Ice Cold (Reader x Aokiji)

"Does it hurt?"

"What are you talking about?"

"When you use your Devil Fruit powers, does it hurt? I always noticed that whenever you use it, even parts of your body that you aren't using will freeze up... I'm no Logia-type fruit user, or a Devil Fruit user of any kind for that matter, so I don't really understand these type of things..." You trail off, hoping that you're not bothering Admiral, former Admiral you remind yourself, Aokiji. The two of your are lying in bed, backs pressed against each other. He's not really the type for intimate touching or anything like that unless you two are going at it, he said that your skin was too hot. In response, you laughed at him, but went along with his wishes despite your hidden disappointment.

"Arara... curious, are we? Hmm... how should I say this. I suppose in the beginning, it hurt, but I've grown used to it now. Even if there is any pain, my body doesn't register it... Or... that's what I would like to tell you, but that isn't the case, really. It's... you know, ah, what was the word...? Oh, forget it," he grumbled, he would always do that. You weren't sure if he actually was an airhead, or if he was just too lazy to search his vocabulary. Either way, he sounded tired, but you wanted to know and your curiosity would not be satisfied until you knew.

"Oi, oi, don't go doing that again, I know it's late, but could you tell me more about it?" You pout, and you can hear a chuckle coming from him. He couldn't see you, but by the tone of your voice he could imagine what kind of face you were making.

"Ah, well, I guess you would call it constricting," he started, the bed sheets shuffled and you were surprised to feel his cool breath along your neck. He had propped himself up with one hand, and somewhere along the way he had grabbed your arm with the other. You hadn't even registered that he did so until he pulled you to face him. He hadn't just been an Admiral because of his Devil Fruit powers, he was quick and skillful too. "I can only imagine that it's something akin to how the people I freeze feel like... would you like to experience it too?"

You gulped, your eyes met his. Though his expression was a half lidded, tired gaze, you could still feel the intensity of his stare boring into you. He was seriously asking you, and would undoubtedly do it if you gave him the consent to do so. You were a bit scared, you've seen the work he's done, the pirates he had frozen over the years, but you had never experienced his power first hand. Still, for the same reason you had pestered him earlier, you accepted his offer, out of curiosity. "Yes... please show me the type of pain you go through whenever you use your Devil Fruit powers," you nodded, but it was hesitant, and even in the darkness he could catch on to you misgivings.

"Are you sure? You don't have to, you know, it was only a suggestion. I don't really know if it's the same thing that I experience, do you still want to try it out?" He gave you one last chance to back out, but now that you had decided, you would stick with the choice you chose. Again, you nodded, this time much more confidently than the last, "oho, alright then. Though I won't hold back on you, but don't worry it won't be your entire body."

He moves again, this time so that he's sitting up, and you're between his legs. Your back is pressed against his body, so you can't see his expression, but his hands had gotten ahold of your arms, and he extended them outwards. Starting from the underside of your arm, he slowly trails his fingers along your smooth skin, moving towards your hands. You felt a sudden chill on you back as his body temperature began to drop further, in a solid trail behind his fingers you could feel the ice it left behind.

Your immediate reaction was to cringe, the sudden cold had caught you off guard, but other than a slight wince, you didn't move your arms as he continued on with his process. His hands stopped right before your palms, and he withdrew his arms, you were about to protest, you still didn't understand what he meant, but you were cut off by a sudden chill around your neck. Moving down, the ice quickly formed around your neck, to your collarbone, even down to your chest area, his hands didn't stop until they rested on your stomach. You gasped, finally realize what he meant when he said constricting. You could breath, but it was a struggle to fill your lungs with air, you arms wanted to reach for your throat and pick at the ice that was there, but they couldn't move and they were frozen in place.

"Does that answer your question?" He looked down at you, almost amused at how you look. You looked up at him, you could see the ice creeping away from his cheek until it finally disappeared. Was this what he experienced? God, that must be awful.

Thankfully you could still talk, though it sounded forced, "y-yes, I g-get it now..." you croaked, wishing that the ice would hurry up and melt away. He chuckled again, picking you up and making sure that your legs were wrapped around him. You couldn't move your arms, but they rested perfectly on his shoulders. You gave him a strange look, "what... are you doing?" You asked, immediately regretting doing so as he responded with a sort of mischievous smile.

"Isn't it obvious? You might get hurt if we leave you like this, so obviously we need to melt the ice quickly, no? The only option is to soak you in the bath until the ice melts, and since you can't turn on the water in your current state, I'll accompany you and help you melt the ice. Besides, it's been a while since we've bathed together, hm?" He gave you a sly smile before carrying you out the room towards the bathroom.

"...E-Eh?!"