"La vita va avanti."

[sharktrash]

Who: Squalo and: Xanxus, Genos, Koumei, YOU!
What: Catch-all for January Shenanigans.
When: Jan 1st-15th ish
Where: MANTICORE penthouse, Pride HQ, possibly elsewhere
Warnings: language, violence, dicks out, the usual. will detail for each toplevel

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[dishevelment]

In more ways than one.

[He glanced over to watch Squalo's progress.]

You really know what you're doing.

[sharktrash]

Got plenty of practice.

[ Once he's pretty sure he's rubbed through all of the Mop, he'll give Mei a light bonk on the head as a signal to get it in the water again. ]

[dishevelment]

Yes...I'm sure you do.

[And, chuckling, Koumei obediently soaked his hair in the water once again.]

How do you manage to keep your's so neat? It's an awful lot of hair to keep in such tidy condition all the time.

[sharktrash]

[ He rinses it, quite thoroughly, careful not to pull too hard, then nudges him up again. ]

...not sure, actually. I don't really use a lot of product or anything. [ He shrugs a bit, then grins. ] Maybe it's magic.

[dishevelment]

[He sat up on cue, his hair a mess from the water and the shampooing.]

It must be pretty potent magic, if you can maintain that shine without any fly aways or split ends.

[sharktrash]

[ That's gonna be a challenge to brush out. But he took on this mantle and he's gonna carry it. ]

Absolutely. Some of it's called "trimming".

[ He laughs, and takes a conditioner bottle. ]

We're not done yet.

[ Hope you don't mind more stuff getting carefully massaged into your hair, Mei. ]

[dishevelment]

Oh, no. Not that 'trimming' thing that Page likes to drop hints about!

[Making a face like a whining child, he made no complaints as Squalo continued to work his hair. This man did have magical hands, and he wanted to see how this would turn out.]

[sharktrash]

Oh? When's the last time you've done it?

[ HE'S GONNA TRIM YOU MEI. JUST YOU WAIT. ]

[dishevelment]

....

I honestly don't remember.

[He so needs a trim...]

[sharktrash]

Riiight. [ drawls, still rubbing the conditioner in. ] Guess you'll get one later.

[ Once he's done, he'll try to hold that mess of hair up in something between a bun and a nest, secured with pins. It's ought to stay in for fifteen minutes or so. A chance for more drinks? You'd bet. ]

'Kay, you can relax for a while now.

[dishevelment]

Thanks.

[Careful not to disturb the pile of hair on his head, Koumei leaned back against the porcelain basin again and relaxed his shoulders, content to just breathe in the scents and the steam of their bath.]

So...we're letting it soak in to work it's magic, right? Deep conditioning?

[See? He knew some of his stuff!]

[sharktrash]

That's right.

[ He leans back himself and sinks in deeper, until his head's rested against the edge. ]

Why do you keep it so long?

[dishevelment]

[Silence was the immediate reply, as Koumei sunk deeper into the water and tried to find the answer to that question.]

I...

[...he didn't know anymore. The usual story of his mother telling him not to alter his hair didn't feel like it was correct anymore. Instead, he saw something else in his mind's eye-- piles of papers rolled up into scrolls, an earnest young boy training with a sword, a stern man with kind eyes and a grave demeanor.

Nothing made sense anymore.]

Who can say? [He asked, suddenly very tired.] It's been so long that I don't know the reason anymore.

[sharktrash]

...

[ Ah. Feeling lost. Isn't that basically the norm nowadays? He does his best not to give in, but sometimes it gets difficult to tell what's real anymore. ]

[ At least this situation helps. Drinks, a hot bath, a hot body next to him. All affecting very primal senses, it gives a certainty to the here and now. It's really happening, and this moment is really his. That's always nice. ]

That's funny. [ He mentions lightly enough, raising his glass again. ] I'm not entirely sure, either. It's... important, though.

[dishevelment]

[Those drinks were tempting with this turn of the conversation-- Koumei reached for his glass, and drew a long, pensive sip from it. The closeness with a warm, strong body was a strange comfort for him, in a way that he couldn't quite define.]

...Perhaps it is for you, [he said quietly.] I don't think it's even anything so important for me.

[sharktrash]

Hmm. [ Perhaps it is for him, indeed. He vaguely recall a promise of some kind, though he has no idea what fucking hair has to do with "realization of the plan", whatever it was. Maybe he could just say it's done? But he's grown fond of this length... ] Well, it looks good.

[ He offers, and strokes the other's arm under the water in reassuring. ]

[dishevelment]

[Koumei scooted over, shifting the bubbles in the hot water, and offered a tired but grateful smile at Squalo.]

Your's does too. Thanks.

[sharktrash]

Ooh, is that flirting?

[ Don't mind him turning and nuzzling somewhere under your jaw, Mei. He doesn't care about getting conditioner on his face, they're in a goddamn bath he'll just wash it off. ]

You're right, though. That seems to often be the case.

[dishevelment]

Maybe, [he murmured, grinning slyly at the man as he got himself comfortable. A little mild flirtations never hurt anyone, and it was a welcome distraction for the time being.]

Did you want to make something of it?

[sharktrash]

Maybe. [ Two can play this game. ] Ever done it in the bath? [ WHOOPS except one of them clearly has no idea what 'mild' means. ]

[dishevelment]

[Oh dear. Someone clearly has no sense of subtlty.]

Aren't you the one who said I was too thirsty before?

[sharktrash]

[ ~Elite assassin~, everyone. ]

Vooooi, I'm just making conversation.

[ The shit-eating grin clearly suggests he plans to make it more than conversation eventually, though. ]

[dishevelment]

Conversation, or foreplay?

[Those fingers danced up the length of Squalo's arm again-- gently teasing the man.]

[sharktrash]

How about both?

[ Smoothly, he moves his other arm to take Koumei's hand and entwine their fingers together - and then he's slightly tugging him closer, probably going for a kiss. ]

You'll still have to wash my hair first, though.

[dishevelment]

We can arrange for that, [he said, leaning forward to steal a kiss while he grabbed for the shampoo that was sitting behind Squalo.]