35th ♫ | i softly trace my fingertips through the snowy soapy bubbles

[mytarget]

The Personal Hygiene Shipping Meme


Personal hygiene is just that - personal. By the time we've come to a point in our lives where we notice that the concept exists and we should be prudent about it, we can take care of ourselves. There are also many practical reasons why we don't involve other people in this process. We're not too keen on showing off parts to be cleaned that are private in most contexts, and there's definitely an ingrained aversion to showing so much soft, fleshy skin. Hot water or a sharp razor could spell dangerous with a capital D should they come into the hands of someone with a vendetta against you. No need to be extra vulnerable.

So, if you're involving another person in your cleansing routines, it must be someone you trust. Not only that, but it's most likely someone you're comfortable with and likely at least somewhat open to being intimate with. You may not be dropping all your clothing in front of them, but it's still you opening yourself up to touching and closeness unparalleled in more "usual" moments.

Established and burgeoning couples (or not-so-couples) can bond through this showing of care and good faith. Will you like being pampered and find the attention endearing? Or will things go terribly, terribly wrong?

...you never should have let them near that shaving cream.

• Comment with your character and preferences.
• Smut is not required. Mention if you want/don't want it.
• Reply to others and use the RNG.

1. Comfort: You've decided to pitch in a helping hand to get your partner to unwind, and warm water or suds may do the trick.
2. Romantic: The sole purpose of this endeavor is to set a lovey-dovey mood. No shame here!
3. It Started Out Platonic...: What a good pal you are, volunteering to give your friend a good scrub. Of course, you didn't count on the cute way she squirms as you scrub her back or how he blushes when you shampoo his scalp.
4. No Choice: Currently, you're unable to clean yourself up. That means that you need assistance, and it might as well be the person you lov- tolerate the most.
5. Open: You have trust issues. Actually, you have backlogs of trust issues. Still, you want to show the person you love that you're willing and trying to change for them, and what better way than letting down your walls and having the assist in your grooming?
6. Shave: Whether it's your face, your legs, or...your other places you've decided to shave, there's a certain intimacy involved in letting your lover do it for you. Let's hope they won't leave you looking like you got into a battle with a book with the paper cuts to prove it.
7. Reluctant: They want to get you clean. You don't want to show off your body at all. It's injured, it looks weird, what if they don't like it...
8. Forced: You love them, you really do, but you won't kiss them if they continue to look like an unwashed hobo clown. You have to draw the line somewhere, and if they won't take action, you will.
9. Beat Up: You've been trampled in a fight. Your partner isn't about to let you wallow around in your own mud and blood.
10. Hair: Some find that there's nothing quite as soothing as getting their hair washed or brushed. Of course, those with more luxurious locks may find any hair care a burden, so the assistance is appreciated.
11. Make Up: They think you're beautiful already. See how they'll paint you up when they get the chance.
12. Unique: If you're not human, you probably have your own proceeders you have to do to keep all spiffied up. There are wings with stray feathers to pluck, horns on heads to polish, scales to shave down, all sorts of tasks! Introduce your ignorant (and most likely human) boyfriend or girlfriend to your world...and your pain.
13. Accommodations: Those with disabilities or prosthetics may also have their own routines, and anyone who wants to be with them should learn how to pitch in.
14. Sponge Bath: You don't have enough water to do this right or you just want to give them a nice rub and scrub with a gentle sponge or wash cloth.
15. Wound Care: In order for wounds to heal, proper care must be taken. Bandages have to be changed and cuts cleaned out. It's certainly easier when you don't have to do it all by yourself.
16. Together: You're both cleaning up, taking a bath, splish splash, in the same tub because there's no where else to go. This is the most likely smut option, even if, again, it starts off "platonic."
17. Clothing: Don't forget that clean clothes are an important part of personal hygiene. Always make sure your partner has a nice, fresh outfit, even if it's to your taste and not theirs.
18. I've Made a Terrible Mistake: Somehow, everything's now shit. This little experiment went haywire and you may be sporting anything from the worst hairdo of your life to a Columbian necktie.
19. FREE SPACE

Comments

Bryn Pendragon | OC | ota

[draconite]

[ please maKE HER TAKE A BATH THAT'S NOT JUST "SUBMERGE YOURSELF IN A CLEAN LOOKING STREAM FOR A FEW MINUTES" ]

some kind of platonic mix of 8, 10 and 12? i want shenanigans tbh

[angelofimil]

[okay enough is ENOUGH missy, you've been just dunking yourself in a stream for weeks and your hair is atrocious and hygiene is important, okay

Mia's been nice enough to not say anything yet, but today she's finally fed up with it and she summons a torrent of water over Bryn's head when Bryn isn't paying attention.]

You need a bath.

[draconite]

Hyah!

[ Bryn's so startled that a little cinder of purple dragonfire comes shooting out of her mouth (though thankfully for everyone involved, it wicks away into nothing in the air before it can do any damage). The look she turns to Mia with is practically one of betrayal and altogether, she just looks like a cat that's been stuck outside in the rain. ]

I'm perfectly clean! I took a bath just yesterday!

