[ Similar thoughts are going through his mind. While he by no means disliked Homura, one couldn't overlook the fact that this, well, had more than one connotation. Romantic, affectionate, whatever one wanted to call it, Zeref trying to tell himself that that's all this was. Survival. Even if... well... as much as he didn't want to admit it, it felt nice, and not because of the warmth.
As Homura leaned against him, leaning into her with every bit of awkwardness as she displayed. The warmth spread through the entire left half of his body like a knife through hot butter, so much so that it was almost painful. Every tense, shivering muscle relaxed, and he couldn't silence the relieved sigh as it escaped him, echoing her own. His other side was still somewhat cold, but for the first time all day, he felt like he wasn't about to freeze to death. What an odd curse this was. ]
That's... much better.
[ For someone who had spent centuries at a time alone, with only animals and a ghost for company, this kind of closeness was something he was unused to. But given that this might have just saved his life, it was, oddly enough, a welcome change. ]
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As Homura leaned against him, leaning into her with every bit of awkwardness as she displayed. The warmth spread through the entire left half of his body like a knife through hot butter, so much so that it was almost painful. Every tense, shivering muscle relaxed, and he couldn't silence the relieved sigh as it escaped him, echoing her own. His other side was still somewhat cold, but for the first time all day, he felt like he wasn't about to freeze to death. What an odd curse this was. ]
That's... much better.
[ For someone who had spent centuries at a time alone, with only animals and a ghost for company, this kind of closeness was something he was unused to. But given that this might have just saved his life, it was, oddly enough, a welcome change. ]