Playing Hair Salons was actually quite a relaxing game for Maedhros. The twins always insisted he be one of the ones to have his hair done and this time was no exception. He and Caranthir were assigned the role of clients and the excited twins set about pretending to wash and rinse their hair over the arms of the living room armchairs.
This of course was all overseen by Haleth who appeared to get immense enjoyment out of seeing her boyfriend be grudgingly pampered.
‘We could get face masks,’ she said, tapping her chin thoughtfully. Then before Maedhros could even object to say that it wasn’t necessary, she’d magicked up a fancy looking pot of product from her toiletry bag and he was allowing his face to be covered in a thick paste as Elrond mimed snipping his red hair with finger-scissors.
‘Your freckles have disappeared,’ said Elros leaning down to scrutinise Maedhros’ paste-covered face.
‘They’ll come back don’t worry,’ he replied.
‘Good. I miss them,’ said Elros, and Maedhros thought his heart might explode. How are you so sweet?
‘Why is this oddly relaxing?’ huffed Caranthir next to Maedhros, as he too leant back against the adjacent armchair. Elros was sitting cross-legged behind him, combing through Caranthir’s dark hair, now out of its ponytail, with a fine comb, before attempting to start a small braid.
‘You should let yourself be pampered more Sweets,’ said Haleth as she now switched to work on him, coating his face in the same minty smelling face-mask paste with a brush, ‘You’re doing an excellent job Elros, keep going, don’t let the amount of gel in Caranthir’s hair put you off from braiding it.’
Caranthir scowled, causing the paste on his face to wrinkle and crease, ‘Huh, didn’t know the attendants at this spa took jabs at the client.’
Haleth tsk’d and said, ‘Take it up with management babes,’ before giving him a quick peck on the lips and resuming her application of the face mask.
Maedhros watched with barely disguised glee. It was so nice seeing Caranthir, Caranthir of all people let his guard down enough to not only fully embrace role playing games with brand new nephews he only just met, but to also show affection with his partner in front of his family.
It was a rough few years for sure. But I think he’s really turned a corner, thought Maedhros.
