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Teppet
"Funny of you to think you could contain the likes of me."
"Good ta see couple 'a you still appreciate sum old snake meat. Or maybe ye're after the dragoncycles an' jus' entertainin' their handler, but ah don't care, strokes mah ego jussssssst fine."
"Dunno 'bout you all, but my dinner an' chores are done fer the day. Care for desserts...?"
Teppet reading is a rare, but not impossible sight.
Septarian Handwriting: Stax vs. Teppet
Stax:
Precise strokes and punctuation, clean and evenly spaced ✨
And then there's Teppet:
To say that even Stax struggles to read his brother's handwritten letters is an understatement.
"Pine trees are only good to make toothbrushes out of. Hm, and maybe chew toys for the dragons. And the sap makes for decent lamp-fuel when you're in a pinch, that's about it. Mevrsk, why anyone would want one standing in their home just to listen to it rotting away is beyond me."
What horror sub genre are you?
Body Horror
Gore, Splat-movies or torture porn. The fear of your own body being used against you. An experience so violent and visceral it leaves you marked forever, trapped in a body that isn't what it once was. You are an open person. You crave things in extremes. You might be sexually promiscuous, an adrenaline junkie, or otherwise an addict. You fear commitment and permanence. And boredom.
Psychological Horror
Fear of being a human. Hell is other people. You are very empathetic, and cannot handle secondhand embarrassment for even a second. You may have an anxiety disorder. You may be an introvert. You notice details and patterns other people don't. You might like to read. You are curious and have a deep desire to understand the world. You have a tendency to project onto others a lot though, and you become easily paranoid because of this.
Stolen from: @strikers-saloon
You turn the telly on to drown out your fear You make the bed up silent on the floor, so no one will hear us You try so loud to love me I cannot seem to hear
'Cause you, you touch, my skin peels off like paint But beneath all of our panting, there's this noise I cannot shake Well, can't you hear that scratching? There's something at the door...
(The Amazing Devil - The Unwanted Animal)
WIP
"An' don't cha ever think a coming back!" The roar of dragons and fiery buildup gathering in scaled throats was cut through by the piercing yell of their caretaker, all of which drove the luckless burglar into a stumbling gallop down the hills. Even as he ran to bring as much space between himself and the crazy hermit he had tried ransacking just seconds before, the hissing voice rained further abuse down his back, both in Mewnian and Septarian alike, interchanging freely and varying in degree of vulgarity and personal insult that targeted specific vulnerable parts of his charred and dragon-bitten physique. Specifically, detailed reports on certain practices regarding the most vile and painful removal of said parts.
Watching the panicked excuse of a Mewman disappear into the foggy depths of the Forest of Certain Death, Teppet finally stopped his pursuit to take a breather. The few dragoncycles that were fit enough to take part in the chase returned too, seeing that he was not keen on following, and gathered around him, pushing his gloved hands around with their snouts with a soft whine, their leathery wings rubbing his sides.
"Ah know. Brainless sshuldragh trampled yer nests. Gonna get them back in order." And with a heaving sigh, he patted a couple snouts before reaching into his apron pouch to reward them all with strips of jerky. "Mekk’vjak, kjink-miumin azki. That puddle of rotten rat piss won't be back."
TEN FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM TEN DIFFERENT FANDOMS.
Yan Wushi - Thousand Autumns
He Xuan / Black Ship-Sinking Waters - Heaven Official's Blessing
Sakamoto - Sakamoto Desu Ga?
Rayfell - Vassalord
Muraki Katsutaka - Yami no Matsuei
Kousuke Mikado - The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
Kawamoto Akari - March Comes in Like a Lion
Oota - Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
Jezebel Disraeli - God Child
Gabriella - Cuticle Detective Inaba
MUSE PLAYLIST
Stax
► main: Unmarked - Shireen ↳ And I draw this line, don’t cross it, don’t cross it... ► silly: KEEP MY ADRESSE TO YOURSELF, CAUSE WE NEED SECRETS! - FUCKING WEREWOLF ASSO ↳ "I will always be around" just sounds so gay ► determination: We Don't Have to Dance -Andy Black ↳ It's so nice to meet you; let's never meet again ► battle: The Final Match - Oomph! ↳ I just came back for tonight, with flames in my eyes, to take the final match and burn your fucking arbor tower down. ► sad: Moonflowers Bloom in Misery - Swallow the Sun ↳ You drag your heart behind like a wounded kill ► relaxed: Ninna Nanna Sette e Venti - Martha is Dead OST ↳ Life is not death, and death is not life ► contemplative: Asato Tsuzuki II (Prisoner of Darkness) - Descendants of Darkness OST ↳ [Instrumental] ► happy: Chiisana Kyoushitu - Tanaka-kun wa Itsume Kedargue OST ↳ [Instrumental] ►hard work montage: Vois Sur Ton Chemin - Le Choristes ↳ In the dark of the night; a wave of hope ►love theme: While Your Lips are Still Red - Nightwish ↳ Drown into eyes while they're still blind ►breakup / heartbreak: Pearl Tower - Anna Evans Golden Folks ↳ If I say I love you, will you turn into foam? ►failure / defeat: City of the Dead - Eurielle ↳ Salve me, fons pietatis ►final battle: Polumnia Omnia - Genshin Impact OST ↳ Nunquam Genitus Desiderem...
