Hater hated winter.

I mean he hated it more than he hated every other time of year,and it wasn't because of how Wander would go around giving out presents,or how the snow just seemed to make everybody so grop darned happy,though those defenitely contributed to his despise of the season.No,he hated it because of how flarpin cold it always was!

Because being dead also meant you didn't exactly have a warm body too keep you,well,warm.And winter made it all the more hard to find heat.

Usually it was bearable because the Skull ship had built in heat.It made it kinda hard for any warm bodies on the ship because he usually had it on max,but hey,he's Hater.Since when does he care about how others feel?The problem came when his ship got blown up in one of his attempts to catch the annoying wandering weirdo mentioned above and his stupid Zbornak friend.

As usual,the watchdogs had seemingly disappeared,so it was just Hater and Peepers on the deserted planet they'd landed on.The freezing cold deserted planet.With nothing to help keep them warm.

Hater had ordered Peepers too collect some fire wood,and the watchdog had returned to find his best friend curled in a ball in a spot he had cleared of snow.

"Are you okay,sir?"The commander asked,dropping the large pile of wood he'd been carrying in front of the skeleton.

"I'm fine,"Hater said,even though he didn't even uncurl himself as he attempted too use his electricity to start the fire.

Peepers couldn't help but notice how feeble the bolts where compared to how big his usually blasts where,"Okay,"The eyeball replied,his voice laced with skepticism.

They sat in quite for a bit,with Hater attempting to set the fire with his less great than usually lightning until Peepers finally rubbed two sticks together and started it himself.

After the flame finally crackled to life,Hater scooted himself as close to it as he could without his robe catching fire.He was so mother flARPING COLD!

He felt Peepers reach his hand out and touch him,but almost immediately withdraw it.

"You're so cold!"The eyeball exclaimed.Like Hater didn't know that.

"Y-yah,a-a-and?"Hater said,unable too stop the chattering of his teeth.

"I told you too wear warmer clothes!"Peepers said,"Now look what's happened."It was true,the commander had told Hater too wear something warm that day,but Hater,being the stubborn man he was,had refused.

Hater didn't have too look up too know that there was definitely a smug glint in Peepers' eye.Because as much as Hater didn't want too admit it,Peepers had been right like he usually was.

"W-w-whatever!I-I'm p-perfectly f-fine witho-without s-s-s-stupid w-warm c-c-clothes!"Hater yelled the best he could,but it was kind of hard too do so when his stupid jaw bones wouldn't stop clacking together.

"If you say so,sir,"Peepers said,though Hater could still feel his eye watching him.After a few seconds,the smaller of the two spoke up again,this time with a little more concern in his voice,"Are you sure you're fine?"

"O-of c-c-course I am!"Hater sort of yelled again,"W-we're i-in fro-front of a f-f-fire,for G-grops s-sake!"

"Well it doesn't sound like the fire's helping much,"Peepers said,reaching a hand out too Hater's back again,"And you sure don't feel like it either."

Peepers' hand was so warm on his back,it felt nice.

But Hater wasn't about too admit that.

The skeleton roled over,looking up at his commader a bit as he did so,"I-I t-t-told you I'm-I'm f-f-fine!"

"No,you aren't!"Peepers yelled back.His sudden rage startled Hater up,but the debilitating cold forced him to curl back up.Did I mention how much he hated the cold?

"A-and h-h-how do y-y-you kno-know th-that!?"Hater exclaimed slightly louder than before.

Peepers' helmet bent too immitate somebody raising an eyebrow,"I dunno,for starters maybe the constant chattering of your jaw?Or maybe the fact that you're curled in a ball on the ground?"

Hater didn't really have a response for that,so he just went with the default,"W-well y-y-you're ju-jus-just s-s-s-stupid!"

"Am I?"Peepers said,in that tone of voice that meant he was just truly done with Hater's crap.

Hater mumbled something that not even he really understood,and then there was a long moment of silence where only the fire crackling could be heard.

Suddenly the watchdog sighed,and without saying anything,cuddled up too the freezing skeleton.

The small warm body felt so nice in contrast too the full body cold he had been feeling all day.It wasn't much,because Peepers was so tiny in comparison too Hater,but it was still pleasant.

"W-what a-a-are you d-doing?"Hater asked blankly,still surprised by Peepers cuddling him.

"Trying to warm you up,"The commander said simply.There was more silence,but it was a more comfortably one than before.

Hater started leaning into the cuddles.He couldn't help it,the warmth was too nice.No other reason.At least none he was willing too admit.

The two of them stayed like that all night,both falling asleep at some point.They'd find the watchdogs and rebuild their ship tomorrow.Right now,this felt like the most important thing in the galaxy.