WHO:
darkprophecies and
make_contactWHERE: The living room in Raven's house
WHEN: Friday afternoon, the 28th
WARNINGS: Drama, action, haircuts!
SUMMARY: Joey makes a drastic decision and get Raven to help him with it.
FORMAT: Paratastic
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A pair of dull scissors and the yellow light / And he told me that I'd done alright... )
Five seconds later she even had the television turned off.
"Of course, Joseph. Anything at all."
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Of all the things to be such a sissy about. If Slade were here he would have smacked him, or at least given him incredibly dissaproving looks.
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Raven looked shocked.
"... cut your--- are you sure?"
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He ran a hand back through the thick curls, then sighed heavily and nodded.
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Raven had practice in the art of hair cutting. She wasn't a stylist, she had no professional abilities, however she had cut her own hair since childhood. She knew how to keep a cut straight, at least.
She slowly stood, and made her way into the kitchen. She wouldn't have this on her carpets, thank you.
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Probably.
Maybe.
What the hell was he doing?
But he sat down on a chair anyway.
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"I technically wasn't the one who cut your hair in the time I'm from, but... you do look nice with short hair." she was trying so hard to make him feel comfortable, she really was. "... so you have nothing to worry about. Stay right there, I'll go fetch what I need from the bathroom."
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He nods for her to get what she needs, playing with the ends of his hair nervously.
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She set the pair of scissors and comb down on the counter beside him, just to have them within his reach. "I should probably cut it dry, since it's so curly... I wouldn't want to cut it a certain length, then have it curl further when dry and it end up looking nothing like I planned."
Raven had been talking to herself more than Joey there, and without much thought, ran her fingertips through his curls. ... that was for nostalgia. There had been many times in their short time together after resurrecting him that she'd missed those adorable curls. But... he'd probably be better off in the work field with shorter hair, and also with fitting in better. It was ultimately his choice, and she'd respect and assist in it.
"... last chance to back out of this, Joseph. Otherwise I'll make you sit until I'm done."
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At that point he just shut his eyes, crossed his arms and sat as still as possible.
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She opened it, then came over and held it out for him.
"Drink. It might take the edge off of what I'm about to do to you." she gave him a pathetic little look, because seeing him so torn up over his pretty blond curls was killing her. One beer wouldn't get him buzzed enough to do very much, of course, but... it was the thought.
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You think of everything, thanks.
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She didn't wait for him to react, although she did pause to remind herself not to cringe when she made the cut. That'd just be stupid.
Snip.
And a rather large batch of curls fell to the floor.
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He would have to add this to the list he was rapidly forming of 'things to repay Raven for'.
A few more snips and he's still working on the beer, watching chunks of curl drift to the floor...
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"Let me know if you'll need another one of those when it's gone."
More curls falling.
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Did he even HAVE that much hair? Maybe he should have been more specific about how close she should cut...
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