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36 - Hair Ties

ASH POV

Y/n and I have been spending time together a lot more just the two of us. Since they're trying to find a job, I've been talking to them about my job hunting experiences before I got into Lovejoy.

It was weird, I felt like a double agent for helping Y/n with their resume since I'm also helping Will and Joe ruin ever job interview Y/n could manage to get. I guess Mark helps us too but he is more just there as our moral support and for his own entertainment.

I sighed and shook my head, a grin spread on my face as I set down a +2 Uno card. "I hate how good you are at this game" Y/n mumbled, frowning at their cars in their hand while also picking up two new cards. I set down a red 2. "Uno" I said. "You suck" Y/n said, sticking out their tongue. "I laughed and flipped them off as a joke. "You little dick!" They shouted, pushing me. I laughed, "At least I haven't lost Uno four times in a row" I shot back.

Y/n shook their head, "You're cheating." I shrugged, "Perhaps." I wasn't cheating but it was a funny idea to amuse. Y/n stared at me and raised an eyebrow. "Did you?" they asked me. I laughed and shook my head, "No. But I could've."

TIME SKIP

Y/n was in the kitchen dishing up some alcoholic beverages for the two of us. "Y/n! Do you want a comedy?!" I shouted to them. "Um, sure! Wait no!" they ran into the living room. "Can we watch the Hype House documentary on Netflix?" They asked me. "Why?" "I think it'll be interesting. I know it's been out for like two years now, but I haven't got around to watching it" Y/n spoke.

I had to admit, the idea of a tv show revolving around a TikTok house sounded very interesting to me. "Alright. Go get the drinks" I told Y/n. Y/n flashed a smile before retrieving the mugs. They sat down and we flicked on the show.

While Y/n and I watch movie and shows we usually lean on each other for comfort. After a while Y/n set their drink on the coffee table and then stared at me. "What?" I asked them. "Can I do your hair?"

My hair was getting pretty long I had to admit that. "Please? You should show off your beautiful luscious hair." "I will let you do whatever you want to it if you don't call it luscious again" I told them. "Yes sir!"

TIME SKIP

I sat down on the floor in front of Y/n who was sitting crisscross on the couch behind me. They ran their fingers gently through my hair, looking for any little hair nots. After they were satisfied with untangling a couple tangles, they got down to business.

My eyes were on the screen but my mind was elsewhere. I wanted to focus on Larray and Nikita's beef but I couldn't help but focus on Y/n hands in my hair. At one point they put their left hand under my chin to lift it up so they could work on the front of my hair it made me more flustered than I thought I could ever get.

"Stunning" Y/n mumbled. "What did you do?" I asked them, looking up behind me at them. "A man bun" they replied, making a funny deep muscular voice. I smiled and lifted my hand behind my head to touch it. It was weird not feeling my hair on the back of my neck.

They got up and helped me off the floor and walked to the bathroom to see in the mirror. I was surprised by how good it looked.

"Well, Y/n, you have to be my personal hair stylist" I joked. They laughed and leaned on me, looking at our reflections. "I wouldn't mind that" they whispered. I realized they were a bit more intoxicated than I thought. "Come on. To the bed" I said, wrapping my arms around them. Y/n gasped and looked up at me. "What if that's my job! Your hairstylist!" they exclaimed in a whisper.

I laughed, "Yeah! But I wouldn't pay you" I told them. "That's fine. I'll just steal from you" they said. "What would you steal from me?" "Well...first I'll start small like with clothes and little things around the flat. And then slowly move up and soon I'll steal your music shit and glasses" they explained, their words starting to slur.

I laughed, "you aren't stealing my glasses." "But I will." "You can try tomorrow." I guided them to the bedroom. They flopped onto the bed and took a deep breath. "Come sleep" they said in the pillow on the bed.

I smiled and shook my head. "I'm going to do the dishes first" I told them. They turned on their back and then shot up. "I'll help!" they exclaimed. "No. I think you're too shitfaced for that" I said. They stared at me and then flopped back down on the bed. "goodnight" I told them before leaving the room. "I love you, Ash." I stopped dead in my tracks.

They probably meant it in a platonic way. I can't get ahead of myself. I turned to stare at them. They were laying on their side, staring at me. Their face smushing where their face met the pillow. "I love you too, Y/n. More than you know."

"More than I know?" They questioned. I nodded, my eyes not daring to break our eye contact.

"More than you could possibly know, darling."