roadtrip adventure with chara

the highway was bathed in an endless sea of orange light. fading darker, and brighter, and darker, and brighter, faster and faster as the car sped down the near-empty highway.

"You enjoying yourself there?"

chara's curious words startled you for a moment. for a brief time, you almost forgot about him there, right next to you in the driver's seat. just spacing out as usual. you tell him that you're feeling just fine.

"Alright then. You just look kind of tired. Not going fast enough for you?"

he added the last line with a smirk as he sped up slightly for a moment to accentuate his point, although he was already well over the limit. you were somewhat tired, seeing as it was thirty minutes past midnight, but you didn't feel all that exhausted either. regardless, it made you smile a little bit to hear that.

he chuckled softly. "Nah, I know you are not as much of a night owl as I am." chara looked back at the road and thought for a second. "Maybe we need a bit more excitement. What do you say we take a detour down the outer roads and stop somewhere nice to shoot the shit for a while?"

sounds like a fun idea, you thought. you accepted his proposition.

"Looks like we have a plan."

chara took the next exit off the freeway, and soon you were both heading for the edge of town.

...

it wasn't terribly long before you arrived somewhere suitable. a small overlook area where chara was able to pull off into. he parked the vehicle and leaned back a bit, somewhat relieved to finally rest after a good while of driving.

chara sighed contentedly. "Here we are." he opened the door and stepped out, signalling you to follow suit. the cold desert air felt refreshing blowing on your skin, after being in the warm car for so long. you both stepped out through the rocky dirt, and look towards the sky. it's full of stars, so much more than what you were used to seeing. it felt almost unreal, sharing that moment with chara. just standing together in awe of such vastness.

soon though, chara had his fill. he was the first to spark up the conversation once more, as usual.

"Beautiful, huh?

you agreed.

"I used to do this a lot when I was younger. Just standing around outside in the dead of night, alone. Watching the stars. It never grows tiring, even now."

...

"Hey."
"Do you ever... wonder if there's anything out there? Something else?"

chara looks at you intently. you tell him you do, sometimes.

"Right. I mean, I figured. It is, after all, one of those common questions. Everybody wonders about it at one point or another. I just, well, get fixated on the idea sometimes."
"I mean, imagine. A different world, with different creatures, different ways of life. Perhaps it would be just as much of a hell as it is here. But perhaps it could be better. That is the way I like to imagine it. Somewhere better, you know?"

you nod understandingly. you get the feeling he doesn't have confidence in anyone but you to understand, and you feel happy to provide him with such comfort and camaraderie. nothing is more lovely than the feelings chara gives you, just by being around and being himself. however, your romantic internal tangent is broken off as chara begins to speak once more.

"Yeah. Fuck. I don't even want to think about it anymore."
chara starts slowly pacing around for a moment, seemingly thinking about something else.

you didn't mind much earlier, but now the cold was starting to bother you. internally you scold yourself a bit for not wearing something warmer, but you try to remain unfazed otherwise. chara, however, easily notices you shivering and shuffling around in an attempt to get warmer.

"Oh, what's wrong? Little chilly out here, I know. Here, come here."

he motions with his hands for you to come closer, and you quickly oblige despite your initial attempts to hide it. as you get close, chara envelops you in his slender arms, squeezing you tight and rubbing your back up and down. you almost feel like you're melting from his touch alone.

"Yeah, that's it," he cooed, "That's good, huh?"

you nod.
he backs away for a moment, but only so he can go back in towards your face for a kiss. chara immediately goes for the inside of your mouth, exploring every last inch of the area with his nimble tongue. you both keep this up for what seems like a good minute or so, holding each other so tightly all the while, not wanting to ever let go. eventually though, a break-away from such pleasures must be sought as to not overindulge, and so you finally separated yourselves from each other, for a time.

chara looks you deep in your eyes, with a passion and tenderness that can hardly be described.

"I love you."

you tell him you love him, too.

holding hands, you both walk back to the car, ready to go home and crash in bed together, hopefully sleeping in until well into the afternoon. looking over at chara walking next to you, you knew this was one of those moments you'll never get to experience again. and somehow, with how wonderful it felt, you were perfectly alright with that fact.
truly, nothing could be better.