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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 11:28:59 GMT -5
"Hang on, let me finish- all right, you can come in-"
He raised his arms as widely and proudly as the small bathroom would allow and waited for her to open it instead.
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 11:30:20 GMT -5
"What on earth-" she asked as she came in, the bouncy, incandescent tune of HOLD YOUR HEAD UP, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP instantly becoming louder as she did.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 11:41:39 GMT -5
"Ta-da!"
Most of his hair was, if anything, a bit fuller and smoother than usual, making loose curls at the ends instead of the usual limp zigzags that usually formed on their own.
On the other hand, everything from where he had been tenuously parting his hair on the left downward had been shaved- or at least, practically shaved- so some of that volume was probably by contrast alone. Loki turned to show her, looking incredibly proud of himself.
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 11:49:10 GMT -5
Teja's mouth popped open and she could do nothing but stare.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 11:56:44 GMT -5
"Well?"
He came closer, putting his hands on her shoulders.
"Pretty cool, yeah?"
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 11:57:50 GMT -5
She reached up to touch the closely-trimmed halo of fluff on the side of his head, a small noise escaping her lips.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 12:06:47 GMT -5
"What do you think, hmmm?"
It wasn't a particularly vulnerable question- it was, in fact, pretty obvious that he was waiting for the confirmation of his own opinion- but he leaned into her touch anyway. It felt good like this.
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 12:10:37 GMT -5
She reached out to touch the other side next, the long, nearly ringletted loose curls in bafflement. Then she saw the hot curling iron he hadn't bothered to turn off yet on the sink behind him and it clicked into place.
"It's.... a really good look on you, wow," she said, letting some of her confusion show through, gathering that he was currently too manic to notice or care enough to interpret this wrong.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 12:20:30 GMT -5
"I know, right? I'm a bit surprised too, to tell you the truth-"
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 12:21:57 GMT -5
"Loki, you look really good," she repeated, dumb and feeling feverish, as it started to take hold in her brain as a notion.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 12:30:43 GMT -5
"Thanks," he said, grinning lopsidedly and a little smugly.
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 12:34:06 GMT -5
She touched him idly on the chest, looking him up and down for a long while wonderingly.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 12:35:58 GMT -5
"I was thinking of what you said all that time ago, about how it looks without the glamour, right, and I started thinking-"
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Post by Teja on Nov 19, 2017 12:38:09 GMT -5
"This involved thinking? Actual brain function? You didn't just zip in and do it? I'm skeptical-"
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 19, 2017 12:39:24 GMT -5
"I had to buy the damn thing, for one, so yes, it entailed thinking-"
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