[ braid ] for your muse to braid mines hair.
meme: send one to see how my muse reacts / soft edition. [ braid ] for your muse to braid mine’s hair.
Generally, Nat prefers her hair up and tucked away or hanging loose. She hasn’t had it in a braid since her Red Room days, honestly, and she’s well aware that keeping it that way is a good way to provide a handhold for someone who wants to grab at her.
With Jessica, that’s not really a risk, so when the other woman asks to, Nat shrugs gamely and nods. She’ll take it out before she goes anywhere, and it won’t be an issue.
Jess rambles on about her day and her recent interactions with someone in S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, and Natasha’s only really paying half her mind, because she’s forgotten how distractingly intimate it felt to have someone’s hands in her hair. It’s been so long, she thinks that maybe the last person to brush through her hair like this was... well, the Winter Soldier, over four decades ago. She relaxes into the sensation and lets it carry her like a wave upon the beach, gentle and soothing.
“Hey, are you even listening?”
The question startles her out of her reverie, and Nat goes to apologize, only to see Jess smiling and holding a mirror up for her. It’s a beautiful fish braid that lays tight to her scalp while trailing beautifully-- functional, hard to grab, and really damn pretty.
“I think I’ll keep this after all, this is lovely,” she murmurs, and kisses Jess on the cheek. “Want me to do yours next?”
