♠ And If Anyone Wants To Grant You Warmth When Everything Is Cold ♠

[dontcallmegol]

Who: dontcallmegol, baratiesbest, prodigal_axe and going_to_change
Where: The Northern Lights Bar
When: Sometime after midnight
Rating: PG-13 for language and half-nudity to keep a pirate from dying of hypothermia. Suggestive themes? IDK
Summary: Ace passes out at the NL after his round about the city. The crew at the lights is faced with trying to keep the man alive.
Notes: This log is effectively

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Did someone order a time skip??

[dontcallmegol]

It was hard to say just how long it took for Ace's heart to slowly pick up its sluggish pace to match that of something close to normal. The steady thrum in his veins helped to move the much needed warmth to every nerve and every limb, gently coaxed by the body heat of his friends. And though he didn't even know Honey, after doing something like this? How could he call her anything but?

Slowly but surely his once dead state began to take a turn for the better. As his core temperature began to rise, his body began to follow, bringing him about from unconsciousness. It was sluggish at best and he really wasn't completely aware of things around him. All he knew was that his body ached, tingled and burned all at once. But there was warmth, glorious warmth on all sides, something familiar and comforting to the fire user.

He shifted, stiff in his movements and breathed out a shuddered sigh against the blonds shoulder. His hand clumsily brushed over the body in front of him, completely unaware of who it was. It didn't matter, all he could think of was that he didn't want to lose that heat so generously pressed to him. So he wrapped his arms around Sanji's waist and chest, holding onto him for dear life. He curled in against him, shivering pathetically and pressing his forehead to his shoulder. He was so cold. How could he still be so cold?

His breathing came out in shallow, humid puffs, desperately trying to get oxygen to his lungs. It was around that time that he was able to open his eyes, blinking blearily to get them to focus. He didn't lift his head though, didn't feel the need nor care to move from the position he was in. He just needed to stay like this, maybe sleep a little longer.

pime taradox! Previous posting order applies

[baratiesbest]

It was easy to lose track of time in Discedo and even more so when you were stuck doing absolutely nothing for an extended period of time. Sanji had been dozing off most of the time, overcome with fatigue and the sheer comfort of the shared warmth under the blanket. Who could blame him? The entire town was running on fumes by now.

Needless to say the blond was a little drowsy and at first he didn't really register that the man behind him was slowly coming to. It wasn't until that arm brushed against him that he remembered where he was (and more importantly - why) and when it finally landed curled around his waist he couldn't help but tense up. Normally he would have bolted out from under their warm little nest but right now he couldn't manage more than a half-hearted protest.

"O-oi!"

It was all so pathetic though, strangely endearing and he didn't have the heart to push the fireuser away. Awkward and uncomfortable and holyshit he'd really like to get up right about now but it had been a matter of life and death, still was for all they knew and if he had to play human radiator for a while longer then so be it.

So he remained still. Tense, but still. A sigh of half exasperation and half relief escaped from his chest and even though his voice had an edge to it there was no mistaking the concern hidden underneath it.

"Tch. Took you long enough."

rad

[going_to_change]

Honey was out like a light pretty much the second she'd closed her eyes. The awkwardness of the situation completely escaped her, and she trusted Sanji and his friend not to take advantage of it.

So what do androids dream of?

"...nff I want the rice platter! The rice platter! nmmm Nat-chan share the rice platter with me~ mm mmm..."

Clearly not electric sheep.

Still, the faint stirring and significant increase in actual warmth stirred Honey awake.

"Ara~" She sat up with little regard to the fact she was in nothing but a pair of pink cotton undies. "Tattoo-kun is feeling better?"