Closed Goodbye, hair PV Akina Briarwood

Self || Estelle || Thoughts

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1:41 PM 7/12

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akina was going for a walk in the campgrounds. but not just any walk, it was going to be a nature walk. recently, she's gotten into drawing and wants to draw things. she usually finds herself drawing cute little animals. but it was so noisy. the animals were probably all scared off. at this point, she wasn't going to get a single pencil mark on the paper. after a bit of walking around, akina heard some sounds nearby. her heart raced, and she knew that an animal was nearby. she tiptoed around the area, looking for the source. akina turned a corner of a thick tree and saw a bright yellow pile of hair. she leaped back in shock, and then realized it was her friend estelle. to akina's surprise, she was crying! before akina knew what she was doing, she raced over to her. "estelle?" akina whispered. akina looked around alarmed. did something attack her? was something dangerous in the forest? "are you hurt?" akina glanced at estelle's body. it didn't have any new scars or injuries of some sort. what could be wrong? akina hadn’t actually spoken to estelle in a long time. akina should have checked on her, even if it were just a wave or a simple hello.

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Self || Estelle || Thoughts

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3:03 7/12

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akina watched as estelle sighed. something was definitely wrong. estelle explained that she needed a haircut and was trying to do it by herself. "do you need help with it?" akina asked. she wasn't too busy, and she wouldn't mind helping out a friend. plus she was pretty good with scissors and hairbrushes. then estelle said that her eyes were puffy from hayfever. akina knew better than to question this. it was kind of weird how she would say this, but akina let it go. "oh...hayfever? i think you need nettle leaf to make that go away. I don't know if they grow in this area though..." akina explained, her eyes scanning the environment. akina realized that nettle leaf would be a good thing to draw for her sketchbook, since she was going on a nature walk. she made a mental note of that in her head. akina squinted at the sky, and regretted it. the sun was beaming so bright that it was probably going to burn out her eyes if she didn't stop looking at it. akina immediately looked at estelle. she tried to imagine how estelle would look like with a haircut. it wouldn't really have changed anything about her appearance, really. estelle was beautiful to her roots.

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"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it" - JM Barrie

Date: Some point before the gnome race
Time: About 3pm

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Estelle knew that her excuse would crumble under the most basic of questioning or knowledge - knowledge that Akina clearly had. Frankly, so did Estelle - what with her love of botany and herbology. She wished Akina had been wrong but she hadn't. Es would have to own up.

"Nettles grow literally everywhere so I'm sure there's some nearby and you're right, they are a valid solution to hayfever. It's not hayfever.

I-I... It doesn't matter what it is.

I appreciate your offer for helping me cut my hair though, Merlin knows I need help."

Estelle was surprised. Her way of speaking had changed a lot since she'd come to Hogwarts and she had found herself picking up little words and phrases from the other wizarding students.

The thought of Merlin made her smile. She knew that he was a real historical figure but she couldn't help thinking of him as the character from the tv show she loved.

Estelle handed Akina the scissors.

"Thank you for offering to help. I'm sure you'll do a much better job than whatever this is."

She gestured to her messy hair and grinned.

Estelle began to smile again - genuinely this time. She was feeling a little better and Akina being there really helped. Having a friend to support her was all that she could wish for.

Self || Estelle || Thoughts

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3:05PM 7/12

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akinaraised her eyebrow when estelle confessed that she had been lying about the hayfever. akina gave her friend a reassuring smile. she had known what was happening since the start of the conversation, but had not made it too obvious. "it's okay to cry about ridiculous things," akina told estelle, accepting the scissors that estelle was now handing her. akina twirled the scissors a bit in her hands. that was when she realized that she wasn't too good with hair-cutting. not that she was bad or anything, but she was inexperienced. akina had her hair long all her life. of course there were some trims here and there, but she literally hadn't ever snipped off more than 1 or 2 inches of her hair. akina took a deep breath. she had to do this. for estelle. "how short do you want it?" akina asked. akina was silently hoping for a trim, but she knew kind, bubbly estelle wouldn't just want a trim. akina bit her lip. what if the haircut didn't turn out well? what if akina accidentally made it look uneven? all sorts of what ifs zoomed through her mind, lowering her confidence. akina's hand started to shake, the scissors almost slipping out of her hands. akina took another long deep breath and poised the scissors above estelle's head, waiting for her response.

