Pieces to a Puzzle of a Nighttime Scene

by sailorstarsun
Notes: I just had to...because the thought of Ohime-sama being an annoying bed-mate makes me giggle. .^,^

Their bed was more than big enough for two people. In reality, it was probably big enough to fit three or four people comfortably. And yet, somehow Atobe always managed to roll around enough in his sleep until he was pressed right up against Tezuka, sometimes tossing an arm or a leg over him to boot.

At first it was something of an annoyance. Tezuka would wake up in the middle of the night with any sense of personal space stolen from him, and no matter how many times he rolled Atobe back over, the Diva always found his way back.

It didn't help any that Atobe's body was warm. Overly warm, to be precise. Like the blood running through his veins was several degrees hotter than in other people. He would kick off the blankets during the night, which didn't bode well with Tezuka. Tezuka's body was slightly cooler than most, and the loss of covers left him freezing.

More often than not, Tezuka spent the night fighting with his lover's sleeping body in an effort to get comfortable. Their nocturnal habits really just did not mesh well.

But somewhere down the lines, they got used to it. Tezuka got used to waking up with a hot body against him, and he came to realize it was because his body was cooler that Atobe was drawn to him in the night. He was subconsciously seeking relief from the heat inside himself, like how one would press a cloth doused in cold water onto a feverish person's forehead.

They grew accustomed to each other's sleep habits. On warmer nights Atobe would set up a small fan on his side of the bed, to help keep him cool and in his own space. When the nights turned colder, Tezuka came to like having his own personal heater next to him, and would place icy fingers in the small of a warm back.

As they learned more about each other, they learned how to make their differences fit together. In the same way opposite pieces of a puzzle work, they fit around each other to form a complete picture. So that, in the end, their nocturnal habits actually meshed perfectly well.



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