[He isn't thinking about it, really, this is just another moment in a long string of moments that happened so often between the two of them (maybe not now, not recently, not in the last few years, not since they both realized their magic, but before) that it didn't occur to Jamil to even question why Kalim had asked. It was just instinct. It felt right.
So, out of his mouth is a soft,]
Mm. [Absent, vague, unfocused. Above all else, soft.] I always thought the way my grandmother did bows was nicer, so I asked her to teach me.
[He undid the bow, one hand bracing Kalim's head, holding the headwrap in place as there was no sense in letting that fall when Kalim had did a decent enough job in folding it. (His thumb grazed Kalim's scalp, his ear.)]
The resulting bow is fuller and it's far less likely to slide as you go about your day.
[Under different circumstances, this might be the point in which his vague, unfocused smile might slide to something a bit more bitter, tired, and he'd get up and make an excuse about lunch and chicken...but Kalim had yet to make any demands from him. He hadn't asked to be taught, he didn't demand to know more about bows, he didn't see him wake up from overblot and immediately demand that he focus on Kalim's friendship and Kalim's rivalry and Kalim's feelings. Kalim just asked a very simple follow-up question. A question that didn't demand a response from him, it just was.
And so, Jamil remained vague, unfocused. Soft. As there was no reason for him to be anything else, so he could simply be. Fences and lack of markings making it very easy to wander back and forth across boundaries.]
It's more complicated than the one from Magicam, so it may be easier to do that one for now...but I'll show you and you can decide for yourself. I'll do it slower than I normally would so you can see what it is I am doing. First...
[His fingers looped, his fingers tucked, he talked about twists and folds, held the cloth for a second...]
...and that extra knot is what makes it sturdy. The Magicam bow, though easier for a novice, would likely slip and you'll have to retie it at some point in the day. There is, of course, the option of using magic, but I prefer my hands for something like this.
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So, out of his mouth is a soft,]
Mm. [Absent, vague, unfocused. Above all else, soft.] I always thought the way my grandmother did bows was nicer, so I asked her to teach me.
[He undid the bow, one hand bracing Kalim's head, holding the headwrap in place as there was no sense in letting that fall when Kalim had did a decent enough job in folding it. (His thumb grazed Kalim's scalp, his ear.)]
The resulting bow is fuller and it's far less likely to slide as you go about your day.
[Under different circumstances, this might be the point in which his vague, unfocused smile might slide to something a bit more bitter, tired, and he'd get up and make an excuse about lunch and chicken...but Kalim had yet to make any demands from him. He hadn't asked to be taught, he didn't demand to know more about bows, he didn't see him wake up from overblot and immediately demand that he focus on Kalim's friendship and Kalim's rivalry and Kalim's feelings. Kalim just asked a very simple follow-up question. A question that didn't demand a response from him, it just was.
And so, Jamil remained vague, unfocused. Soft. As there was no reason for him to be anything else, so he could simply be. Fences and lack of markings making it very easy to wander back and forth across boundaries.]
It's more complicated than the one from Magicam, so it may be easier to do that one for now...but I'll show you and you can decide for yourself. I'll do it slower than I normally would so you can see what it is I am doing. First...
[His fingers looped, his fingers tucked, he talked about twists and folds, held the cloth for a second...]
...and that extra knot is what makes it sturdy. The Magicam bow, though easier for a novice, would likely slip and you'll have to retie it at some point in the day. There is, of course, the option of using magic, but I prefer my hands for something like this.