Dionysus deepens the kiss, his fingers twisting through Grantaire's hair as he slips into Grantaire's mind.
Quite some time later Dionysus is in the other room getting ready. He decided it has to be a surprise and all be revealed at once, rather than piece by piece if Grantaire watched him getting dressed. So he carried the (large) box from Kade into the Art Studio Formerly Known As Grantaire's Room and set about getting ready.
First things first: hair and makeup. His hair is much longer than it was this time a year ago, but still not quite long enough to do many of the more extravagant hairstyles of the era, so he opts instead to just go with something more simple. He pulls most of his hair into a bun, leaving a good amount of curls to either side of his face to frame it, and then adorns it with some vines. He doesn't do a ton of makeup, but he figures if he's getting all dolled up anyway, he should at least do a bit of something. Powder, mascara, a basic eye, oh maybe a tiiiiny bit of contour too, because why not. He does manage to stop himself before he gets too carried away. He wants the focus to be on Kade's wonderful work, not his makeup skills.
Well, actually, he wants the focus to be on him, but also on Kade's wonderful work. It evens out somewhere in there.
And there's seemingly no end to the amount of work poor Kade had to do for this one outfit, either. Dionysus got the mansion to cough up the stockings and shoes he'd need, but Kade still had to make: a chemise, corded stays (along with, of course, the busk Étienne decorated for him) that are fan-laced so he can more easily get in them by himself, a corded petticoat, a pintucked petticoat, a small ruffled skirt support, and perhaps most crucially, big fluffy sleeve supports.
That is all before even getting to the gown itself. The lovely white silk they picked out together that reflects light green when it moves through the light, a thick green velvet sash around the waistline, gorgeous embroidery of vine leaves on the skirt, it's all absolutely perfect. Dionysus throws on a nice pair of earrings and a necklace, checks himself over in the mirror to make sure everything is laying how he wants, and then heads back into the bedroom.
"What do you think?" he asks, doing a little twirl.
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Quite some time later Dionysus is in the other room getting ready. He decided it has to be a surprise and all be revealed at once, rather than piece by piece if Grantaire watched him getting dressed. So he carried the (large) box from Kade into the Art Studio Formerly Known As Grantaire's Room and set about getting ready.
First things first: hair and makeup. His hair is much longer than it was this time a year ago, but still not quite long enough to do many of the more extravagant hairstyles of the era, so he opts instead to just go with something more simple. He pulls most of his hair into a bun, leaving a good amount of curls to either side of his face to frame it, and then adorns it with some vines. He doesn't do a ton of makeup, but he figures if he's getting all dolled up anyway, he should at least do a bit of something. Powder, mascara, a basic eye, oh maybe a tiiiiny bit of contour too, because why not. He does manage to stop himself before he gets too carried away. He wants the focus to be on Kade's wonderful work, not his makeup skills.
Well, actually, he wants the focus to be on him, but also on Kade's wonderful work. It evens out somewhere in there.
And there's seemingly no end to the amount of work poor Kade had to do for this one outfit, either. Dionysus got the mansion to cough up the stockings and shoes he'd need, but Kade still had to make: a chemise, corded stays (along with, of course, the busk Étienne decorated for him) that are fan-laced so he can more easily get in them by himself, a corded petticoat, a pintucked petticoat, a small ruffled skirt support, and perhaps most crucially, big fluffy sleeve supports.
That is all before even getting to the gown itself. The lovely white silk they picked out together that reflects light green when it moves through the light, a thick green velvet sash around the waistline, gorgeous embroidery of vine leaves on the skirt, it's all absolutely perfect. Dionysus throws on a nice pair of earrings and a necklace, checks himself over in the mirror to make sure everything is laying how he wants, and then heads back into the bedroom.
"What do you think?" he asks, doing a little twirl.