genre fluff , established relationship , kenny x nail tech!reader cw none wc 456 request @1009high note so i thought it might be hard to write for kenny but tbh i think i nailed it (pun intended hehe) net @kstrucknet
“I want almond nails… but like, bordering on stiletto… and also if you could give me a bit of a flat edge, that’d be great.”
You took in a sharp breath, already resisting the urge to smack your boyfriend over the head. “So which do you actually want: almond or square? I’m not giving you stiletto. You’ll probably poke someone's eye out,” you deadpanned.
Having your boyfriend at your disposal to practice different nail designs on was both a blessing and a curse. He sat relatively still and was a decent pretend client— plus you had 2 free hands to do whatever you wanted with whenever you wanted. It was all extremely convenient. The only catch was he insisted on pretending to be a different insufferable type of client so you could “practice customer service”. Half the time it ended in you slapping him, and the other half of the time you had to feed him snacks to shut up.
He was always extremely indecisive about the length and shape of the nails, despite knowing whatever set you gave him would only last a couple of days. He absolutely despised cuticle care, and always got nervous whenever you got out your trimmers and pushers. You were always gentle with him, perhaps even more gentle than you would be with your actual clients just because he did hate it, but it didn’t stop him from letting his complaints be known as loudly as possible.
You had told him on more than one occasion that his questionable shrieking during nail care would absolutely guarantee a refusal of service at any other salon but your own, but he paid almost no mind to your warnings.
You still wouldn’t trade him for almost any other client. He did pay extremely well in both boba dates and free kisses, so you had little grounds to complain. And you owed your mastery of nail art to his willing cooperation as well. You would still be struggling with fruits and flowers if you hadn’t done at least twenty sets on Kenny first. He was your little test subject, and he didn’t mind that your weekly dates were slowly turning into five hours getting his nails done every Tuesday.
It was, like you always said, how you balanced each other out. It was in your precise concentration while he talked your ear off, or your steady hands holding the file while he struggled to choose what colour polish he wanted that day. And his stupidly cheeky smile when he made a bad joke while you tried to hide how your lips were twitching upwards— all of it made up the most defining moments of your relationship.
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