♕ Of cultural and other barriers
"Just—what are you doing?” He’s very amused.
"Is it not obvious, Master Baggins? I am ... grooming." he replies gruffly, fixing the hobbit with an intense, irritable stare at being interrupted, and caught in such a private act while entertaining a rare chance of a morning routine. His thick fingers thread deftly through a particularly knotty, bristly lock of dark hair, seeking to unravel what had previously been an exquisitely woven braid.









