Yeah, Sollux. It's okay, it was a bad idea anyway. I, uh.

[ Wow. Wow wow wow. Okay, so this is very close, and it's probably good that he's already cold and shivering anyway because he'd probably be very obviously vibrating otherwise. He can't even pretend he doesn't like it, either. Dave is comfortable. And he smells good. And being so close makes his skin tingle in a way that's not just frostbite. ]

We can't be soulmates? You'd have to be in love with me for something like that.

[ Saying nothing of the reverse being true, too. When in doubt, deflect. ]