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“Aw babe, you look like’ya just got back from a war.”
Walking through the door of the inn, Yukiko looked like an absolute mess. Summers at the inn were her least favorite. Inaba had gotten up to the 90s, and the humidity hung thick like a blanket across town. She wished to go about her hostess tasks in something more comfortable. Perhaps a crop-top and skirt. But she had an image to upkeep. Even the thinnest Yukata was still stifling in the sheer heat.
Labrys wasn't immune to the heat. But she didn't have to keep track of her hydration or worry about clothing like humans did. Plus she worked at a bar, which meant plenty of cold air and ice cubes to cool her servos.
“Made ya that cold soba recipe y’saw online, got some iced teas too” Labrys pointed to the low table, already set up with utensils and drinks.
“…thank you Labrys” Yukiko leaned against her body, letting out a sigh as the cool metal pressed against her flushed skin “mmmmh, that feels good.”
Labrys reached over for the green onions, the finishing touch to the soba broth, but was stopped by Yukikos arms wrapped around her. Freezing her in place.
“Hey gal you uh, y’need to move.”
“No.” Yukiko grinned.
“I gotta finish dinner.”
“Nuh-uh, you’re cold” Yukiko rubbed her chin against her back “feels niiiice.”
Labrys scoffed “Geeze, c’mon we can go cuddle on the futon if ya rather do that. Means the foods gonna be cold though.”
“They’re cold noodles, that’s the point.”
“Ah whatever!”
So, Labrys and Yukiko retired to the futon. Amagi hugging her lover as close as she could to soak up every bit of her chilly body. Dating what was basically a tank in the form of a girl certainly was an adjustment. Sometimes Yukiko would fall against her body, ending up bruised due to her hard metal chassis. Sleeping in the same bed was an adjustment too. Sure Labrys liked to cuddle, but since she didn't need to sleep, Labrys would slip out of Yukikos arms and go do something to entertain herself.
But there were certainly benefits. Who needed a pallet jack when your super strong girlfriend could carry a 200lb box of rice all by herself. She was a damn good cook too. Though the sight of her reaching straight into boiling oil to pluck veggies out was…disconcerting. Yukiko almost passed out the first time Labrys did that.
And of course, the fact Labrys was a giant walking ice cube at this moment. Soothing her sunburnt skin and aching legs.
“I love ya babe” Labrys pressed a kiss to Yukikos head, the only thing that was somewhat warm “y’the best gal I’ve ever known, right?”
Yukiko placed a kiss of her own on Labrys’s cheek “aren’t I the only girl you’ve ever dated?”
“Hey! Datin’n’knowin are different things alright!” Labrys smiled “y’still beautiful n’everything.”
Dinner could wait. Falling asleep in the arms of her strong, gorgeous girlfriend meant more than anything.