Day 10: Atemu loved summer. He loved the heat and humid air. But for Yugi, it was quite the opposite and wished for nothing but the cool, refreshing hum of the air conditioner. So they came up with a compromise...one that made Atemu's nights nearly sleepless.
He was never fond of the cold.
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The sweltering heat was nothing on Atemu as the days of summer continued on. But for his smaller partner, Yugi was never appreciative of the heat. For as long as the two were together, meeting on a set up by a rambunctious blonde that grew tired of his small friend's solemn face and mood about his romantic future, Yugi was fine adapting to much of Atemu's lifestyle. But this was one that he couldn't get used to. The days were hot and he felt like he was melting even dressed down to nothing but boxers but Atemu could parade around in a black tank top and shorts with ease.
Damn his Egyptian roots.
But at the same time, Yugi loved the golden Adonis that walked into his life. That, Yugi mused, he would give credit to Jounouchi after the whole episode of missed dates, Atemu joining him at the table that night for company that turned into a second date planned learning that at the last minute, the actual date Yugi was supposed to meet stood him up. It was some crazy times and loads of apologies and promised burgers that his original set-up failed from the blonde. Now here they were, with a compromise to combat the summer mugginess and one Atemu was regretting. It was night now and they were comfortable in their shared bed. Rather...Yugi was comfortable, for Atemu, he was shivering.
The compromise they agreed to which saved on the bill was to have the air conditioner on at night to cool the humid air of the day from the apartment they shared. It was a kind gesture and Atemu did feel a bit terrible that Yugi was lethargic with the heat in comparison to he who was used to warm weather at higher indexes back home in Egypt. But like his smaller partner with his aversion to heat, he had to say in retrospect cold wasn't a thing he was good with. With the exception of the end of fall going into winter, he tried his best to avoid chilling temperatures that wasn't him sticking his face into the freezer for the quart of ice cream hidden in the very back from Yugi's adorable little sweet tooth.
So there Atemu laid that night, shaking slightly under the thin comforter draped over the queen sized bed. He wished he could grab a thicker duvet from the closet but the thought of doing so meant Yugi would be drowning in sweat by morning and the male hated to feel tacky with sweat and his boxers molding to his legs upon waking. He didn't want him to deal with that so he just had to grin and bear it while hoping for a peaceful slumber which wasn't coming easy for him. A sigh left him, another shiver wracking his form as a sputter from the air condition blasts more air into the already chilly room. This was torture but for Yugi's comfort...
The other jumped when he felt a small body against his back and peeked over his shoulder to see Yugi there snuggled against his clothed back. "Mmm, you cold 'temu?" Yugi asked with a voice swathed with sleep. "I am but I'll be fine. Go back to sleep, dove." There was a brief instance of silence before arms managed to wiggle themselves around Atemu, encircling around his broad chest as Yugi snuggled deeper into his back, face pressed into the back of his neck. I'll keep you warm tonight, the smaller male whispered and just having Yugi against him had pushed away the chill of the room with ease, leaving only warmth behind and Atemu fell asleep easier than he had since they started this nightly AC rule. It was a silly rule and one that made Atemu uncomfortable to sleep some nights but just knowing he had a warm body snuggled with him made it bearable.
Perhaps he'll allow Yugi to turn on the air during the day with a promise they could just cuddle under a nice duvet for the hour or two it was on. A win for both.