Particular, ( she repeats, some exasperation mingling in that affection as she sighs, presumably meaning both him (insufferable) and her (choosing to shackle herself indefinitely to an insufferable man), )
and I liked my hair that way.
( let down from the braids, the remnants of it are still visible where she weaves and pins them back most mornings, prone to hanging down around her face if she doesn't take care. it will be months before they entirely blend into the rest of her hair, even if she's stopped trimming them into shape and mostly wears it so no one would notice. she twists these shortest pieces in her fingers, pulling them over her face, the experimental air of it in itself a tease. )
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and I liked my hair that way.
( let down from the braids, the remnants of it are still visible where she weaves and pins them back most mornings, prone to hanging down around her face if she doesn't take care. it will be months before they entirely blend into the rest of her hair, even if she's stopped trimming them into shape and mostly wears it so no one would notice. she twists these shortest pieces in her fingers, pulling them over her face, the experimental air of it in itself a tease. )