Mariku finished blow-drying his hair, which he never really used to do, but Ryou didn’t allow from water droplets on his couch from wet hair and Mariku flat out refused to keep a towel around his head. He turned off the dryer and glared at his reflected image in the mirror. His hair stood on end wildly. He hated it. He tried to smooth it out, to make it look less static-y, but to no avail. Sighing, he gave up and pulled on his clothes, leaving the bathroom. He dropped himself on the couch in front of the TV and clicked it on.
Before too long, he felt something… something in his hair… fingers moving slowly through the luscious mane, burying deep into the mess. He felt a swelling in his chest and his eyes shut, lips parted, and he let out a soft breath. He would blow dry his hair every damn day for the rest of his life, use only top-of-the-line conditioners and shampoos, go to salons if he had to, anything to make this happen just once more.
Too soon, he felt Ryou’s hands pulling away from his head and he whined, reaching back quickly to grab his wrist. “Don’t stop…”
Without much thought, Ryou’s hand traveled up, to the other one’s head. Just a silly urge appearing in teenager’s mind. And his fingers slid into the thick, blond strands; easily, and smoothly. Mariku’s hair was unexpectedly soft in touch, and boy’s eyebrows raised in surprise at how nice it actually felt, tingling lightly between his fingers. And boy’s sight followed the movement all the time. Just a few moments of special attention before he carefully pulled his hand away.
The gesture of course didn’t pass unnoticed. Too late to reconsider own actions now- Ryou froze as his wrist was quickly grabbed, then, his hand jerked lightly, trying to get out of grasp. His lips twitched slightly as he mumbled out a pile of vowels, sight nervously darting away, then going back at the man. “... I can’t do much if you keep holding me.”