[5.31.22]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Felt like writing this little moment down. I found it sweet how much she likes my long hair. She was so distraught when I burned sections of it. Though now apparently my hair is “medium” length, despite being able to come down to the bottom edge of my ribcage lmao.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wove my hands through my long, red hair as she drove us home. I paused when I found what I searched for: a section of burnt hair, touched by embers blown into my face by a well-timed gust of wind.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I did say I needed a haircut,\u201d I remarked with a laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She glanced over with brows knit upwards, her bright eyes shifting from my face to the strands grasped between my fingers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo,\u201d she cooed, reaching over. \u201cI like your long hair.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI won\u2019t cut it all,\u201d I reassured. \u201cI just have to trim it and get rid of the hair I nearly burned off.\u201d Again, I offered a snicker, amused by my own tendency to hurt myself in mundane tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She made a face and focused on the road. \u201cDon\u2019t cut it all off,\u201d she said, her voice low and tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI like it long,\u201d I replied. \u201cI\u2019m not going to cut it all off.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI mean–you do what you want with your own hair–it\u2019s your body and everything,\u201d she added quickly. \u201cIt\u2019s your hair.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fond smile crossed my lips. She fretted about influencing my choices, about controlling me. Perhaps she did not realize I found affection in the way she loved my hair, the way she grew attached to my appearance. Perhaps she did not realize I found no harm in her words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI like it long,\u201d I reiterated, hoping my voice sounded as gentle as I intended it to be. \u201cSo you don\u2019t have to worry, love. I\u2019ll only be trimming it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d she said. She glanced at me with a soft smile on her beautiful lips. \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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