#he promised Hecate he’d keep Al safe and he intend to keep it

[yonemurishiroku]

Headcanon in their whole journey of achieving a somewhat friendship, Alabaster did try to stab Nico at some point and the fact that the latter did not retaliate with an equally fetal hit - only looking into his eyes despite blood spilling out, steaming from where pale hands met the Imperial gold sword - is half of the reason why Alabaster has grown to trust him.