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It was nightfall, and the group was getting ready for sleep. “Uh, guys?” Said Lucy, lifting up a ripped sleeping bag “one of our sleeping bags is wrecked.”
The group only had three sleeping bags. And since it was winter, you couldn't exactly sleep on the floor without freezing.
Blu groaned inwardly. He knew that Lucy would probably want to share with CG. So that meant he had to share with Mole.
It's not that he hated mole or anything, but he still found the man to be quite strange. And sharing a bed with him would probably be very uncomfortable.
Sure enough, Lucy asked CG if they wanted to share, and the pair immediately slipped into the sleeping bag. Lucy falling asleep as soon as she was under, and CG doing whatever robots did instead of sleeping.
Mole and Blu stood awkwardly by the sleeping bag. “Uh,” said Mole, “ I can sleep on the floor if you-”
Blu scoffed. “ It's freezing, we can share for one night.” Mole nodded. “Yeah, okay.”
Both men shuffled under the covers. Trying to avoid touching each other but failing.
Even though they were in a sleeping bag, they both felt a chill as the wind picked up around them.
Instinctively, they moved closer to each other for warmth. “Oh- sorry I'll move” said Mole, though he looked slightly reluctant.
Blu considered the possibilities. They could lie uncomfortably next to each other, or they could huddle and be warm.
It was pretty obvious what Blu picked. “It's ok, we can stay like this, if you want” said Blu, feeling suddenly nervous for some reason.
Both of them stayed still for a second until Mole cautiously put his arm around Blu.
Blu felt a warmth spread through him. This felt right.
He wrapped his arms around Mole and the other man seemed to lose all the tension in his body, resting his head on Blu's chest.
Blu's pulse quickened, he felt strange. Kind of like he was floating. But, he felt safe.
They both drifted off into a deep, dreamless sleep, holding each other close like a lifeline. Both of them hoped, just a little bit, that they might do this tomorrow night as well.