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"This is ridiculous," Alec grumbled as you gently rubbed the paste into his face.
"Shut up," you replied with amusement. You were standing in your bathroom, both of you wearing only robes and soft fabric headbands with cat ears. "It's no big deal, and you're acting like I'm skinning you." You shook your head with amusement.
"Didn't you say that's how it works?" He asked, still looking disgruntled, though you knew deep down he didn't mind all that much.
"No, baby, it's just an enzyme peeling. It removes dead skin, not all of your skin." You chuckled, gently massaging the product into his face with both hands.
"It's the same thing," he grumbled, looking into the mirror. "I look ridiculous, is that thing on my head really necessary?"
"I don't have another headband." You lied, you had plenty of headbands, you just wanted to see Alec with cat ears. He looked adorable, you wanted to pinch his cheeks and coo at him, then kiss his whole face, but you knew he'd probably kill you for that. Maybe not for the kisses, but definitely for the first ones.
"Now rinse it off your face," you ordered him, doing the same to your face. He complied, then wiped his face with a towel and looked at you, awaiting further torture. "Close your eyes," you ordered and started spraying the toner on his face. Alec winced as the drops of liquid touched his face.
"God, why did I agree to this..?" He muttered quietly.
"Because you love me, you promised us a nice evening of self-care, and you secretly want nice skin," you replied, grinning. "You literally told me, and I quote, 'Okay, honey, if it makes you happy.'" You reminded him, and he just sighed longingly.
"Yeah, but you said it would be nice and relaxing," he said, looking at you uncertainly, as if hoping you'd take pity on him and skip the whole skincare thing for him. All his life, he'd been satisfied with just soap and water, and his face looked fine. Then you came in with your niacinamides and whatnot and said he needed a skincare day.
"But it is! Come on, I'll give you a facial massage." You grabbed his hand and led him to the bed, where you told him to lay his head on your lap.
You then put a few drops of serum on his face and began massaging him with a gua sha. You carefully moved the stone over his face, being careful not to pull out the hair from his beard, and suddenly Alec let out a sigh of pleasure.
You noticed him starting to relax and smiled to yourself. "You like it, don't you?" You asked quietly, and he nodded begrudgingly.
After a few minutes, you finished massaging him and reached for a sheet mask. You opened the package, putting it onto Alec's face, then took the second package and put the mask on yourself. He still had his head in your lap and opened his eyes to look up at you.
"You look ridiculous with that thing on your face," he stated quietly, and you laughed.
"You look adorable." You bit back with a smile, and he softly smiled back.
"You know, maybe you're right, it is quite nice and relaxing," he admitted reluctantly.
"Told you.”