[ read: she tipped a bucketful of water from a well over her head and called it a day. ]

[angelofimil]

[ don't give her that look!!! ]

A real bath, Bryn! With soap! You've heard of soap, haven't you?

[ Mia puts her hands on her hips for emphasis, though it's kind of hard to look intimidating when faced with a dragon person, even if said dragon person looks like a drenched cat. ]

[draconite]

[ for an extremely powerful and dangerous part-dragon person, it's wild how much she looks like a scolded puppy right now, huh ]

I– I took a hot bath at the last inn we visited! [ which was like, a week and a half ago. ] It's not my fault that adventuring happens to be a messy sort of business!

[angelofimil]

That's not an excuse and you know it!

[ Mia just gesticulates at Bryn's hair, holding it up so Bryn can see the split ends. ]

Your hair's just going to keep getting worse, aren't you worried about that?

Dimitri | FE3H | blue lions route spoilers

[feralboar]

[please someone take care of him]

[sigrdrifumol]

[ i'm about to pass out so i'm too braindead to write a starter bUT consider a combo of 9 and 10. post battle hair washing and brushing. ]

[feralboar]

[aBSOLUTELY]

[sigrdrifumol]

[ It's rare that Brynhildr ever speaks up of her own accord – less so now than it was when she was first summoned, but she seems to be keeping true to everything she's ever said about wanting to stay just a tool and nothing more. She's not a fool. She knows it's dangerous for her to even be a Servant at all, so she has to be careful.

But apparently, there's some lines that even she has to draw. And she finds herself drawing it in the aftermath of a rough battle, with both of them running ragged and Dimitri...

Well, there's no nice way to say it, but Dimitri's a bit of a mess. ]

... Master. Might it be wise for us to find somewhere to rest and refresh ourselves? Your clothes, your hair, they're quite... stained.

Honoka Kousaka | Love Live! | ota

[korekara]

[ i don't THINK there's a smutty option here but pwease let's not get sexy anyways ]

Ardyn Tenmyouji-Church | FFXV+Airlocked CRAU

[burninglight]

[platonic, shippy, whatever, someone brush his hair]

hi husband

[motherfucking_ghost]

So you're sure you want me handling makeup utensils? [He's got a bit of a spread. Ardyn's collection, naturally.] You know you're gorgeous enough bare-faced, right hon? And that I'm only bound to turn you into a clown?

[burninglight]

I'm quite fine with the risk I'm taking, dear. You'll hardly cause irreparable damage, and if you poke me in the eye we have potions for that.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Okay. I'll do this first, and then I'll tackle your hair. That I'm more confident in. You want I should start with uhhhhhh... [You can do it honey we believe in you] Foundation? Just get that all over your face region?

[burninglight]

Sure. Do whatever you like, I am utterly in your hands.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Oh, man, don't tell me to just do whatever I like. It's either gonna lead to something way sexy, or something terrible and hilarious that I need to be recording.

[He tenderly takes Ardyn by the chin and starts to Apply. He doesn't intend to go crazy. He wants his husband to look nice! Actually wants to take this semi-seriously. They can always get crazy later, and slap the process and results up on youtube, man.]

Always gotta start with a solid foundation. In building, in relationships, in makeup. I'm saving any lip-based shenanigans for last.

[Why? So he can do a smooch through the process.]

Brynhildr | Fate/Grand Order

[sigrdrifumol]

[ you might die but she's so pretty it's PROBABLY worth it ]

Sophie Summerhelm | OC | ota

[summerbloom]

[ she might try out some new alchemical concoction on you but it's PROBABLY fine ]

17

[liveofftheland]

[Marie has hauled a cooking pot full of water a little bit near their base camp and is currently rooting in a bag for something resembling soap.]

Bring the laundry over, I'm cleaning. We don't want anyone to smell. Or track any more glitter around than we have to.

[summerbloom]

[ And as asked, Sophie comes over, carrying their woven laundry basket overflowing with clothes. Adventuring's dirty work in the purely literal sense and laundry day's always a bit of a task. It's not particularly fun but for some reason, Sophie's eyes are sparkling. ]

Miss Marie! Are you sure you wouldn't rather use the new soap I made? I'd love for you to try it!

[liveofftheland]

Depends, is this actually soap, or an explosive?

[And yet, as she says this, she holds out her hand for said mystery soap.]

[summerbloom]

[ Sophie looks aghast. ]

Miss Marie! I would never hand you something that explodes! [ not knowingly, anyway. ] It's just a sort of... liquid soap for clothes! It's made with plant extracts!

[ It's in a little potion bottle stoppered with a cork and Sophie carefully sets it in Marie's hand. ]

You'll only need two or three drops but it'll create an amazing lather that'll be more than enough for you to clean everyone's clothes! And once you're done, they should all smell amazingly fresh and clean!

Erina Estival | OC | F/F for shipping

[zweihandler]

[ wosh u soul ]

Kazuno Sarah | Love Live! Sunshine!! | ota

[lemonpop]

[Character is 18 but not confident with smut options so let's not.]