Teppet
► main: Outlaw - Neoni ↳ Faster, faster, you're the one I'm after. ► silly: A Man With A Plan - Korpiklaani ↳ I'm a man with a plan; the plan is to booze as much as I can! ► determination; Kiss of the Cobra King - Powerwolf ↳ Deus in Serpens Nominum, all we die! ► battle: The Time of Confrontation - Clock Tower 3 OST ↳ JUDGEMENT. ► sad: Cold - Jorge Méndez ↳ [Instrumental] ► relaxed: Virtue to Vice - Deathstars ↳ These secrets I'll bring to you are of thorns and ice... ► contemplative: The Dreams Begin - Cultist Simulator OST ↳ [Instrumental] ► happy: Urban Caravan - FAKE TYPE ↳ Cuz there's so many possibilites; it's a waste not to try them ►hard work montage: Clockwork God - Tardigrade Inferno ↳ Got nothing but my sweat and blood; to reverse engineer the God ►love theme: Don't Go - Bring Me The Horizon ↳ I can't live with myself, so stay with me tonight ►breakup / heartbreak: Bittersweet - Apocalyptica ↳ I'm bearing a cross; she's turned into my curse ►failure / defeat: Bakushou - Syudou ↳ HA HA HA HA! ►final battle: Main Theme - Tokyo Gore Police OST ↳ [Instrumental]
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I know you are taking your time but when can we expect Teppet to be back?
//I honestly don't know. A lot has piled up while I was finishing uni and teaching on the side, and I apparently got the first stages of carpal tunnel disease on top of it all, so the blog is a pretty low priority at the moment.
“Mh. Here’s a question.” Teppet mused at the words that hung in the room, spread out like morbid considerations that might well turn a festive mood gloomy. Luckily, the large serpent sinner was dulled by millennia of death and dying to give this proposition a serious thought, pondering it for a while as his maws busied themselves on preening the only imp in all of Hell that he was not keen on devouring upon sight.
Claws that easily separated muscle from bone and soul from shell caressed bumpy scars and teased sensitive areas, treating a body painted by hard work and pain like it were an expensive sculpture in a museum one moment, only to rip the front of his clothes away in one smooth, fluid motion the next. “A fine body like yours would be a waste to burn. No, your broken body would make for a fine golem. A reaper to destroy those who destroyed you, with a piece of my vengeful soul to paint your broken body crimson night after night.” The snarling undertone of his voice softened there and turned to soft, throaty rattles, “And a mausoleum for those who mourn your passing to rest in. I’ll have imps bring fresh flowers and pour whisky over your empty coffin every other day. But enough of that.”
Click, claws tapped the scrap metal prosthetic on their way up to Striker’s thighs, before squeezing the flesh above it until the reddish skin was flushed crimson. “There'ssssss no end for you today, only your tender flesh and mine. Give the sssssins a run for their depravity.” True to his words, the faint glimmer that constantly flickered at the back of his throat retreated soon enough, leaving his smoky breath colder and more ashen, and definitely at a more tolerable temperature for more savoury parts of this evening. Blowing a smoke ring around Striker’s ruffled-up head, Teppet chuckled as he licked the soot off. “I wonder if your body could hold it…a fragment of my soul, forged and smelted and reforged so many times over that not even the fires of Hell can melt it down…”
There was a deep, dark, and depraved sadness inside the cowboy, inside the imp that hid behind anger and actions. He could not find out why he felt such anger boiling from below, could not remember anything from before he woke up that dirty morning at the ranch in Wrath, yet in the wee hours of the morning, and the sleepless nights that haunted him, he felt the veil lift and some weird comfort in the unknown force that was around him like a fog, clouding his mind with comfort. A part of him enjoyed his part in dancing so close to his own end, yet the same force did not want him to cross over too soon, not until it was meant to be, and they would never say when it was.
