*cracks knuckles* Alright, I'm not good at writing but I'll give it a shot. Sorry for any mistakes made:
Nice nearly jumps at the sudden voice, keyword nearly since perfect heroes never get startled as he turns around to face the dark haired man. It's still a little hard to wrap his head around the fact that this ordinary office worker is really the mysterious hero X but that would explain how he was able to keep his identity a secret for all this time.
"I'm... Brushing my hair?" Nice finally answered, lifting up the hairbrush in his hand before he continues to brush, his movement on autopilot from years of following such a routine.
"You have done so for 25 minutes, your hair's fine." X points out, his eyes skimming towards the mirror in front of the younger hero. "See? The same as usual."
"To you perhaps, but it's still a mess. I need to get it right." Nice huffed, squinting in annoyance at a tuff of hair that just won't... Stay— down!
X stares at Nice and the latter does his best not to meet his gaze, an unfamiliar yet welcoming feeling swirling around in his mind. Recently, X had started to ask him about the habits he does, ranging from small things such as his posture to even food. He would follow up with a question of what would happen if Nice doesn't stick to his habits and Nice could never give a solid answer, his every attempt to do so had been deeply and thoroughly dismantled by the number one hero.
"Nice, is there anyone here who would yell at you for your hair?" X asks and Nice bit his lip before shaking his head. "... No..."
"Alright, then what will happen if you don't brush your hair to be perfect?" X continues and the question doesn't get any easier to answer, Nice can barely digest it himself. Yet despite that, he exhaled and replied with an honest truth he's still not ready for. "Nothing... Nothing will happen. There's no one else here to yell at me."
"Exactly, and I'm the last person who would tell you how to brush your hair." X said patiently and gently before patting the white haired hero's shoulder. "I told you, no one will get hurt over you wearing a crinkled shirt or something like that. You don't have to put on that facade of yours here. You can learn to build up who you are again."
"But I'll have to go back, I'm still under Treeman's contract!" Nice protested. The young hero almost didn't catch the concerned glint in the number one hero's eyes as he bends down and asks calmly, "Do you want to return?"
Nice's breath hitched, his mind racing as he struggles for an answer. He exhaled shakily, his fist trembling as he shakes his head, "No... But Wreck, I can't just leave him there..."
"Don't worry about that, I can take care of it, just focus on learning how to be normal again." X reassures, rubbing Nice's shoulder. Despite the simple, casual tone of his answer, it put Nice at ease better than any speech of encouragement could.
"Okay..." He nods, his hand shaky as he finally puts down the hair brush, shoving back the thoughts screaming at him that it's imperfect, it's not under control, it's still a mess!
"Hey, breathe. You did well, really proud of you for that, you're learning." X said encouragingly, rubbing Nice's back with a small smile. "How about we get some noodles? My treat, alright?"
"Oh, y-yes. Thank you." Nice nods, his eyes wide yet a small smile blossoms on his face as he and X prepare for the day. And when a sudden gust of wind blew out his hood, he didn't realise until the end of the day that he didn't care of fix up his blown out hair.
"Come on, pick up Nice..." Wreck hissed, tapping his foot impatiently with concern. As it reached another voice dial, the man let out a frustrated roar and slammed onto the bed.
It's been weeks since Nice's last appearance, people have started to worry now that the perfect hero has been gone for a while. But Wreck, he's been worrying from the start, ever since he saw that grainy video of X grabbing Nice before disappearing.
"I'll find you Nice... You owe me a damn explanation after all this." Wreck muttered, his eyes hardening with resolve. Despite everything, Nice is still his best friend and Wreck is tired of waiting.
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