Sparklyfloxe

-> Lucifer

A long day - fluff 🥰

-> Mammon

-> Leviathan

-> Satan

Books and rain make a lovely walk - fluff 🥰

-> Asmodeus

-> Beelzebub

-> Belphegor

-> Diavolo

A royal movie night - fluff 🥰

-> Barbatos

-> Mephistopheles

-> Thirteen

-> Solomon

The potential in you - comfort 🫂

-> Simeon

-> Luke

-> Raphael

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Series

The potential in you

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You had been out in this forest for hours, training like there was no tomorrow. Solomon had been pushing you to try new spells again and again. You didn't even know what time it was but you were sure you had been training for more than six hours by now, your body was reminding you about that with every passing minute. Your legs were barely holding you up, your hands shaking slightly and all in all you felt like you were running a marathon that you didn't train for. It's not like you hadn't asked Solomon for a break but you always received the same answer. "Soon." Solomon spoke, his eyes still concentrated on the objects you were holding up with your magic. What had gotten into him?! By Diavolo, he was pushing you even more today than the had done everyday for the last two weeks! You were so through with this! Everyday he came up with another spell he urged you to try out! Everyday you asked him to have patience with your progress. Afterall you had a few exams coming up and were stressed out with all the stuff you had to learn for that! But no matter how hard you tried, he didn't listen. It had all started after he found this old book in the RAD library. It was some old and dusty thing with ancient spells in it. That alone was cool and all but the training he was putting you through after finding it, was just inhumane!

Today the day had come. You couldn't take it anymore! You could feel your frustration building inside you once again. A feeling you had swallowed so many times during these weeks, but not anymore! This was it! After your magic vanished from your exhaustion and the lack of concentration and the objects fell onto the ground, he said the words that made you loose it.

"Seems like we'll need to try again. Try standing over there this time. Maybe try to stand up more straight so your magic can flow smoothly and-" You threw him a serious glare, your expression making it clear that he had gone too far! "No! No, I will not try this again! Not today, not tomorrow and not the day after that! I'm done with these lessons! So done in fact that I'd rather face Beelzebub's wrath by eating his favorite burger in front of him, than staying outside on this stupid forest any longer!" Silence. The sorcerer turned to face you, his expression one of surprise and slight annoyance. "MC, I told you to keep your emotions in check for this. These spells become unstable if you don't! It's obvious why they didn't work."

Oh, you could rip his head off right now! The audacity! Making you go through this torturing training and not even showing a glimpse of empathy for your exhaustion?! "You know what? Why don't YOU try the spells, huh?! The almighty sorcerer should easily succeed, right?! Go on, do it! But I'm out!" With a quick move, you turned around to leave this stupid magic forest! All you wanted was something to eat and something to rest on. You didn't even care if it was the couch, your bed or Levi's bath tub at this point. You just wanted to rest! Why couldn't he get that through his thick head?!

In your anger you didn't even notice that Solomon was catching up to you after a few minutes. You were too focused of thinking of a course you could put onto him for dragging you out here every single day.

"MC! Wait!" You turned around. Oh, you could feel that anger burning inside you from just his voice alone! "What do you want, Solomon?! I said I'm done! And no, you can not convince me to stay! I'm done with this stupid forest, these stupid spells and first of all WITH YOU!" Your words mixed with your angered expression hit him like a rock. He stopped immediately, all composure drained from his face." What?! Cat got your tounge?! Is that what it takes?! Me, finally snapping?!" His eyes softened as he scanned you over. For a moment neither of you spoke a word until two words left his mouth and cut through the silence. "I'm sorry."

...

You didn't have any words for that. Your anger was still burning, the exhaustion still pushing you to scream at him, tell him how this simple sentence wouldn't make up for what he did. Oh, how you wanted to just... explode! But no word would leave your mouth. You didn't move, not one muscle as he stepped towards you, closing the distance between the two of you. With a silent sigh, he put his arms around you to pull you into a gentle hug. Even so your mind wanted to push him away, to show him how angry you still were, your body didn't listen. Your exhausted muscles relaxed as you leaned against his chest, burying your face in it as a few tears ran down your cheeks. You felt his strong hands run through your hair so gently that one could think your were made of glass. He didn't speak as your cried into his chest, all the pent up emotions finally breaking through.

None of you broke the embrace for a good amount of time. Only after your breath had evend and your tears had dried, only then did you step back to look at him. His gaze was soft and filled with a mix of care and guilt. He reached out to tug a bit of your messy hair behind your ear. "I'm so sorry MC. I didn't see... No, I didn't WANT to see how far I was pushing you these past weeks. I was too focused on the book and it's spells that I completely forgot about the most important thing. You. I completely understand your anger. I hope I can make it up to you one day. But for now, no more training. Not today, not tomorrow and not the day after that. You earned your rest."

You whipped one last tear off your puffy cheek. "Why did you even push me this hard in the first place? You know how much I have going on with school right now. And even without that factor, you were never this obsessed with any of my trainings!" Your voice still trembled a bit from the emotional overload you had just endured. He looked down at the book in his hands. "... Because I see the potential you hold inside you." His eyes met yours. "After witnessing how much you've grown, how much you've learned in such a short time, I wanted to push you further. When you defeated that monster at RAD last month I knew the lessons I had prepared for you were beneath the strength you already have! I needed a new challenge, something that could help you grow even more!" He gently took your hand and stepped a bit closer. "I'm gonna be honest, MC. I see great potential in you. So much it surprises even me. I have seen so many powerful beings all over the three realms but never have I found a soul so promising, so full with hidden potential! One day you'll outmatch even me, as much as I hate to admit that. And I want to be the one to guide you towards that future and see you succeed as my apprentice! ... but... I see now that I've pushed you too far. Not because I don't think you could manage these spells, but because I didn't notice when it was enough for a day. I was blind to your exhaustion. My behavior towards you was unacceptable, I see that now. Even my powerful and promising apprentice needs rest. And no one deserves it more than you right now."

He gently lifted your hand and pressed a gentle kiss against it. "Let me invite you to dinner at your favorite restaurant and after that we can have a relaxing movie night. If you still want me to be near you, that is." You shook your head. "As lovely as that sounds, I'd prefer some easy food, a warm shower and my bed. That's all I need right now." He nodded, letting go of your hand. "Of course..." You noticed the slight disappointment and regret in his eyes. "... And maybe I'm in the mood for some cuddles." He looked back at you with a gentle smile and nodded. "As long as you want. Let's grab your favorite snacks on the way back. I owe you." A tired smile formed on your face as you wrapped your arms around him once again. "That sounds like a good start..."

-> Satan: Happy holiday

Theme: Happy holiday morning

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You awoke at the sound of a door opening. At first your vision was a bit blurry and you weren't fully aware of your surroundings yet. The only thing you felt was the fluffy pillows under your head, the warm blanket around you and a gentle arm that was wrapped around your waist. You rubbed your eyes and turned to look behind you, only to see Belphie laying there still asleep. Your gaze scanned the room. Now you remembered. You had fallen asleep in the planetarium next to Belphie after a long day. "So this is where you've been. I was worried when you weren't in your room." Someone stepped closer.