So when Teppet spoke so highly of him, even the use of his body after his departure and the offerings to his spiritual coffin, he felt tears building up in his eyes. He was forced to blink them away before he’d dare to speak in fear they’d drown his sight and make him unable to see them.
His clothing had been torn away, yet Striker did not fear when the claw had been raised and slashed against the fabric, he knew them too well already, knowing the power behind the elegant appendage that directed the razor-sharp dagger, exposing the imp fully to them. It was in its own way erotic to see them act in this way, yet not to be taken, but offered, Teppet knowing well enough his intentions and wants, they have spent a lot of time in each other’s company already.
“The soul of a sinner so strong, into a vessel so torn asunder that there is less imp than scars, I fear that what’s left of me might end up boiling away against its radiance.” He leaned closer, pressing his lips against theirs before trailing his tongue across them, their bodies against one another.
“Would you think it possible to even give a part of your soul to a soulless imp? Me, a mortal compared to the immortality you hold with your soul? What would happen if I pass, a part of you will surely die… And perhaps not the part of soul you give me, a part you might not intentionally be intending for it.” His eyes had been roaming all over their body as he had spoken, speaking aloud as he gently caressed their scales, yet it was at the last sentence that his eyes looked up into Teppets, and he imagined they knew full well what he was talking about. A part of a soul that no one but one could be given, and usually it was not something they could help.
"I'd fear such with a vessel that has been through less than you." Soothing licks pushed the exposed skin about, here, then there, anywhere the long snout could reach to clean the bare body of foreign scents and add his own, only to pause for nuzzles against his chest. "A pure vessel would shatter under the weight of it."
Using his snout to push the imp in the most comfortable position possible within the safety of his coils, his hands were busy stroking and petting every inch they could reach, caressing every limb and moving to shower other areas with loving attention, areas that others would shy away from touching were freely cupped and stroked, squeezed and let go of again, until every part of the tense imp was left in a state of anticipating ache, teetering between pleasure, tension, and comfort while the kisses grew more sloppy, ending up in an especially long snog as the snake body tightened around Striker, squeezing him so close that there was hardly space to breathe and only letting go when his need to breathe was on the very brink of unconsciousness. For all their games, both of them knew each other's limits down to the smallest detail, and today, it was Striker's turn to be taken out of his dark headspace.
"I lost so much of it when I came down here already. The first part I burned were the memories of childhood, to incinerate all those who had betrayed me then. The next was the darkness and silence that followed after I had to put my wife to eternal rest. The force of this fire still warms the deepest parts of my territory to this day." It was clear that both of them had gazed into the yawning maw of the darkest abyss, and more than just once, too. The snake's body tensed around Striker, and then relaxed again once it had shifted into a better position, and once it did, the snout returned to brush and nibble at the imp's temples. "Loss is only the end if you assume it happened in vain."
A delicate balance it was, always will be, always had been - a hair’s breadth between fangs and skin, life and death, tenderness and violence, intertwining and interchanging as their moods dictate. Handling each other like treasures one second, then like playthings the very next, their embrace was laced with chirps, occasional shudders, and a few distinguished growls that rang hollow, yet caused a shudder that rattled the empty glasses in the shelf in a satisfying manner.
Bites turned to hisses, turned to growls, then purrs, tongues sought irritated skin and scales and each other, kissing hungrily and almost violently when hands were directed to grab onto more tender parts, the claws prodding dangerously through fabric when their grip closed around Striker’s behind and squeezed the areas they were directed to, chuckles dripping off Teppet’s maw when it broke the kiss in favor of gasps of air.
“You’d fall like a god from the high throne, then,” Teppet crooned, sounding almost as if his voice were whispering sweet nothings to their sweetheart, “Spited by your fellow deities and left to a long and lonely drop and praying that the ground may quickly end your suffering before your believers can get a hold of your divine flesh.” Croons trailed off their conversation for a blissful moment, in which hands sought to stroke and caress, claws staying away from tender flesh, giving rise to more comforting desires as the coils shifted around their embrace, cocooning them in as the forked tongue flickered across Striker’s and slipped back in. “Not that I’d ever allow for any scrap of you to reach anyone else’s hands. Or even let you drop off that cliff…for now. Hell would be so very boring without this feisty imp that decided to put all the big souls into a nervous shift on top of their cushy seats…” Could being kept alive count for a love letter, this was most certainly the most doting one Striker would get from the giant serpent. Especially now that his claws had found bare skin to slip against, having slithered past buttoned shirt to tease scarred skin with his smooth scales.
