Confessional

Cutting Loose Ends
Snip snip snip. went the pair of scissors in her hand. Little strands of hair fell to the carpet underneath her feet, until there was a noticeable lump of red where she stood.

"Tara, have you seen the hair dryer?" Tara didn't bother to look up as the only boy on their team poked his head through the bathroom door. He had his clothes on, sure, but he was dripping wet from the neck up. "I'd rather not catch a cold when we go out to-" He stoppe mid-sentence and gaped in shock.

Her ponytail was gone.

...And so was half of her hair.

Finally, the redhead turned to face him and merely blinked, completely indifferent as if she hadn't just given herself a haircut. "Yeah, I borrowed it real quick to blow out some curls," she replied, picking the device up off the dresser and handing it to Raine, whose mouth was still hanging open. She rolled her eyes and bopped a hand underneath his jaw, snapping it shut as he recoiled in surprise.

"Tara, you- Y-you- I mean, what even-"

"If you're trying to ask about the new haircut, then yes. I did, in fact, cut my hair."

"You did what now~?" Tara and Raine turned to their dorm door to see Saige and Macy walk in, both of which bearing something similar to the boy's own reaction. Macy stood there in awe, eyes alight with excitement. "...Omigod Tara you're so cute~!" she squealed, dashing to her side and gawking from every which way.

"Er... Yeah..." Tara mutteredd, scratching the back of her head. "I needed a change of pace."

"...Sweet mother of Dust, woman." She looked up to see Saige staring in all profound curiosity, seeming more on the fence than anyone else. "If you're gonna cut it yourself, at least do it win a straight line."

"Eh?"

"Your hair. It's all scraggly at the ends." Tara turned on her heels to look in the mirror, not realizing up until then what poor handling she'd done with the scissors. Her hair hung in uneven bits around the nape of her neck,

"...Ah, screw it," she cursed, before going to flop down on her bunk bed. "Good enough for me. Besides, the more unrecognizable, the better."

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