Freezing

by Kez

URL: http://www.area52hkh.net/ask/kez/freezing.php
Summary: Rodney... John... Really, really cold

Rodney muttered and cursed and threw contemptible looks at John across the span of the cave, which was barely worth it because it was dark and he was sure John couldn't actually *see* the loathsome looks he was receiving.

He was positive he'd never been so *cold* and he came from Canada! He came from a small town in Canada that had snow eight months out of the year! He'd lived in Russia; he'd lived in Antarctica... Still, he'd never been this cold!

'I'm so cold my nipples could cut glass!' Rodney half muttered, have hissed. This was so far from amusing. As soon as he was warm enough to actually feel his extremities again he was going to kill John. This was all his fault.

~~~~~

John shivered holding his jacket closer around him. It really was cold. Even though he hadn't minded the cold in Antarctica, actually he'd kinda liked it but Rodney was throwing him evil glares, not that he could really see his expression clearly but he could *feel* it.

He was contemplating saying *something* because Rodney's muttered curses were becoming a little annoying, when he heard Rodney's hissed... 'I'm so cold my nipples could cut glass!'

John paused a mental clip show running behind his eyes. How often had he thought the same thing? Rodney's... Well the t-shirt didn't hide much and maybe Rodney was always cold because... Well John wasn't suppose to be thinking things like that and certainly not thinking just how he could warm Rodney up. But the thoughts kinda warmed him up too and it wasn't like Rodney would be able to see the very real evidence of those thoughts, of parts of John that might join Rodney's nipples in cutting glass soon.

~~~~~

'This is all your fault' Rodney announced, his teeth chattering a little. John gave a quick intake of breath, but Rodney ignored it because he was suffering over here, so it was only fair if John was too.

'Yes Rodney, of course it is. I asked for a snow storm to start and to take a tumble down a hill and to end up stuck in a cave with only you for company ' John said and Rodney could almost *hear* him role his eyes.

'Well I didn't!' Rodney huffed and shivered and damn it this was all John's fault!

~~~~~

John was startled by Rodney's announcement that it was his fault, but he quickly covered it with their normal friendly if sarcastic barter. He'd become a bit of an expert at it actually, the casual teasing, like he hadn't wondered what it would be like to shut Rodney up and find out what he ate for dinner both at the same time, like he hadn't imagined how Rodney would feel hot and heavy against him. John whimpered almost silently, but in the cave, in his own ears it echoed, sounding louder.

'Are you okay?' Rodney asked and John smiled, even annoyed at him as Rodney was, his voice had gone from irritated to concerned... Well concern by Rodney's standards anyway.

'Yes of course, probably injured yourself falling down that hill and being the big macho military man didn't say anything.' Rodney sounded irritated again and John smiled, because hey, Rodney really cared.

~~~~~

Rodney forced himself to move over to where John was seated, flicking on his torch.

'We're suppose to be conserving the batteries.' John reminded him.

'Oh please, these things could stand up to being turned on 24 hours a day for a week. Now where are you hurt?' Rodney asked, rolling his eyes before he began a careful visual examination of John.

'I'm not hurt, I'm fine.' John insisted.

'Yes, yes, you whimper like that all the time just for... Oh.' Rodney gasped startled, his eyes coming to rest on the source of John's discomfort.

~~~~~

John pushed Rodney back away from him. Damn it why couldn't he have gotten trapped in the cave with Ronon, the big guy might not have been much of a conversationalist but at least he wasn't so damn curious and he didn't have nipples that peeked up at the slightest sign of cold and made parts of John much lower peek up in an effort to meet them.

'You... how the hell is that even physically possible, it's *freezing* here. Rodney asked, because well Rodney was curious of course and John wanted to kill whatever Gods of whether they worships on this planet because this was clearly all their fault.

'Can we not discuss it.' John said, his voice tight and defensive.

'Well I'm not the only who... what were you thinking about anyway? It wasn't Elizabeth was it because...'

'No! Jesus, Rodney!' John yelled.

'Well she's an attractive woman. But she's taken and I don't think Ronon is the sharing kind.' Rodney babbled.

John nearly choked on the air he was breathing. What had Rodney just said?