One gaze upwards. It was Satan! "Oh, morning..." You yawned, shifting carefully so you could sit up without waking the sleeping demon next to you. Satan eyed the two of you under him. "I hope you got a good rest. You seemed really exhausted yesterday." You nodded. You really feeled much better today. Your body felt refreshed and ready for the day. "The others are already at breakfast." You looked at Belphegor who was still deep asleep. "Maybe we should let him sleep a bit longer." Satan gave you an agreeing nodd. "That's probably a good idea. Let him rest a bit longer. We have a big party ahead of us this evening after all."

You carefully got up, moving slow enough to not disturb him. Satan and you left the room, closing the door behind you. You walked beside him, gently stretching your whole body. "Lucifer said Diavolo, Barbatos, Simeon, Solomon and Luke will arrive by 6PM. I'm on cooking duty for the desert. Would you mind lending me a hand later? If so, I'd gladly help you with your part for dinner too." You nodded happily. "Sounds fair! I'm already so excited to see the others. I hope you all like the presents I got for you." Your answer earned a chuckle from him. "As long as it's a present from you, it's already perfect! You should know by now that we all love to be gifted something from you." True. They were always happy when you got them something. Besides you were sure you had pretty good ideas for everyone, so it should turn out fine.

Satan put an arm around your waist as you walked towards the living room. "Besides, being able to celebrate with you and everyone else together, is already all I could wish for. I don't know how the others feel about it, but for me, that's the greatest present there is! You showed me these brand new feelings and for that I'll be forever grateful!"

You two locked eyes for a second. He smiled so genuinely and opend the door for you to step in. Everyone else greeted you happily.

This would be a wonderful christmas day!

That's it. The december challenge is completed! I can't believe that actually worked! This last chapter was a bit short but I was kinda busy with the christmas preparations, so I hope you can forgive me here.

-> Belphegor: The evening before

Theme: Evening before christmas

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Tomorrow was the day. The day of the christmas party you had looked forward to since the beginning of the month. The last preparations were finished, everything was ready and you... you were tired. Like, really tried! It had been such a long day. Wrapping the last presents, keeping Beel from eating tomorrow's desserts, fixing the broken lights on the tree with Satan, cleaning the living room and getting the table ready with Lucifer. You had been on your feet since this very morning and your body started to protest against any more work. Your feet hurt, your back ached and your eyes just wanted to close, even if it was just for a minute. It was clearly time for a break or even better, your bed! As you made your way over towards your room, you met Belphegor. He seemed a bit sleepy himself, at least until he saw you.

"Wow, MC. You look even more tired than me! That's a rare sight... What happend?" You looked at him, your eyes fighting to stay open. "Preparations... a lot of them... I had to do this and that and then everything..." You mumbled, followed by a yawn. Belphie just chuckled. "Man, you are totally ready for bed, aren't you? You should get a few hours of sleep if you want to be rested for the party tomorrow. Come on, let's get you to bed." He walked up beside you and stopped to think for a moment, before looking around for anyone to come by. "Or... you could just come with me to the planetarium. I wanted to get comfy there for tonight and watch some stars anyways. And if I get the chance to catch you alone for once, I should take it, right?" He playfully smirked at you but at this point you were to tired to argue with anything. You just wanted something comfy to lie down on.With a quick move he pulled you into his arms, bridal style. "It's quicker this way."

You felt his hold on you as he started walking. It was secure, warm, comfy and familiar. You just relaxed into his arms as your eyes closed for just a second. He was talking about something but you could only hear his voice from far away by now. Only as you heard a door open and his steps stilled, did you open your eyes again, just enough to noticed you were now in the planetarium. He gently laid you down onto some comfy pillows. Your body sank into the fluffy fabric and the soft scent of him surrounded you. He had brought his fluffy collection of pillows over. That's good... You could surely... sleep...

"Hey, don't go drifting off on me just yet!" The demon's voice brought you back. He grinned at you as he got comfortable beside you. "I get that you're tired but you can't just drift off to sleep without me! At least give me a hug as a thanks for bringing you here, before you do." The way he said it, it sounded more like a joke then a real suggestion but what was the harm, right? You snuggled up to him in your half asleep state and laid your head onto his chest with your ear directly over his heart. You could practically hear it skip a beat before returning to its normal pace. It was nice like this, all snuggled up. Your breath began to steady in a gentle rhythm and your body grew heavy once again. You barely realised the blanket that was gently pulled over you and the pair of arms that surrounded you in a gentle, warm and safe embrace. With all of this you surely drifted off to sleep, dreaming of everything that happened since december started.

-> Asmodeus: Mistletoe Tradition

Theme: Mistletoe kiss

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"There are so many different christmas tradition in the human world! I have to say, you humans impress me! You really know how to celebrate!" You leaned back against the couch, chuckling. Asmodeus had asked about how humans around the world celebrated christmas, so you showed him a few tradition from all over the world on your phone. Social media had a tone of videos to learn about them. "Yeah, you wouldn't think there is such a variety of traditions from first glance!" He shifted, looking from his phone up to you. "Say... I've heard there's also a tradition with a... what was it... a mistletoe. What is that all about?" For a second you thought you had seen a small smirk on his lips as he asked that. But you might have been wrong about that...

"Oh yeah, that one is pretty popular. Especially between lovers. You take a mistletoe and hang it to the ceiling, more often at doorframes. When you walk under it, you have to kiss. That's pretty much it. Why do you ask?" This time you were sure you saw the small grin forming on his face!" Oh, nothing much. I just heard it somewhere and was curious what it meant. It's just interesting to learn about all these."

You went about your day without any interruptions. Your mind wandered back to your conversation with Asmo earlier but you tried to shake it off just as fast and don't think too much of it. He was probably just curious. On the other hand, it was Asmo! And he asked specifically about the mistletoe tradition! Maybe he was up to something after all? You also hadn't seen him anywhere for the rest of the day until now... You decided you'd ask at the dinner table if he wasn't there either. Turns out you didn't need to. You found him seated at the table as your walked into the living room. He was the only one there besides Beel and Lucifer. He was pretty early today...

You sat down and immediately noticed the grin on his lips. "Hello there, MC. How was your day?" You met his gaze, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "It was good. By the way, Asmo. What have you been up to all day? I haven't seen you around since we spoke this morning." He just waved a dismissive hand gesture at you. "Oh, just this and that. Nothing interesting, really." Your eyes wandered to Lucifer, who seemed to have noticed Asmo's enthusiasm as well, but didn't say anything about it. During dinner Asmo's gaze often drifted over to you and he'd sometimes let out a silent chuckle. After everyone had finished, he even stayed longer to help with the dishes. Even so he always said doing the dishes made his perfect hands dry. When everyone was outside the kitchen, he leaned over towards you, while you put a bowl away. "Hey, MC." He whispered so only you could hear. "Meet me in the music room later. I have something to show you!"

