"I still don't understand how all of this is necessary, Furina. I think I'll be fine without makeup" Aether said.
He was currently sitting on a makeup chair at the backstage of the Opera Epiclese, preparing for his and Furina's play this afternoon, with Furina busying herself with all the makeup equipment.
"Nonsense, dearie. Just sit tight and let me do all the work!"
Being the good boyfriend he is, he conceded and sat on the chair obedient dog. Furina grabbed a pair of small razors.
"I'm gonna do your eyebrows first, alright? Stay still."
Aether gave her an affirmative hum. She straightened his eyebrows and fixed any crookedness and unbalanced parts in his eyebrows. What worried him was when she pulled out a pair of scissors and held it near his face.
"Hey…This is kinda scary. You're not gonna poke my eyes off, are you?"
"Relax~ I'm an expert. You're safe in my hands." Furina assured. Not long after, sounds of snipping could be heard as he felt the hair on his brows being pulled slightly.
"Oh…"
"That did not sound like a good 'oh'." Aether said.
"Oh my…I knew I was good, but not this good." Furina smiled. "Take a look for yourself." She handed him a handheld beauty mirror. He examined his newly trimmed brows and he had to admit that they looked great. "Wow. I didn't think it'd look that good."
"You dare doubt my skills? I never knew you were the kind." Furina teased. "But I'll forgive you if you let me continue."
"Alright, alright. Dress me up, my lady." Aether smiled. Furina looked happy, which made him happy too.
"Close your eyes. I'm going to prepare your face for makeup." Aether did as he was told, and then he felt sprays of water moisturizing his face.
"Wonderful. Time for the foundation!"
She smeared several blots of foundation on his face then began to spread it evenly with heavy dabs from her air cushion.
"Does it have to be that hard?" Aether gave a small complaint.
"Yes, yes. You want it to look good, don't you?" Furina said. "Now, time to brighten up the area under your eyes."
Aether couldn't help but laugh lightly. Seeing her so determined to do his makeup was really cute.
"Finally, your eyes! I'm going to make them look divine. You'll thank me when I'm done!"
Furina took a brighter shade of eyeshadow and applied it to his upper eyelid. She then added a darker shade of eyeshadow to intensify the undereye and the upper lash line. To finish it off, she took her eyeliner and drew his eye line.
"Are you done?" Aether asked, noticing how Furina wasn't not doing anything. When he opened his eyes, he was greeted with a blushing Furina. "Something wrong?"
"N- Nothing's wrong, my witness . It's just…I can't believe you look..so beautiful." Furina's mouth was agape. "You look like a charming prince from those plays. I'd say you're even prettier than me."
"No one's prettier than you, Furina," Aether said.
"Quiet, you." Furina giggled. "Time for your lips."
She added a natural-colored lipstick on his lips, completing his makeup.
Aether licked his lips. "Mm…It tastes sweet. Like strawberries." Aether chuckled.
"Does it? I just bought that one, so I haven't tried it for myself." Furina admitted.
"You haven't?" Aether asked, before giving her a mischievous grin. He pulled her in and kissed her on the lips. They separated not long after.
"How does it taste?" Aether teased.
"…You're mean, you know," Furina complained, blushing heavily. Though she didn't hate it.
In the end, they performed their already rehearsed opera. Awing the audience with their performance. The headline for the next day's Steambird Daily was reserved for the duo, with the couple's faces when performing on stage together stamped on the front page. Much to her pride and dismay, Traveler's makeup only served to increase the number of his admirers.
Aether being the obedient boyfriend that he is.
I don't know anything about makeup. Special thanks to Google and Tiktok.
I'm currently high on Aerina. but don't expect updates as fast in the coming days. I need to study :,)