~~~~~

'Oops... okay you didn't hear that from me, because I wasn't suppose to tell but I just didn't want you wasting your time because she's taken, unless of course you were thinking about Teyla I don't think she's taken, but...'

'I wasn't thinking about Weir OR Teyla. I wasn't thinking about any of the women on Atlantis.' John told him, clearly very uncomfortable with this line of discussion, but Rodney couldn't help it, he was curious and he admitted, probably a glutton for punishment, because he wanted to know who it was who d gotten that reaction from Sheppard, at the very least then he'd know what they had that he didn't.

'Oh so a woman back home? I can understand that.' Rodney said, but it didn't make it easier to figure out who, so he asked.

~~~~~

'Look I was... this is really not... I wasn't thinking about any of the *women* on Atlantis.' John said, gritting his teeth. Rodney got this look like he was *finally* being hit by the clue bus, a look that went from zero-to-sixty in less than a second.

'Oh.' He said, his face showing surprise, flickering with hope and finally settling on a frown. It John hadn't been looking so closely he might have missed the hope in the dim torch light, but it was there and it bolstered his own tiny threads of hope.

John moved until he was sitting in front of Rodney and put on his best puppy dog' look, hoping it would hide the smile that was threatening to break out on his face.

'We erm... I mean this isn't going to be a problem is it? That I like guys?' John asked.

~~~~~

Rodney was genuinely startled, how could John even ask? Okay fair enough Rodney didn't exactly make a point of flaunting his own interest in men, but he wasn't a homophobe and he'd never acted like one, at least he didn't think he had. Had he?

'Rodney?' John murmured. And when had he gotten so close? Oh God, so close.. the cold really didn't seem to be a problem anymore, Rodney felt like he was burning up, even the numbness in his extremities didn't seem to matter.

'I... no...' Rodney said shakily.

'Good. I'd hate to loose your friendship.' John said only getting closer and Rodney could feel John's body heat, even though there wasn't much of it and he felt ready to pass out because he was stuck in a cave on an alien world with a snow storm outside *freezing* and yet he was sweating and he could feel the flush in his face.

'No, I... oh God...' Rodney whimpered because John's breath was warm on his face and just a little more just a little...

~~~~~

John smiled in triumph when he heard Rodney's whimpered 'oh God', he hadn't been wrong, Rodney wanted him he could *feel* it and it was crazy, this was the very last place this should be happening but he had to touch Rodney now, because the dim light of the torch reflected in his eyes and showed the flush of his cheeks and John had to have more.

The kiss was wild, from the moment John's lips touched Rodney's it was like a damn broke and Rodney groaned and pulled John close and John's hands were in Rodney's hair. They were hot and heavy and pressed close, heat built up and friction and it was way too much too quickly but before John even had time to think about it he felt Rodney shudder and shake in his arms and he had to follow.

~~~~~

Rodney supposed he must have fallen asleep, because when he woke again there was daylight streaming into the cave's opening and John was sitting against the cave wall a smirk on his face.

'I don't know what you're so happy about. Ouch.' Rodney groaned, his back was stiff damn it!

'Oh I think I'm entitled. I haven't come in my pants since I was fourteen.' John said, moving away from the wall and closer to Rodney. 'It was hot... but what's say next time we try it without the clothes.'

Rodney blinked rapidly. Next time? Huh?

'Unless you don't want to.' John said, his face falling. Rodney sighed. He was so screwed. All John had to do was flash those sad green eyes and him and he was incapable of saying no... although he didn't really want to say no to this because huh... John was hot and he wanted to have sex with Rodney and Rodney hadn't had sex in way to long. Besides if their fumbled... whatever... last night was any indication sex with John would be *mind-blowing*.

'Your mind isn't all I'll blow.' John murmured huskily, his face twisting in a 'come-get-me' smirk that made Rodney's pants tighten again. He really needed to think of a proper way to thank John for getting them trapped in a freezing, cramped, rocky cave... and for warming him up.