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Anonymous asked:

Could you write something about rhys' mom giving rhys, Cassian, and azriel haircuts when they were little bat boys in the illyrian camps?

librarian-of-orynth answered:

LOVE IT

Rhys’s mom never cut the bat boys’s hair
at least
not at first
because usually
well
they’d just do it themselves
Cassian would cut Rhys’s
Rhys would trim Azriel’s
and Azriel would cut Cassian’s
Cassian didn’t exactly trust Rhys with the scissors
not with his shoulder length locks
that’s right
he’s always had had his hair longer
so he could tie it up
“the females love it” he said when he was younger
but really
he’s the one who loved it
and loved staring at himself in the mirror
but I digress
so they would do this for years
until about age 16
when a haircut went…horribly wrong
to say the least
Cassian
who was just a little mad at Rhys that day
well maybe more than a little
so when he took scissors to Rhys’s hair
let’s say it didn’t end well
his hair was patchy
bald in spots
overall not a good look
Az could only laugh
it was unfixable
no magic could make his hair grow back
Cassian was in stitches too
but then Rhys jumped him
tackled him
took the pair of scissors and cut Cassian’s precious locks
and then they were fighting
fist to fist
fist to face
and then there was Azriel
just standing there
laughing
glad it wasn’t his hair
but then Rhys’s mom walked in
“what do you think you’re doing”
the boys immediately stopped
separated
shit, they whispered
“Rhys, explain this”
Rhys pointed to his head
the hair (mostly) gone
“Ask Cassian”
Cassian, too, pointed to his hair
“Ask Rhys”
and then both boys were laughing
“Boys.”
they quieted
“You three–yes, Az, you too–are not to touch scissors anymore. Got it?”
they nodded
they would never argue with Rhys’s mother
their mother
they knew better than that
“You two,” she said, pointing to Cass and Rhys, “aren’t to touch your hair. This is your punishment.”
the two of them frowned
it wasn’t the worst punishment, they knew
but to live with the embarrassment?
they would never live it down
so a few weeks passed
their hair grew out
bad haircuts becoming…average
soon hair was falling into their eyes
even Cassian was due for a trim
it was worse when they went to spar
hair going everywhere
Rhys’s mother noticed
she noticed everything
so when they got home
all three boys
she told them to come into the kitchen
“sit” she said to each of them
pointing to three chairs
and then she got to work
she started with Rhys
trimming his hair to its usual cut
then moved to Cassian
simply getting rid of dead ends
and fixing it up a bit
finally it was Azriel’s turn
he just got a quick trim
she smiled
“all done” she said, “just tell me when you need another haircut”
the boys smiled and nodded

#azriel being a good child is so on brand #iconic #i love this