Lol, like, only a week late. And Yes, I will complete the full collection of themes, even if I'm later than hell.
Theme: Pride/Honor
Ribbons and Razors
Part One
Kanda isn't very particular about much, Allen noted. He watched the man go about his business with a casual schedule that didn't seem to be prone to strictness. He'd eat when he wanted. He'd train when he wanted. He meditated in the morning—but the hours were never exact. He did what he wanted at the times that suited him best. The man had no particular dress code either. In fact, he could even be considered fashionably dead from the neck up—at least that's what Allen thought every time Kanda wore that sweater with the calf-high pant legs.
But if there was one particular thing he took great care in, it was his hair. No one else seemed to notice, but Allen had seen how he moved almost as if he was taking the flow of his hair into consideration. When he turned his head, he did so in such a fashion that his eyes would move first and create the illusion of a sharp turn. Doing this kept his precious locks from whipping around.
Not once had Allen really seen his hair in tangles and from what he'd absently witnessed, the man washed his hair with more care than he'd admit to.
So when his fingers moved out to run through the locks that had trailed over into his path, he expected the sharp, hostile retort. The man's body went rigid and before he could give that illusionary whip around, Allen had already snaked his hands up to run his digits through his unbound hair, caressing from the scalp.
His tongue cut like a sharp edge, but he didn't move. Allen knew the angry words are his way of keeping up his appearances. There wasn't a witness in sight, so there wasn't much harm in it. But for the sake of his ego, Kanda was determined to lace barbed wires into his growling.
When Allen had finally decided he'd had his fill of the silky strands over his calloused hands, he let go and smiled at the man.
Kanda's eyes shaped to contempt, but held something else in them entirely. The older exorcist finally turned and stormed passed him; leaving Allen to wonder exactly what he'd just seen.