Snake Eyes Prompt: Dice walks in on the Devil crying
Alright, anon! (Picture me cracking my knuckles right now and wiggling my fingers in preparation) If there’s one thing I can write, I think it’s angst! Here we go! I’m going to write this as part of the human! AU, hope you don’t mind!
Prompt: Dice walks in on the Devil crying.
It had started with a light. A bright light, a white light, a light which hurt to look at and a light that burned his skin upon touching it. The burning was immense, it was agonising, excruciating, but no matter how he fought he wasn’t able to escape it. The light was drawing closer, a voice condemning him to be forevermore an outcast, a name to be shamed until the end of time.
The burning was spreading, up his arms and down his legs, over his torso and onto his back. He had wings, wait, wings? They were alight too, two torches of agony that were inescapable. It travelled up to his neck, to his head, engulfing him in this scorching and he screamed. Help me, save me, forgive me.
A voice called out from the distance, faint, echoing and distorting to the point it was unrecognisable. What was it saying? Amidst his screams, he could only just make out a single word. Just one, simple word, one that caused his sense of reality to plummet and for the light to melt away into darkness.
Boss!
The Devil’s eyes flew open in alarm, a shout tearing from his throat as he bolted upright. His heart was pounding, his body stiff and his skin tingling. Where was he?
Looking around the room, he slowly pieced together his memories. He was in his quarters at the casino, he was safe, he was the ruler of hell. He was the Devil and his right-hand man had just walked into the room.
“Boss? You been sleeping again?” Kingsley Dice queried while approaching the bed, arching a brow as he heard the sniffles coming from his lover. “Devil?”
The demon had hunched over, one arm wrapped around him as though to hold him while the other was raised to cover his mouth. He looked pale, as though he were going to be sick, crimson tears streaming down his face and onto the sheets below. He was shaking, enough for Dice to panic. The manager clambered onto the large bed and knelt beside his lover, a hand pressed to his back and rubbing smoothly in small circles.
“Devil, was it that dream again?” he asked softly, listening to Devil’s heart-wrenching sobs and softly shushing him in an attempt to calm him. “Talk to me-”
“It was everywhere, Dice…!” he sobbed, tail smacking against the mattress in distress, “it was everywhere, it burned, I couldn’t get away…! I tried so hard but I couldn’t get away!” He shuddered violently, hiccuping. “It burned and he was judging me and… and… and I was alone!”
Kinglsey sat beside his partner and wrapped his arms around him, pressing his cheek to the demon’s shoulder and allowing him to be scooped up into a desperate embrace. He whispered soft nothings, trying to relax him and slowly it was working. The tremors were slowing down, Devil’s breaths were becoming less shaken, his grip softening.
“Easy now… You know you’re not alone. You’ve got me, right?” He murmured, earning a small nod from the tearful fiend. “I’m always here for you, you know that.”
“But-”
“No buts. I am never going to leave your side, Devil… I know that the past stings, I know that you tear yourself apart over it… but whenever you fall, I will always be here to pick you up again. I’m your right-hand man for a reason.”
Tears continued to fall as Devil grew silent, his head tucking into the crook of Dice’s shoulder and remaining there. With his lover in his arms, he felt like he could face the world; past, present, and future. He felt as though he could face it all, just so long as Dice assured him. He sniffled, pressing a kiss against the skin of his neck.
“Stay with me?” He asked, voice barely above a whisper and oh how he despised it being so weak. “I… could use the company.”
“Of course, boss.” The King murmured in reply, tilting a little so he could pepper his face with kisses. “I’ll protect you from the nightmares.”
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