Submission was easy when well-fed. Demands were rarely, if ever, questioned, for that meant another night hungry, another night of unrest plagued by memories becoming more and more hazy around the edges with the ticking of the clock. Even those were easy to ignore these days, attention turning completely toward Denji's object of burning desire. Whatever she wanted, she would get, and all she had to do to get him to bark or play fetch or wag his tail was to give him a little smile. Makima's smiles held a hint of magical ambiguity, a certain veil of ironic melancholy mixed with a halo of superiority; an angel comforting a leper... A leper whose primary goal in life was to cop a feel and who had an eye for ❛ melons, ❜ but that makes this all the less serious, so we'll cut that out.
❝ Miss Makima... ❞ he started, drifting off momentarily the way he always did when that crimson-laced gaze turned toward him almost expectantly. Keep it together, Denji, lest you want to forgo dinner and a complimentary ❛ good boy ❜ from your master. His mind raced ahead, finally reaching what he wanted to inquire about. An unbearable, irritated flush rose up his neck as he narrowed his eyes and shifted his gaze away. ❝ I'm just gonna come right out and say it straight. I think I've proved long enough already with Power and whats-his-face that I can work with ya' now. Maybe it's 'bout time ta' promote me, ya' know? ❞
... It had, in fact, only been one (1) week.