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This one's for you, HY.
***
It's too hot!
Your first winter in Gensokyo, and you manage to get caught in a snowstorm that first freezes you half to death, and then starts to boil you alive! Choking back a sob, you desperately claw at the buttons of your thick coat, your fingers too numb and unresponsive to grip them properly. A stuttered, broken curse slips through your shivering lips as you stumble forward and nearly topple over into the almost waist-high snow, unable to feel your legs even though you know they're moving. Everything is so numb now, yet so agonizingly hot, and you... there's no escaping it, you're going to die out here.
A tremor runs through you, and your eyes sting. You don't have it in you to cry at this point, but the thought of dying alone out here still leaves you with a hollow feeling that sends spasms through you periodically. It's... frightening. You don't want to die. You don't want to die, so you keep moving on through this endless white haze, even though... even though...
You push on.
---
White. Hot. White hot.
That's all there is. Awful heat coursing through you, and blurred whites whipping chaotically across your vision. There's no feeling but the agonizing blaze clawing at you; are you still moving? Have you collapsed? You can't tell at this point. You can't tell anything anymore.
Everything is burning white; you, the world, time. It all runs together...
"Oh..."
A gentle voice pierces through the painful heat and the roar of the storm, and the veil of white clears away, leaving the world before your eyes a dappled gray. Your vision fades in and out, but in a brief moment of clarity you see her. Ringed in a fuzzy light, blue and white clothes flowing in the wind, she looks like an angel staring sadly down at you.
"Poor boy," she whispers as she leans over you, "done in by the cold..."
Cold?
"... burning..."
Your voice comes in a cracked rasp, but still it reaches her, and though your ailing vision cannot trace her clearly, you can feel her stare. She draws closer in some capacity, becomes more clear to you... seems more puzzled...
"Burning?"
"... I'm burning..."
This last wheeze is such an effort that it nearly exhausts you completely. Your throat seems to ice over, paralyze, and your sight is reduced to a milky mixture of indistinct colors and shapes. As your world begins to fall apart, lost in the fire that roars through your veins, a single spike of perfect clarity reaches you.
Her touch.
Her hand cups your cheek, and is so blessedly cool that it assuages the heat where its touch graces you. You attempt to lash out, to hold it to you, to keep this blessed relief with you, but you can't tell now where your limbs are, let alone what they do. It seems hopeless until that same burst of refreshing coolness creeps into your palm, real and tangible. Her voice, losing its distinctness as your mind slips away from you, just barely reaches you.
"... burning? But... so cold... how..."
A sharp gasp.
"... oh, you poor thing..."
A slight chill reaches the rest of your front ever so slightly, but that light relief is all that's necessary to keep you from slipping away entirely, to keep you awake. Clarity, the world, they come and go in strange, slippery movements of time. The light chill grows more intense, and while it doesn't extinguish the fire bubbling beneath your skin, it fights it back to almost bearable levels.
You can't say how long it is before the world settles back into reasonable focus, but at some point you regain enough of your senses to recognize that you're being cradled in the arms of the mysterious woman who found you. Your coat, and indeed most of your clothes save for your underwear, have been removed and set aside, letting the comforting coolness of the woman reach you more easily. It occurs to you that you're being rocked gently, and a soothing tune graces your ears as the woman hums quietly.
This is... relaxing.
"Are you feeling better now?"
Her voice calls you out of your lull, and you try to respond, your scratchy throat fighting you every inch of the way.
"... much... still hot... but better..."
"Good."
Leaning yourself into her, you look up and catch your first real glimpse of her. Even without your vision reducing her to a bright aura, she appears angelic, her lilac hair framing soft features and clear blue eyes contrasting with beautifully pale skin. With a kind smile, she runs her hand through your hair, running it down to caress your cheek.
"... who... why?"
"My name is Letty Whiterock. Call me Letty."
Letty... that's a nice name...
"I've found many people out in the snows, but never in time to hear them say a word. When you said you were burning, I," she chokes up for a moment, "well, I know what it's like to burn."
Weakly you hoop your arms about her shoulders, hugging her as closely as you can manage. She rubs your back reassuringly, though she's shaking worse than you are now. The two of you hold one another as a long silence passes, taking some comfort in eachother.
"... as I was saying," she finally whispers, "it was the first time I heard someone say that. I always find people far too late, and back when I hunted... it always ended far too quickly for that. You looked so sad lying there, and you're so young, it would have been too sad to leave you feeling... like that..."
"... thank you, Letty..."
She nods her head and hums in acknowledgment. Pulling you closer, she holds you tight and rests her head atop your own, the wonderful chill that radiates from her enveloping you, keeping that terrible heat at bay. For a long time, the two of you stay together like that, happy just to have someone there.
"You're still too hot, aren't you?"