Later, you followed his invitation and made your way over to the music room. Asmo had left a few minutes before you, so he'd probably already be there. You opend the door and stepped inside to look around. At first, you didn't see anyone until suddenly a gentle hand grabbed onto your shoulder. You tensed a bit and looked beside you, only to see Asmo standing there, smiling from ear to ear. "It's so wonderful you came, MC! So, where is my kiss?" He leaned in slightly as you took a step back. "Your kiss? When did I promise you one?" He just smirked and silently pointed up the doorframe you had just walked in under. When you looked up, you noticed a mistletoe hanging above. You chuckled and shook your head. "I suspected you didn't just ask out of pure curiosity! Was this your plan all along?" He looked at you as if you had just accused him of theft. "Me? Never!" You raised an eyebrow, still amused by the situation. "Tell me, what would you have done if Mammon or Lucifer had walked in instead, hm?" He looked up at the mistletoe. "Maybe I would have showed them, maybe I wouldn't have. Fact is, that YOU walked in. No one else! And it's tradition, so-" You rolled your eyes before quickly grabbing him by the collar to pull him close, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "There, your kiss." You grinned at him, knowing that was not exactly what he meant. "... Well,... that wasn't bad but I had thought about a kiss on the lips." You raised a finger, trying to look very serious. "You asked for a kiss. Just a kiss. You never said anything about lips." He started to pout about how you knew exactly what he meant and where just teasing him. It was honestly hilarious to see him so grumpy about it, that you couldn't help but laugh, until he suddenly stopped. He moved up very close, causing you to take two steps back and against the door. Directly under the mistletoe. His expression was serious, his voice clear and quiet, almost a whisper.

-> Diavolo: How to dress

Theme: Finding a christmas outfit

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You had just sat back onto your bed after lunch when you phone made a little sound to signal you've got a message. It was from Lord Diavolo. 'Hello MC, I know it's sudden but would you mind coming over to the castle. I need your help with something and would really appreciate your human perspective on it.'

Your human perspective on something? That probably has to do with the christmas party in a few days. Lord Diavolo wanted to celebrate this year a slightly more 'human world style', as he had called it. You messaged him a thumbs up and got up again, quickly grabbing the stuff you needed and went by Lucifer's office to inform him about your quick trip, before you made your way over to the castle. The door was opend immediately by Barbatos, who had probably expected you already. "Greetings MC, please come inside. The young master is already awaiting you in his room." With that the butler led you to Diavolo's room and knocked on the door. "Young master, your guest has arrived." The door opend and Diavolo greeted you with a joyful expression. "Hello there. I see you wasted no time to come over when I texted you. Brilliant! Please, come in." You stepped inside as Barbatos closed the door behind you.

Inside the room you saw a bunch of christmas themed clothes laying around. Some had cute little reindeers, snowmans, snowflakes or christmas trees stitched onto them, others were a bit more basic. You looked over the variety of pieces as Diavolo came up behind you, chuckling slightly embarrassed. "I wanted to dress accordingly for the party but to be honest, finding the right style was a bit harder then expected. I got all of these from the human world, but I don't really know which one would suit the party best and we're hoping you'd help me pick an outfit...? After all, you should know best what humans wear, right?" Your gaze drifted over everything again before meeting the demons eyes. "Sure, no problem. I already suspected it had something to do with the party, but this could be very interesting! Why don't you show me which ones you like the most and then we'll see what matches!" Said and done. Diavolo collected a few pieces and laid them onto the bed, while you looked them over. From what you saw, he had great interest in the fluffy sweaters with cute patterns and some pretty basic pants that were mostly just coloured in basic colours.

You layed a few matching ones together that you thought might fit him perfectly and handed him the first pair. "Let's try this one first." He nodded, taking the clothes from you before he disappeared behind the dressing screen. When he stepped back in sight, you signaled him to take a look into the mirror. He stepped forward, gazing over his reflection. "Mhm... It's not bad but I think I'd like to have another colour for the sweater. The brown shade is a bit too... pale." You nodded agreeingly. "I thought the same thing. Maybe we should try something that quickly catches the eye." You grabbed another sweater. This time in orange with a few little trees and snowflakes on it and a pair of light grey pants. When he appeared again and stood before the mirror he seemed a bit more pleased with the result but you could see on his face that this wasn't the perfect fit either.

You two spent a good hour matching different colours and patterns together. With each one you got a bit closer to the perfect result and ended up with a red fluffy sweater with reindeers and snowflakes on it and light green pants. You also found a cute headband with reindeer horns while looking through the pieces of clothing. While he stood before the mirror, happy with the end result, you snuck up behind him and placed the headband onto his head. He chuckled as you struggled to get it to stay upright, since you were a bit too small. He turned around and lowered himself a few centimeters, so you could get it to fit.

-> Raphael: Staying warm together

Theme: Cuddling because it's cold

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Today you decided to visit Simeon, Solomon and Luke at Purgatory Hall to bring them some self made cookies. You hadn't messaged them before and just expected someone to be home. As you arrived and rang the bell though, Raphael opend the door instead. "Hey MC, what brings you here?" You looked at him a bit confused. "Hey Raphael, I just wanted to bring the others some cookies. Are they home?" He shook his head. "No, they are at the new café in town." The others went to a café and didn't bring Raphael with them? Odd. "Oh, okay. Did you not want to go with them?" He shook his head again with the same relaxed look he had most times. "That's not it. They had reserved a table there a few weeks ago but their heater broke this morning and the person to fix it would arrive while they're out, so Simeon asked me to stay here until then." Now that explained things. Raphael looked you up and down and must have noticed your slight shivering. "You're cold. Why don't you come in for a bit?" He opend the door and gestured for you to step inside, then closing the door behind you.

"It's not much better in here but at least there's no cold breeze. I can make you a tea so you can warm up a bit. There are also a few blankets on the couch, so get comfortable." He said while pointing at the couch in the living room. Meanwhile he himself went to the kitchen. You sat down on the couch, the air was pretty chill but as long as you didn't remove your jacket, you should be fine. You placed the cookies onto the little table before you and waited for Raphael to return.

As he did, he held two steaming cups in both hands, setting on down right before you. "So, how have you been? I haven't seen you for a while?" You took the cup in both hands, the warmth brought your hands back to life and the sweet scent of some fruits filled your nose. "I'm good. The last at RAD were a bit stressful but otherwise I'd say I can't complain about anything. How about you?" You took a little sip of the tea. It had just the right amount of sweetness to it. Raphael sat down beside you, taking a sip from his cup as well. "That's good to hear. I've been visiting the Celestial Realm for a few days for some meetings but besides that it's been rather peaceful. I guess even the Devildom slows down in this season." You nodded agreeing while taking another sip as the warm liquid warmed you from the inside. "Yeah, that's true. Hopefully that peacefulness last for a bit. It'd be great if we could spent the holidays without any major problems arising."

While you chatted for a bit, you couldn't help but feel a bit cold again. Just sitting there without much movement made your body grow quite cold and soon you found yourself shivering again. That, of course, didn't go unnoticed by the angel sitting right beside you and before you could register it, he gently pulled a fluffy blanket over your shoulders. "I told you you could take a blanket if you're cold. You humans get cold quite easily after all." As you turned to look at him, you couldn't help but pick up on the slight shiver of his hands too. It was much less visible than your own but even he couldn't hide it. In contrast to yourself, he also didn't wear any kind of thick jacket, just a thin one.

"I think I'm not the only one who's cold here. Don't think I wouldn't notice." You pointed at his shivering hands before looking around for another blanket. "There is only one. But don't worry. I'm alright." You raised and eyebrow. "Didn't you bring something warmer to wear for yourself?" He shook his head. "No. I rushed over as soon as Simeon called since they had to leave soon."