It was akin to no other feeling he’d gotten to experience throughout his life, as there had been no time on the job where it had brought him comfort and the odd sense of security in danger like this. He had guns, explosives, poisons, armor, and he had been kitted out to handle everything Hell could send his way in the form of contract kills. Yet nothing could ever compare to the embrace that held him against the biggest sinner’s hands that squeezed his form so well, eliciting chirps, and pleased moans from just knowing how careful and caring they were.
He knew what those hands could do, have done, and here they were playing with him and feeling him over, it was exciting to know he was one of, or perhaps the only one who’d gotten this treatment from Teppet, and he would bask in the glorious position as he’d take full advantage of the trust they had built together through so many moments alone.
“The Fallen God, landing right into your lap.” He huffed out before their tongues found each other again, and this time his tongue would push forward, his was nowhere as long as Teppet’s but it had size to it, and he was pushing it all inside their maw, a hungry display of desire as he arched his back, pressing his chest against their hand.
Striker’s chest had been marked countless times with the daggers and knives that nearly ended his life, bullet holes, fangs, and claws marred his form, the thighs and upper arms lessening, and only his lower legs and forearms were without much hurt… Except for his left leg, as from the thigh down he had been given his second to closest call as to date, and now replaced with a cybernetic leg, courtesy of a whole boatload of cash, and a few friendly favors owed to him by those he’d worked for.
Most times he feared any partner would hate his visage of a cutting-board-come-to-life, but Teppet had adored his markings, spoken longingly of them as they were unable to have any, their healing too good to let anything be left behind from any would-be-killer. It was what made him feel so comfortable in letting them touch every scar they wished to, trusting them enough to not add any without reason.
Once the deeper kiss had been given, and he had to get up for air, he’d stay close, lips moving up to plant kisses across their snoot as he spoke. “You’d say you’re going to eat me then? Once I fall that is?” He looked nonplussed as he asked, as if it wasn’t such a bad way to go, as he’d not want any royal or sinner to have his body paraded around or put up for display.
“Do you ever wonder what kind of smoke I would make? Me, a soulless imp made in Hell, or do you think I’d mix in with any other imp from the street?”
It was the first time he’d asked, as for himself, he never thought he’d ask such a question ever, yet here he was, talking about his end as if it was as common as to compliment the tight grip they had on his ass.
“Or would you rather answer it another time, and focus on the little we have right now for you to ruin my clothing and enjoy a bit of cowboy time?” He chuckled, going back down to nipping at their lips, looking just as happy for either answer from them.
"Mh. Here's a question." Teppet mused at the words that hung in the room, spread out like morbid considerations that might well turn a festive mood gloomy. Luckily, the large serpent sinner was dulled by millennia of death and dying to give this proposition a serious thought, pondering it for a while as his maws busied themselves on preening the only imp in all of Hell that he was not keen on devouring upon sight.
Claws that easily separated muscle from bone and soul from shell caressed bumpy scars and teased sensitive areas, treating a body painted by hard work and pain like it were an expensive sculpture in a museum one moment, only to rip the front of his clothes away in one smooth, fluid motion the next. "A fine body like yours would be a waste to burn. No, your broken body would make for a fine golem. A reaper to destroy those who destroyed you, with a piece of my vengeful soul to paint your broken body crimson night after night." The snarling undertone of his voice softened there and turned to soft, throaty rattles, "And a mausoleum for those who mourn your passing to rest in. I'll have imps bring fresh flowers and pour whisky over your empty coffin every other day. But enough of that."
Click, claws tapped the scrap metal prosthetic on their way up to Striker's thighs, before squeezing the flesh above it until the reddish skin was flushed crimson. "There'ssssss no end for you today, only your tender flesh and mine. Give the sssssins a run for their depravity." True to his words, the faint glimmer that constantly flickered at the back of his throat retreated soon enough, leaving his smoky breath colder and more ashen, and definitely at a more tolerable temperature for more savoury parts of this evening. Blowing a smoke ring around Striker's ruffled-up head, Teppet chuckled as he licked the soot off. "I wonder if your body could hold it...a fragment of my soul, forged and smelted and reforged so many times over that not even the fires of Hell can melt it down..."
