to love without any agony.

It was no secret to anybody how the angel and the loyal butler felt towards each other. The quick not-so-subtle glances from across the classroom, the constant excuses to hang out with each other, coordinating so perfectly to raise Luke during his time in the Devildom.

They were practically making goo goo eyes every five seconds at this point and Solomon couldn’t stand it much longer, it felt like the sweetness would rot his teeth. So, Solomon being the shady lady he is, he devised a plan to get the two men to confess to each other.

The night of the plan came and Barbatos knocked on the front door to Purgatory hall, the confident knocks echoing through the empty entrance hall.

Simeon heard the knocks and got up to answer the door as he was curious what would bring someone here so late. 

As he opened the door a blush painted his cheeks red and he smiled wide at the butler, inviting him in and asking why the sudden visit.

“I was invited by Solomon, he said he had important matters to discuss with me,” Barbatos explained. A sudden whoosh was heard and suddenly the two of them had been surrounded by a magic barrier that confined them to a space the size of a small room.

“Hey- what is this?” Simeon asked, brushing his hand against the barrier before feeling a sudden jolt of magic energy run up his arm and shock him. He fell to the ground in pain.

“Simeon! Are you alright?!” Barbatos fell to his knees, kneeling to examine his friend. 

“Y-yes I am fine, just unsure of who could make a barrier this strong,” Simeon looked around, searching for any sign of life only to find nothing.

“If I had to guess I’d say Solomon has something to do with this, the magic energy feels similar to his,” the butler scratches his chin, rummaging through his mind for an explanation as to why Solomon would trap the two of them together like this.

Both their D.D.Ds pinged, diverting their attention to a text from the shady sorcerer himself. 

“You know what you have to do, Luke and I will be at the demon lord's castle until you both can be true to your hearts.” they ready, both of them growing pale at the thought of having to confess to the other.

How did Solomon figure it out, I thought for sure I was hiding it well enough! Simeon thought, covering his bright red face with his hands. 

That sly wizard, though I suppose in the end I will probably be thanking him… Barbatos sighed running a hand through his hair out of nervousness.

Simeon and Barbatos remained there for a few minutes before either of them spoke up.

“Do you like men?” Barbatos bluntly asked Simeon, causing the angel to burst into his angel form and hide behind his wings in a blushing panic. Cute, Barbatos said to himself watching as Simeon’s beautiful eyes peered up at him, looking for the words to answer the butler, but none leaving his slightly parted lips.

Barbatos walked over to the angel, kneeling down to the floor where the ball of white feathers lay. “Simeon,” Barbatos starts, a blush beginning to adorn his own cheeks. 

“Barbatos?” Simeon replies softly, and he peeks back up only to find the tips of their noses touching, his breath catching in his throat as he gulps. 

“Simeon, do you like...me?” Barbatos asks instead, looking into bright blue eyes with hope. 

Simeon tries to speak once more, but his voice is stopped in his throat and he lets out a small squeak in response. He suddenly reaches up to grab Barbatos’s face, pulling the demon butler in for a passionate kiss, Barbatos shocked by Simeon’s sudden change in behavior.

“Does that… answer… your question?” Simeon smirks at the demon, panting every few words. 

Simeon introduced Barbatos to the wonders of Plushies since it's stated that Barbatos did not have a childhood or was a child at any point. He didn't really see the appeal but keeps only a stuffed bear that he a message from Simeon recorded inside of it.

Barbatos work ethic diminishes when Simeon goes home to the Celestial Realm. Only Diavolo and Solomon ever notice, it goes unobserved by the brothers and other palace staff.

Simeon has snuck out of Heaven to see Barbatos. Micheal pretends he doesn't notice, in fact he is blind in his right eye and 40% blind in his left (iykyk). Raphael also notices the sneaking but thinks it's for Barbatos' cake, which it is but not the kind Raphael is thinking of.

Barbatos greatly disapproves of people licking the spoon/spatula while cooking but doesn't seem to care when Simeon does it, in fact Barbatos has another thing he'd like Simeon to lick.

Simeon takes a lot of naps in Barbatos room once he got it all decorated.

Barbatos has severe cuteness aggression because he has only experienced love as an observer of others affections, not as someone feeling it. Several realities have been destroyed and put back together because he'd rather do that than hurt Simeon with the feelings he's overcome with.

Barbatos has called Luke Son more than once and it makes Simeon so happy. Everyone is a sister/brother in the celestial realm so this is like Simeon's own personal family that he gets for himself the way the brothers had their own little group even before the fall.

Simeon started giving Barbatos a bedtime kiss every night. Barbatos was super sulky the one time Simeon forgot. Only Simeon, Solomon, and Diavolo noticed this of course since the man has a mask of steel but the sulkiness was bad enough that Solomon abandoned his original annoy Barbs that day.

Simeon once took them to do the Awkward JC Penny photoshoot at Solomon's recommendation. Simeon keeps some of the photos up on his fridge.

Simeon regularly gives Barbatos massages which forces the butler to relax.

Simeon is still so confused as to how Barbatos is a greed demon yet had such an empty room before came and forced Barbatos to get a mattress. Seriously, where is his mattress?