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Hal coming home from a two month long mission with long, matted hair and a scruffy beard and he mutters a hello and an apology to Bruce and brushes past him into his 'guest' room and falls asleep.
when he wakes up the next morning his boots have been removed from his feet and cleaned, sitting next to the door of his room, and there's a cup of coffee and some eggs and bacon on the table next to him
Hal scarfs it down and rolls his eyes about 'rich people and what they make their servants do' before he shuffles into the horribly lavish bathroom to shave
Then he sits in front of the vanity mirror for a while, just staring at his hair. He doesn't even know where to start
Bruce knocks on the door even though its open, poking his head inside
"I could do it for you." He offers, hovering outside the door even though it's his house. "If you don't want to cut it. I could- clean it. For you. If you want."
And hell, sure. Alright. Hal has never paid attention to his hair before, go wild.
Bruce takes him to the bathroom and washes his hair and Hal genuinely falls asleep because its so soothing and calming and its the most caring thing hes been treated to since he was a child and his mom would rub his back when he was throwing up
Bruce washes and dries and brushes his hair for him and when hes done he presses a soft kiss to Hal's forehead, braiding the front strands of his hair to the back so it doesn't interfere with his fighting
'its just a part of the marriage act' Hal tells himself, even though they're completely alone inside the Manor.
"Thanks." he says, aloud, and Bruce waves him off like it's nothing.
But it's not. Hal hasn't been taken care of since he was a kid. But bruce acted like it was something special, like it was a reward for him to be able to take care of him.
Hal spends the night staring at the enormously beautiful ceiling, realizing hes in deep, deep shit.
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