You thought about it for a second but since there was nothing else around you just opend the blanket a bit, signaling him to come closer so you two could share it. The angel only looked at you slightly surprised by the gesture. "You don't need-" You interrupted him before he could finish the sentence. "I persist. It's big enough for both of us. Come on, you're shivering too!"

After hesitating for a second he scooted closer and wrapped one end of the blanket around his shoulders. You both sat pretty close now and your shoulder slightly brushed his. "Thank you, MC. That is a very kind offer." You offered him a gentle smile as you went back to sipping your tea. Somehow it got pretty silent between the two of you though. It was just you two, sitting beside each other, sipping your tea. Even if the silent was a bit akward, the warmth that radiated off him was rather nice.

A few minutes passed and while your cup was empty by now, you didn't really feel the wish to move since the position had gotten rather comfortable to stay in, so you didn't. A relaxing atmosphere had spread through the room as you closed your eyes for a minute. The silence, the warmth, the fluffy blanket. You felt it all.

You only opend your eyes again as you felt Raphael's gaze on you. He watched you with a soft gaze and gentle smile. Your eyes met for a brief moment before he withdrew his gaze and took another sip from the cup, his expression going back to his usual one. Just as you wanted to speak, the doorbell rang, causing your focus to shift.

-> Thirteen: It's time for sweets

Theme: Backing cookies

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The door bell rang and you went over to open. It was probably Thirteen. She had complained about how you two 'hadn't spent time together in ages', so you had invited her over to bake some cookies while the brothers were out for a council meeting.

As you opend, Thirteen practically jumped at you with joy. "MC! Nice to see you. Took those brothers long enough to leave you alone for once! Really, what is up with them?" She let herself in by squeezing through between you and the door, taking a moment to look around. "It's been quite hard to get you alone, you know? You're always surrounded by the brothers, angels, the prince and his butler or that... ugh... shady excuse of a sorcerer! So, this is where you live, huh? Interesting. This house got potential for so many funny traps..."

You followed her with an amused smile. "I forgot you've never been here before." She turned to face you with a slightly pouting expression. "Because you never invited me over." You chuckled. "Should I give you a quick tour then before we start baking? Better late than never, right?"

With that you showed her around before ending the tour in the kitchen. You already had everything prepared. The ingredients were on the table, all the utensils put out and the recipe book ready. You showed her some of your favorites and some new you would like to try out and let her look through them to pick a few. While she was reading through them, you started the oven. "Oh, I like that one! 'Bad bat cookies with bloodcheery cream'. Or these! 'Chocolate chip cookies with dark vanilla'." You took a glance over her shoulder to look over the ingredients. "Mhm... we should have everything for that right here. Let's get going then!"

Your teamwork was flawless. While you mixed the flour and eggs with the sugar, Thirteen got the bloodcherrys boiling. During the preparations you two shared a bunch of funny stories, catching up on the latest news and laughed over some stupid jokes. Of course she had to tell you all about her newest traps in detail! Soon enough the dough was ready and you started to form little balls of dough and pressed them flat. "I have to admit, it's been a while since I baked cookies." Thirteen admitted. "I think I haven't touched self made ones since Solomon gifted me a few without telling me HE made them... Ugh... my tounge never forgave me for that..." You laughed, knowing too well what she was implying. "Oh yeah, you can never be too careful with what he puts on the table. He might have added a few 'spices' into it." Thirteen brought the boiling pot over. "That looks good! Let me just put these into the oven so we have some space to prepare the cream!" You took the baking tray and gently pushed it into the oven.

While the cookies were baking, you and Thirteen finished the cream. It smelled sweet and fruity with a hint of something cinnamon like. "Wanna try?" Thirteen asked as she handed you a little spoon. You took it and scooped a bit of cream out of the bowl. It tasted exactly how it smelled and the consistency was creamy. "Tastes even better than expected! What do you think?" Your gaze wandered towards Thirteen's face. Her eyes squinted in pleasure, her lips curved into a smile and a gentle blush on her cheeks. You needed a second to register that expression. She had never made such a face before! But she seemed happy.

"Mhm... That tastes great! I never knew bloodcherry cream could taste that good!" She looked at you and raised an eyebrow. "What? Do I have something on my face?" You couldn't hold your chuckle. "No, no. That's not it! It's just... that expression you just made was kinda funny. I've never seen you so happy over some cookie cream." She crossed her arms, throwing you a proud smile. "Well, if we'd spent more time together, you'd get to see such faces more often. Maybe. And besides, I'm having a great time with you! Maybe that brings out a different side of me." You took the cookies out as the timer went off. "I know. I was a bit busy the last few weeks. But I'm happy we were able to meet today!"

You two continued with the next recipe and while those cookies were baking, the first ones had cooled off enough for decoration. With care each of you put some cream on every cookie and soon they were all done! You placed them into the fridge so the cream would harden a bit and turned around with a happy sigh. "First recipe done! I hope I don't forget to take them out later before the others come back. It'd be a shame if they'd be gone so soon after we made them!" Thirteen looked at you. "Did you notice you've got some cream on your nose?" With a quick motion she wiped it off before liking it off her finger in a second. You were a bit caught off guard. "What?" She looked at you with a grin. "It's too tasty to waste!" Her answer caused you to smile amused.

-> Beelzebub: Winter wonderland

Theme: Taking a walk

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You had just left your room as you heard a loud argument coming from within the kitchen. It sounded like the brother, or at least some of them had a heated conversation about something or someone. Nothing too special but you decided to still peek your head in and look after them.

"No, Beel! We just got those! Here, eat that instead!" Now that was a picture! Belphie clung onto Beel, trying to get him away from Satan, Levi and Lucifer who shielded the groceries from Beel's view. Or at least they tried to. Beel on the other hand had a bit of saliva running down his mouth, his eyes fixed onto the food before him like he was in trance. There was only one solution! "Stay!" You yelled while stepping into the room as all the brothers feel to their knees with huffs and hisses. "What's going on here?" You looked around the room. It looked quite chaotic.

Lucifer was the first to be up again. "Beel here tried to eat the groceries we just got for the christmas dinner. It seems like all these different smells must have put him into hypnosis. But I guess he's better now." You looked over at Beel who seemed to have regained control over himself. "I'm sorry..." Satan sighed while getting up and rubbing his back. "It's good that you could help us out but maybe you could give us a warning next time, MC? Afterall we are all effected by 'Stay', remember?" You chuckled slightly embarrassed. "Sorry for that. I'll try to remember next time."

"Anyways." Lucifer turned to look at you. "Why don't you and Beel go for a little walk or something? Anything to get him out of reach from the food for a little while. That should give us enough time to put everything away and make sure he doesn't find it... immediately."

