Day 19: Prideshipping (Yami Yugi/Seto) - "Warming up by the fire"
(Since "Prideshipping" seems to get used for both Yami and Atem, I went with Atem [even though there's apparently a separate ship name for that])
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Atem had situated himself on the loveseat closest to the fire as soon as he got indoors. He doubted he'd ever be used to the snow and cold that came around every winter. Even the beauty of the ski lodge where he's convinced Kaiba to take some holidays didn't make the cold any easier to tolerate. He held out frozen fingers towards the fire. He'd need feeling back in them to hold his cards later. They hadn't discussed it, but it was a given that there would be duelling later.
Soon, Seto followed him indoors with an armful of fresh firewood. He dumped the logs near the fire to dry out for use later, and kneeled down to stoke the fire back up. Atem greatly appreciated his efforts and watched closely.
Seto brushed his hands off as he stood up and turned to Atem, eyeing how he had curled in to himself to conserve heat. "Are you really this pathetic in the cold?"
"Preferring to be comfortable is hardly pathetic."
"Sure." Despite the dismissive tone, Seto sat next to Atem and dragged the fuzzy blanket from the back of the couch over their shoulders. He shifted to accommodate Atem's smaller frame when he tucked himself firmly into Seto's warm side with a contented sigh. Seto curled an arm around his shoulders as he did so.
"I guess I have to accommodate your delicacy, if you're going to be at full power to duel later."
Atem barely resisted rolling his eyes. That excuse had worn out so long ago it was bordering on comical. "By all means, then, accommodate away." He shifted to rest his cheek on Seto's chest and reached an arm across his chest. After all, sharing body heat was the best way to warm up, was it not?