[summary]
↳ all aboard the braid train, choo choo!

[warning/s]
↳ as usual, language :) lowercase intended because i got lazy !!

[notes]
↳ lame-ass title, i know. i'm pretty sure every cc fanfictions have these 'cc braiding reader's hair' thing but i haven't actually read one before so i apologize if you think that i copied this off of someone when i didn't! love u all a lot <3

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it was an idle and tranquil afternoon as you found yourself sitting on the floor next to alex. seemed that nobody wanted to crash on the couch today with the same idea that the floor is much more interesting to sit on.

it was a silent activity, him scrolling through social media for a bit while you were editing a  scene for your newest video; you were trying to find perfect background music to fit into.

you sighed for the third time as you listened to various mario kart soundtracks. it never seemed to suit the scene. as a result, you huffed, blowing a few strands of hair that was blocking your face.

from the corner of your eye, alex turned to you. his hand reached towards your face and gently brushed your hair to the side and pushed it behind your ear. you felt shivers run down your spine at his gesture as you smiled.

dating someone like alex for 5 months, you would have been used to his affection and other ways of expressing his love and care.

but it always felt very special every time.

with a small smile, you finally looked at him. he seemed to have mirrored your grin and said, "can i braid your hair?"

it was a simple request yet it made your heart skip a beat. you couldn't formulate a response so you only nodded.

"ok," he muttered as he stood up from the ground and sat on the couch behind you. he began threading his fingers through your locks. "i think i can do this."

his statement made you snort. "have you tried this before?"

"no. i've only seen a tutorial like- once or twice. i've always wanted to tie my mom's hair to a braid but... yeah."

you let out a small chuckle. "you can practice doing it on my hair," you suggested.

"i'll try," alex uttered. "but don't judge me okay?"

"i promise."

he went silent as he carefully pulled all your hair behind your ear so it could freely flow on your back. he was slowly yet surely gathering your hair in his hand. he was so delicate with his touch that you knew he was doing it because he thinks that he might pull a random fringe too tightly and hurt you which you know it's not true.

you let him do his own thing before you were doing your own thing: editing. maybe you can find the right song later.

meanwhile, alex was busy struggling to hold it all together. it being your hair and himself. it was a bad idea to practice braiding today when he could've watched more tutorial videos.

"fuck," he muttered under his breath as he watched strands of hair slipping through his fingers. "ah, fuck. fuck. fuck."

"is everything ok back there? i hope it's not looking like a hurricane just passed-"

"i give up!"

you laughed at his antics. you opened your phone's front camera to look at his progress. when you saw that nothing has changed, you immediately said, "oh?"

"i forgot how to do the fucking thing-" alex sighed.

"ok," you set your laptop aside and stood up. "i'm gonna show you how," you said as you propped your knees beside him. alex immediately had his back face you and removed his cap, ruffled his hair a bit, and let out a huge breath. "at least- i'm gonna teach you how. it's like this-"

you patted his black lengthy hair and began on a random spot. "you need to cut your hair by the way. it's lookin' like a mullet-"

"it's not a mullet!"

you only rolled your eyes at his reaction and started telling him the instructions. basically;

"do it like this ok"

"ok"

you managed to make plenty of short and tiny braids all over his big patch of hair. you looked at it in pride for a moment before ruffling it all until it went back to its normal messy state.

alex turned back again and waited for you to go back to your original position on the floor. you got down from the couch and settled on the ground to go back to editing.

he will try again and even vowed to "never give up until i can properly braid your hair!" while his hands were on your locks, alex listened to your instructions. "what do i do again?"

"ok you should separate it into three different parts-" he followed, nodding unintentionally as he did so. "place the first set over the second."

"fuck, fuck it's so-!" he yelled before groaning out loud. "i'm trying to put it all together, give me a sec."

"just do it, don't let go of the hair."

it was a bit difficult to multitask editing and giving him instructions so you just paid more attention to the latter, pulling your legs to your chest and placed your arms on it. the directions were quite complicated to dictate but when alex managed to correctly thread the first step, the two of you cheered before he told you not to move so much or it will all mess up. 

he continued to repeat the instructions until you didn't have to tell him what to do now. he was almost halfway done when the room went quiet again. you reached for your laptop again and scrolled through youtube recommendations. alex requested you to play some songs so you immediately went to spotify and shuffled through your go-to playlist. 

as you let the music play, you went back to a curling position with your knees pulled to your chest. while his touch was so gentle, you can hear alex humming over the song, which was calming and adds to the reasons why you should sleep right now. 

your eyelids were getting heavy yet your lips still formed a small dreamy smile. you couldn't see his face right now, but you know that he has his tongue stuck out because of how focused he is. 

the time passed by, and you woke up with alex gently calling your name. "i'm done."

with the hair tie in your hand, you quickly gave him it. "tie it."

"how?"

alex quickly followed your instructions until he was finished. it was a loose braid yet it made you feel pretty while wearing it. you turned around to look at him with a smile and it nearly knocked him out of his breath. "so? you think it's good?"

"beautiful."

you consciously let out a chuckle. "wouldn't have been if it weren't for you, baby." you spat out the nickname in irony as you winked at him playfully. 

that made alex laugh. "come here please," he requested. his arms were opened for you to crash into as the two of you just laid there, embracing each other. the space between you was almost non-existent and the silence was comforting just like his grasp. until alex had to break it when he said your name again. 

"yeah?" you mumbled in his shirt. 

"let's do this more often."