Said and done. You and Beel decided to go and grab a quick snack from his favorite store to take his mind of things. On your way back you decided to take the long road home through a forest, so the others would get a bit more time for everything. Beel, while chewing on his snack, seemed happy but also a bit guilty. "Still thinking about earlier?" He nodded, taking another, slightly smaller bite from his cookie. "You know the others aren't really mad at you, right? We all know it can be hard for you in these situations." He swallowed. "I know... Sometimes I just wish I wouldn't be this hungry all the time. Or at least control myself better. If you all wouldn't have held me back earlier, I would have ruined our christmas dinner." You stopped right there on the spot, causing him to stop walking too and turning to face you. "Hey. No negativ talk now! You wouldn't have ruined it. Even if you did eat the groceries, we could have just bought new ones. It's not that big of a deal." You stepped up to him so you two were only a few centimeters apart. "As for your hunger. That's part of who you are! That's what makes you the Beel we all know and love! I mean, you know all kinds of different flavors, meals and restaurants and can always give recommendations! You know so many recipes and always have new ideas of what we could try next. You being the avatar of gluttony doesn't make you any less wonderful! I love spending time with you, trying new cakes or snacks whenever you find a new one. And the happy look on your face when you eat something tasty is priceless!" You gently put your arms around him and squeezed the demon like there was no tomorrow. "You are perfect the way you are! And never feel bad for being yourself. Okay?" You looked up at him, his speechless expression turned into a grateful one. "Thank you, MC. I like trying new things with you too." You felt his arms carefully wrap around you, not too strong so he wouldn't crush you.

For a moment you both just relaxed into the hug, feeling each other's warmth. A fresh breeze of cold air danced around you both. A few snowflakes falling down on you two. You looked around as it started to snow. Beel followed your gaze, mesmerized by the beautiful landscape around you. How your footprints were still visible in the snow. How the trees were painted in fresh white and the stars twinkled above you two. It was colder today. Much colder. But with this view and the bear hug Beel gave you, you barely felt it anymore. "MC... Thank you for being so nice to me. I know I can always rely on you. You humans are showing each other gratitude during this time of year, right? I want to show you how much I treasure you too." He squeezed you a bit tighter but not so much that you couldn't breathe. "That's sweet, Beel. I treasure you too!"

-> Belphegor: A christmas tree

Theme: Finding a tree

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You and Belphie were supposed to go out today and find a nice tree for next week's party. Though you had made a plan to meet up at 3PM, you ended up standing in the entrance hall all by yourself. He had probably fallen asleep somewhere again. When ten more minutes had passed and he still hadn't shown up, you decided to go look for him. Eventually you found him on the couch in the library. He was indeed sleeping so you gently shook him by his shoulder. "Belphie. Belphegor. Wake up. We should leave if we want to be back on time for dinner." The sleepy demon stirred awake at the sound of your voice calling him. "... Huh?..." He blinked at you a few times before sitting up, rubbing his eyes. "MC? Did I forget the time?" You chuckled at the still sleepy response. "Only by a few minutes. But we should really leave now. If we wait too long, we'll be home late and Beel will have eaten our portions by then." He yawned and forced himself up onto his feet. "Then let's go... The sooner we're back, the sooner I can get back to sleeping..." You followed his tired form and soon walked beside him.

When you arrived at the farm that sold a few christmas trees, you were quick to look around to find the best one for back home. Belphie on the other hand seemed rather uninterested but tucked along anyways without any complains. You made your way through the displayed trees with him always a few steps behind. It wasn't easy to find the perfect tree, to be completely honest. Most of them were a bit too small or had already lost a bunch of needles. You wanted to find the best one they had but maybe that would turn out harder than expected.

A good twenty minutes went by until you saw one that looked really promising! "Oh, look at that one! Looks quite promising!" You stepped forward to look at one specific tree a bit closer. It seemed to have a good height, quite a lot of needles and a pretty shade of green. Perfect! "Belphie, look at this one! I think we found what we came for. Let's get this-..." As you turned around to show the tree to Belphie, he wasn't there. Hadn't he been behind you all the time? You must have lost him on the way somehow. Or did he go another way to search there? But surely he would have said something before leaving you alone, right? You looked around but the Avatar of Sloth was nowhere to be seen. "Belphie? Where are you?" No answer. It was no use. You had to walk back to where you came from and hope to find him on the way. As you made your way back you kept looking out for any sign that could help find him but found nothing.

It had been maybe five minutes as a friendly looking salesman came to your direction. "Hello there. I saw you arriving earlier. You had a second person with you, didn't you? I think he was... uhm... distracted. If you're looking for him, he's over there." The man pointed into a corner you had walked through earlier. "Oh, uhm thanks. I'll go get him." No need to be told twice! But... what was he doing over there? Those trees had been way too small! Why would he look there?

-> Mammon: Snowball fight

Theme: Snowball fight

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This day was a dark one for Mammon. He tried to pull a prank on Lucifer by mixing a potion into his tea that would turn him into a goose but unfortunately for him, the potion wasn't nearly strong enough to fulfill its purpose! Of course Lucifer had caught up to his plan immediately and punished him by letting him clean the front yard of the house of Lamentation from all the snow that had fallen overnight. The poor demon had been out there for four hours already and still hadn't finished. Lucifer had demanded it to be 'so clean you wouldn't see a single snowflake on the ground'. A pretty much impossible task considering the snowing had gone lighter but hadn't stopped yet.

You were watching him through the window in the living room. Satan was there too, sitting by the fire, reading a book. "Is that idiot still out there?" You followed Mammon with your eyes. He seemed pretty unmotivated at this point. "Yes! Still going. But I guess that's supposed to be expected. It's still snowing. How should he even be able to clean the whole yard like that?" Satan scoffed and turned a page. "He should have thought about that before he tried to pull that prank!" You turned towards him with a sceptic look. "Aren't you and Belphie also always trying to prank Lucifer?" Silence. "At least I wouldn't fail such a simple prank. He deserves it for thinking that one would work!"

You turned towards the window again. Should you help him? You knew a spell that could cause the snow to melt on the ground immediately as soon as it lands... With that he should be able to meet Lucifer's demand... But was it right to interfere? Another look at Mammon's helplessness displayed outside for everyone to see and your decision was made. Let's get this demon out of his misery!

"Need some help?" You asked with a hint of mockery in your voice as you leaned against the doorframe. Sure, you wanted to help but you wouldn't just do all the work for him and not make sure he learned his lesson first. The second born turned towards you with the shovel still in hand. "Huh, what are you here for?" You took a few steps away from the door. "I saw your... situation and decided to lend you a hand." He pushed the shovel away, letting it fall onto the ground. "Great! Go on, work your magic MC! The Great Mammon has some business to take care of! Thanks for the help! Really appreciate it!" He was quick to try and walk past you but you wouldn't have any of that! "Stay!" With a groan his knees hit the ground. "I'm not gonna do your work for you, Mammon. I'll help you so no more fresh snow can stick to the ground. I never said I'd clean up the snow that's already there. That's still your part!"

He glared at you. "What kind of help is that supposed to be? I've been here for hours! Can't you just do that with a spell or something? You're just doing things halfway!" You sighed at his words. So he hadn't learned his lesson... "Fine. Sounds like you don't need my help after all!" You turned around and went up the stairs to go back inside. "Hey, where do you think ya going, human?!" But just as you opend the door...

... A cold snowball hit your left cheek! The watery consistency dropped down onto the ground. "What the-?!" You swung around only to be met by another one you dodged at the last second. "Hey! What in Diavolo's name has gotten into you?!" Mammon laughed with a smug smirk on his lips. "Can't handle a bit of snow, human?" Oh no! You wouldn't let him have that victory! You ran over, grabbing a handful of snow, quickly forming a ball. "You're gonna pay for that!"

