie Rinne was wearing, causing Rinne to respond with a cackle,
“Ehh seems dumb doesn’t it? It’s comfy though! I’ll be a bit hotter if it makes me happy! Besides, you love it when I’m super hot! Kyaha~!”
Niki huffed—he could hear Rinne’s voice was a lot deeper than usual, presumably forced. He wrapped his arms around his lover, kissing his jaw. He could see Rinne’s ears perk up, his tail swishing against the floor. Rinne turned his head around, a spoon still dangliing from his mouth.
He took it out, diving into the ice cream handing out a spoonful to Niki, “Go onnn eat some!”
Niki wouldn’t dare hesitate at the sight of food, leaning in to take a bite and beaming widely. “Gaah~ I love ice cream! Whoever invented it is a genius~☆ Hand me the other one!”
Rinne reached in to get the other tub of ice cream for Niki, forgetting they were sitting next to the freezer. Ibara would not appreciate having to pay for their extra electricity bill. Again. It was shocking she didn’t cut off their electricity yet.
The two moved from the freezer, to in edge of the bed a fan billowing out gusts of cool air. They were chatting away about random topics, when Niki spaced out staring right at Rinne. His ears were perked up in comfort, and he was still scooping spoonfuls of ice cream into his mouth, smearing more on his face.
“God, you’re so messy eating~” Niki wipes his thumb over the corner of Rinne’s lips, causing him to giggle and his tail to wag. Niki felt his heart slowly melting away over how cute his boyfriend was being.
“Aren’t you hot in that sweater?” He tilted his head, trying to loosing his grip on Rinne’s waist.
“I dont wanna take it off~” Rinne murmured finishing off his ice cream.
“Why not love?” His voice was soft, wiping off more ice cream off Rinne’s face.
“Mmmn… dysphoria” Rinne tried to blow it off under his breath, yet Niki was able to hear him. “I don’t like it….”
Niki pulled away from Rinne for a bit, slipping off his shirt to reveal his red binder underneath.
He smiled a bit, his tone shifting to a more nurturing one, “Do you feel more comfortable now? If not that’s okay~”
Rinne turned to face Niki, his tail bouncing on the bed. He slowly slipped off his hoodie, his own black binder squeezing him.
“Is it too tight?” Niki questioned as Rinne shook his head, inching back closer to him, wrapping his legs around him. Niki tilted the redhead’s chin upwards, planting a kiss on his nose, receiving a giggle from him in response. He stretched out his hand to reach Rinne’s soft red hair, his ears tilting down.
“Mnnn it feels niceee” Rinne purred in approval, as Niki let put a sigh of relief,
“Do you feel better, Rinrin?”
Rinne felt his mind feel soft and squishy like marshmallows —without fail the stupid nickname Niki gave him just made him feel so small and happy. He couldn’t make out any words, just small happy noises.
“Nahaha~ you’re an adorable little fox-boy!” Niki peppered his face in kisses, trying his best to kiss every freckle painting his lover’s face. Rinne sat there giggling, his tail swishing back and forth.
“Niki-kyuuun~” Rinne slightly tugged on Niki’s hair, causing his ponytail to cascade down to his long hair now to his chest.
“You like my hair down?” Niki brushed his fingers through Rinne’s hair, as the boy nodded in response.
He pulled Niki down onto the bed, lying there with him. “I wanna cuddle ya.”
Niki could sense the boy slipping away from his normal mindset, smiling and pulling him closer, “Dont worry Rinrin! Niki will keep ya safe here, mkay?”
Rinne started giggling, his voice sounding a lot smaller now, “Rinrin wants huggies~”
“You’ll get all the huggies in the world!” Niki replied, as Rinne nuzzled closer to him, his tail lying over the both of them, only moving slightly. Niki tried to loosen his grasp just barely to grab Rinne’s fox plush beside him. He nestled the arctic fox between them, Rinne instinctively squeezing him tight. His gaze was fixed onto Niki’s, Niki could feel a different type of gaze from him. As if the world has hidden him in thick fluffy clouds, his mind able to relax. There was nothing behind those bright blue eyes of his, just pure bliss and safety being in his lover’s arms. Niki continued to play with Rinne’s hair, slight murmurs of comfort from him.
Niki could feel Rinne attempt to cling onto him while holding the foxy plush near his chest. Niki let out a small breathy laugh, “Rinrin’s so cute isn’t he? My little prince wants to be cared for, hm?”
Rinne only giggled, his words becoming inaudible at this point. Niki kissed Rinne’s cheek, pressing his body closer to him. Rinne let his ears droop as he began to grow tired. He managed to let out a whisper, loosening the grip on his fox.
“I luuv mai Niki-kyuun~” His tiny voice managed to form a sentence, until finally closing his eyes drifting off to sleep. His head, normally buzzing with worries and bothersome things to do the next day had faded as quickly as it took to slip into this little space. His ears twitched ever so slightly in his sleep, feeling as if he was on clouds dreaming about childish fantasies of dragon-slaying and treasure hunting. Niki felt his soft, shallow breath from his binder, and sure it was a little sweaty having Rinne so close, but he couldn’t dare move an inch for the sleepy fox-boy that holds on to him so tightly, leaving one last kiss on Rinne’s forehead.
“Sweet dreams, my little prince,” He let himself doze off, the sound of whirring fans and Rinne’s soft breathing lulling him to sleep.