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[They know what they have and they flaunt it to their advantage and who can really blame them? It's not as if anyone ever really seems to be mad when they inevitably worm their ways into someone's lap or bed or whatever else if not all of them.]

I don't particularly care about the drama of Novices and even the drama among the Youngblood isn't particularly interesting past a few short brief moments. [After she'd preened in the spotlight for a little bit, of course, as he's well aware of after all of... that.

Nor should it be surprising that one of the more prominent gossips of the castle gets bored with drama fairly quickly when there's always more to be had.]

Mmm. Mostly physical attention. I do so love my hair and my back being pet like some sort of pet, darling~ And my usual go-to for that is currently busy, so I suppose you'll have to do~ [There's clear tease in those words, she doesn't doubt for a second that he could at least do much the same. It's just... some are more likely to have time and affection for it than others.

And she may as well use her advantage with him to her advantage, right?] And I had my hair down for just such a thing because I do so love it being played with but now here I am, all without anything to do with it and it's such a shame since I made extra sure it was nice and clean as well as silky and smelling quite good. [The sad part is that she isn't even lying about all of this preparation work.]

[ Xenk nods. Yes, it does not surprise him that Lydia had already grown bored. He understands Lydia fairly well, in that he doesn't understand her at all. All this preparation... Xenk of course takes care of his own hair, but he doesn't straighten it or anything so complex.

But she knows how to ask -- Xenk is very good at doing as he's asked. Xenk looks down at her, amused by all the run-around, when her intent is clear. ]

Would you like me to pet your hair, Lydia? If you have a comb, I would be happy to brush it for you, or run my fingers through its strands.

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[In his defense, probably no one really understands how Lydia acts. It's a mystery that the castle may never actually break, especially since she keeps changing the rules and the goalposts any time someone might get close to the prize.

The run-around is her favorite part! ... Mostly. But she does huff in response, though all in good nature if the bit of a smile is anything to go by.]

I'd prefer the latter, actually~ It's rather nice to be treated nicely for a moment instead of having my hair pulled. [She's lucky she doesn't go bald with how often she requests that, after all.] Just don't pull because then I might be more of a nuisance than I already am, you know.

[ And that's a fact Xenk will happily accept without question. Simply put, he does not need to understand the why of things to understand the how of things. ]

If that is what you wish, then I would of course do this for you.

[ He smiles. Like, actually. It's not a smirk. He's becoming a little nicer? This is a new development. But he starts by sliding his fingers into her scalp and moving his hand through the strands gently, careful not to tug or pull. ]

How is this?

[Oh that smile is kind of strange but it's nice? What is this, when did he get to be nice? Is this because of their arrangement or did something else happen that she's not aware of?

Please ignore her for a moment while she just looks at him with wide eyes at this realization. Weeeeeeeird.

Luckily it doesn't last too long as the hand in her hair gets her to calm down once more, actually shifting to push further into his hand with a pleased little noise.]

Very good~ Keep doing that and you can even wrap your fingers lightly in it if you want. [Eventually he's going to have to deal with her ears, but that's a problem for later Lydia.]

[ It's the dream shit, it gave him feelings. I mean, it's slow going, but when you discover being sad, you also discover being happy? Who knew, right? ]

Understood.

[ And Xenk does as he's bid, holding and wrapping the hair through his palm, strands so fine they cascade down his lap and slide easily between his fingers.

He's gonna notice the ears. He stills when he does, but he kind of just keeps it going. He'd seen people with pointed ears in one of his memories. If Lydia is one of those, then..... okay. ]

Your hair is quite fine.

[Who would have guessed this is how Xenk learns to have emotions! She's not going to complain in the slightest because he feels like a human instead of some weird kind of alien trying to pretend to have human emotions.

Oh, she notices his stilling, a brow raising in question. The whole ears thing, she assumes, since she'd mostly come to terms with it by now, it's... still weird to some people. He hasn't really seen her since then, has he?]

It is. Evidently a genetic thing. [She... assumes. Her mom's hair seemed similar enough to how her own is now.] Also I'm guessing you notice the, uh, addition there?

[ All it took was trauma! Incredible. He's still awkward as hell, but that's just Xenk. ]

Your ears are pointed, where they were once round.

[ He slides his hands up, then around, to take one of those pointed tips between his thumb and forefinger, rubbing the soft cartilage. ]

Is this some manner of modification to your ears?

[Incredible! The awkward is more cute and endearing when he's not being an entire dick about things, so all thing sin balance.

Though when she's about to answer is when his thumb and forefinger finds the tip of an ear and she immediately has a full body shiver and squirming a bit under his touch. It's not in a sexual kind of way, however, more that it just feels good in general.]

Be careful, they're sensitive. [Meaning a good target to get her on the off foot.] Mm. They just appeared like this one morning not too long after the whole goat burning fiasco. Unsure why, but no one has said much otherwise about them. [Except her blood bond idiot, but that was to be expected considering the panic initially.] Do you think they look odd?

[ Hm. That sure is a reaction, Xenk must say. How interesting. ]

I see.

[ He touches them again. For science. Or perhaps he just wants Lydia to feel good? He's not selfish. ]

They are not odd. I have seen similar ears before, in a memory.

[It's absolutely interesting and at least the touch this time has her more melting into his lap and shifting just a bit to get more contact with those fingers. She's certainly enjoying it, which is far more than she expected she would.]

In a memory? I was certain these were only something you head of in stories. [Certainly she's curious and she has the time to indulge in this if he wishes, as long as he keeps up the attention, she certainly has nowhere else to go that's important.]

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