Demon reader x demon impulse
Yes. I got quite carried away with this one I'll be honest. So it's a little longer than my usual fics, and maybe I'm a bit biased in saying it's one of my favourites.. I hope you enjoy it anon!
Forever
Oneshot Contains: Demon!Impulse, Demon!reader, Hinting At Death (loss), Fluff, Kisses, Tango Is A Menace, Magic -------------------------------------------
At first immortality was a gift. To live forever.
Over time you came to realise it is a curse. To live forever in exchange for losing anyone you care about.
Many many moons ago you swore not to love again. It took a long time for you to heal from the last time.
You told yourself you wouldn't allow room for love, no matter when or where, you wouldn't allow for your feelings to surface for another. You wouldn't allow yourself to get hurt again.
And for the longest time you didn't. You isolated yourself from the world.
When you came back out from your base deep underground things were different. People of all kinds had settled in your area.
For the first time in centuries you spoke to them, got to know them. Things weren't so lonely anymore.
They called themselves hermits, and now so do you. Unfortunately, alongside getting to know people you've developed feelings.
Impulse. From the moment you first saw him you've had some very strong feelings. Those same feelings you refuse to feel.
You've pushed them away, denied them, you can't feel the way you feel about him. You don't want to deal with the loss when his mortal life ends.
You sigh, coming back into the present moment as Tango calls your name. "What you thinking about?" He asks.
"Oh, not a lot, you know just life and loss." You shrug. "Life and loss?" Tango asks, you get the impression he doesn't quite understand.
Which of course he wouldn't. "Yes, do you know much about demons?" Tango nods. "I do, I do. I just so happen to know one quite well, although if you're getting at what I think you are well.. I guess that means I know two."
You raise your eyebrow, questioning him silently. "Yeah, no, Impulse is a demon."
Impulse. A demon. Like you.
Your mind races, thinking of your past experiences, thinking of when you told yourself you'd never allow yourself to fall for another.
Your stomach twists, heart aching as your true feelings surface.
"Y/n?" You blink a couple times, coming back to the moment. Tango, relieved to have your attention again, stops waving his hand in front of your face.
"Sorry, I just.. I didn't-" "You didn't know Impulse was a demon too?" You shake your head, feeling increasingly more nervous.
"I didn't think it was a big deal." Tango pauses, red eyes brightening as a smirk appears on his face. "Ooh." Tango chuckles at your confused expression. "I see."
"You see what?" You ask, now as confused as you are nervous. "You've got it bad for my buddy Impulse." He folds his arms over one another, smirk cocky and confident.
"Tango I-" He raises one hand, stopping you in your tracks. "Don't you think you've denied it long enough? You love him, I can see it in your eyes."
He's not wrong. Tango's eyes brighten further as his excitement grows, your feelings obvious.
You sigh, "you know what Tango, I was so scared to admit it, but you're right." You hear a firework sound in the distance, Tango snickering.
"I mean, you haven't properly admitted it yet." He nudges you with his elbow, raising his eyebrows You roll your eyes, letting out a small laugh.
"Are you serious?" Tango nods. "Of course I'm serious, look at this face." He does his best to straighten out his expression, but the large grin doesn't disappear.
You shake your head ever so slightly. "I'm in love with Impulse." You mutter. "Oh, come on, louder. Own it." Tango encourages. "Alright, fine. I'll own it. I am completely and utterly in love with Impulse."
Tango's eyes burn a bright red, brighter than you've ever seen. But you don't get to focus on that for long.
"You love me?" You turn your head, seeing Impulse standing not too far away. You look back over at Tango who shrugs, pulling out a rocket and shooting off into the sky without so much as a goodbye. Leaving you and Impulse alone.
He comes and sits beside you, slightly closer than Tango was. His body is turned toward yours, as yours was toward Tango.
Facing him after admitting your feelings out loud is nerve-wracking. It's also strange, to see him in the light you now do.
To know that he's a demon as well, he's likely experienced the loss you have.
"I should have come to you about this sooner, I just didn't know if you felt the same." Impulse says, chocolate brown eyes scanning your face for a reaction. A reaction he gets, your features softening when you realise what he's saying. He feels the same.
"I promised myself I wouldn't do this again, so much loss." You cast your eyes down. Impulse takes your hands in his, holding them tight.
Your skin feels electric where there's contact with his, you feel slightly dizzy but alert.
"Do you know what happens when two demons find love together?" He asks. You shake your head, that's never something you've seen. You've always been alone, if you have ever met another demon beside Impulse they've never made it obvious.
"It's rare it happens, demons don't always experience love, nor do most seek it out. I've read about it." "What did you read?" You ask, curious where he's taking this.
