Gale stopped his uncovered eye narrowing as a look of anger filled it. After a moment he calmed some taking a breath. "It's a long, gruesome story." He answered after a moment giving a light smile. "To put it simply I lost it in a fight."

Alec looked intrigued as he sensed anger wafting off of Gale. He didn't prod though and nodded when given the answer he was given. "Should I put my hair in a ponytail this time, or put it back in a bun?" He inquired, still holding his hair behind his head.

Boop?

"What about a braid?" Gale asked drawing a bit closer. Why was he playing coy? They both seemed to know what the other was thinking. And he had the man in his room. What was preventing them from fooling about right now? He stood a bit away from the elf his eyes narrowed a bit as he looked at him. For a moment their eyes met, his own full of a lustful look. It was all he could do not to lean in and kiss the elf, to push him against the wall and take the situation for himself yet he reframed. He didn't know if Alec was up for that just yet...

"Well, a braid could work.... if I knew how to make one," Alec answered as he watched Gale draw a bit closer. He blushed lightly and shifted on the bed, a bit uncomfortable under the other's gaze. It wasn't that he wasn't totally against the idea, but they'd only just met. They merely liked how the other looked. When their eyes met, Alec felt his knees involuntarily close, pressing together. The lust in the other's eyes.... it made the elf's body flare with heat. "Can we do this later? I'm not ready for that step yet," he practically whispered. And it was true. He did enjoy the thrill of being "eye candy" or whatever it was. But it also made him feel self conscious and made him realize he wasn't prepared for this yet. They needed to get closer first, in his opinion. That intimate step was to be saved for the person who actually cared about him. Not just someone who only wanted that intimate time. He'd learned that the hard way.

"What step?" The man answered trying to play off his true intentions. Gale took a seat next to the elf taking the hair brush from him in a gentle manner. "Turn around and I'll get your hair braided." He was moving too fast, he always did. That was the reason he was where he was living alone in a cabin in the woods. Everyone he had ever had the courage to go up to he normally ended up pushing them away for this exact reason. He couldn't help it that this was all he knew, that he wasn't aware that this wasn't all love was about. It was how he was raised. A single drunken father tended to make for a bad role model. A relationship wasn't supposed to last more that a night. When it came to love he was a lost cause. In fact he hadn't ever felt the embrace of another even though he longed to feel that someone in this world did love him since no one else seemed to. Since his mother's death he hadn't felt love, just the hatred of the man he called father. But now was not the time for that. "I'm sorry if i made you feel uncomfortable." He apologized under his breath.

The elf slowly turned his back to Gale, an odd look on his face. He had his hands in his lap and was twiddling his thumbs as he felt Gale start messing with his hair. He felt a little bit embarrassed; there had once been a time that moving this fast was welcomed by him. He had had a lover, against his mentor's advice, and it had hurt him. He had thought his lover loved him more than anything, but all he cared for was what happened under the sheets. The elf hadn't wanted that. And it had nearly destroyed him knowing that the other hadn't cared for him. That's more of the reason why he retreated into the forest and kept himself in solitude. He held still, liking the feeling of Gale messing with his hair. He had vowed never to rush into things ever again. The other would have to prove they actually cared about him before he ever got in bed with them. He glanced back at Gale when he heard his apology. "It's alright. I can be made uncomfortable relatively easy."

'Maybe that would go do other things as well.' Gale thought as he continued with the braid. His movements were smooth an elegant with years of practice. "I'm sorry but I really haven't had anyone over like this in a while. Least not anyone as handsome as yourself." He wanted to hit himself as he said that. Why?! What was the point in disclosing that sort of information? Slowly his cheeks grew a bit red. 'Thank god in behind him' he muttered to himself.

(Bump)

Alec had just started to relax with Gale braiding his hair with deft fingers when the comment on how handsome he was was dropped. The tension came back into his shoulders as he blushed a deep red. Why did this human do this to him? How could he be made into such a.... school boy all of a sudden? He was flash is back was to Gale. He didn't want the humiliation of the human seeing his heavy blush. "Let's hurry and get onto that date."