[I want to stay like this, was the thought that flickered through his mind in the instant where his hand remained holding Vinnie's face and the older saur's was cupped flush against it. Right there. Just a little longer...
It was barely even a moment before it was over, and Bulba felt a shameful pang of yearning. Stop that. You were being dumb again. But even as he chided himself, his eyes followed Vinnie's down to their hands. Vinnie might not have said it, but Bulba would have agreed.]
I'm fine.
[It was a stubborn lie. The unsettling warmth he felt besides Vinnie had been enough to distract him from the nip of the cold for a little while, but it did not make its effects any less real. His fingers were bright pink against Vinnie's, and his breathing had been coming in slight shivers for a short while now. He was not sure if he could actually feel his ears.]
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It was barely even a moment before it was over, and Bulba felt a shameful pang of yearning. Stop that. You were being dumb again. But even as he chided himself, his eyes followed Vinnie's down to their hands. Vinnie might not have said it, but Bulba would have agreed.]
I'm fine.
[It was a stubborn lie. The unsettling warmth he felt besides Vinnie had been enough to distract him from the nip of the cold for a little while, but it did not make its effects any less real. His fingers were bright pink against Vinnie's, and his breathing had been coming in slight shivers for a short while now. He was not sure if he could actually feel his ears.]