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"Your eye makeup's so pretty, Kalim." It's idle conversation, but they've been staring at his eyes for a while now. They'd always been sort of afraid of makeup, but his looks... really cool, they have to admit. They wonder if he'd teach them. "Do you do it yourself?"
The smile that touches Kalim’s eyes is a genuine thing ( never is it anything less, really ), and although it’s not his own work, he still treasures the compliment. “Thank you, Yuu !
“Jamil does it for me every morning, actually.” It has been part of their routine for so long that Kalim can’t say exactly when it began, but he remembers Jamil catching on fairly quickly, ever the fast learner. Kalim, by comparison, had struggled with the details, precision not one of his strong suits, but his determination makes up for his inexperience. “He’s so skilled at it that it comes out perfectly every time.”
Now, it’s his turn to study Yuu for a moment, and all at once, the inklings of an idea seize him. Yuu is already handsome, and there is no doubt in Kalim’s mind that makeup would also flatter them. His unbridled excitement at the prospect is clear in his tone as he leans forward a bit.
“Want me to put some makeup on you? I’ve watched Jamil do it enough !”
Rarely is Kalim given the chance to teach something new — being the student, more often than not — but he is more than happy to share this opportunity with them. He wonders if, perhaps, he could learn something from Yuu along the way as well.