#( ᴮᵉ ᴹʸ ᴬᶰᵗᶤᵈᵒᵗᵉ | ᵉᵐᵖᵃᵗʰʸˢᵗʳᶤᶜᵏᵉᶰ | Benjamin & Aubrey )

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@empathystricken​ said:

❄️Aubrey x Ben

Winter Kisses  /  Selectively Accepting

Send ❄️ for our muses to kiss in the snow!

The world around them had gotten impossibly cold over the past few weeks. Likely nothing too dreadful for most people, but it was winter, the temperatures had officially dropped enough for the snow to stick to the pavement, and for a snake shifter...

Well, he was fucking freezing  —  constantly, it seemed, apart from the rare moments where he could relax in his nest of blankets, or in the semi-privacy of his new friends' dorm rooms. Or, of course, wrapped up in the arms of a certain lover, forgetting the rest of their lives existed, drowning out their demons with a cocktail of intimacy, comfort, and secrecy.

Standing on the icy campus of their shared college, a harsh shiver wracked Aubrey's form, and he had to bite back a hiss of discomfort at the chill. Seconds later, an arm was wrapping securely around his waist, pulling him closer  —  scent registered before sight, immediately leaning into the rare show of public affection.

   ❝ It's bloody freezing out here. ❞

Words from a tired tongue, fumbling over them slightly, the cold weather having long-since settled into his bones, threatening to pull him under the weight of sleep, flaring up ever-present pains despite the cocktail of Vicodin in his system. Bright eyes flickered, head lulled to peer up at Benjamin, a small smile curling across his features despite it all.

   ❝ Thank you, love. ❞

Quietly murmured adoration, before he shifted up onto the toes of leather boots, pressing their lips together. The kiss was slow, loving, slightly clumsy in his drowsiness, and he poured every bit of appreciation at the gesture into it, pressing into the warmth of Ben's body for a beat.

It was dangerous, for both of them, being so public in their affections. Part of it made him nervous, made his jaw ache where a bruise was still trying to heal. The rest made his heart race, adrenaline spiking, briefly lessening the bite of the cold.

Between the latter, and feeling Ben's smile against his lips, it was beyond worth it.

When the kiss broke, it was with a soft breath, and a nuzzle into the human's throat.

   ❝ Mm... You're warm... ❞