“It’s so hot,” Kaiser mumbles, face buried into his pillow as he lays spread-eagled on his bed.

He would be cuddling up with you, but even the idea of each others body heat kept you two apart as you both lay in only your underwear. Germany was usually cool during summer but this past month had been brutal.

“Turn up the AC,” Kaiser says groggily, lifting his head to look over at you. It was too hot to even sleep.

“…please,” he adds. You were the only person he’d ever speak politely to.