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[margenes]

Okay.

[he likes the thought of that a lot. pietro smiles and happily takes the offered steak, noticing that wanda isn't eating much but also assuming that perhaps she ate before he arrived.

ignorance is bliss; the unfolding truth of what's happened to her will only make him upset on her behalf.

finishing up and making sure she eats the last of her potatoes, pietro is a blur of motion as he cleans up the table and sets all the dirty kitchenware on the sink. he stops moving and ends up standing behind wanda's seat, arms around her and his head just over his shoulder.]

Time for haircut? New me, and all that.

[redchaos]

[Magic will take care of the washing. Wanda's too preoccupied with Pietro to care about a little mess lingering about. She tilts her head back to smile up at him, resting her arms atop his.]

Yeah. We'll do it in the bathroom.

[He's been washed, fed, and will soon be groomed. And then she's looking forward to making sure he sleeps. She doesn't like seeing him look so tired.]

I'll have you looking less like a poodle.

[margenes]

Pretty girls in towns could not resist my looks. [wait—] Are you calling me a dog?

[she is, but not in the way he thinks. in any case, it's so good to see her smile. pietro, tired as he may be, does his best to move around and pick wanda up in his arms—like how he used to, before.

what, it's not like she's very heavy! and despite the fact that he's not 100%, he's not running a marathon to get to the bathroom.

which is why he's walking them normally towards it.]

I want my hair lighter, like yours. All that orange, but make it cooler.

[is he saying platinum blond is cooler? yes.

he sets her down carefully when they reach the bathroom.]

[redchaos]

[She's thinking maybe the pretty girls were concerned about this not-quite-homeless looking guy, but. She'll let him have it. She doesn't want to lose her free ride, and she's glad because she was hoping her brother would tote her around like this.

Wanda nuzzles his cheek briefly with her nose in a show of affection.]

I'm sorry, do I look like a salon? I thought I was just trimming your hair.

[On her feet, she pulls over a chair that's so conveniently there in the bathroom, guiding Pietro by the shoulders to sit.]

[margenes]

[trust pietro to not read her mind but still totally act like he's reading her mind. it's definitely a good thing he can't! and he trusts that she won't be reading his.

it's just a twin thing.]

If you cannot do it then I will have to find a salon.

[he takes a seat, slumping a little so he's just the right height so she can look over his hair without issue.]

You are the only one I can trust to do it how I want anyway.

[redchaos]

I didn't say I can't do it. I can. I just mean to say that you're very demanding, brother.

[And she clearly is offended by it! Very much so, with the way she just takes a few moments to run her fingers through his hair, gently scratching his scalp. Everything is a chance to give him affection.]

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[oh, that feels nice...

no—focus, pietro. there is an argument to be had here, surely. he makes a face at the mirror, directed at wanda.]

My style is stuck in 2015. I need to have a, what is the word, upgrade?

[redchaos]

[She knows it feels nice. So, she keeps doing it for a little while longer.]

Retro is in. But I'll lighten your hair if you want. You sure you want to go lighter, not darker?

[margenes]

[these are unfair tactics she's using against him.]

Retro? [he should have kept on sleeping] I want to match.

[no shame in wanting same/similar things as his sister.]

It is always easier to darken later if I don't like it, yes?

[redchaos]

[His hair might be an unruly mess in need of taming, but it's soft. And Wanda is sure he doesn't mind the attention.]

We're twins. We'll always match.

[And she could easily magic his hair, but some things are better done the old fashioned way.]

Today, I'll trim your hair. Tomorrow, I'll lighten it. Okay?

[margenes]

That is reassuring.

[to always match—]

Yes, that is okay. I will have to wait, but I cannot complain if you are the one doing everything for me.

Do I need to throw water on my head?

[redchaos]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[The forecast right now is forever, but. Maybe she'll be in a bad mood one day and make him do things for himself. The end of the affectionate touch is punctuated with a kiss to his hair, and she easily finds a pair of scissors suitable for cutting hair.]

This is fine. I'm just taming it a bit.

[margenes]

Make me handsomer, okay?

[she would know best, wouldn't she? in wanda we trust. still, pietro stays somewhat still, because there is the concern that she is holding scissors (he's being a shit).]

Is this something you practiced a lot? [cutting hair, that is]

[redchaos]

You'll be a little more handsome. Not too much.

[Her brother is the most handsome and she swears it's not just because they're twins. As for his actual question--]

Nope.

[And she makes a cut at some of his curls. She should have maybe covered him with a towel or something, but he can shake himself off like a dog. She doesn't mean to keep comparing him to one--a cute, lovable dog, surely.]

[margenes]

I would be unstoppable.

[these dreams of him... and for what. he's about to raise his hand into a fist, as if to be dramatic about his statement.

except that when he hears the scissors closing and snipping away, he immediately stays stock still, hesitant about moving and/or breathing.]

A guinea pig. This is little comfort...

[redchaos]

I'm not going to take your ear off, Pietro.

[She'd probably have a very unpleasant meltdown if she cut him on accident. She's aware of this, and puts a hand on his head to angle it as she snips.]

This isn't rocket science.

[margenes]

[his head moves easily the way she instructs.]

No, it is not. But I remember when you tried to put eyeliner on me and you poked my eye. I could have been blind.

[this is dramatic]

[redchaos]

I did not. [She did.] I still think you would look very cool, wearing eyeliner. It's shame you're too much of a baby to handle it.

[There's a pointed snip at that.]

[margenes]

[and a full-body shudder at that. oh boy, at times like these, he really gets himself into Situations.]

I wanted to give you emotional support during your, what do Americans call, Hot Topic phase? I do not think I can go back to that. My eye was red for weeks.

[a baby]

[redchaos]

[If she had any remaining doubts about this being a trick... no one would be able to make some imitation of her brother this much of a convincing baby about things in their past.]

Maybe if you didn't keep rubbing it, like I told you, it would have gotten better faster.

[margenes]

I had raccoon eyes for so long.

[because he rubbed and the eyeliner smeared everywhere. he's not listening very much.

(it was kinda funny.)]

[redchaos]

And now you just have bags under your eyes.

[She's not trying to speed through this--though she imagines if she makes a mistake he has so much hair it maybe (hopefully) won't be obvious--but she's eager to get him into bed. Bore him into sleep.]

[margenes]

[shots fired]

It is sign of my hard work.

[he was sleeping for years. he looks up at her by looking at the mirror.]

You look even more tired than me. [and like she's been crying for so much longer than when he first arrived??] You can win this contest of the most tired of the two of us.

[redchaos]

[She'd like to sleep for years. Well. Maybe not so much now, with her brother returned to her.]

You know how to flatter me.

[She tips his head with her hand, so she can better get the back of his head.]

[margenes]

[he dares raise his hand, index finger up as he gets to stare at his feet and the floor and all the hair he's losing.]

You are still very beautiful. That is comforting, yes?