The Spaces Between Us (Burn From The Fires Within)

Warmth.

There was warmth-weight-settled against the solid line of Jim's spine, comfortable and familiar in all the best sorts of ways, and the Enterprise's Captain didn't bother trying to resist the temptation to slowly stretch against that grounding familiarity, drawing in the heat of another's body to keep it buried and close to his center.

The temptation to slip back into sleep was something that Jim had to fight hard against, silent reminders of all of the various tasks that he had to get to today; despite that, however, it was still a long time in coming before the summer-hued man was able to bring himself to slowly open his eyes: bright blue against the golden tan of his face, and the young man slowly smiled as he caught sight of Spock meditating on the thick woolen rug situated next to their bed.