Inbox the Second

[guylining]

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[everempty]

Where are the scissors?

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[everempty]

Nevermind.

[guylining]

what

what are you cutting

[everempty]

Nothing.

[guylining]

i have a lot of concerns rn

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[everempty]

They're all in your head.

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[everempty]

Stay away from the bathroom.

[guylining]

????????

what are you doing to the bathroom with scissors??

[everempty]

Presumably cutting things.

[guylining]

yes that's the concern what are you doing?

[everempty]

What are you envisioning I'm cutting?

[guylining]

look i just know that i went through a phase of 'making' a fair lot of my clothes as a pre-teen and i just don't think any of yours deserve that treatment

[everempty]

Maybe I've taken up a passion for fashion?

I didn't intend for that to rhyme, and I hate that it does.

[guylining]

don't worry we all do

cut off sleeves really only belong in the 80s just fyi

[everempty]

Trust me, they didn't belong there either.

[guylining]

good i'm so glad we're on the same page

can i come in yet

[everempty]

All right... you can come in. I think it's ready.

[guylining]

[ He starts opening the door, because obviously he came straight here as soon as Thorn said not to... ]

Okay what did you do, is it a jean shorts situation? Did the shower curtain suffer?

[everempty]

( of course he was right outside the door.

as Nate opens the door, he'll see long strands of light teal colored hair covering the floor. bits of blonde are mixed in, but it's predominantly blue.

Thorn is bent over the sink counter, brushing his fingers through bangs to check them, but he looks up as Nate opens the door more fully. )

Well? What do you think?

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[ Nate looks from the mass of blue in the sink, up to Thorn, and back again.

It's so...so weird. For years, he's known Thorn with long hair. With those blue ends. Seeing him without them makes him look so different. More human, actually. More like he fits into this world.

Nate moves to him, reaching up to touch the short ends of his hair. ]

I can't believe...I mean, you look good, really good. But it's...all the blue is gone, that's a big change! When did you decide to...?

[everempty]

There's still some. ( Mixed in is light pieces where some of his teal had come up closer to his scalp, but it's lighter and more dispersed. it adds almost an extra kind of highlight rather than color. )

It's been unruly outside my realm. And the blue didn't flow well with most fashion. Nor did the length. ( he shrugs as Nate runs his fingers through. there's just enough length still to cover Nate's fingers. )

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[ Nate pauses, and then laughs. The passion for fashion thing hadn't been serious, but also...

It's kind of serious. It's kind of true.

Nate strokes his fingers through what's left. It's easier to see Thorn's face now, his blue ends aren't falling in the way. It makes him look older, somehow. ]

You aren't that blue boy anymore. [ He never really had been that boy. They'd just both thought that's what he was. Nate lets out a breath. ] It suits you, I like it. Bit less to tug on, now. But I'll make it work.

[everempty]

( his love of fashion was a bit serious... in his own realm he could make his appearance just naturally perfect. here has to try at it. which means he has to choose clothes and hair. it has been a learning experience.

but also... Nate is right. he's not just that boy anymore. he hasn't been for awhile. )

Don't worry, I left you plenty. ( Thorn teases, dipping down to kiss Nate lightly. )

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[ Nate tilts his head up to press into it. His fingers curl into the remains of that hair, pulling it lightly just to make truth of those words.

He nudges upwards, brushing his nose on Thorn's. ]

You look more human, you know.

[everempty]

Do I? I wasn't so certain if the ears would be just as... odd. ( he reaches up to brush the tips of his ears. they come up into points at the top, though they're only a slight bit longer than typical human ears. )