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Fricking winter. Fricking cold. Ugh. Whatever. At least they hadn't been frozen in again... Yet

Juniper trudged into the kitchen, tugging the oversized hoodie around him tighter, intent on making something warm. What he hadn't expected was a loud noise outside. He stared, watching as Nelson threw his stuff and seemed to realize he was there.

"...Morning." He said softly, taking a few tentative steps towards his boyfriend. Juniper glanced at the window for a moment before returning his attention to Nelson. "You figured out where you wanna get snowed in with me this year?" He asked, more of a joke to try and redirect Nelson's attention. Juniper offered Nelson his hands. "Talk to me. What happened?"

Juniper listened, giving his boyfriends hands a gentle squeeze before they slipped out of his.

Ah.

"Sounds like our usual winter bullshittery is taking a new approach this year." He said quietly. When Nelson took a step back, Juniper followed, taking one step forward. He knelt then, however. "Look at me." Trying to catch his boyfriend's gaze and hold it. "They... Those things. Whatever they are. That's not your fault. I don't know why the city keeps messing with us every winter, but it's not your fault." Juniper offered his hands again. "...Do you wanna leave the city for a couple days? We could rent something." Sure, it would be a bit pricey at this time of year, but if that meant Nelson could relax for a bit.. It would be worth it.

Juniper sighed, standing up and just biting the bullet. He crowded Nelson's space wrapping the other man's arms around himself as best he could before wrapping his arms around Nelson. "Later then. We can talk about it later." Maybe a trip would do them both some good.

He hummed in response, rubbing circles into Nelson's back, hoping he was doing more good then harm. "Sounds good... You'll tell me about it after? Only if it is good. We don't hafta talk abut it if it isn't."

Juniper leaned up, kissing Nelson on the cheek, a hand coming to rest on the other. "We stay here then. We can go hide in the other room if you want? Pretty sure we just got firewood didn't we?" They could start a fire and not freeze for once.

"I can make food. Any requests?" He laughed, relaxing into the hug for a moment.

Then Nelson was pulling away, trying to do things on his own again and Juniper sighed, rolling his eyes. "You know I love you, right?" He asked, running a hand through his hair and tucking it behind his ear as best he could. "You don't have to kick them, just so I don't see them, you know. I am here for the good and the bad, Babe. I'm with you, come hell or high water. ...Or apparently fire now?" He teased.

"You are not a monster. Not to me. You never have been. A lil battered and bruised from time to time sure. But that's nothing I can't fix. Never a monster though."