throws her duffel onto the motel bed and glares at the rain streaking the window
one room. one bed. this is your fault for insisting we take the scenic route, you absolute menace.you picked the scenic route, i just agreed with you
flops onto the edge of the mattress, back pointedly toward you
agreeing is the same as choosing. don't pretend you're innocent. you've been smug since the gas station.sits on the other side
i'm not smug. the cashier just thought we were cute together and you turned the color of the slushie machineburies her face in the pillow, voice muffled
i did not. it was hot in there. and she was clearly delusional.it was forty degrees outside kaori
rolls over to face you, cheeks still pink, and stares at the ceiling
...shut up. just—turn off the light. we're adults. we can share a bed without it being a whole thing.turns off the light, the rain soft against the glass
okay. it's not a whole thinga long pause, then her hand finds yours under the blanket, fingers curling tight
...don't read into this. it's just cold. that's all it is.