you are no stranger to michael kaiser.
no matter what he does; he can cut his hair, tattoo his red eyeliner, dye his ends blue, become a world-famous soccer player, find meaning to life... that man will always have a visceral reaction to your name.
they say that hair holds memories.
when micha was still your sweet boy, you would take care of his hair for him.
it was long and blond—natural and beautiful, in all its glory. you'd brush through it, time after time.
his hair was so well-kept, even when long and left open while playing soccer, because it was you who tended to it. you'd rake your fingers through it while he bent over the bathtub, laughing at how he groaned in discomfort, yet refused to take a break.
you'd tousle it with a towel, trying to dry it a little before letting it air dry. on winter evenings, you'd blow dry it, brushing it out as he'd tell you about his day. begrudgingly, but it was progress.
when he truly just wanted to chop it all off—start over, or end it there—, you'd be extra gentle. you'd let him sit with his back against the bathtub, his head leant back slightly so that you could lean over him and massage the soap in and out of his hair from the front. he'd never admit it—and fuck, he wishes he did—, but it felt nice.
you'd tousle it with a towel from the ends, to not cause more distress or pressure at his head. you'd blow dry it and brush it out as usual, being careful to not pull at knots too hard.
finally, before he'd fall asleep in your arms, you'd braid his hair.
one long, loose but neat braid. he grew quite fond of it, over the amount of draining days he saw, before he went pro.
before he went pro and ditched you.
so yes, kaiser, the new-gen 11 prodigy, thinks about you sometimes.
whenever he comes home from a rough day on the field, and his hair is greasy, and it's itchy, and he's hyperaware of how it's touching his skin, he doesn't tie it up in a braid.
one, because it's now cut into uneven chunks. and two, because it would remind him of you.
you, who treated him with such tenderness and kindness that he had never seen or felt before. only dreamt of.
you, who adored his long, blond hair.
you, whose name would forever be a chapter unopened in his book of life.
you, who thought he was beautiful, even before all the hair cutting, hair colouring, tattooing and finding meaning in life.
hair dye, tattoos, fame, reasons to live—they all fade. but his memory of you does not falter. what a burden to bear; a reason to live deterred.
but is there truly any meaning to life, if he's lost you?
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