Grooming behaviour was as deeply rooted into the snake demon's mainframe as ever, and the fact that his favourite (non-edible) imp in Hell catered to this most primal desire was welcomed most eagerly, as the blissful shudders of the head crest gave away, feathers rustling softly as they rubbed against each other, the friction creating tiny sparks that died out as quickly as they were created. A flame-elemental sinner was always a risk to this mainly wooden establishment, but so far, Teppet had yet to cause any serious fires in here.
Nibbles along the hard-to-reach hairline and horn base delayed his answer, him not deigning a timely answer more important than the ritualistic grooming - affection before the teasing tug at a freshly cleaned curved horn. Using them as handles to expose Striker's swan-thin neck from underneath the necktie to give that a taste of teeth and tongue.
"For that you'd have to strike fassssster than me. I'd like to see you try...my golems have been curiousssss of how you might taste after all. Mhm," A hum blew warm air against the imp's throat, scaled hands grabbed him by the snoot, and a thumb pried his jaws open so he hadn't much time to prepare for the kiss that followed quickly.
"Or I could jussssst offer more than whatever this pathetic pile of meat and gold has to offer...or sssseduce my little assassin and make him forget all about contractssss and gold for a while, and on the height of pleasure, I'd snap that delicious neck and cast your lovely shape into liquid gold as decoration for my den."
There weren't many that were privileged to toy with him, push him around, and play like he was a tin soldier, non in fact, except Teppet. Perhaps it was trust, or something of the tit-for-tat they had, where they were permitted to do what they pleased as long as it didn't harm the business or personal life of the other. Though getting his head tilted and feeling their teeth and tongue against it did earn them a chirping purr, he'd return the kiss hungrily, as if starved for it for weeks and weeks.
"Maybe you want me dead while I have nothin' but a smile on my face, but we both know you can't imagine a Hell without me, nor I without you." He'd hold onto one of the free hands in an attempt to direct it to his nether regions, to cup on his rump while he'd do his best in grooming Teppet's jawline, getting to where he'd be less likely to notice easily.
"The golems won't ever sample me, cause we both know there are only a few spots where I'd be more than happy having your mouth on me… Tho those fangs get a few more, but only if you'd promise to make a mark." A huff and a growl before he'd bite playfully on their neck, nothing close to even piercing their skin, but he held on as he had just captured his prey. Quickly though he'd begin to lick at the spot, smoothing it out before leaning in to hug tightly on them.
"If I were to go out, it'd best to be in a fight with you, 'cause I can't accept my legacy falling anywhere else." It was perhaps a very touching sentiment from an assassin who'd expect his death from a cold and uncaring hand in a dark and dingy alleyway, so this was as close to a lover's words as anything.
A delicate balance it was, always will be, always had been - a hair's breadth between fangs and skin, life and death, tenderness and violence, intertwining and interchanging as their moods dictate. Handling each other like treasures one second, then like playthings the very next, their embrace was laced with chirps, occasional shudders, and a few distinguished growls that rang hollow, yet caused a shudder that rattled the empty glasses in the shelf in a satisfying manner.
Bites turned to hisses, turned to growls, then purrs, tongues sought irritated skin and scales and each other, kissing hungrily and almost violently when hands were directed to grab onto more tender parts, the claws prodding dangerously through fabric when their grip closed around Striker's behind and squeezed the areas they were directed to, chuckles dripping off Teppet's maw when it broke the kiss in favor of gasps of air.
"You'd fall like a god from the high throne, then," Teppet crooned, sounding almost as if his voice were whispering sweet nothings to their sweetheart, "Spited by your fellow deities and left to a long and lonely drop and praying that the ground may quickly end your suffering before your believers can get a hold of your divine flesh." Croons trailed off their conversation for a blissful moment, in which hands sought to stroke and caress, claws staying away from tender flesh, giving rise to more comforting desires as the coils shifted around their embrace, cocooning them in as the forked tongue flickered across Striker's and slipped back in. "Not that I'd ever allow for any scrap of you to reach anyone else's hands. Or even let you drop off that cliff...for now. Hell would be so very boring without this feisty imp that decided to put all the big souls into a nervous shift on top of their cushy seats..." Could being kept alive count for a love letter, this was most certainly the most doting one Striker would get from the giant serpent. Especially now that his claws had found bare skin to slip against, having slithered past buttoned shirt to tease scarred skin with his smooth scales.
