#//Braids

[prinnay]

Jean hat + stars

[crystals-and-cosmos]

{flashfic} Braids

I have watched way too many videos of book repairing, and this is the immediate result.

Characters: Yuna D. Kaito, Akiho Shinomoto Rating: T Tags: fluff, book repair, braiding hair, vaguely sensual vibes Warnings: none Summary: A small fragment of daily life. Akiho: 16-17 years old Kaito: they haven't found a cure for him yet. Word count: 253 A/N at the end of the flashfic. English is not my first language; keep that into consideration.

Akiho had been sitting at her desk for about 5 hours, pausing only 15 minutes for a quick snack. This book was due for tomorrow, and she couldn’t wait to see the reaction of her customer once he saw how successful the repair had been.

Kaito was sitting on an armchair of their studio, checking out a magic book. Looking up, he couldn’t help but notice how the girl’s blonde locks were dangerously close to get dirty with the PVA glue she was generously spreading over the spine of the text block. Carelessness while working generally meant Akiho was quite tired.

“Akiho-san...may I?” Akiho felt Kaito approaching, his gentle hands carefully taking a hold of her soft locks from behind, bringing them on her back and away from the dangerous glue. Then, she realized he had started braiding her hair. Her cheeks colored slightly, while her eyes stayed fixed on the brush she was holding, hovering over the book. By now, she was used to having Kaito at various degrees of proximity, but every time his fingers brushed on her nape, the tingle they sent through her entire body made it impossible to focus on the task at hand.

“Thank you...” she said when she realized he had finished, feeling the braid with her fingers, her voice quivering almost unnoticeably. “Did you take interest into hair braiding, lately?” she asked while turning around, amused.

Kaito's back was already promptly turned on her, walking to the bookcase to put his book away. “Not particularly”.

Author's Note:

Well, there isn't much to say about this one, lol. It was a very impulsive writing after I had spent my free time at work watching book repair reels on Instagram. I was absolutely delighted to know from the special chapter that Akiho decided to pursue seriously a career related to books, so my brain obviously needed to know more about this kind of job. Turns out I was quite fascinated by it and I promised myself I would try to embed it into my fics as much as possible, portraying it in a realistic way. I learned terms like "text block", learned that a lot of PVA glue is involved into the process, as well as "japanese paper" for torn pages. Sometimes you need to literally scrape off old adhesive with sandpaper, and that made me realize that's why Akiho is working next to an open window in the special chapter, even if it seems it's still quite cold by how thick her and Kaito's pullovers look. Wow, CLAMP's attention to details.

Then, of course, I couldn't miss the chance to tiptoe into the "intimacy" territory, by having Kaito braiding Akiho's hair...I think it's a very nice and underrated way to indicate the closeness and skinship already present between them at that time.

If you understand Kaito's behavior at the end of the fic -> congrats, you passed the Kaito test!! 😂

[yuumei-art]

Been pretty artblocked due to stress lately but I'm slowly getting back into it. Decided to paint something fun and whimsical to take my mind of things.

[maerynarts]

starburst 🌟

reference from elo acessorios

[scopeystfu]

naww this was lk soo satisfying. a bitch with braids it is a guarantee in life that this gonna HAPPEN TO YOU AT LEAST ONCE ESPECIALLY IN A FIGHT AHAHA

[juiche]

Sometimes I do anatomy studies and the character suddenly has an automail arm :')

get your own print here ❤️

[mondo-grosso]

[mountainshroom]

Felt like drawing some silly cats :)

[miscellaneousrenaissant]

[krussyarts]

Family

[prinnay]

Peace girl

[scarstiletto]

a very famous headcannon in the fandom about dwarf culture, whose braids have meaning (including courting), but Bilbo doesn't know it

btw, I'm still traveling and working so I took a break from my modern au, but I did it so at least I wouldn't end up not posting anything

[emberglowfox]

birds of a feather

[minjimunji]

Figuring out how to draw them 😖

[mmhue]

So. How about this season so far