[ in hindsight, maybe it would have been better to change out of the shirt - but then again, there's no way he would in the first place; better to deal with all the cut hair later, even if it might be a pain ...
anyway, this is ... kind of nice. comforting, in a way, with her hands running over his hair as she figures out how short to cut each part. relaxing, even with the presence of sharp objects so close to all his vulnerable points. it kind of reminds him of meeting with her in the library, the quiet chatting leading way into easy silence, both of them sharing the space but each in their own worlds.
when she moves around to stand in front of him, vash closes his eyes out of sheer reflex; he still remembers how he didn't, the first time rem had cut their hair, and it got into his eyes and he'd cried for a full ten minutes trying to get the fragments out - he'd rather not do that again. at least he's got his glasses off again this time too, so there's no danger of it getting in the way.
with his eyes still closed he mumbles out, trying to keep himself from opening his mouth too wide - though he does smile, a little. ] It's alright. I trust you.
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anyway, this is ... kind of nice. comforting, in a way, with her hands running over his hair as she figures out how short to cut each part. relaxing, even with the presence of sharp objects so close to all his vulnerable points. it kind of reminds him of meeting with her in the library, the quiet chatting leading way into easy silence, both of them sharing the space but each in their own worlds.
when she moves around to stand in front of him, vash closes his eyes out of sheer reflex; he still remembers how he didn't, the first time rem had cut their hair, and it got into his eyes and he'd cried for a full ten minutes trying to get the fragments out - he'd rather not do that again. at least he's got his glasses off again this time too, so there's no danger of it getting in the way.
with his eyes still closed he mumbles out, trying to keep himself from opening his mouth too wide - though he does smile, a little. ] It's alright. I trust you.