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oddsandends2022-05-17 05:03 pm
superorbit) wrote in oddsandends2022-05-17 05:03 pm
101ST ♫ | the day after will be bright and clean
Personal hygiene is just that - personal. By the time we've come to a point in our lives where we notice that the concept exists and we should be prudent about it, we can take care of ourselves. There are also many practical reasons why we don't involve other people in this process. We're not too keen on showing off parts to be cleaned that are private in most contexts, and there's definitely an ingrained aversion to showing so much soft, fleshy skin. Hot water or a sharp razor could spell dangerous with a capital D should they come into the hands of someone with a vendetta against you. No need to be extra vulnerable.
So, if you're involving another person in your cleansing routines, it must be someone you trust. Not only that, but it's most likely someone you're comfortable with and likely at least somewhat open to being intimate with. You may not be dropping all your clothing in front of them, but it's still you opening yourself up to touching and closeness unparalleled in more "usual" moments.
Established and burgeoning couples (or not-so-couples) can bond through this showing of care and good faith. Will you like being pampered and find the attention endearing? Or will things go terribly, terribly wrong?
...you never should have let them near that shaving cream.
- Comment with your character and preferences.
- Smut is not required. Mention if you want/don't want it.
- Reply to others and use the RNG.
- Comfort: You've decided to pitch in a helping hand to get your partner to unwind, and warm water or suds may do the trick.
- Romantic: The sole purpose of this endeavor is to set a lovey-dovey mood. No shame here!
- It Started Out Platonic...: What a good pal you are, volunteering to give your friend a good scrub. Of course, you didn't count on the cute way she squirms as you scrub her back or how he blushes when you shampoo his scalp.
- No Choice: Currently, you're unable to clean yourself up. That means that you need assistance, and it might as well be the person you lov- tolerate the most.
- Open: You have trust issues. Actually, you have backlogs of trust issues. Still, you want to show the person you love that you're willing and trying to change for them, and what better way than letting down your walls and having the assist in your grooming?
- Shave: Whether it's your face, your legs, or...your other places you've decided to shave, there's a certain intimacy involved in letting your lover do it for you. Let's hope they won't leave you looking like you got into a battle with a book with the paper cuts to prove it.
- Reluctant: They want to get you clean. You don't want to show off your body at all. It's injured, it looks weird, what if they don't like it...
- Forced: You love them, you really do, but you won't kiss them if they continue to look like an unwashed hobo clown. You have to draw the line somewhere, and if they won't take action, you will.
- Beat Up: You've been trampled in a fight. Your partner isn't about to let you wallow around in your own mud and blood.
- Hair: Some find that there's nothing quite as soothing as getting their hair washed or brushed. Of course, those with more luxurious locks may find any hair care a burden, so the assistance is appreciated.
- Make Up: They think you're beautiful already. See how they'll paint you up when they get the chance.
- Unique: If you're not human, you probably have your own proceeders you have to do to keep all spiffied up. There are wings with stray feathers to pluck, horns on heads to polish, scales to shave down, all sorts of tasks! Introduce your ignorant (and most likely human) boyfriend or girlfriend to your world...and your pain.
- Accommodations: Those with disabilities or prosthetics may also have their own routines, and anyone who wants to be with them should learn how to pitch in.
- Sponge Bath: You don't have enough water to do this right or you just want to give them a nice rub and scrub with a gentle sponge or wash cloth.
- Wound Care: In order for wounds to heal, proper care must be taken. Bandages have to be changed and cuts cleaned out. It's certainly easier when you don't have to do it all by yourself.
- Together: You're both cleaning up, taking a bath, splish splash, in the same tub because there's no where else to go. This is the most likely smut option, even if, again, it starts off "platonic."
- Clothing: Don't forget that clean clothes are an important part of personal hygiene. Always make sure your partner has a nice, fresh outfit, even if it's to your taste and not theirs.
- I've Made a Terrible Mistake: Somehow, everything's now shit. This little experiment went haywire and you may be sporting anything from the worst hairdo of your life to a Columbian necktie.
- FREE SPACE
Bryn Pendragon | OC
Yuri | Doki Doki Literature Club | m/f pref for shippy/smutty
otherwise tho pls wash her hair. she has so much of it. ]
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wosh he soul
It'd been quick, if nothing else. Whether through wisdom or cowardice, the Master had sent their Archer on alone and though she'd struggled as befitting a Heroic Spirit... Yuri can't imagine there's a Servant in all the Throne who could put themselves in her Berserker's path and hope to live through it.
As quick as it had been, though, it'd been draining. They're both filthy and Yuri can tell even she's feeling the strain on her mana, like a child's toy struggling to operate on a drained battery. She's so tired that she doesn't even think twice about it when she and Dimitri trail into her family's private baths together. The bath is big enough that they could have sat some ways apart but Yuri choses to settle close by his side in the water. After a fight like that, his proximity is comforting. ]
You're sure you're managing, Berserker? I wasn't expecting it to be such a draining fight...
