— cw : none just grim being pissy and jealous
Grim grumbles as you slick the bristles of that annoying brush down his back for the umpteenth time that day.
“Aw, Grim! Yours ears are so cute!” You cooed gently at him. Grim can feel the fire in his ears burn bright in annoyance as his ears flick again.
“I didn’t sign up for this when I chose you as my hench-human!” Grim growls lowly before batting at your hands, attempting to get you to knock it off.
You’ve been giving him too much attention as of late after he agreed to have you patch up his bow. Constantly brushing him, decorating his tail in ribbons and cooing at him in a sweet tone, blegh.
Grim puffs in frustration as you put the brush away and pick him up to head towards the lunch hall, apologizing to him on the way. By the time you both make it there and settle down with some food he scarfs down the lunch idly as the others chat.
“Y’know.. Grim hasn’t been looking like a wreck as of late. What’s up with that?” Ace asks, poking at his lunch while he stares at Grim.
Grim can already hear your grin as you brighten up beside him, his ears pin back down in reply. As he stiffens. “Grim let me fix up his bow and has started to enjoy the brush on his fur.”
Ace blinks at you then at Grim before muttering a small ‘uh-huh’. Grim puffs again in embarrassment before turning to you. “I don’t! I only let you do it cause you messed up my fur while putting it back on and you’ve been doing it since then!”
Everyone watches you blink before dropping the smile and nodding at your roommate’s words. “Oh, Grim. I didn’t realize you were so bothered by it..”
Grim winces a little before facing away from you to begin munching on his lunch again, grumbling through it with a “apology accepted” as the table goes silent before the conversation awkwardly continues.
The past few days flow by before Grim really notices anything. When he does he’s in the botanical garden with you for an assignment. You brushing through Ace’s hair as he spouts off some story about how Deuce almost fried his precious locks off in their alchemy class. All while he sits with his eyes closed and that stupid dumb smile on his face.
Trotting over Grim throws the plant you asked him to get on the table and narrows his eyes at Ace. Meeting the freshmen’s eyes when you stop petting at his hair to thank Grim and go back to the assignment you were SUPPOSED to be working on.
As you put your gloves back on and begin fiddling around with the work book for botanical potions he enters a stare off with the red head before Ace grins at him.
“You sure my hair is fine prefect? I’m sure I can feel a few burnt strands!” Ace whines to you.
Petting his hair Grim sees you giggle a little at Ace’s dramatic frown. “Mhm!” You smile softly at him. “Your hair is fine, just put some conditioner in it to help with the dryness.”
Grim watches the display, unimpressed.
Unfortunately for Grim, this wasn’t the last time he’d seen his fellow peers vying for your now open attention as he walks into the living room of his dorm to see you combing through wet blue locks.
“I’m sorry you have to help me do this prefect..” Deuce mumbles quietly as you break his hair into sections and comb through any tangles and dirt that was in his hair still.
Deuce looked ridiculous, Grim notes, staring at the colorful clips in his hair, holding the sections and pinning his bangs back.
“It’s no problem, I’m glad you weren’t hurt!” You smile down at him, oblivious to Spade’s annoyingly red cheeks as he tugs at his pant’s loose threads.
“So,” Grim starts as he plops himself down on your shoulder “Why is Deuce here? Get kicked out or something?”
The grey beast watches you carefully brush through the guy’s hair as you hum in response, picking gently at little clumps of dirt in his hair. “Deuce fell during track and landed in a mud puddle, I’m helping him wash the dirt out.” You replied.
Grim can feel his fur stand up in irritation.
Two might’ve been a coincidence but three’s a pattern as he grumbles in annoyance at Jack.
The beast man had come up to you guys while you were studying next to the library. Rubbing his neck awkwardly as Jack explained that his tail was matted and needed some help getting to the sides of it. Something about it catching on stuff. Grin was too irritated to pay attention to his excuse.
So now Grim sits next to you as you ever so carefully part through the beast-man’s tail and card through the knots with your fingers. Using your water bottle to dampen any knots. While Grim glared holes at Jack’s back. He was already bored and trying to leave but now he has to wait even LONGER.
All while Jack gets to cross his arms as you comb through his tail, something Grim is sure Jack could do by himself. The lazy bum Grim thinks to himself.
Huffing loudly again Grim turns around and claws into the wood of the bench. Ridiculous he thinks. Stupid Jack.
Grim deadpans at Epel crying to you about his house warden killing him if he goes back with his hair a mess.
Glancing Grim scoffs as he frowns, Epel’s hair had just a few obviously out of place strands, but nothing Grim would consider ‘a mess’. But you being ever so helpful, decide the lavender haired freshman needed your help anyway.
The cat like beast watches as Epels babbles about something, a knot forming in his belly as you almost lovingly, Grim notes, moves your hands to fix Epel’s barely messy hair.
As you finish up, Grim jumps on your shoulder and quickly bats at Epel’s head a few times as you pass by him, grinning in satisfaction as he hears Epel curse him under his breath, sticking his tongue out at him.
By the end of the week Grim is found more than happily in your lap, purring at you lightly brushing his coat, accepting any new accessories you present him.
Smirking in satisfaction at the disgruntled stares of the group at lunch, Grim decides maybe being pampered isn’t so bad. After all is coat is so neglected since Grim is so busy, might as well enjoy a free brushing session.