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 Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 10:49 am
"Good!" Mik said. "I want to be appealing." He didn't think being clean was something strange, most people generally looked tidy and he remembered his parent's bathroom looking like a chemical lab, probably - he realised now - due to his father. He'd always lived in a clean house with clean surroundings, he'd just been at a loss how to bring it back, being able to be part of that world again was like being invited back home.
"It's really nice. I feel like a new me. I feel bad even putting my clothes back on when they are all the old me." There was a moment where he was tempted to give Melvin a grateful little kiss on the cheek, before he remembered the comments about brushing teeth being important and instead he settled for a grateful pat. "Thank you for taking the time to help me."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:00 am
"You don't need to keep thanking me. I'm actually enjoying myself and you are actually helping me too. I like being able to just, get away from things right now and I want you to be equipped with the tools other people have to be able to keep moving forward without as little obstacles as possible."
He worked around his body and paused when he went too low.
"You can get new clothes if that is what you want but not this trip. We don't have the time. Maybe get a haircut if you want." He said, combing a hand through his hair to move it past his shoulders.
He leaned in to ask. "Can I trim there too?" He wiggles the razor back and forth.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:08 am
Mik nodded. "Yep! I want to be all fancy all over." He wasn't upset at all with Melvin close by, enjoying the intimacy as much as the education. "And I'd like that, shopping later and a fancy haircut. Melody can maybe come along too? I can get more er...kink?" He thought back to Melvin's comment on his underwear choices. "While I'm there."
He frowned slightly as something dawned on him. "Might need to wait till I get some money though, I don't have any at all right now." Lawrence was very very clear about needing all of it for "house expenses"
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:20 am
He chuckled at that. "Same. Joint account kinda mean a I'm broke till pay day but once we both get paid just keep it and we'll head out. And it would be called kinky underwear. A kink is something be it a item or a action that turns you or someone on. Not plain or considered standard. They are cute on you though. I was surprised."
"Melody is free to come if you are comfortable with that. I don't want her for relying left out or ignored."
He took the green light and went ahead with trimming, touching, and kissing him anywhere but his mouth.
After they rinsed off and washed out the conditioner, they stepped out and dried off.
He felt better, refreshed, and sedated.
At the sink, he poured some toothpaste on a freshly opened toothbrush and handed it to him. "You need to brush your teeth every morning and every night. After lunch too if you have the time." He poured some in his own toothbrush and ran into under the water.
"You need to brush every tooth. The back ones on top and the front to the gum line. At the end, brush your tongue off too. Don't swallow any of it. Once you are done just spit it out, rinse your mouth with water, and spit that water out."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:30 am
He felt much better, much much better and could finally understand what people saw in bathing and showers, having enjoyed the whole experience a great deal. Even the smells had been different, wild and crisp, hanging warmly on the humid air. It was like a painting canvas to him, just with smell and he marked the whole experience as one of the better ones he'd had. He fully intended to keep it up going forward and felt more grown up than he had in ages.
Turning his attention to his teeth he took the toothbrush and set about scrubbing at his teeth, at first a little too hard before dialling it back. It had been a while and his gums bled a bit from the neglect, though rapidly healed up. All the while he looked to Melvin for guidance and whenever he could, copied what the other man was doing. The taste of minty toothpaste really did take him back to before the island, when he'd been tended like a show animal and for maybe the first time in over a year, he felt like he could handle things again. Melvin had empowered him in a lot of subtle little ways and the more the did the more stable and independent he felt.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:39 am
He told him where to move his toothbrush and touched his elbow when he was moving too fast. After spitting and rinsing, he rinsed his toothbrush and set it aside. "You can buy mouthwash to rinse you're mouth out after you brush to make it very clean. Also, keep mints or listerine strips on you in case you eat something that smells bad like garlic so your mouth doesn't smell bad between brushing. A good way to check is to do this."
He cupped his hands and blew into them with a "haa" sound before smelling. "If you blow outback and it smells bad to you then it smells bad to anyone close enough to smell your breath."
Then, after all this time, he leaned in to finally kiss him on the lips. "...or taste you.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:47 pm
Mik already had a shopping list growing in his mind of things he needed to get and the sinking feeling he couldn't afford any of it. He assumed he'd be allowed to borrow Melvin's till he found a way to get some money together.
He was about to mention this when he found himself kissed, finding Melvin both cool and minty and returning it eagerly, just about as pleased as he got at finally being a loveable, kissable person.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:12 pm
He let it linger, far more free and liberal with his affection now that Mik had undergone a full hygiene overall. After a time, he broke the kiss and pushed back any feelings of guilt. He didn't want to care anymore about a person who didn't care about him. Why should he be concerned about the feelings of someone who never cared for his?
"You taste much better." He rummaged through his things and took out a extra stick of deodorant and gave it to Mik. "Keep that one. I have a small travel size one."
He took it and swooped it twice under each put and gave it to him. It had a spiced, musky fresh smell to it like sandalwood.
"So, anything else you want to know or ask? All else I can think of is wash your hands and trim your toe and fingernails if they get too long."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:20 pm
Mik shook his head, looking more relaxed and truly happy than he had in a while. "Nothing I can think of to ask." he said. "Chantelle showed me how to care for my nails." he said. "She was always very nice to me. I don't get to see her these days since I moved in with dad." After a few strange conversations on twitter she seemed to have withdrawn from him and he couldn't get her to reach back out again. He didn't understand it.
He carefully didn't thank Melvin yet again, but wanted to. "I guess we need to get back to the icky jungle." he said, before glancing fleetingly at the bed and back to the other man. "Can fight the monsters smelling better than they do."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:37 pm
He followed Mik's eyes to the bed and if this wasn't a motel that probably didn't bleach their sheets it might have been tempting.
Instead, his eyes lingered before looking back to him and looking about the bathroom. "Yeah, we aren't supposed to be gone too long." He paused before going for his clothes.
As he dressed, he watched Mik. "Are you hot with your hair down? Want to tie it up?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:43 pm
The only reason Mik had clean clothes was that he slipped them in the basket with Rodney and Melvins and Lawrence didn't seem to care too much about it when laundry got done. His outfit was plain though, a neat white outfit that Lawrence had gotten for him, made of cheap material. The original clothes he'd bought long ago had fallen apart from being over-worn and this was all he had. Mik nodded to Melvin. "I think it would be better tied back. It gets in my way otherwise."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:54 pm
"I imagine." He said, rummaging through his bag. He didn't tie his hair back often but whenever it was getting in his face (usually when he was cleaning) he pulled it away.
Pulling out a blue hair tie, he went over with a comb and ran it through Mik's hair before pulling it back and putting it in. "There."
With that done, he patted him on the chin. "Now let me show you how to shave and we'll be all set." Much like in the shower, the lesson was slow but simple and he told Mik where robbed careduk and what razors to use. He also told him when to replace the razor a shave disposable meant just that. He added his toothbrush would also need replacing every month.
After he wiped off the shaving cream, Mik looked like a whole new man. He gave him an encouraging pat on the back. "Now you look like a fine steak."
He started to pack his things. "Let's get back. I'm sure everyone will see you in a whole new light."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 2:05 pm
Mik looked at himself in the mirror, rolled his shoulders back, held his head high and felt good.
"I look pretty decent!" he said. "Yes! Lets go."
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