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Shouto drifts out of sleep, feeling his pillow shift under his cheek. He blinks awake as his pillow – well, his alpha but really his pillow — stirs once more.
He glances up to see if Tenya has woken up or needs him to move. At first, Shouto thought he had woken up with the way Tenya’s jaw was ticking. However, he’s still deep in sleep. Strange. Shouto gingerly pets across Tenya’s cheek, hoping to soothe him. His fingers come away damp.
Woah!
Shouto’s eyes dart across Tenya’s face, catching the sweat beading his forehead, gleaming in the moonlight. As his eyes adjust to the darkness, he sees just how flushed the alpha is. This damned summer heat wave. Shouto doesn’t suffer from the summer temperatures like his mate, but despite it all, Tenya insists on sleeping completely wrapped around each other.
‘I can’t sleep unless you’re close,’ Tenya whispered to him a few nights ago. He had said it with all the stubbornness his alpha has been known for. Even as Shouto huffed out loud, it was ruined by the purr that rattled through his chest in response. His mate is way too clingy these days.
Not that Shouto minds. He can’t sleep without being in his arms anymore, either. Their scents mixing together, as Tenya’s warmth sinks into him — nothing compares.
Tenya not sleeping well, though? Shouto does mind. Luckily, he has just the fix.
Gently, Shouto powers up his right side. He presses the coolness against Tenya’s cheek, and he secretly preens at the way Tenya immediately relaxes. His brows drawn and mouth slightly parted, all the tension seems to have left him. Within a few moments, the flush in his cheeks is all gone. Shouto smiles to himself, his fingers tracing his mate’s skin. He’s happy he can do this for him.
Suddenly, he feels Tenya shift, rolling over. Shouto feels himself get pulled deeper into his alpha’s arms, even more entangled than before.
His alpha really is ridiculous. Shouto nuzzles against Tenya’s chin, feeling a surge of quiet happiness as the alpha’s scent, headily warm and soft, wraps around him like a fluffy blanket. He snuggles even closer, nudging Tenya’s nose with his. Tenya sighs something that sounds like his name. Shouto hums, and his fingers, still petting across Tenya’s skin, start to slow as the comfort of it all sinks in.
Somehow, even in his sleep, his mate finds a way to mirror him. His fingers pet into Shouto’s hair, scratching his scalp. Shouto’s eyes sink closed, quickly lulled back to sleepiness.
Maybe, just maybe... Shouto's just as ridiculous. He sighs Tenya’s name back, as his fingers trace the alpha’s jaw one last time. Clinging to him, despite the heat. After all, any temperature is the perfect temperature — as long as they get to hold each other this close.