Only a few minutes had passed and the several snowballs were flying all over the place as you two tried to hit each other like there was no tomorrow. Since Mammon was quicker than you, you had to take a few hits but that didn't mean you were completely helpless. With some quick thinking and a bit of tactic, you could land a few hits yourself. Hiding behind the tree you got ready to stick your head out, quickly aim and hit Mammon faster than he would be able to react but before you could take action, he already landed a hit on you! It had took him only one second to reach an angle from where he could hit you perfectly, while you were still busy forming the ball. The power behind the throw made you stumble back and land backwards in the snow. With your breath heavy and your stamina cut short at this point you just stayed like that as Mammon came over. A snowball ready in his hand. "Already given up?" He teased you, leaning down just enough for you to quickly grab him by his collar and tackle him to the ground right next to you. "Whoah! Hey, what are ya-?!"

He blinked at you in surprise and for a moment you just looked back at him with a victorious smirk and your breath visible in the cold air. Until you just couldn't hold it anymore. The look on his face was priceless and you started to laugh. At first he just stared at you but soon joined you in your amusement as you both rested in the soft snow. All anger forgotten.

-> Lucifer: What to gift you

Theme: He tries to find a gift for you

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Lucifer had asked you to come to his study and help him fill out a few papers. Diavolo had given him a few papers with questions regarding the exchange program and RAD itself and now you were supposed to give your perspective on things. As you arrived Lucifer was seated on his desk, looking up at you as you entered. "Ah, there you are MC. Have a seat. This isn't going to take too long, I suppose." He grabbed a few papers from his drawer as you sat down on the other side of the desk. To your surprise he didn't hand you the papers but instead laid them onto the table to fill them out himself. He looked up at you with his neutral stare. We'll, as neutral as Lucifer's gaze can be, you supposed.

"First question. How would you describe your stay here until now and what are things that especially stick out?" You took a moment to think of an answer. "Mhm... I would say it's been quite adventurous. Not necessarily in a bad way, quite the opposite! I've learned lots of new things and met wonderful people! I think the thing that sticks out most to me is... how much humans and demons can learn from each other."

He nodded, taking a few quick notes. "Next one. Do you have any ideas how to make future exchange students feel at home in the Devildom?" Mhm... To make others feel at home here... "I guess you could give them a bit more time to get used to the new realm. It can be quite overwhelming with the new place, new school, new people and all this stuff. Maybe even give them a little guide with the most important informations. Like, what is edible for them and where to find the most important necessities."

The pen danced across the paper, noting down your thoughts. "What things or places could you recommend to new students?" As he asked you, you glanced at the paper in front of him just out of curiosity but he put his arms over them. "So?" He looked at you with a firm look in his eyes. "Oh well, I think I would recommend to try out the restaurants and visit some of the museums. The Devildom culture and history is quite interesting." This time he was a bit quicker to take notes, grabbing another paper before looking back up at you.

"Is there something here that you'd like to have that can only be found in the Devildom? Preferably some kind of object may it be magical or not." Now that was an odd question! What did that have to do with the exchange program at all? "Something I'd like to have? What does that have to do with anything?" You raised an eyebrow while trying to figure out why he'd ask such a question but he remained unfazed by your confusion. "Don't ask me. Diavolo put these questions together. I'm just here to get the answers for him."

Even so you still couldn't really wrap your head around what kind of useful information this question was supposed to provide, you tried to think of something. It took a while until something came to your mind. You had seen it in a store a few weeks after you arrived and it was stuck in your mind since then. After you told him your answer, Lucifer smiled pleased at you while putting the papers away. "That's all I needed. Thank you for your help with this. You can go now." You left his study still wondering but didn't want to ask more questions. Lord Diavolo probably needed that answer for something... right? Maybe you could ask him about it the next time you saw him but for now this was none of your business anyways.

Lucifer on the other hand went out to town the same day and came back late for dinner. He said it was an urgent matter and he needed to go immediately. Nothing too abnormal. The only thing that was confusing was the smile that wouldn't leave his face that evening and how he seemed to glance at you more often than usual. Weird...

-> Leviathan: Come see the outside world

Theme: Walking over the christmas market

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"Levi?" You waited for a moment before knocking on his door once again. "Levi? I know you're in there. Open the door." Your request was greeted with silence. You sighed. Luckily for you Solomon had taught you a simple spell to open doors. You'd normally wouldn't do that but Levi had been in his room for three days now to play the latest game. Lucifer had asked you to get him out of there for at least a few hours so he wouldn't forget what fresh air and the outside world was like. The lock opend and you took a look inside. "Levi?" The demon sat at his computer with a controller in hand, deeply concentrated. You made your way over to him and gently tapped on his shoulder causing him to jump up and turn around in surprise. "AH! MC?! What are you doing here? How did you get in? I thought I locked the door?" With your arms crossed you looked at him slightly concerned. "We'll, yeah. I also knocked a few times but you didn't respond. Lucifer said he saw you came out three days ago and that you haven't left your room since. I guess the new game was even better than expected?" A grin spread across his face. "Better than expected? It's even better than that! The graphics are stunning and the storyline is a masterpiece and-" You decided to stop him right there. "I get it, it's great. I'm happy the game you've waited for for so long is all you've hoped for but I think you should take a break. I know it's hard but you don't look like you have slept much either. Why don't we go out and walk over the christmas market in the city? I heard they have very tasty food." Levi only shook his head. "Going outside? No, no, no, no. Why should I waste my time with something like that when I could stay here and reach the next level?"

Okay, that didn't work. Next tactic! "Oh come on Levi. It's been three days. You and your computer need a break and also... I haven't seen you for three days... Don't you wanna spent some time together?" You turned towards the door to make it extra convincing. "Of course, if you don't want to I guess I'll have to go ask Mammon if he's free and-" Before you could even finish the sentence, Levi was already at the door. "You know what? A break sounds great! I-I mean... I can't let you waste your precious time with someone like Mammon. He'd go straight for your money, letting you pay for everything! I should accompany you... that's probably a slightly better option." And just like that you achieved the goal of getting this demon to leave his room for once! Great work!

Just an hour later you found yourself walking over the market together. It was quite crowded and the lights and sounds completed the atmosphere. All around you were different people selling food, drinks, all kinds of presents and other stuff. Levi had been staying close to you all the time. His mood had shifted a bit by now and he seemed a bit tense and not very convinced. It was probably because of all the people around you that made him wish he had stayed home. You had to lift his mood fast! There had to be something he'd at least wouldn't hate, right? You looked around for something that could lift his mood but there wasn't much that caught your eye...

Until you noticed a small booth with some kind of game where you had to hit the targets with a ball to win prizes. "Oh hey, let's go look over there! That should be fun!" You took his hand and dragged him over. "Why don't we try this one! Look at all the prizes! They have... uhm..." You looked at the plushes on the highest shelves but couldn't figure out what the hell it was supposed to be. "... Some kind of christmas themed... creature?" Levi looked disinterested. "Yeah, that didn't sound very convinced. Looks more like the final boss on level three in the game that still waits for me at home! Can we leave now?" You held him back, preventing him from leaving. "No, no, no! I'd love to have one of these! Just... think of it as the final boss fight! You can't tell me a pro gamer like yourself can't hit a target like that, right? I mean with your aim that should be easy!" You put a few coins onto the table and received three balls for them, giving them straight to Levi. "Show me what you've got!"

