songerein | [CLOSED] Happy Anniversary

Who: Alastor and Angel Dust
Which: Log
Where: The beach
What: Alastor decides to treat Angel to a little surprise on the beach in honor of Angel's first year in Reverein or The Second Beach Episode
Warnings: It's Alastor and Angel Dust, two demons from literal Hell.

I'm heading to the beach for this afternoon and likely into this evening at the very least. I brought plenty of food and drinks if you and Fat Nuggets wish to join me.

The message in the journal was short and sweet. Alastor himself hummed as he set up the blanket, umbrella, and very, very large picnic basket. If Angel decided against the outing, well, it would be a bit of a disappointment, but no harm done. Alastor could always eat the food himself...though the alcohol might cause him to pass out on the beach if he drank it all himself.

He was still in his usual suit though his coat was neatly folded up behind him to act as a pillow if he did drink until he passed out. A bit more relaxed. Still not relaxed enough to go around nearly naked, of course, but removing his coat was definitely letting down some of his guard. ~~It helped that he didn't know precisely how much Angel had seen of him in the hot spring those months ago.~~

Now all that was left to do was wait.

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What was this? A strange message from Alastor inviting him out to the beach? What a totally random and weird surprise. This totally wasn't a setup for something else. Nope. But hey, he wasn't going to turn down the offer. Its been a hot second since he got to wear anything cute and Nuggs could use some fresh air.

Angel didn't reply to the note but he just packed up a beach bag full with sunscreen for his little ham, towels, and a few party favors of his own. Quickly changing into a cute black and white polka dot bikini he was saving, he throws on a pink crop-top and a sarong before slipping on Mammon's stupid shades he left behind and walked out the door. It was a quick trip to the beach but he hesitated when he saw the white sands. The last time he was here... it was met with heart shattering disappointment. Ugh, why was he thinking about that now. Push it down.

Pulling Fat Nuggs out of his bag he placed the little excited piglet down. Like his mama, he was sporting a matching ribbon that went perfectly with Angel's swimsuit. For a moment the pig rooted in the sand getting his snoot all dirty causing him to let out a small sneeze. It got a small smile from the spider watching him but suddenly something caught his attention and the piglet's head perked up. Before Angel could ask the little pink pig shot off like a bolt, dragging Angel my the leash as he gave chase. It wasn't long until he saw what got his baby all worked up... Food. He smelt food.

There along the shore Angel caught sight of the little setup Alastor had made for them. If he didn't know any better he would say it was down right romantic. Fuck, he had been giving him weird vibes since the wedding... that danced they shared... his birthday. What the hell was going on? Unfortunately for Al, Nuggs had other plans. Barreling onto the blanket, the little hog tracked all the sand from his belly all over as he tried to make his way into the large basket to the sweet treats inside. In the attempt to keep up, Angel snagged a foot along the edge of the spread causing him to trip and tumble right into the deer's lap. Ffff-

Rolling over to his back, Angel tried to play it off cool, "Hello Al~ You did say to drop on by~"

Smooth as fuck.

Alastor had been momentarily distracted by grabbing the pig before the porker could consume the entire picnic basket, so he hadn't realized how close Angel was until he got the wind knocked out of him by Angel's landing.

"Did you have a pleasant trip?" he wheezed, clearing his throat as his shadow cackled in his head. He shooed it off with the hand holding Fat Nuggets.

Honestly, if Alastor had had just a tiny inkling of how many demons in Hell would kill to be in his position at the moment, he'd probably would've caught fire from pure embarrassment. As it was, he didn't realize the strange signals this impromptu celebration was giving off.

Fuck, why was that little quip so god damn adorable? Angel didn't realize that he was frozen there in the deer's lap looking up at him with a soft smile, simply... captivated by him. Alastor was always a hottie but something felt different from before. The spider couldn't put his finger on it... Man... he just wanted to... Nope, nope, nopey, nope.