"When a bond is made something, I can't remember exactly what, in the universe shifts, the two demons becoming forever bound to one another. It seals with similar magic to contracts, and no one knows if it can be undone. At least that's what the book said anyway." His words are heavy, if he remembers right that's a lot to take in.
You lean forward into him, one of Impulse's arms wrapping around you, the other staying in your hand. You think in silence about his words, what they could mean.
They may not even be true, but if they are? "I understand if you don't want to take this any further. It's a risk." He says, voice soft, caring.
"Forever is a long time." You mumble. Impulse sits you back upright, lifting your head so he can look you in the eyes.
"Forever is a long time, yes, you're right. In all my years, my many many centuries, Y/n, I have never felt love like this. I have never admired anyone as I do you. Even still, if you choose not to, that's okay."
You take him in as he is now, honest, true to himself, to his feelings. He cares a lot, about everyone in his life.
He makes the most of the people he's surrounded by even though he knows one day they won't be there. That same loss that has plagued you, both of you your entire lives.
But you wouldn't lose Impulse. Even if what he said wasn't true and you weren't bound by some strange old magic, you wouldn't lose him. You'd have each other for eternity.
You love him, everything about him. Even pushing your feelings away you longed to be with him.
You understand what he said when he said he's never felt love like this, because neither have you. It's strange, stronger, it draws you to him. You want to be with him.
Filled with some strange feeling you stand, pulling Impulse up too. He furrows his eyebrows, unsure of what you're doing. You're sure he won't be after this.
"I already feel such a strong connection to you Impulse, I have for so long. I'm drawn to you like a moth to a flame. I want to do this." You say. "You do?" He asks, eyes brightening as you reassure him with a nod.
He makes sure he has a hold of both of your hands, looking off to the side. "I know you're there Tango! You can come out of your hiding place. Someone has to ask the questions." Impulse winks at you, causing you to very almost melt into a puddle on the floor with how warm you get.
Sure enough Tango comes sprinting out of a bush, eyes still glowing as bright as they were before. "How do I do this?" He asks, out of breath.
"I don't know, make it up as you go along." The other demon says with a shrug, turning his gaze back to you. "Oh, uhh. Okay." Tango says before clearing his throat.
"Ladies and gentlemen we are gathered here today to-" "It's not a wedding Tango." Impulse chuckles.
"Oh, right." Tango laughs nervously. "Impulse, do you take Y/n to be yours potentially forever, however long that might be?" With a soft smile Impulse nods, "I do. I love you, Y/n."
"Y/n, do you take Impulse to be yours potentially forever?" Tango asks you. With a smile of your own you repeat Impulse's words. Almost. "I do, I love you too Impulse."
Tango claps, "sure felt like a wedding me." He mutters. You roll your eyes, letting out a small laugh at the absurdity of the situation.
"No magic unfortunately." Impulse states with a small laugh of his own.
"I can think of a way you could add a little bit of magic." Tango jokes, making kissy faces at the air. Impulse shakes his head and chuckles at Tango's behaviour.
"I'm serious though, kiss." Tango states, completely serious now. "Ever heard the phrase seal it with a kiss? Well you have now, and you should." He crosses his arms, turning and walking away presumably to give you and Impulse some privacy.
"I mean, I wouldn't be opposed to a kiss if you're okay with it. Can I?" His eyes are so full of love, the most beautiful shade of brown you've seen in your long long life.
"You can." Impulse doesn't waste a moment. The moment his lips touch yours you feel sparks, your entire body being filled with the strangest feeling, as if you're on fire in a good way.
He firm, yet gentle, his hands pulling your body closer to his, yours around his neck as you deepen the kiss. It only makes you feel more in love with him. More in love than you could have ever imagined.
The two of you part, upon opening your eyes you see out of the corner of your eye the glittering surrounding the two of you fade. "There's the magic." Impulse smiles, slightly out of breath.
You nod, "I could feel it." "I could too." Impulse says, leaning in to kiss you again.
It's much shorter than the first one, but that feeling of fire returning for the duration. "I could get used to this." His eyes are bright and filled with an indescribable, yet relatable, happiness.
"You'll have plenty of time to Impulse, my love." Your words make him smile even more, a blush even tinting his cheeks.
"I suppose you're right there, after all forever awaits us." The word forever no longer feels daunting. Now it feels almost.. right. Like it shouldn't be any other way.
You swore you'd never let yourself fall in love again, but this is different. This is someone you can't lose.
Another demon, just like you. Who's kind and caring, who loves you just as much as you love him.
Impulse, yours as you are his. Each others futures through a feeling you share for one another. Love. Love like you've never felt before. A love that binds you forever.