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It was a normal day in Blue Lock during the second selection and Reo had an impulse to blow dry Chigiri’s long and luscious red locks. Reo used to do it for Nagi but as he had abandoned him, Chigiri’s would have to do. The guys got out of the bath and were walking back to their room when Reo brought it up. “Hey Chigiri, mind if I blow dry your hair? I used to do it for Nagi and well… I kinda enjoyed it.” To Reo’s surprise Chigiri’s face lit up with surprise and excitement. “Yeah no problem! My hair is long and kinda tedious to dry but if you’d like, go for it.” With a finger now twirling his wet hair they walked on together to their room. Reo fetched the blow dryer from the bathroom while Chigiri sat on a bench in front of the mirror. “My sister used to dry my hair for me when my hair was growing longer, but I haven’t had anyone do it for me recently.” Chigiri says with a look of reminiscence on his face. “I haven’t dealt with hair this long before, I hope I do it right.” Reo then plugs in the blow dryer and turns it on. The loud noise along with the warm air is a comforting feeling for the both of them and with a bit of small talk here and there, thirty minutes quickly passed by....
When Reo finished, Chigiri looked really satisfied with his appearance. “Sheesh Reo, nice job. I can’t believe you’ve never blow-dried hair this long before, it looks perfect.” Chigiri said while inspecting his hair in the mirror. While the two of them moved from the bathroom to the beds they continued to talk about hair care, products, hairdressers, hair color and other things. Then Reo brought up a not too fun topic for Chigiri. “Hey I’ve been wondering. How did you grow your hair so long? I've always wanted to try but it never really worked out.” Chigiri looks a little bit startled before his expression shifted back into a calm smile. “Oh well… I tore my ACL during my first year of high school. During my recovery time I didn’t really care about my appearance enough to get my hair cut so in the end my sister convinced me to grow it out. No products, just laziness.” Chigiri says with a almost faked chuckle with a glance and touch of his right knee before turning back at Reo. Reo on the other hand was shocked. Yeah, he saw how different Chigiri played compared to how he was at the beginning of Blue Lock but he didn’t think it was because of something as serious as this. “Damn Chigiri. Playing how you play now with an injury like that is… impressive to say the least. Your knee all okay now?” “Oh yeah, its all healed up. Still gotta be careful though because if I injure it again, then no more football for me. But I’ll keep moving forward and playing my best till that time comes.” Chigiri says while flopping back on the bed. Reo takes in his words carefully. What a big baby he had been for sulking over Nagi when so many others here were struggling to keep their dream alive. Just then Kunigami came into the room, and they all bade goodnight to each other and headed to bed. A few days later Chigiri finds a bottle of expensive conditioner and one of his leg care products sitting on his bed accompanied by a little note.
The note read:
Hey Chigiri,
Let me know whenever you want me to blow dry your hair again.
-Reo