You nod to her silently. Though cooler by far, an unpleasant heat lingers beneath your skin, ready and waiting to resurge. Letty sighs and smiles, then ruffles your hair pleasantly.
"I guess it can't be helped, then."
She leans in, and you blink in surprise as her lips meet yours in a tender kiss, a sharp breath of that refreshing coolness passing from her to you in the process, seeping into you and radiating through you, infinitely more soothing than her mere touch. Your eyes drift shut instinctively, and too weak to resist, you return her kiss weakly for as long as she lets you. When the two of you finally part, you dazedly try to untie your tongue.
"... Letty... what..."
A quiet shush and a slender finger pressed to your lips are enough to silence you, and second gentle kiss sends another comforting tendril of cold into you. Ending the kiss, Letty pulls back and brushes a stray lock of hair from her face while regarding you with almost motherly eyes.
"I've been using my power to manipulate the cold to help you as best I can," she says with a smile, "and the closer we are, the more it will affect you. If we were connected..."
A single cool hand, its touch a panacea, trails down your front and strokes you through your underwear. You shudder, twitching under her touch, a distinct bulge appearing beneath your last scrap of clothing.
"... would you let me help you this way?"
You have to swallow a lump in your throat before you can answer, feeling overwhelmed by the sensation of her hand working you so carefully. Your voice comes just a shaky and hoarse as ever, but it's enough for you. Enough for now.
"Letty... please... help me."
Letty smiles warmly at you, and lays you back onto a mound of snow, leaning in for another kiss as she slowly tugs your underwear down, allowing your straining manhood to spring free. Discarding your last article of clothing, she trails her hand back up your leg, fingertips playing along your thighs, until she at last gives your shaft a firm stroke. Breaking the kiss, you let out a whimper as she starts a slow rhythm of gently pumping her hand along your length, occasionally pausing to stroke your tip along the way.
Sitting up, still carefully working your erection, Letty smiles down at you. A white glow envelopes her clothes, and they break apart into glittering white flakes, which float away like snowflakes on the breeze. You stare open-mouthed at her, at her exquisitely pale skin glowing in the soft light of the snowfield, her soft curves and full, motherly figure, her long and lovely limbs... goodness, she's beautiful...
She giggles quietly, snapping you out of your brief reverie and making you blush.
"I can't remember the last time I got that sort of look," she says before giving you a quick peck on the lips, "it's nice to know I still have it."
Giving your erection a few last strokes, she takes a firm hold of it and carefully moves to straddle you, guiding your shaft until the tip is pressed ever so lightly against the lips of her vagina. Giving you a reassuring smile, she pauses there, poised to begin, and tilts her head questioningly.
"Are you ready?"
Mouth dry, you nod silently, and close your eyes in anticipation. At last she mounts you, taking you into herself agonizingly slowly, her tight walls enveloping your shaft inch by inch. When at last she has you in her up to the hilt, you release a breath you hadn't realized you'd been holding, hearing a sharp gasp from her at the same time. Opening your eyes again, you see her sitting comfortably on your lap, looking down at where the two of you have joined, her hand resting against her navel as though to feel how deeply you've penetrated her.
The two of you remain this way for some time, overwhelmed just by the sensation. That same coolness that spilled into you with each of her kisses comes back, spreading through you from where you and Letty are connected, more intense and soothing than anything she's done yet. You let yourself relax as the feeling floods through you, and--
Ah!
You tense again and a moan escapes you as Letty begins to gyrate her hips, grinding against yours in slow, small circles. Sparks run up your spine as her sex contracts around you repeatedly, firmly massaging your shaft. You start to work your hips in opposing rotation, and Letty moans appreciatively, her hands running up her body to fondle her breasts. Quiet gasps and moans escape her with each of your movements, and she gradually leans forward until she's lying atop you rather than sitting atop you; it's only natural for the two of you to embrace then, and she rests her head next to yours.
What little noise she makes soon turns to an even quieter panting, and her grinding turns to a riding motion, her hips rising and falling, her walls sliding along your length. You try to match her movements, withdrawing yourself almost completely before slipping back into her. Your pace never quickens or slows, the two of you moving in a natural, gradual rhythm that has you both rapt.
The sensation of it all is like nothing you've felt before. She's just tight and slick as you would expect, but her body remains cool to the touch, even as she begins perspire. As the two of you make love, your own temperature seems to drift back toward the normal, until the warmth coursing through you is a familiar one that only serves to intensify the feelings of the moment when it contrasts with Letty's chill, sending small shocks through you. As you're swept away in the heat of the moment, that uncomfortable blaze that consumed you earlier resurges and crumples into a single burning point at you core; with it comes a familiar, building pressure, and tears well up in your eyes as you desperately try to hold back and make this moment last just a little longer.
"... Letty... Letty, I..."
Letty raises her head, before resting her forehead against yours, staring into your eyes.
