Cold
Kanda's skin is cold to the touch, but Allen likes it on a warm night.
He doesn't know why Kanda's always so cold (maybe something to do with his blood type?), he just is. But that doesn't mean he shies away from Kanda's touch. Kanda touches Allen often. There are small lingering touches throughout the day when he's with Kanda, Kanda tucking his hair behind his ear, Kanda tapping his shoulder for his attention, Kanda touching his lips when he wants him to shut the Hell up, Kanda ruffling his hair for the heck of it, Kanda cupping his face when they kiss, he takes each and every chance he gets to touch him. Allen lets him, no matter how cold he is. He supposes that might actually be why he touches him, if Kanda is so cold for Allen, Allen must be very warm to Kanda.
No matter how cold he is, Allen doesn't mind. He doesn't mind if Kanda's cold feet make him yelp in the middle of the night when it's already cold enough, he doesn't mind if Kanda's kisses are like snowflakes gently falling on his face, he doesn't even mind it when Kanda's leg is pressed up against his own while their watching a movie, the cold seeping in through his pants leg and making him shiver.
He never mentions it and he never complains.
Because even though Kanda is cold, he is still Kanda. And Kanda's coldness can be a good thing sometimes. Possibly Allen's favorite thing to do is to snuggle up with Kanda on the couch when it's a hot summer day, clinging to him during the feverishly hot nights. But he knows just as how it's uncomfortable to touch Kanda's cold skin during the winter it is uncomfortable for Kanda to touch his no doubt warm skin when its thirty degrees outside. So he tries to limit himself, tries to indulge himself as little as possible when it's hot and boiling. But he can't stop himself, it's not even about the overwhelming heat, he just wants to feel Kanda's reassuring coldness. And he knows that this is what it must be like for Kanda, he realizes that Kanda must have realized that he is horribly cold for Allen, realized that he should try and restrain himself and not be a selfish bother, realized that Kanda couldn't control himself either. And this makes Allen feel better. It makes him feel less selfish when he hugs Kanda from behind when the heat becomes too much, it makes him feel better that Kanda can't control himself around him and much touch him, that he's not the only one.
But Allen can see that it makes Kanda feel slightly guilty that he selfishly touches Allen all the time. So Allen rewards him for letting him touch him during the summer by showing that he doesn't mind. He touches Kanda as well, even when it's in the middle of the winter, even when it's freezing. He rewards Kanda all day long with small lingering touches that make him want to shake and breathe hot air on his hands that are already gloved. He smiles when he notices that Kanda's vaguely guilty expression fades, and he smiles even more when Kanda starts giving him small touches during the hot summer.
It's sweet really, Allen thinks. Its sweet how they depend on and forgive each other, how they speak silently, communicating without a word.
Allen doesn't think he'll ever leave Kanda, doesn't think he'll ever be able to replace his cold touch. Kanda is unique. Special. He's not one to believe in soul mates but when he's with Kanda his suspension of disbelief will briefly lift and romantic and stupid thoughts of destiny and fate will run through his head.
And that is why he hugs Kanda even when it's cold, even if he's already freezing he'll give Kanda as many lingering touches as he can handle. He loves how Kanda always leans into them.
Short but sweet, wha tdo you guys think?
