“Oh it’s for ___,” he explained and comments began requesting to see you.

“Absolutely not,” you mumbled next to him.

He giggled and winked at his audience. “That’s right guys sorry but ___ is for my eyes only.”

Comments began flooding in from jealous demons and curious demons alike.

“What’re they wearing?” Asmodeus looked to you for confirmation on what to say.

“Lingerie,” you joked, and Asmo laughed and shook his head.

“They’re such a tease,” he said performatively to his online audience.

Suddenly, his face scrunched up a little at a comment, and he mumbled, “uh-oh.”

You raised an eyebrow and tried to check the comments without being seen. “What’s wrong?” You mouthed, and he gave you a nervous look.

“Umm…it would seem my dear brother is very upset we didn’t invite him to have popcorn…”

You didn’t need to ask for clarification; it was obviously Beelzebub. You just thought it was odd he was watching Asmo’s stream.

Not more than two seconds later, you heard a knock on the door behind you, and you and Asmo simultaneously uttered “uh-oh.”

Asmo’s fans seemed to really want to see Beel, but you knew your popcorn stringing activity would end in fruitless tragedy.

“___ can I join you?” You heard the gentle giant ask.

“I’m here too,” his sleepy brother added.

“Umm, Beel, the popcorn isn’t to eat…”

“Huh?”

“Maybe we should let him in to explain….” Asmo suggested, and he tilted the camera the other way so you wouldn’t be in frame as you got up to get the door.

“Hey Beel—“

“Popcorn.” He headed straight to the bowl Asmo was picking through.

“Ah! Wait! No! I’m picking the perfect pieces; you can have the ugly ones.”

“Ugly ones… there's no ugly food,” Beelzebub said, like he was offended, and Belphegor patted his back.

Belphegor eyed what you were doing as you rushed back to the table and gave you a confused look.

“Hey ___…was this really a good idea?”

“Hm?”

“Stringing food around the delicate tree when we live with Beelzebub…”

You took a moment to look between the twins and your careful project, and wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. You gave Beelzebub your most “precious” begging face and stared him right in the eyes.

You saw his throat bob as his hands clenched as he steeled himself for what you were going to ask.

“Beel….please, please, please don’t eat these….”

“I…I don’t think I can do that ___….” He said quietly.

“Beel, sweetie, you can do it for me, can’t you?” Asmodeus asked, using his charm. But as he looked into Beel’s eyes, his stomach growled loudly and broke the concentration.

“No, damn…” Asmo cursed, knowing he couldn’t beat his brother’s stomach. Asmo saw your fallen face and his desperate twin and looked for a compromise.

“Hey, ___…what about just doing the fake berries?”

“Mmm, berries,” Beelzebub said and licked his lips.

“Beel, no…” Belphegor dissuaded his twin from eating the fake food.

You wondered how your tree was even still standing when you lived with the demonic personification of a goat.

“___, dear…I fear this is doomed…but it was really fun though.” Asmodeus threw in the towel, so you reluctantly gave it up.

“At least let me finish this and take a picture,” you asked, and Beelzebub’s stomach growled, but he swallowed the knot in his throat and nodded.

Belphegor took him to the corner of your room, where he began searching for your snack stash.

“Yeah…this was probably not a good idea,” you laughed to Asmo as you looked at the string of food.

“Pfft, yeah, what were we thinking? We live with Beel,” Asmo giggled and nodded. “Well, if he’s just gonna eat the popcorn, we don’t need to worry about how they look, huh? Give me a needle, I’ll help on this end.” He accepted the needle from you and began working on the other side of the string so you’d finish in half the time.

Once you were done, he ended his livestream, and you wrapped the popcorn around the Christmas tree.

“That looks awesome,” Mammon complimented as he paused to look at it.

From behind him, Lucifer gave you a concerned look. “That isn’t Beelzebub proof,” he warned.

“Hehe, yeah, we already learned that,” Asmo said, sticking his tongue out in an “oopsie” face.

Lucifer sighed as he saw his youngest brothers watching you from a distance.

Asmodeus searched for the angle with the best lighting, and you both took a picture together with it before delicately unwrapping the tree and handing it to Beel, who sucked it up like a slurpee.

“That was oddly disturbing looking…” You grimaced as you watched the long string of popcorn and fake berries disappear into the redhead’s mouth.

“Beel, that string can’t be good for you,” Lucifer fretted, and you and Asmo left to leave the twins to Lucifer. They were his problem now.

“It’s a shame about the aesthetic, but I had so much fun doing crafts with you.” Asmodeus gave you a comforting hug from behind and leaned down to kiss your cheek.

You nodded and leaned into him, “yeah…I really enjoy celebrating the holidays with all of you. Thanks for doing that with me.”

“Mhm, mhm,” Asmodeus nodded enthusiastically as you reached your bedroom door. “I’m not done hanging out with you yet,” he pouted.

“Oh yeah? Did your viewers have something else in mind?” You asked, and he shook his head and grinned.

“No, I came up with it all on my own and…I wouldn’t want anyone watching us,” he gave you a seductive look and an innocent smile, “you’re for my eyes only, remember?”

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