"It's alright. I'll take that awful heat away from you... I'll take it all... so just let go."
Her lips take yours in another kiss, and you lose it. All that awful heat, and all that pleasant warmth leave you in a searing bolt of ecstasy as the pressure is loosed, pouring into Letty along with a large spurt of your seed.
Your senses leave you for a moment, but they return in time for you to finish your long kiss with Letty. She pulls back, panting, her skin flushed a light pink. With a happy sigh, she rests her head in the crook of your neck, and lets herself go limp against you. Exhausted, you tangle your hand in her hair, and she hums happily in response.
"That was wonderful," she whispers blissfully, "it's been so long, I'd forgotten how nice it can be."
"It was nice," you reply, your voice still weak, "thank you, Letty."
A comfortable silence passes between the two of you as you rest together in satisfaction. Drowsiness begins to creep up on you, and you have trouble keeping your eyes open. As you drift off, an unsettling thought rises in the back of your mind.
"Hey, Letty," you ask, "am I going to be okay?"
She giggles, and takes hold of one of your wrists, gently pulling your hand towards her. She presses something into your grasp, and lets go of your wrist so that you can examine the object. It's a small golden pin reminiscent of a bird's talons, glittering softly, and pleasantly cool to the touch.
"Take that," she whispers, "it's a good luck charm. It'll keep you safe."
"Thanks, Letty..."
Your eyes drift shut as she gives you one last peck on the lips. As sleep slowly overcomes you, you hear her voice one last time.
"I'm expecting you to return that to me, alright?"
---
Stilted voices reach your ears, speaking in half-formed sentences. A sharp bright light forces you to blink painfully, and you sit up, rubbing your forehead to fight off the building headache. As your eyes adjust to the light, you take a quick look around. You're sitting in a soft bed swathed in white sheets, and it looks like you're in another of those ubiquitous wood-and-rice-paper rooms that Gensokyo seems to favor... wait, out the window you can see bamboo...
This is Eientei's medical ward.
"Well, what a surprise. You're up far earlier than I'd expected. How unusual for my predictions to be off, though I suppose stranger things have happened..."
The mature voice catches your attention, and you look to the entrance of the room to spot the familiar face of Eirin Yagokoro. You've never been particularly close to her beyond what business calls for, but everyone in the village has met her at some point, and like most villagers you've offered assistance here when asked; Eientei provides the best medical care around, after all, and it commands a certain level of respect. First time you've seen her from the patient's perspective, though. You have to admit, there's something reassuring about seeing the silver-haired beauty donning a white lab coat over her usual attire; really makes her look professional.
"Miss Yagokoro? Why am I--"
"You've been hospitalized after a severe bout with hypothermia," she replies briskly. Alright, maybe her bedside manner could use some work. "A number of your organs were badly damaged, and brain damage was setting in. You were very fortunate to have been brought here when you were; if it had been any longer, even I might not have been able to save you."
"I see," you admit, slightly stunned. "I guess I owe you my thanks."
"Yes, well, as much as I loathe to admit it, you owe Miss Fujiwara just as much thanks. Had she not been in the party that found you, you may have wound up a great deal colder. I'd prefer to avoid dwelling on the notion that I owe that girl anything, much less credit, so if you don't mind, I'd like to go straight to running the tests I had planned for you..."
Eirin rushes you through a small battery of tests, the nature of which eludes you. She's rather curt and hurried about the whole thing, and it strikes you as though she really is in a bad mood about something or other, at least given how polite she usually is. The whole affair is rather unpleasant, and the less time you spend thinking about it, the better.
"... at any rate," Eirin says at last, making a note on her clipboard, "I'm afraid you'll have to stay here for some time. You're recovering admirably by any standard, but it's important to keep you observed during this period."
As she moves to leave, you call out to her.
"Ah, Miss Yagokoro, if it's not too much trouble, you wouldn't happen to hav--"
"I'll send Udonge by with your effects later."
Ah, ever the brilliant doctor, Yagokoro. You settle back and let her leave in peace, and sure enough her lovely assistant, Reisen, comes by soon after to bring you your belongings, as well as a pleasant smile and some polite conversation. Once she leaves, you start sifting through your belongings, on a sudden urge to find something, though you can't remember quite what it was.
This irritating urge to find something you can't quite remember... just what happened to you out in that snowfield? Maybe it's just one of the effects of that brain damage Eirin mentioned, but your memory of the time you spent out there is hazy and fragmented at best, completely absent at worst. You get a vague sense that there was something important, something incredible...
Ah!
In one of your coat's pockets you find a small trinket, and it seems to satisfy your urge to uncover something. Looking at it makes you feel as though you could almost remember what happened out in that storm, calling to mind a brief memory of a soft smile, and a gentle voice.
You smile as you hold it up to the light, a small golden pin reminiscent of a bird's talons, glittering softly, and pleasantly cool to the touch...