Setting the Record Straight
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Neil hadn’t cut his hair since his mom died. He had dyed his hair post-viking funeral—he had to. But... cutting his hair was her thing. She always gave him the same buzz cut. Common. Fast. Cheap. Easy.
He remembers the journey her fingers took from the top of his forehead to the base of his skull, the way his skin tingled as she pulled her hands away, not letting his hair tangle and hang on to her hands like it wanted to. Every part of him craved touch, even his hair was attempting to tie knots around her fingers, just so she would stay for a second more. He knew not to ask for it, and she knew he wouldn’t, hadn’t for a long time. And maybe that's exactly why she granted him the small show of affection, that was the first and last time he can remember a moment as soft as that one between the two of them.
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A reflection into Neil's history with haircuts, his relationship with his mother, and him learning to let go yet another moment from his past... in other words, Neil gets a buzz cut, and Andrew likes it.
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- Part 1 of Setting the Record Straight