red grave city au with alastor

[carvemyname]

 

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[carvemyname]

I don't see you as a coward.

I never will.

[superstylishsquid]

Heh...

[He cracks an eye open with a faint chuckle and a kiss on the cheek.]

And I don't think your mother has anything to be seriously disappointed about.

[carvemyname]

Only a few bones to pick about how I take care of myself, huh.

[ He presses a kiss to the corner of Alastor's lips. ]

[superstylishsquid]

Yep. And even then, you're getting better about it. Eating food that isn't made with cheese that's more grease than dairy, for one.

[carvemyname]

I still miss pizza...

[ He sounds forelorn. ]

[superstylishsquid]

Well, how about I teach you how to make it with actually good ingredients? It's all that cheap junk takeout places like to use that's the biggest problem.

[carvemyname]

Wait, really?

[ Dante is excited, now. ]

I'd love that.

[superstylishsquid]

Sure. Takes patience, though. The dough needs to rest a good while after you make it before you can actually use it.

[carvemyname]

Pizza's worth patience.

I've waited on pizza from hours away before!

[ Wait, is that what he spends his money on? ]

[superstylishsquid]

And that is one of the reasons you haven't been able to pay off your debts. The delivery fees for that must be insane.

[carvemyname]

I mean... come on... the pizza box was another pizza...

[ No, he sees it. ]

I'm not doing that anymore, anyway! And I'm causing less property damage!

[ Except today. ]

[superstylishsquid]

[Side effect of him having gone without his shades today? That flat stare is very obvious.]

I'm not sure I see how that's a plus...

[carvemyname]

I did get food poisoning later.

[superstylishsquid]

And I'm pretty sure even a half-demon's stomach can handle worse than a normal human's.

[carvemyname]

[ Dante just laughs in embarrassment, shaking his head. ]

I've made many food mistakes!

[superstylishsquid]

I get the feeling I don't even wanna know. And I'm the guy who dragged a demon into an alleyway to eat it just a couple days ago.

[carvemyname]

...what do they even taste like to you?

[ Dante wrinkles his nose. ]

Can't be how they taste to me because that's like literal shit.

[superstylishsquid]

Definitely not like that, no. Not as good as properly cooked and seasoned meat, but definitely still savory. It's not bad, and really better for me than week-dead cow with all the blood already drained out.

[carvemyname]

Vergil tried cooking it to make it taste better... it just tasted like broiled shit instead.

...But neither of us knows how to cook.

[superstylishsquid]

You probably take after your human side in terms of palate, then, especially if the smell of blood doesn't make your mouth water.

I could do some proper butchering next time I take something down and bring part of it back to cook up, but it seems like a lot of effort to just bring it up to 'tolerable' for you.

[carvemyname]

I get the urge to draw blood, especially during sex, but I ignore it.

Don't worry about the butchering, unless you want to cook it for yourself.

[superstylishsquid]

You know I don't mind a few scratches any more than you do, right? Just gotta make sure we don't lose any blood crystals in the sheets, I don't think lying on even a small Red Orb would be comfortable.

[He presses a kiss to Dante's lips.]

And it's better cooked, but better for me if it's still fresh and bloody. Cleaning up the mess of hauling bloody meat into the kitchen just isn't worth it.

[carvemyname]

Yeah, but I'm afraid once I start I won't stop. Maybe my demon side still spooks me.

[ He returns the kiss, lingering a little. ]

The bloodier the better, huh?

[superstylishsquid]

I can hold my own against you in a duel, remember? And before you say that was without using your demon form, I'll remind you that I still have my own super form I didn't have access to that time. I can deal with it if you get a bit carried away.

And I do understand the temptation. 'The bloodier the better' is exactly right, blood is the most important part of a meal for a demon. When I get a taste of it, I do have to consciously pace myself if it's from a living donor.

[carvemyname]

You know you can still drink my blood too, right? I can handle losing more than most.

I guess you're right that you can handle me at my worst, too.