#magicalshe ; lillim

[xamassed]

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“Are you still working on that? What are you struggling with,” Lilim asked seeing that Beelzebub was still stewing over homework she had finished nearly forty minutes ago. The archdevil put her phone down and snatched the paper out of his hand. Replacing it with the bag of mini muffins she had been snacking on, she looked over the work sheet. He was welcome to finish them if he wanted. // Lilim to Beel

"Yeah. . ." The behemoth demon let out a despondent groan and slumped forward, the paper she grabbed for almost caught under the arms he folded atop the table. Before it could tear, he eased up on his slouching, but he was back at it again once the sheet was free.

"I don't get math. I asked Mammon to help me, but he said I had to pay him for every question he helps me with. I don't want to do that, and Lucifer told me to ignore him when he starts asking for money." He scooped up the bag of miniature muffins and popped two into his mouth, not caring in the least that they tasted processed and wouldn't satisfy his hunger. "Do you think you could explain it to me?"

[xamassed]

The tickle of her fingernails against his scalp helped to calm his guilt, but it was her confidence in the subject that made him raise his head and stare at her with near reverence.

"I can never remember the order." Another muffin was shoved into his mouth, then his hands were rubbed clean on his jeans. "Please? I'm sure I'll remember it if you teach me how."

⚸ ───── With her free hand, Lilim ran her fingers through his hair while gently scratching his scalp. She was silent for a few moments as she looked over the failed attempts. ❝ Lucky you, math is one of my best subjects, ❞ she said, setting the paper down on the desk. There was, in fact, not a single subject Lilim struggled with in school. However, she wasn't going to tell him that if he didn't already know. ❝ You're problem is you keep doing your order of operations in the wrong order. There's a really common mnemonic that humans use for them. What me to write it down for you? ❞