small headcanon drabble! based on a thought i shot to meg on yellwave.
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, while opal does enjoy a good classical suite or a musical number, she does find herself bobbing her head to a good headbanger like punk rock. piers’ music may not have all the greatest lyrical attitudes compared to what an eighty-eight year old opal might find attractive, but she actually loves his adaptations &&. self-written songs.
songs like SPIKEMUTH IS ON FIRE or the vamps between hardcore verses often leaves opal in a small tizzy, &&. although in her younger days she would’ve thrown her hair around like it were some branch, her neck is frail &&. her length of hair is far less manageable than what it used to be. ( regarding how the fae view her as a protector of their preserved glimwood, she tries not to cut her hair as it resembles manufacturing to them. more on that later ; for context, her hair is beyond mid-back length. ) throwing this mop of hair around when not upkept in a very thick bun atop her head ━ usually kept under hat ━ is almost impossible for opal. trust me, she’ll bang her head softly as can be, but believe me. . . she’s moshing in her own little ways.
definitely enjoys the shades of pink spikemuth has to offer. it’s crass compared to ballonlea’s own softer shades, &&. although she’d never let the fae catch her wearing anything other than her pastels ( or some of the public, as yes! she does have a sponsorship to upkeep ) , opal would ADORE the chance to have a makeover SPIKEMUTH EDITION. untold to the populace &&. piers especially, opal had a punk phase when she was younger. it was what led her to discover the glimwood all those years ago, actually. but that’s a story for another time. ah, her days of youth. she misses them ; that’s why bede &&. only bede might sometimes catch her sampling a shade of black lipstick within the confines of her own home.