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Hexcodes:
English: #490085
Spanish: #0b0085

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it" - JM Barrie

Date: Some point before the gnome race
Time: About 3pm

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Estelle could see Akina becoming increasingly nervous at the prospect of messing up Estelle's hair. Her hands had begun to shake and she looked very nervous. Estelle was quick to reassure her.

"Hey, Akina" Estelle put Akina's shaking hands in hers. "It's completely fine if it looks uneven or messy anyway, not that it will. I am certain," Estelle grinned, posing. " That one, I could pull it off, no matter how uneven or messy it is; two, it only needs to be like this for the summer camp, I can go to the hairdressers after; and three, I trust you.

Preferably, I'd like my hair as short as the shortest bit that I cut off, so kinda a short bob situation. Hair extensions are a thing, so if it ends up being really short, it doesn't matter."

Estelle looked up at Akina and smiled reassuringly.

"I'd do this myself, but I can't see the back of my hair. And," Estelle added as an afterthought. " You probably shouldn't trust me with scissors. As a kid, I ruined three pairs of my mum's curtains (on seperate occasions) with a pair of kids scissors. Frankly, I was a menace when I was a little kid."

Self || Estelle || Thoughts

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Around 3 PM Sometime after the gnome race

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akina swallowed hard as estelle comforted her, but she was only half listening. this really could mess up their friendship forever. she thought estelle was definitely overestimating her way too much. but after thinking a bit, she realized estelle was right. it was okay if she messed it up. a short bob...akina thought, snipping off the first strand of estelle's hair, but then she paused for a moment. "wait, what are we going to do with the hair that falls on the ground? just leave it there?" akina knew there was a spell called evanesco that could make it disappear, but that was a spell for higher level students. she doubted she could do it if she even tried. akina brushed her own hair away from her face and snipped off another piece of hair, which slowly floated to the ground like a leaf. she decided to ignore this and strike up some conversation. "remember the first time we met? at the gryffindor table?" akina asked, a small smile creeping up on her face. when she was talking, it felt much easier to speak and cut hair at the same time. though it sounded weird, it really was a true fact. suddenly, there was a breeze and the hair on the ground blew away and fell into the lake. well, it didn't really fall on it, it just grazed the top of the silvery lake, bobbing every few seconds.

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Hexcodes:
English: #490085
Spanish: #0b0085

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it" - JM Barrie

Date: Some point before the gnome race
Time: About 3pm

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Estelle felt the snip of scissors and saw a strand of her golden hair fall to the ground. She thought about what to do with the fallen hair. She didn't know where to get rid of it, or how, and she definately didn't want to discourage Akina from cutting her hair by moving. So she stayed where she was and felt Akina continue.

Estelle almost turned to look at Akina when she asked the question, but remembered not to move, just in time as Akina snipped another lock of hair.

Estelle was glad that Akina was there. Her friend had managed to cheer her up and now Es was glad to be there, even if the cause of them meeting again was something sad. She hoped that they could meet more - Es felt that they hadn't seen each other nearly enough in the past year and Estelle wanted to maintain this friendship as best she could. It would break her if she lost another friend.

"I do - I'm so glad I met you that day. You were one of my first friends and you really helped me settle in. We haven't hung out enough - maybe next school year we should do something fun together."

Self || Estelle || Thoughts

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Some point after the gnome race, about 3 PM

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akina plastered a fake smile across her face, hoping it was convincing enough for estelle to be comforted. akina snipped off more hair and soon there was a sea of blonde on the floor. akina wondered if the birds would put it together and turn it into a fancy wig or something. she looked at estelle and realized this probably was an offensive thought and that it was best if she kept it inside of her own thoughts. akina stepped back and took a great, long look at her "masterpiece." it was better than she thought it would be, but it was fine. now that the left side was completed, it was time to move on to the center, which akina knew was probably going to take the longest. and not to mention the thickest. "i just finished the left side," akina told estelle. "i don't have a mirror, so i guess you'll have to look later." akina worried if this was the best thing to be saying. akina wasn't the type of girl to wear dresses aside from special occasions. she wondered if estelle thought akina was weird for not carrying around things like makeup and mirrors. estelle's voice interrupted her thoughts, and she paused for a bit to listen. "I do - I'm so glad I met you that day. You were one of my first friends and you really helped me settle in. We haven't hung out enough - maybe next school year we should do something fun together," estelle said. "yes, we definitely should. or maybe next week?" akina responded before she could stop herself, starting to snip off more pieces of hair.

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