&quot;will you humor this old man&#x27;s tales...?&quot;

~ *the demon lord waited in the gathering area as he felt a ball of anxiety twist in his stomach, he didn't know why he was feeling this anxious pacing of nervousness in his mind, but still, he continued to wait patiently for the ferryman to arrive.* ~

~ *the ferryman arrived shortly, nervous feelings swirling around in his head, as he felt his face heat up just at the sight of the demon lord's attire and face. He felt like a nervous wreck as he gave the small gift to the demon lord- simply a chocolate muffin as is traditional, but still nerve-wracking for the elder god.* ~

~ *the demon lord took the gift, accidentally brushing his hand against the ferryman's while taking it causing a shockwave of happy chemicals to go through the both of them. The demon lord shuddered, having a bit of a lovestruck derpy face for a second, before snapping himself out of it and leading the ferryman to their shared table.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the feelings start to well up as he sat down, feeling awkward and deciding to break the silence. He spoke up, shyly.* ~

-> "y-you look... nice in that outfit..." <-

~ *he did not realize that his voice was quivering, how shy and meek it sounded compared to that of how he speaks normally, almost as if anticipating something as the ferryman slowly got lost in the demon lord's eyes...* ~

~ *the demon lord was a tad bit startled by the compliment, but he simply did a bit of a "you too" gesture to the ferryman as they both placed in their orders.* ~

~ *as the food arrived, the ferryman was getting lost in the demon lord's eyes again, feeling a pulling tension as his eyes wandered down to the demon lord's lips and lingered. He wondered what it would be like to kiss them again... he... he liked the feeling last time... he wanted to... feel that again...* ~

~ *he snapped himself out of it, focusing on his food as he purred and his tail wagged. He felt very happy to see his old friend doing well...* ~

~ *the demon lord could not think straight, seeing that the ferryman was so... happy, and eating healthy, no longer starving constantly, and... something about the fact that he had that chub awakend something deep inside him. He felt a sort of pull, he wanted to be closer to the ferryman, to simply relax in his arms and soft body... he wanted so badly, to feel his lips apoun his own again... so bad... he wanted it... so... so... badly...* ~

~ *the demon lord snapped out of it, focus on the food, that's it, don't let these silly feelings get in the way of this gathering's purpose... what was that purpose? He did not know, as his trusted generals recommended he do this... for some reason.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the tension begin to pull him closer to the demon lord, his thoughts consumed in the lovey-dovey nonsense thoughts he was having and could no longer ward off as he saw him laughing genuinely at a small joke he made... the tension began to pull him closer... and... closer...* ~

~ *the demon lord had begun to feel the tension too, he felt his face being pulled closer towards the ferryman's via this tension... and their faces inched closer and closer... until...* ~

~ *The ferryman's lips felt as if they were more divine than anything else to him, his hands gripped desperately at his hair, looking to anchor himself to the other's lips as he felt all the tension within his stomach release into a euphoria he could not describe...* ~

~ *the demon lord's lips tasted of an ambrosia sweeter than any that the afterlife had to offer for the ferryman, as he gently held him close as he felt the ball of anxiety in his stomach bloom into an indescribably wonderful euphoria he had never felt before. He unconsciously began to push his tongue into the other's mouth, inviting him to do the same.* ~

~ *as he felt the ferryman's tongue enter his mouth the passion of the moment completely overtook, and he pushed his tongue into the ferryman's mouth as well and completely lost all sense of self in the moment. The moment felt unreal, a sense of overwhelming euphoria that he had always craved but never knew of...* ~

~ *... he whined a bit after beginning to pull away from the kiss, all of his senses had been completely devoted to the passion of that moment and he absolutely loved every second of it.* ~

~ *wait... what was he here for again? He couldn't remember, his mind was too jumbled up with lovey-dovey gibberish to do so.* ~

~ *even the ferryman couldn't remember what he came for, his mind was overrun with thoughts solely dedicated to the demon lord and just enjoying every second he had with him... mortal lives are short after all, or at least, they're supposed to be...* ~

~ *... he didn't notice it, but a few of his curses broke during that passionate kiss...* ~

~ *and, the next thing he knew, he was in a field of nice native grass and flowers, marigolds adorning his beloved's head... his lovely marigold... and falling asleep cuddling with him under the stars...* ~

~ *the demon lord waited in the gathering area as he felt a ball of anxiety twist in his stomach, he didn't know why he was feeling this anxious pacing of nervousness in his mind, but still, he continued to wait patiently for the ferryman to arrive.* ~

~ *the ferryman arrived shortly, nervous feelings swirling around in his head, as he felt his face heat up just at the sight of the demon lord's attire and face. He felt like a nervous wreck as he gave the small gift to the demon lord- simply a chocolate muffin as is traditional, but still nerve-wracking for the elder god.* ~

~ *the demon lord took the gift, accidentally brushing his hand against the ferryman's while taking it causing a shockwave of happy chemicals to go through the both of them. The demon lord shuddered, having a bit of a lovestruck derpy face for a second, before snapping himself out of it and leading the ferryman to their shared table.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the feelings start to well up as he sat down, feeling awkward and deciding to break the silence. He spoke up, shyly.* ~