A flash of pink dotted his cheeks as he quickly sat up, taking Nuggs from Alastor, dusting the sand off his with other hands. Shit, he couldn't bring himself to look Alastor in the eyes right now as they darted at the spread.

"S-so... what's all this for? Not like ya to go inviting me to things."

"Well, despite all the chaos that's happened this week, I realized that you've managed to stay one full year! It seemed only appropriate to celebrate the respite in your eternal damnation! Particularly since you didn't arrive around the same time the rest of us did!"

He looked at Fat Nuggets, eyes narrowing in slight annoyance. The pig's forelegs kept wiggling towards the picnic basket.

"You'll get your share. Be patient."

Angel's eyes fluttered as what Alastor just said struck him. Did he realize what he was implying? Satan, Alastor could be the smartest and the dumbest man in the room at the same time. Someone needed to put this into plain English for the man.

"Celebrating our one year anniversary?" A wicked grin spread across his face. "Shucks Al~ Ain't ya sweet? You should have told me. I didn't bring you anything."

Fat Nuggs snorted hotly at Alastor, giving him his own narrowed eyes. Give him the sweet treats! Angel chuckled at the sassy piglet, petting him softly behind the ears.

The great and terrible Radio Demon. Unable to intimidate a little piglet. Shameful.

However, he turned his full focus to Angel as he kept the little troublemaker from rooting around in the basket.

"No need! The guest of honor isn't required to bring anything in particular, after all! Your presence is enough!" He still didn't get what Angel was implying, but he awkwardly cleared his throat all the same. "Besides, despite all of our ups and downs this past year, I've found you to be quite entertaining and excellent company. Perhaps the original invitation was made in a moment of inebriation, but I'm quite pleased that I offered you the extra room."

The shit eating grin on the spider's face faded as the deer spoke. He truly meant everything he said, didn't he? Reflecting on his year, there were several things he wasn't proud about and yeah, him and Al had their fights but... there was always a deer sized hole in his life. When did it start being this way? He couldn't pinpoint the exact moment it occurred but the past few months the two of them had grown closer than he thought possible. It fucking confused him. All the kind sweet gestures... There was aways a little voice in the back of his head whispering "What was his angle?" ~~Being treated like a person was weird.~~

A soft pink flush tinted his cheeks as h smiled genuinely back as he scooted close to place his head on Alastor's shoulder. "You ain't too bad yourself Al..."

Honestly, Alastor had missed Angel during the times he'd been absent. He'd gotten so used to having the spider around that his absence had been...irritating. Like an itch he couldn't scratch. Did he care for all of his roommate's habits? No, and he'd be lying if he said otherwise. But...things were far more entertaining with Angel there than not.

His static buzzed in surprise at the gesture, but Alastor couldn't quite bring himself to shove Angel off. Instead, he gave an awkward "Ha! I should hope not!" He cleared his throat. "Now then, we should probably at least serve your porcine pal before he thinks to try and dive for the basket again the moment he's set down!"

Angel didn't show any signs of moving from his cozy little spot as he closed his eyes with a hum. This was nice. The only way he was going to move was if he was evicted and since Alastor was letting his stay, HA, he was going to keep it up.

"That's probably for da best. Nuggies will eat the whole thing if ya let him." There was a small pause as he reached up to wrap an arm around Al's. "What did ya bring anyways?"

The fur on Alastor's ears fluffed up a bit as his arm was grabbed, but with one hand full of piglet and his other basically pinned, there wasn't much he could do. (The shoulder had been all right by itself, but the arm hug was just a tad too much contact for him at the moment.)

"Well, I wasn't sure what to bring so I brought a variety of sandwiches, a salad, some crawdads I already boiled, cornbread, a batch of canolis, and some beignets. Also brought some water, lemonade, and a bottle of champagne given this was supposed to be a celebration. It seemed only fitting!"

You know. Just a light picnic.

[CLOSED] Happy Anniversary

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