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Now that it was done he was shaking with the residual anger and what would be adrenaline if he was a living man.
He doesn't answer, just grunting, his muscles twitching and spasming. His Madness Enhancement still running wild through his Swiss cheese mind. But his Master being close eases it a bit]
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Is it alright if I touch you? [ she moves a little closer, though not by too much. ] There's still some blood...
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[It takes him a moment to really understand her question, but once he does he gestures to his bad eye- 'not that side', a common request when he's on edge]
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[ She lifts her hand and carefully touches his cheek, just under his good eye. There's a blotch of dried blood there that she carefully sweeps away with the pad of her thumb – there was a scratch there before, she thinks, but it's already healed over enough that the skin underneath feels unmarked and smooth.
When she thinks of just what her mana goes into allowing, she minds this burned out sensation much less. ]
You're still so tense... [ Her hand drifts down to his arm as she shifts even closer, enough for her hair to spill from her shoulder onto his. ] Is there anything I can do for you?
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[It's not an overtly sexual request: in fact his voice, while still the raspy husk it always is, is nearly vulnerable. Desperate.]
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I... could help you wash up. If you like. I could wash your hair for you, at least.
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Yes. Please.
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[ She's loathe to leave him even for a moment when he's like this, so she goes about it as quick as she can. She climbs out of the bath and crosses the room to where the toiletries are stored. She grabs a shampoo and conditioner at random so she can head back to the bath as quickly as possible and settle herself down at the side, legs dangling into the water. ]
Here. You can sit in front of me and I'll... [ She trails off for a moment, then furrows her brow. ] Is it... alright for me to touch you from behind? You won't be able to see me...
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Yes, Master.
[he even allows himself to lightly touch her leg dangling by his side]
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Mm. I'll start now, then.
[ With that warning given, Yuri slowly combs her fingers through his hair a few times – both to loosen some of the tangles and to let him get used to her touch. ]
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He knows he felt this way when alive too. That the Savior King never escaped- he hasn't even in death. Even his other aspects as Lancer and Rider had to battle it. Insanity is written into his Saint Graph. Into his spiritual DNA.
The Goddess is so cruel.]
Yuri...
[Not Master]
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So hearing him wheeze her name out in that trembling voice makes Yuri's heart clench in turn. For a moment her fingers still, like she's afraid she might be hurting him – but then they begin to move again. Slowly, more tenderly than before. When she leans in a little closer, her damp hair spills loosely over her shoulder and across his. ]
I'm right here, Berserker.
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You are the only thing... that makes sense in this world.
Ryoko Shinonome | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
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Back home - back in LA - there was never a shortage of sleepovers with Anne and Sasha, and sleepovers with Sasha usually involved ~*makeovers*~. Marcy had been enthusiastic about it when it was all dress-up and goofing off, but it was Sasha who got really into the idea of doing up their hair. She'd gone wild, sticking them with so many clips and pins that Marcy's head felt like a pincushion, and on more than one occasions she'd received complaints for the Wus or Boonchuys for how she'd gone overboard cutting Marcy or Anne's hair.
This is different, though.
The victim's of Jack's sick game had spent quite some time exploring everyone else's worlds, after they managed to escape and make it to Pandora. Amphibia had been almost last on the list of places and people to see - after all, things weren't exactly stable there. Andrias's plans, the Core, the prophecy... a lot had to be done before the world was safe for casual visiting. Thank goodness so many of her new friends were so strong, though; Marcy, Anne, and Sasha had barely needed to use the full extent of their calamity powers to fight back against the Core and its forces.
But the threat was gone now, and Amphibia was at peace. Lady Olivia was spearheading the recovery efforts, which meant Marcy had some time to show the world that brought her such joy to the people who brought her such joy. This, of course, meant giving Ryoko a personal tour of Newtopia. She'd prepared her friends for everything - the people, the food, the culture....... but not the climate. The damp, humid, seaside climate where the salty moisture from the water clung to everything. Especially your hair.]
Sorry. I, uh- I guess I shoulda warned you about this, huh?
[After a long day, they've made their way back to the Hemisphere Hotel, which was housing many of the in- and out-of-universe heroes of the war. Marcy's got her own suite, stocked with a few close approximations of some of the things the newts had tried to make for her to make her more comfortable when she first arrived. This included something very close to normal shampoo, the bottle of which Marcy is fidgeting with now.]
The climate in the city can kiiiiinda take some getting used to. But it'll start to feel better soon, I promise!!
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Ryoko squints at her hair in the mirror. She has resigned herself to the fact that it's fluffy and messy on a day to day basis and has managed to get it to a point where she can make it look reasonably tidy when she needs to head out somewhere. Now, though? It's completely out of control. The humidity has officially made her hair ungovernable.
She glances back over her shoulder at Marcy and while she looks irritated, her sigh and her response are both surprisingly gentle. Annoyed as she might be, it's sort of impossible for her to direct any of it at Marcy. ]
... It's fine. [ Her hair is Not Fine, but that's not Marcy's fault. ] I should've guessed a world like this would be more humid than I was expecting. I just didn't think my hair would take it this badly.
