As Neptune left Weiss behind to return to his dorm, he let his thoughts wander. Being from Vacuo, inattentively navigating a crowd was like second nature to him, despite the tray of coffee he held. His mind led him back to the Ice Queen. As slowed his pace, stuck behind an old couple, he frowned. He sincerely hoped whatever her current plight was, it wasn't a result of her infatuation for him. Things had changed since the dance. He wasn't sure if she even knew, though. It had only been a week and a half after that night, he supposed it was possible rumor hadn't reached her.

Sage and Scarlet were in the library, catching up on as Sun referred to it, "nerd stuff". Neptune, being a self proclaimed "intellectual" had finished early. When Neptune had returned to the dorm, he stumbled upon the sight of Sun, crying, in his bunk. It seemed wrong, like something he shouldn't have seen. Something contraband, as if the laws of nature forbade a soul like Sun's to feel sorrow. Neptune's first impulse was to leave, to escape the scene before he was caught. It seemed his body had different plans for him though, as he found himself approaching the bunk. Sun jolted up, rubbing his eyes with his fists, immediately trying to play it off.

"Hey loser," he tried to casually say, but his voice cracked and seized before he could even complete the simple sentence. Neptune bent a little, looking closer at Sun. His nose was reddened, and eyes swollen. His tan cheeks were tear-stained and puffy.

"Dude, are you okay?" Neptune asked, trying to convey true concern in his voice.

"Psh, I'm fi-" Sun couldn't finish, as another sob caught in his throat, and fresh tears sprung in his eyes. His whole body seemed to jerk with it. Neptune dropped to his knees, and grabbed Sun's face, cupping his cheeks, seemingly by instinct. Again, an overwhelming sense of instinct took Neptune before he could push it down and control it. His self suppression and control melted as Neptune leaned forward and pushed his lips into Sun's wet, salty own. Before Neptune's body could seize in fear, Sun responded in kind. The pure shock of this almost froze Neptune. The tears seemed to dry from Sun's eyes as he leaned into the bed, carrying Neptune onto it.

Almost unknowingly, as if uncontrolled, Neptune raised and put a knee on the mattress, his lips never leaving Sun's, his left hand staying in firm contact with Sun's tanned neck and cheek as his right hand sought the bed as well, to stabilize him. As Neptune gradually clambered onto the bed, the pure passion with which they had been kissing was now tainted by curiosity. Neptune's tongue was creeping closer and closer to his lips when he felt Sun's brush against his lips.

Despite being on top, Neptune no longer held any pretense as to him leading. Sun's hands raised to rest on Neptune's thin waist, exploring his muscles over the thick coat Neptune wore with his fingers, thumbs sliding circular patterns upon his lower abdominal. Neptune's lips pressed even harder yet into Sun's as he slid nimble fingers inside the coat, to properly discover Neptune's skin.

Neptune's hand that had previously stabilized him had now dropped to an elbow, as his hand found itself tangling it's extremities into Sun' spiked hair. Neptune smiled slightly into the kiss, and broke away. Sun gasped slightly, his hair unruly between Neptune's fingers. He gazed into Sun's face momentarily, before leaning down to what Sun thought to be another kiss. Instead, Neptune missed his mouth entirely, placing a series of kisses along his shapely jaw. His left hand slid down Sun's chest, sliding in the already open shirt. His warm hand placed on Sun's pectorals did little to aid the shirt in clinging to his chest.

Sun raised his right hand from underneath Neptune's coat to the top button, undoing it. As his hand slid further down the jacket, button to button, Neptune's lines of kisses followed Sun's neckline down to his collarbone. Reluctantly, Neptune raised each arm individually so his coat could be flung off. He sat up on Sun's waist, grasping his own undershirt from the bottom and pulling it off over his head.

Neptune shook his head, blushing fiercely. Maybe it wasn't best to mentally recount the entire encounter on a street, busy with Saturday foot traffic. Currently a little more keen to make his way back to the dorm, he dodged around the elderly pair and wove through the mob, careful to keep the tray level.

Sun glimpsed from under an eyelid as the door opened, to blurrily make out a mess of blue and crimson. He opened his eyes a slightly more eagerly, vaguely making the motions of getting up. Neptune nudged him with a knee, rousing him a little. He pushed himself into a sitting position, and accepted the paper cup floating in his face.

"Thanks, babe," Sun mumbled.

"Whoa dude, that's a little gay," Neptune exclaimed, handing cups over to Sage and Scarlet, who were both on their own bunks.

"Dude, we literally had sex two nights ago," Sun replied, tiredness dragging on his syllables. Both Neptune and Sage blushed intensely as Scarlet giggled and Sun grinned in spite of himself.

"So, I ran into the Snow Queen at the coffee shop," Neptune said, settling on his bunk above Sun's, clearly trying to brush over Sun's comment.

"Yeah? What'd she say?" Sage asked curiously.

"Not much, I think she might still have a thing for me."

Sun scoffed. "If she didn't say anything, then why do you think she's got seasickness?" Neptune blushed a little at the mentioning of Sun's nickname for his attraction towards Neptune.

"She just seemed... ruder than normal. I think something was wrong," Neptune replied casually.

"Ruder than normal? Shit, that's pretty rude," Sun laughed, he popped from his bunk, clearly more awake now that he had finished his coffee. "You're over thinking it."

"Yeah, probably," Neptune smiled at him, scratching the back of his head.

"Now c'mon, I need breakfast now!"

"It's past noon," Scarlet mentioned without looking up from their book.

"And?"