Cole doesn't know what, but he knows Ben wants and needs space and so he stays away for now. Ben will come and find him when he's ready and Cole is a creature of infinite patience. Or, mostly infinite patience.
He tries a few things while Ben is thinking. He raids one of the storage spaces for clothes and tries them on, surprised they they feel different from his own clothes. Not so stiff and rough.
When Ben does come, Cole can feel his anxiety and concerns churning and tumbling, knotting inside him and he's also pleased that despite it, They seem to have stayed calm, recognising there's no actual threat.
He opens the door and sees Ben's breath, the shivering and he feels the pinch of cold on him. "You need to come in- no, too cold, we need to go somewhere with mattresses, blankets, things we can use to keep the cold away from you. Maybe wood, we can start a fire. Yes." He steps away in a curl of smoke and back in the next breath with an armful of blankets.
He's managed to stay clean, skin still pink, hair finally revealed a pale gold blonde, fine and soft.
Body Heat
Cole doesn't know what, but he knows Ben wants and needs space and so he stays away for now. Ben will come and find him when he's ready and Cole is a creature of infinite patience. Or, mostly infinite patience.
He tries a few things while Ben is thinking. He raids one of the storage spaces for clothes and tries them on, surprised they they feel different from his own clothes. Not so stiff and rough.
When Ben does come, Cole can feel his anxiety and concerns churning and tumbling, knotting inside him and he's also pleased that despite it, They seem to have stayed calm, recognising there's no actual threat.
He opens the door and sees Ben's breath, the shivering and he feels the pinch of cold on him. "You need to come in- no, too cold, we need to go somewhere with mattresses, blankets, things we can use to keep the cold away from you. Maybe wood, we can start a fire. Yes." He steps away in a curl of smoke and back in the next breath with an armful of blankets.
He's managed to stay clean, skin still pink, hair finally revealed a pale gold blonde, fine and soft.