"Cap. What is this?" It was evident from his tone that Maxim was doing his best not to get angry.

"Uhhh, the shower drain?" Captain asked, genuinely not understanding why his husband looked so annoyed.

"Well, yes. But what's in it?"

"Uhhh, looks like… hair?"

"And why is it in there?"

"Oh! Uhhh, guess I must've forgotten to clean it up after last shower, heheh…" Captain gave a nervous laugh, rubbing the back of his neck. Maxim continued to frown at him, clearly neither amused nor impressed.

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll get it," Captain conceded, dropping to his hands and knees. He leaned towards the clogged drain. Yeesh! It was more clogged than he'd thought! But the mess didn't really bother him, so, after a small shrug, he tugged at the first strand of hair he could grab. Oooh! Stuck, stubborn little lock of hair, huh? But Captain would still not be deterred. Instead, with another shrug, he simply fixed his grip around the strand of hair and tugged harder. Ah, it still wouldn't budge! Not even a little! … Well… That might pose a problem!

"Now you see the problem," Maxim said patronizingly, as if he'd read Captain's mind.

"Yeah, I see your point," Captain admitted.

"Ugh, sometimes I wish you could be more like me!" Maxim lamented. He was completely bald, had no facial hair, and was even known to shave the rest of his body, too. By contrast, Maxim had to wonder if Captain even knew what a razor was. Or if he'd had any of his hair even trimmed in the last decade or so. The wild mass of brown hair that led from the top of his head into his Santa-like beard was reason enough to doubt.

"There's literally enough hair down there to make a coat!" Maxim cried. Captain looked thoughtfully at the drain.

"I have used my beard as a blanket before," he muttered. "I wonder if I could ever make a coat out of it."

"Oh, good lord, please don't!" Maxim groaned. Captain only laughed in reply.

"It's not that bad, is it?" he asked.

"Well, seeing as how even you couldn't tug any of it loose, I'd say it is that bad."

"Ok, fair enough. If I can't get it fixed after one more go, we can call a plumber."

"Good, I was just about to take a shower, too!"

"Don't worry, we'll fix it as fast as we can, and then you can have your shower, your hairlessness."

"Your hairlessness?" Maxim snorted. "At least it causes less problems than that overgrown forest you have!"

"Hey! I would've likened it to a glorious mane!" Captain stroked his giant beard.

"Just help me clean the drain!" Maxim interrupted.

"Alright, alright," Captain's eyes twinkled as he knelt back down.

A few minutes later, though, something else managed to clog the drain.

"Captain!" Maxim sighed and buried his face in his hand.

"Ooops," the larger man grinned sheepishly.

"Alright, hold on," Maxim sighed, then he stood up and grabbed some soap and hot water.

"You won't need a shower at this rate!" Captain joked.

"I can't believe you're taking this so lightly," Maxim replied as he proceeded to pour the soap and water over Captain's large hand. It didn't work.

"Wanna call the plumber now?" Captain joked.

"And tell them we have to get you unstuck from the drain in addition to all of your hair?" Maxim snorted.

Several minutes later, though, Maxim finally conceded.

"Fine, I'm calling a plumber," he sighed in resignation before standing back up and exiting the bathroom. Five minutes later, he was back. He looked even more annoyed than before.

"Don't tell me they aren't able to do anything about it?" Captain asked.

"Well, they won't have anyone available for at least an hour, if not more," Maxim sighed ruefully.

"Well, that's not terrible, right?"

"You aren't seriously suggesting you don't mind being stuck in a shower drain indefinitely?" Maxim shook his head in disbelief.

"Well, no. But I suppose it is a fair punishment," Captain admitted.

"No way, I'm not leaving you stuck in a drain!" Maxim insisted. As annoying as the hair thing was, he wasn't going to leave his husband stuck in a shower drain as some sort of karma!

But 10 minutes later, still nothing was working.

"Wait! Why didn't I think of it sooner?!" Captain's eyes went wide. "Call Iris!"

"Iris? How's she supposed to help?" Maxim was so caught off guard by Captain's sudden revelation that he was too surprised to be incredulous.

