[boxing w/ winterkicker

[theunconquerable]

[yukiko is likely the one kid in Inaba with a hot spring in their back yard.  granted, it's a part of the business and she isn't allowed in there during the peak hours because customers first.  still, the point stands.  the hot springs are usually more curse than boon due to the aforementioned reasons, but sometimes it's just what she wanted.  sometimes. 

tonight, when she's glad the steam can hide her desperate attempts to not stare at chie or chalk up her constant blush to the heat rather than vivid memories of yesterday, is such a time.  at least no customers were sharing the spring with.  thank goodness for small miracles.  as long as she kept it together, things were going to fine.  great, even.  chie was staying for two nights(!) and that meant there was all the time in the world for hanging out and talking and cuddling and kissing and touching and--

yukiko sinks deeper into the water.  there goes keeping it together.]