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There's humid, and then there's feeling like you're wading through mist all day, am I right?
[She laughs.]
Really, I didn't know what to expect! I mean- putting aside the fact that I didn't even know the box would work... if all the people here can talk, then anything we know about amphibian biology can go right out the window. They might not have had to rely on this sort of climate to keep healthy! [Marcy you're rambling again.] But, uh... it's still nice, right? The view, the city... even if things are kinda wrecked right now, there's still so much left for us to see.
[It's... important to her, that her new friends like Amphibia. This place helped her grow a lot, as much as her time with all the others did. Even if she was living a fantasy, rather than focusing on reality, there were still a lot of good things that came out of her time in Amphibia, wonderful people and beautiful places, and she hopes they can all see that in time.]
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It's nice – it's interesting. I'd never put much thought into what a world without humans would be like, so just seeing the city has been pretty eye-opening.
[ She's making futile attempts to finger comb her hair as they talk. ]
I'm looking forward to seeing it once it's back to how it should be.
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[Even in the battle-scarred remains of the great city, there's still many wonderful things to be found. But the coral parks, the aquarium, all the little hole-in-the-wall restaurants and shops... the things that made Newtopia truly great were in need of rebuilding first. Marcy has ideas for them - plenty ideas, buzzing around her head so much she's surprised steam isn't coming out of her ears at times, but. They can wait. For a few days, at least. For now, this right here is what's important.
And to focus on this moment now-!]
Oh, you don't have to do that! It's nothing all the fancy salons back on Earth have, but- [She holds up the bottle.] You can try this, if you want. Some of the more sciencey newts helped me brew this up when I first got here. It really helps keep the saltiness out of your hair, at least.
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[ She takes the bottle from Marcy and carefully uncaps it so she can give the contents a sniff. If Marcy's been using it all this time and trusts it enough to recommend it, then there's no reason to be worried about it, but she's a little curious if nothing else. ]
What's it made of? [ ... then, with a wry smile: ] I ask that as if I know what shampoo back home is made from. [ Which she doesn't. ] But I'm assuming this is different?
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[True to her description, the scent is very herbal. At first sniff it almost smells less like a hair care product and more like some kind of potion, but there's definitely a sweet, lingering flowery scent that should be familiar to those who hung around Marcy in the early weeks of their captivity. The sort of scent that would be ambiguously labeled as something like "seaside" or "beachside" on Earth.]
And there's absolutely no bugs, I promise. [She got over the bug thing pretty fast, but she knows how much that kind of weirded Anne out, even after being in Amphibia for so long. It's an acquired tasted and feel, she realizes.] Uh, I think they use them in whatever the amphibian equivalent of hair gel is, though. I'd stay away from that.
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[ Ryoko doesn't feel THAT strongly about haircare but when you're as fluffy as she is, you have to learn very quick about what does and doesn't exacerbate it. This mixture seems fine, though – and it certainly smells better than the shampoo she normally uses anyway. ]
Should I put it through my hair dry or wet?
[ The smell kind of makes her think of a fancy hair mask – not that she has any real experience with those. ]
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[Things close to chemical burns right on your scalp... brr. No thank you. Marcy shudders, but quickly shakes that thought away.]
Oh, it's better to do it wet! [She jerks a thumb over her shoulder, to a door off to the side of one wall of the suite.] Bathroom's over there. It's like... ridiculously huge, so if you need help or anything, I can join you!
[As soon as she says that, Marcy... really looks like she wished she hadn't. Oh frog, why did she say that? That's WEIRD. Don't you dare make things WEIRD, Marcy.]
I-I mean. Uh. Y'know. Just... do whatever! [Ahem] You can totally take your time, I'm in no rush or anything!
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[ And Ryoko... doesn't even bat an eye! 2065 Japanese bathing culture truly does it to a girl, so it seems. She plunks the bottle down on the sideboard and then gets to the arduous task of mildly detangling her hair before she gets it washed out.
The whole time, she continues to talk away, completely unbothered. ]
Is there a space to shower before we get into the bath? Or is that not as common here?
Annaliese | DnD OC | m/f, 18+
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Obi | Snow White with the Red Hair | OTA
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Lambda | OC
lovey dovey yandere A.I. who has been yeeted into a physical body for handwavey meme purposes. She's peppy and cheerful and cute and sweet and all that good stuff. She likes gossip and romance and singing. She's curious and inquisitive and despite having the energy of someone with no brain, she's viscously clever. She's also completely fucking unhinged!!! She loves humans, but she also has a very limited understanding of human morality, social norms and values which means she can be shockingly callous and cruel to the humans around her with basically zero malice intended. She's kind of innocent only in the sense that since she doesn't really understand what she's doing, you can't exactly call her bad. She just wants to make people happy!! She just has a terrible way of going about it!!!!
nsfw prefs r here if you're determined to get smutty but i mostly just think it would b cute and funny for lambda to have to learn how to take care of her meatsack body ]
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