He seemed a bit sceptical but took the balls nonetheless. He carefully positioned himself before the line on the ground from where you had to hit the targets. His eyes focused onto them as he threw the first ball. Hit! "That's it! Go Levi, go!" The next target. Hit! Third. Hit! You jumped at him. "That's what I'm talking about!"

-> Beelzebub: Christsmas stars

Theme: Watching stars

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"Mhm... That cake is tasty! Mhm..." Beel mumbled as he took the last bite from the slice of cake he had in his hand. You had brought him a few pieces to his room earlier and decided to stay for a while to see if he liked it. Of course he did! While he was chewing down the cake you sat on his bed, scrolling through your phone. "There is supposed to be a star shower around midnight. It says this one only happens every 666 years around christmas in the Devildom!" Beel nodded while taking the last slice. He seemed to already know. "Oh yes, Belphie told me about it last week. Star showers happen often in the Devildom but this one is supposed to be very colorful and bright. I think the RAD newspaper even published an article about it." He turned to look at you, his mouth still a bit stuffed. "Do you wanna go see it?"

A star shower so rare it only happens every 666 years? This would be a once in a lifetime chance. "I'd love to! But the weather report predicted it would be pretty foggy tonight. I'm not sure if there would be much to see at all." Beel took a moment to think until he started to speak again. "Belphie once showed me a small hill from where you can see the stars very clear. Maybe we could try go there? I can't promise anything but we might as well give it a shot."

That evening, it was just before 11 PM, the two of you met in the entrance hall, ready to head out. Beel looked at you once more before carefully opening the door. "I informed Lucifer that we'd be out for the star shower and back as soon as it ended. I thought it'd be best to tell him. Do you have everything?" You nooded. The hill was a ten minute walk away from the House of Lamentation so it didn't take long until you reached your destination. You had brought a little picnic blanket so you two could sit down comfortably.

The clock showed 11:30 PM by the time you had everything set up and were ready to gaze into the night sky, waiting for the first stars to appear. It had indeed been pretty foggy outside but from here you could see the sky much clearer! Beel sat down beside you before laying back, arms behind his head, looking into the sky. "When me and Belphie come here to watch the stars we always lay down beside each other. He says it's easier to watch like this but I think he's just more comfortable like that. And I've come to prefer it like this too, to be honest." You watched him and decided to give it a try. With your body laying comfortably on the blanket you looked up into the dark of the night. There was nothing to see yet." Do you come here with Belphie often?" The demon gave you a nod. "He loves watching the night sky and I enjoy just being around him. It's a win-win. He sometimes even packs a few snacks so I can last longer out here without getting too hungry." Your gaze shifted towards him. "Oh, I didn't pack anything. Will you be okay for the time being?" He looked back at you. "I ate just before we headed out. It should last long enough to watch the stars with you. Besides, I don't mind being a bit hungry as long as I'm with you..."

Your eyes locked for a second before a sudden movement in the corner of your eye caught your attention. The first star! "Beel, look! It's starting!" You pointed towards the shimmering light as it flew through the night sky, soon followed by a bunch of new ones, each brighter and more colorful than the other. It was truly a sight to behold! Sure, you had seen this in the human world before but never to this extent! They all seemed to just fly by so quickly but some of them drew a beam of light after them that would stay for a few seconds longer after they had vanished. More and more shimmering lights painted the sky into a beautiful ocean of colour with different shades of blue, green, red and purple. It was magical!

As the movements up there slowly died down, you still bathed in the aftermath of the experience. "That... that was amazing! I can't even describe how beautiful it looked! Just... wow! Totally worth it!" Beel let out a happy hum. "I must say this even surpassed everything I've ever seen here before too. But it makes me even more happy that you enjoyed it!" Your gaze drifted up again. All colour was gone by now but you didn't want to head back just yet. You'd much rather just stay for a moment longer to let everything sink in.

-> Satan: Christmas rhythm

Theme: Dancing

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You were in the kitchen with your favorite christmas songs ringing through the room. You mixed all the different ingredients together while humming to the music, your feet dancing over the ground with grace to get everything you needed for the cake. Your mood was great and you couldn't care less if any of the brothers walked in on you, you were just having a great time right now. Flour, sugar, chocolate chips, milk, eggs. Did you forget something? Better look at the recipe again. You swung yourself over to your phone to take a look.

While in your little bubble, you didn't noticed that the door was opend and someone took a single step in. Only a few seconds of you dancing around passed until your attention was drawn towards the newcomer by his chuckle. "Having a great time, I see." It was Satan. He was leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, an amused grin on the lips while he watched your every move. "Hey Satan. I'm making a cake. Wanna help?" With one quick move you grabbed the bowl with the dough to put it into the cake tin before pushing that one into the oven. You began to clean, still swinging to the music as Satan walked over to you. "I must say, you have a lot of energy today. What got you in such a high spirit?" You smiled and gave him a little push with your hips. "Just having a good time here. You should try it!" He laughed, grabbing a towel to dry the dishes you had just cleaned. "It's nice to see you in such a good mood."

You grabbed a wooden spoon and held it up like a microphone, singing along to your favorite lyrics while trying not to start laughing like Satan did beside you. Soon enough Satan caught up to your spirit and the two of you cleaned the kitchen in the most graceful way one could while listening to christmas songs.

You were just about to close a cabinet and stepped back as you accidentally bumped into the demon who was walking behind you. He was quick to grab you by your hips so you wouldn't tumble over. "Careful now. Are you alright?" You looked back at him, nodding. "While your already here, could you help me get the bowl up there? I can barely reach the top shelve." You pointed up at the top shelve that was just a few centimeters too high for your human arms to properly reach it.

Said and done. Satan looked at you for a second before lifting you up in the blink of an eye so you could put the bowl back into its place. To be honest, that wasn't what you had in mind but it worked out. He carefully lowered you a bit before gently spinning you around as soon as your feet touched the ground. Arm outstretched and his hand still in yours as he smiled at you. Now that was an invitation to keep dancing! You quickly catched up to his idea and spun yourself back so your back brushed his chest.

That was just the beginning of a little dance between you two that reached nearly every corner of the room. To your surprise there was much more space for bigger movements than you had originally thought. Your steps matched his. Your gaze glued to him as his was to you. Both your laughter rang through the space and probably echoed into the nearby rooms but you two were too lost in your little dance to care.

Minutes went by until you both accidentally spun with a bit too much energy and ended up with you caught between the kitchen island and him right before you. You were both out of breath but managed to chuckle about the situation you had found yourself in. "Now that was a dance!" Your breath was slowly getting more even. "Yes. Who had thought we would end up dancing through the whole kitchen like that!"

Your eyes met his as he brushed his slightly disheveled hair out of his face. For a moment you held your breath even so you had been panting a seconds ago. He held your gaze. The moment needed no spoken words since you both were content with this kind of connection between the two of you. Just starring into the others eyes while the music still played around you. You felt a warm feeling wash over your cheeks as the starring continued. He must have noticed as his began to shine in a gentle red as well. "MC... I..." He spoke and gently, carefully leaned in just enough to...

