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"Hey, Lumi! Could you come in here and help me?" Dark's voice called out from the bathroom. Lumi huffed, not enjoying how her focus got ripped away from her new video game.
"Yeah, sure! Just no funny business!" The redhead called out. She saved her game and made her way to the bathroom. Lumi was greeted with warm air from the shower and her handsome boyfriend, who thankfully was dressed in some comfy PJs.
"What's going on?" The woman asked, not noticing anything out of place. She did notice that his hair was still drenched, but there wasn't anything interesting to see. Dark smiled bashfully as he said "well, I'm having trouble with drying my hair. Could you do that for me?" Lumi, never wanting to deny him, had told him a simple "yeah, sure".
She grabbed a towel and started ruffling Dark's hair. Truth be told, he had a gorgeous mane; it was black with silver streaks, and it trailed down to his shoulder blades. Plus, he took good care of it, so it was really soft whenever she'd feel it.
"You know," the woman started, after a stretch of silent drying, "you can avoid this problem if you cut it off."
"But I like it this way," Dark whined. "It's just hard to dry it."
Lumi gave him a flat look, though her boyfriend saw the hidden mirth. "Whaddya want me to do then, dickcheese?"
"Shut up," the man giggled, playfully slapping Lumi's forearm. She retaliated by crudely twisting the towel she had and whipped it at Dark's back. Well, "whipped", as it was more of a light tap, but he still took it and did a better job than she did. She laughed as he hit her; it didn't hurt that much, and it was fun.
The shenanigans went on for a while until they tired themselves out, and Lumi went back to drying her boyfriend's hair. It wasn't too long before it was dry, and she gave him a quick kiss as she started to move. However, she got stopped with a hand on her arm and Dark's sudden soft demeanor.
"Hey," he started, his voice without its usual bravado. "Could you brush my hair, too?" Lumi internally smirked; it seems like she found another soft spot. However, she was feeling her heart melt, so she agreed to brush his hair.
Lumi started near the end of the handful she held. Learning from personal experience and what her mother told her, she did that to make the experience as painless as she could. It seemed to work, as she noticed her boyfriend starting to relax. She moved up to the top to finish detangling his hair, and repeated the process a few more times. Eventually, his hair was completely brushed, and he was all but sleeping.
Lumi put up the brush and shook Dark back to reality.
"C'mon. It's bedtime, big guy," she said calmly. He nodded, making his way to the bed and plopping face-down on it. Lumi rubbed his back and laid down on the bed herself. She smiled when he grabbed her to cuddle when she turned onto her side.
"You get some sleep," she murmured, letting her eyes close.
"Mmmmm, you too," her boyfriend rumbled back. And with that, they slept peacefully in each other's arms.