By now, Teppet moved around the angled corridors and doors like they were his very own apartment. He knew every crumb, every nook, every creaking floorboard and every door by smell, feel and looks, so that Striker had no need to go ahead. It must have looked unsettling to the patrons, two monuments of silent power that had a tendency to explode into devastating violence at the drop of a hat. The truce of business had been a great relief, but it stood on shaky legs, everyone knew that.
And they better kept knowing that.
Squeezing into the office, Teppet took his delicious time pulling in all of his coils , knowing what would come the moment the door was closed, so he better be prepared. And prepared he was, in a heap of soft, scaly snake coils, Striker could hop up like a squishy flight of stairs to reach the upper body, where his form was quickly caught in a crushing embrace and a wet snouty kiss pressed into his face, before the playful nibbles set in and the rumbling croons rose from the snake demon's throat.
"Sssssome worrywart I have cultivated there. You'd know I died when Pride collapses and its ashes bring the first snow to Wrath."
A nip caught Striker by the cheek, leaving a dent of deadly fangs behind as the tongue set in to groom the saloon-scent off of the imp and apply his own scent in turn. While his words seemed harsh, Teppet was nonetheless pleased to hear his demise might leave at least one mourner behind. Not that he planned to disperse anytime soon. Claws stroked across the apron, tugged at the tie and finally found a rattling tail to hold, all while glowing blue eyes rested fondly on Striker, drinking in his looks.
"Don't think too hard about it, they gambled too high and lost...their meat was tender and their territories will make for good branch locations of Black Viper Gains." Satisfied shudders ran down the entire length of the sheer endless snake body, and the licks swiped across Striker's muzzle, asking for kisses. "One tried to threaten me with revenge coming straight from Wrath...it made me think of you~"
The attention was well wanted and sorely missed as he'd feel the familiar touches of Teppet on him, always so forward and eager, it made him very happy to have made him a friend, rather than an enemy. His hands would find purchase too, though as much fun it would be to caress their every scale, he'd keep it focused on their chest, neck, and face. Like a kneading kitten, he was happy to touch them and to make them feel missed as hands worked over their muscles, cupping their face and scritching under their jaw.
At the mention of someone threatening revenge, Striker paused and thought for a moment, he hadn't checked his latest contract requests, but he did remember a notification about one wanting him to do it specifically.
"Possible they DID mean me, I've had work before to do a -Beyond The Grave- revenge before, where I gotta figure out who killed them, then kill the bastard…" He chuckled as he smiled, leaning in to playfully chew on Teppet's neck. "Pay-outs are usually worth a few years' salary cause the dude doesn't need it anymore and just wants revenge."
He didn't do much else before curling up, keeping his face close to theirs, even sneaking in some licks and kisses on their lips. "Though I know where the best investment is, and it ain't in no asshole idiot going after someone larger than life itself. No one got enough money to pay me to fight you for real."
His tail wrapped around their hand and a cheeky smile grew on the cowboy, his words teasing and bearing no weight of intent behind them, but he did always like to see Teppet react, even in jest. "Perhaps I should take it, I can lure you in with soft love and kisses, make you relax, and then pounce on you and take you out!" A hand playfully swiped across their chest, though not even the claws pressed against them. "I could become rich, famous, and the biggest assassin in Hell!"
Grooming behaviour was as deeply rooted into the snake demon's mainframe as ever, and the fact that his favourite (non-edible) imp in Hell catered to this most primal desire was welcomed most eagerly, as the blissful shudders of the head crest gave away, feathers rustling softly as they rubbed against each other, the friction creating tiny sparks that died out as quickly as they were created. A flame-elemental sinner was always a risk to this mainly wooden establishment, but so far, Teppet had yet to cause any serious fires in here.
Nibbles along the hard-to-reach hairline and horn base delayed his answer, him not deigning a timely answer more important than the ritualistic grooming - affection before the teasing tug at a freshly cleaned curved horn. Using them as handles to expose Striker's swan-thin neck from underneath the necktie to give that a taste of teeth and tongue.
"For that you'd have to strike fassssster than me. I'd like to see you try...my golems have been curiousssss of how you might taste after all. Mhm," A hum blew warm air against the imp's throat, scaled hands grabbed him by the snoot, and a thumb pried his jaws open so he hadn't much time to prepare for the kiss that followed quickly.
"Or I could jussssst offer more than whatever this pathetic pile of meat and gold has to offer...or sssseduce my little assassin and make him forget all about contractssss and gold for a while, and on the height of pleasure, I'd snap that delicious neck and cast your lovely shape into liquid gold as decoration for my den."