A loud ringing cut through the moment! The timer you had set for the cake had went off and brought you two back to reality. "The cake!" Satan moved back a step to let you through so you could take out the cake.

-> Mephistopheles: On ice

Theme: Ice skating

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The day had started pretty normal for you. Waking up, breakfast, the first classes at RAD for the day. It seemed like nothing special would happen today until you sat near Mephistopheles and other RAD newspaper club students during lunch. While minding your own business and trying not to get involved into another fight between Levi and Mammon, you overheard Mephistopheles talking about a new icerink that was supposed to open next week. It seemed as if the newspaper club was granted special early access so they could test it and write an article about it. They talked for a bit longer but the argument beside you got so intense that you didn't really understand much more.

As the break ended and all the students returned to their classes, you walked up to the table Mephistopheles still sat at. He seemed to be deep in thought about something. "Hey, I overheard you talking about a new icerink. That sounds pretty interesting! When is it going to open exactly?"

He looked up at you. "Next week on wednesday... Say, you don't happen to be free this afternoon?" You were a bit perplexed at this out of nowhere question. "Uhm... I don't have any plans beside classes-" He stood up, pushing a little piece of paper towards you. It was a VIP ticket. "Great. Meet me at the icerink at 5PM. The newspaper club got invited to test the place and write about it but the others are busy today and I can't document everything on my own. I'll bring the camera equipment. Don't be late, yes?" With that he walked off, leaving, you to wonder what just happend. You looked at the ticket. It was a nice invitation and a cool opportunity to be one of the first people there to try it... So, why not?

Later, point 5PM you arrived at the place. Mephistopheles was already there and the manager let you both into the building. It was a pretty big place so he gave you a little tour first. Mephistopheles had given you a camera so you could take some pictures he could later use in the article. After a quick interview with some general questions about the place, the manager left. He said he'd be back in an hour and you both could try everything out until then. At first the Mephistopheles seemed confusingly disinterested in the icerink itself and wanted to look at the little café instead but you managed to convince him that the ice itself would be more interesting in the article. So you made your way over to it.

While you just enjoyed being on the ice and trying out all the possibilities, Mephistopheles took a close look at everything. Really EVERYTHING! It was almost like he was inspecting every last corner of the rink and write notes about it. You skated up to him. "Why don't you try skating a bit? Aren't you supposed to write about the experience rather than... whatever you're doing there?" He straightened up, looking at you with a serious face. "We'll, first I need to make sure everything is up to the security standards. The readers will want to know what they are getting themselves into when they come here!" You raised an eyebrow at his answer. "Don't you think the readers will rather want to know about the feeling on the ice? Besides, this place wouldn't be allowed to open next week if it wasn't safe enough, come on! Try it!" You took his arm, pulling him away from the edge and fully onto the ice. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" He pulled his arm back and out of your grip. Maybe he used a bit more strength than necessary which caused him to stumble back, loose his balance and land flat on the ground.

"Are you okay?" You were quick to be by his side, offering your hand to him to help him up. "Not thanks to you!" He refused your hand and instead tried to stand up on his own but...

... He seemed a bit unbalanced, to say the least. "Uhm... have you ever skated before?" He shot you a glare while pulling himself up on the edge. "What makes you think I haven't, huh?!" Yep, it was clear by how uneasy he seemed on his feet, he hadn't. "Hey, it's alright. You could have just told me. There's no need to be embarrassed or something like that. We can try together." You again offered your hand to him, giving him a soft smile. No reaction. "Come on. I won't tell anybody, I promise!" He still didn't make any attempt to take your offer. You sighed. "Trying it out will make the article be much more convincing." That seemed to stick. He took your hand, even so he hesitated at first.

-> Lucifer: Mister Snowman

Theme: Building a snowman

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You knocked on Lucifer's study, holding the tea you got for him in the other hand. He had been working for hours again and probably even straight through the night by how he looked at dinner, so you decided to bring him some of his favorite tea. "Come in." You stuck your head in. He was seated at his desk, hair slightly disheveled, pen in hand, papers all over his desk. "Hey there. I heard you have a lot to do. I thought you could use some tea." You made your way over towards him and placed the cup before him. His eyes never left you and softened in surprise at your small gesture. "Why, thank you. That's perfect timing. I just thought I could use some right now." He took the cup to take his first sip. "Mhm... Is this the one Barbatos brought over last week?" You nooded. "I knew I had that one a few days ago. Again, thank you." He looked up at you with a slighty tired smile before focusing his attention towards his workload again. He probably expected you to leave but you didn't. There was still something you needed to ask.

He must have felt that and lifted his gaze to meet yours again. "There is another reason why you came here, isn't there? Out with it then." He placed his tea down, giving you his full attention. "You seem very tired and I thought you could use a little teeny tiny break. Maybe we could go for a little walk since the weather is so good toda-" He lifted his hand to stop you. "As much as I'd like to do so, I must decline your offer. These papers need to be done and the faster I get through them, the better!" You sighed. The chances of him declining your idea had been very high from the start but you had still hoped he would listen to you this time. But there was no use in trying right now. He had made himself clear and his thick head couldn't be convinced otherwise. "It's fine. Just... don't overdo it." You left his study.

This man was too stubborn for his own good sometimes but just because he wouldn't come with you, that didn't mean you would let this walk slide. The weather was nice today and the snow outside had painted a beautiful scene. You looked back to his door before putting your things on and be on your way.

White thick snow all around and no wind to blow the coldness through you. You had a good time all by yourself. After taking a little stroll you had found a nice spot in the garden to rest and enjoy the atmosphere for a moment. The fresh cold air flowing through your lungs with every breath. It was nice but... now was snowman time!

You were quick to put the base together. The snow had a good consistency to build with. It had probably only been a few minutes as you got this feeling. This feeling of being watched. You stopped to roll the ball of snow around for a second and straightened up. "I didn't know you liked playing in the snow." Now this was a surprise! "And I didn't expect you to come outside after all." You turned towards the familiar voice to find Lucifer standing before you in his winter coat. "Well, you were right. It was time for a break. All this paperwork gave me nothing but headaches at this point." You smiled victoriously. "Told you! Now, come help me with this snowman." You went straight back to the snowball but Lucifer didn't move from his spot at all. He just watched you so you had to turn back around. "Come on, it'll be fun!" Arms still crossed. Not convinced. "Pretty please?" He let out a big sigh a joined you. "Only because it's you..." You knew his pride often held him back from such things but you appreciated his willingness to keep up with you even more so.

Time went on as the snow figure took shape. You even found two sticks that would make for the perfect arms. By the time you two finished, Lucifer seemed to have enjoyed himself a bit too. His appearance seemed much more relaxed and he even smiled a little. You stood beside him with a proud smile on your face. "I like how it turned out!" He only chuckled. "I swear, you humans find joy in the weirdest things." You rolled your eyes a bit before giving him a big hug. "How are your headaches?" He looked down at you as his arms snuck around you to press you closer to him. "Much better." He gently brushed a bit of snow off your hair.