"Her decaying powers, don't you remember?" Captain replied.

"Oh no, absolutely not!" Maxim straightened up, eyes flashing. "She could ruin the drain, and your hand!"

"Well, I trust her," Captain shrugged.

"Accidents happen, though? Do you really want to risk it?" Maxim continued to push.

"Would you rather me just wait here indefinitely?" Captain asked back, tugging on his stuck hand for effect.

They continued to argue for a little while longer before, once again, Maxim finally conceded. Unlike the plumber, Iris was able to come over right away. In just under half an hour, she was kneeing beside Captain and using her power to carefully erode the metal away from Captain's hand. It pained Maxim to watch her destroy their shower drain, but it was a necessary evil. By causing the metal to rust and weaken and chip away, the drain was getting bigger. That made it easier for Captain to slip his fingers back out.

At the same time, though, Iris also used her power to decay the hair that had caused all the problems to begin with. Even though she wasn't really able to touch it, since Captain's hand was in the way, she had enough control over her powers to still be able to "feel" where everything was. She could sense where living flesh, metal and hair met and ended, so never once did she accidentally harm Captain. Instead, she was able to completely destroy all the hair in the drain until the drain was totally clean and empty once again. Then, after just under 10 minutes of careful concentration, Captain was finally able to rip his fingers free.

"Yes!" he cheered.

"They all still in working order?" Iris asked, sitting up as well. Captain wiggled his fingers.

"Seems so! Thank you, Iris!"

"My pleasure," Iris smiled back at Captain. "And I was able to clear the rest of the drain out for you as well."

"Awww, double thank you!" Captain beamed at Iris. Then he turned to his husband as he stood up. "See, Maxy? All's well that ends well!"

"Pfft, whatever?" Maxim's arms were still crossed and he rolled his eyes, torn between relief and annoyance. He was relieved that Captain was safely out of the drain, but he was annoyed that Captain still managed to be so nonchalant about the entire ordeal. But Maxim was not totally without kindness. His face softened as he turned to Iris.

"Thanks for all your help today, I am genuinely glad you could make it out here, and that you were willing to," he said.

"My pleasure!" Iris repeated pleasantly. It was a rare day to receive such praise from Maxim!

"But let's try to never have a repeat of this day ever again, ok?" Maxim was talking to both of them now.

"Aye, aye, captain!" Captain joked, saluting Maxim.

"Well, if you do ever need my help again, you have my number!" Iris also joked.

"Yes, and I appreciate that, but if that will be all, I'd like to take my shower now," Maxim was getting less subtle with his hints. It finally sank in and Iris and Captain chuckled to themselves before Iris politely headed out.

"Sooooo, now that it's just you and me here, how about that shower?" Captain asked.

"Oh, no. Absolutely not. You were not invited!" Maxim grunted, pushing the man towards the bathroom door after Iris.

"Oh, what? Come on! Pretty please?" Although Captain looked more like a bear than anything, he still knew how to put on an adorable and amazing puppy face. Perhaps it came from all the facial hair, or maybe it was from his bright brown eyes, either way, not even stoic Maxim was immune to such a precious and pleading expression.

"Oh, fine! But if you get anything stuck in the drain again, I'm never showering with you again!" Maxim grunted as he started to strip. Captain was more than happy to watch, Maxim did always have such a tight, toned body…

"I find that hard to believe," he joked, stripping down as well. Though he was strong and muscular, too, he wasn't as toned as Maxim. His muscles were hidden under a layer of fat, but that was just his body type! He was an endomorph, but it would be a mistake to assume he was out of shape.

"Don't test me," Maxim replied with a shrug.

"Well, remember, Iris did have to corrode part of the drain. I don't think anything's going to get stuck down there now."

"Don't test it," Maxim replied.

"I mean, I won't try to, but I make no promises!" Captain gave Maxim a playful wink, then he opened the shower curtain and bowed dramatically.

"After you, your hairlessness!" he said. Maxim rolled his eyes, but he conceded to step inside with Captain following after.