[ storm ] CHARACTER A sees the awful weather conditions outside and insists CHARACTER B stay the night and ride it out
[ too late ] CHARACTER A notices how late it is and suggests CHARACTER B sleeps over rather than travel the long distance home
[ sleepover ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B have been planning this sleepover situation for a while now, and tonight's the night it finally happens!
[ one bed ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B are forced to share the same room and the single bed within it
[ accident ] while traveling with CHARACTER B, CHARACTER A accidentally books a room with one bed, and the place is too crowded to find another option
[ sick ] CHARACTER A tends to a sick CHARACTER B at their home and stays the night to watch over them
[ injured ] CHARACTER A brings an injured CHARACTER B home and refuses to leave their side overnight
[ couch ] while CHARACTER B sleeps on the couch, CHARACTER A leaves their bedroom to snuggle with them instead
[ sneak ] while CHARACTER B sleeps in their bed, CHARACTER A abandons their place on the couch and climbs into bed with them
[ awkward ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B, laying in the same bed, establish some distance between their bodies before falling asleep. when they wake up, they realize they're cuddling
[ movie ] while watching a movie together, CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B fall asleep on the couch and end up staying there all night
[ car ] with no hotel or place to stay in sight, CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B fall asleep in their car together
[ fort ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B build a pillow fort and fall asleep inside it
[ read ] CHARACTER A reads to CHARACTER B to help them fall asleep
[ work ] forced to pull an all-nighter, CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B work tirelessly side by side through the night
[ tent ] there's only one tent on this camping trip/adventure, so CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B are forced to snuggle down in cramped quarters and make it work
[ outdoors ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B construct a temporary shelter to get through the night outdoors, huddling together for warmth
[ pretend ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B are fake-dating/fake-married and have to be seen staying the same room together to fully sell the relationship
[ intimacy ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B wake up in the same bed and, in the haze of a beautiful morning, kiss for the very first time
[ whisper ] while CHARACTER B sleeps (or pretends to sleep) beside them, CHARACTER A whispers affectionate, reassuring things to them thinking they can't hear
[ caress ] while CHARACTER B sleeps (or pretends to be asleep) beside them, CHARACTER A admires how wonderful they look and gently caresses their arm
[ innocent ] before the two of them fall asleep, CHARACTER A leans in and presses an innocent kiss to CHARACTER B's forehead
[ kiss ] CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B share a tender kiss before they cuddle and fall asleep in each other's arms
[ spoon ] CHARACTER A snuggles up behind CHARACTER B in bed and spoons them as they sleep
[ snore ] CHARACTER A wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes CHARACTER B's snoring woke them up
[ hair ] CHARACTER A gently strokes CHARACTER B's hair until they fall asleep
[ locked up ] locked away in the same cell/compartment, CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B try and sleep side by side for comfort and warmth
[ cave ] out of options, CHARACTER A and CHARACTER B are forced to spend the night together in a cave
[ m/m 20+. more info and prefs on journal. shin's a mindreader but injury or something can make it stop working for a time, if you'd rather not deal with that factor. ]
storm - I'm good on mind reading; Johnny has no defenses.
The weather's getting rough and I'm pretty sure no one else is coming out tonight. I'm going to close up.
[They're in the fancy restaurant at the top of the Margrave building, the Margravine Club. Johnny's the owner--of the restaurant and the whole rest of the building. The bad weather has him in a gloomy mood. Business isn't going to pick up tonight, and honestly he's almost glad for that. He could use a more sedate evening; with the upcoming elections, mayoral candidates keep grandstanding in his space.
He gives Shin an apologetic look.]
I have a guest room in the penthouse if you don't want to try to catch a cab in this weather.
[ It's not the first time that Lighter has stayed over at their place, but something feels different about tonight. Maybe it's how comfortable he felt about offering his space (even when Lighter insisted that it's okay, it's not that late so he can drive home), or how persistent he was in getting the man to stay— or maybe he's just imagining it.
He's always been prone to overthinking, and that's why he's still awake in the middle of the night, unable to fall asleep while the boxer snoozes on his couch. It can't be a comfortable place to sleep, given how small it is, so Lighter must feel cramped. All these thoughts circle in his mind until he's had enough.
Quietly, he slips off his own bed and pads over to where Lighter is. He wonders if the man is sleeping comfortably at all before irrationality and impulsivity win over him in the end. Instead of rousing the other awake, to ask if he wants to sleep on the same bed, he joins him on the couch. A snug fit, but he's always loved being squished against Lighter's warm body.
The other man will just have to forgive him if this makes things worse. ]
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