-> "y-you look... nice in that outfit..." <-

~ *he did not realize that his voice was quivering, how shy and meek it sounded compared to that of how he speaks normally, almost as if anticipating something as the ferryman slowly got lost in the demon lord's eyes...* ~

~ *the demon lord was a tad bit startled by the compliment, but he simply did a bit of a "you too" gesture to the ferryman as they both placed in their orders.* ~

~ *as the food arrived, the ferryman was getting lost in the demon lord's eyes again, feeling a pulling tension as his eyes wandered down to the demon lord's lips and lingered. He wondered what it would be like to kiss them again... he... he liked the feeling last time... he wanted to... feel that again...* ~

~ *he snapped himself out of it, focusing on his food as he purred and his tail wagged. He felt very happy to see his old friend doing well...* ~

~ *the demon lord could not think straight, seeing that the ferryman was so... happy, and eating healthy, no longer starving constantly, and... something about the fact that he had that chub awakend something deep inside him. He felt a sort of pull, he wanted to be closer to the ferryman, to simply relax in his arms and soft body... he wanted so badly, to feel his lips apoun his own again... so bad... he wanted it... so... so... badly...* ~

~ *the demon lord snapped out of it, focus on the food, that's it, don't let these silly feelings get in the way of this gathering's purpose... what was that purpose? He did not know, as his trusted generals recommended he do this... for some reason.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the tension begin to pull him closer to the demon lord, his thoughts consumed in the lovey-dovey nonsense thoughts he was having and could no longer ward off as he saw him laughing genuinely at a small joke he made... the tension began to pull him closer... and... closer...* ~

~ *the demon lord had begun to feel the tension too, he felt his face being pulled closer towards the ferryman's via this tension... and their faces inched closer and closer... until...* ~

~ *The ferryman's lips felt as if they were more divine than anything else to him, his hands gripped desperately at his hair, looking to anchor himself to the other's lips as he felt all the tension within his stomach release into a euphoria he could not describe...* ~

~ *the demon lord's lips tasted of an ambrosia sweeter than any that the afterlife had to offer for the ferryman, as he gently held him close as he felt the ball of anxiety in his stomach bloom into an indescribably wonderful euphoria he had never felt before. He unconsciously began to push his tongue into the other's mouth, inviting him to do the same.* ~

~ *the demon lord waited in the gathering area as he felt a ball of anxiety twist in his stomach, he didn't know why he was feeling this anxious pacing of nervousness in his mind, but still, he continued to wait patiently for the ferryman to arrive.* ~

~ *the ferryman arrived shortly, nervous feelings swirling around in his head, as he felt his face heat up just at the sight of the demon lord's attire and face. He felt like a nervous wreck as he gave the small gift to the demon lord- simply a chocolate muffin as is traditional, but still nerve-wracking for the elder god.* ~

~ *the demon lord took the gift, accidentally brushing his hand against the ferryman's while taking it causing a shockwave of happy chemicals to go through the both of them. The demon lord shuddered, having a bit of a lovestruck derpy face for a second, before snapping himself out of it and leading the ferryman to their shared table.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the feelings start to well up as he sat down, feeling awkward and deciding to break the silence. He spoke up, shyly.* ~

-> "y-you look... nice in that outfit..." <-

~ *he did not realize that his voice was quivering, how shy and meek it sounded compared to that of how he speaks normally, almost as if anticipating something as the ferryman slowly got lost in the demon lord's eyes...* ~

~ *the demon lord was a tad bit startled by the compliment, but he simply did a bit of a "you too" gesture to the ferryman as they both placed in their orders.* ~

~ *as the food arrived, the ferryman was getting lost in the demon lord's eyes again, feeling a pulling tension as his eyes wandered down to the demon lord's lips and lingered. He wondered what it would be like to kiss them again... he... he liked the feeling last time... he wanted to... feel that again...* ~

~ *he snapped himself out of it, focusing on his food as he purred and his tail wagged. He felt very happy to see his old friend doing well...* ~

~ *the demon lord could not think straight, seeing that the ferryman was so... happy, and eating healthy, no longer starving constantly, and... something about the fact that he had that chub awakend something deep inside him. He felt a sort of pull, he wanted to be closer to the ferryman, to simply relax in his arms and soft body... he wanted so badly, to feel his lips apoun his own again... so bad... he wanted it... so... so... badly...* ~

~ *the demon lord snapped out of it, focus on the food, that's it, don't let these silly feelings get in the way of this gathering's purpose... what was that purpose? He did not know, as his trusted generals recommended he do this... for some reason.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the tension begin to pull him closer to the demon lord, his thoughts consumed in the lovey-dovey nonsense thoughts he was having and could no longer ward off as he saw him laughing genuinely at a small joke he made... the tension began to pull him closer... and... closer...* ~

~ *the demon lord waited in the gathering area as he felt a ball of anxiety twist in his stomach, he didn't know why he was feeling this anxious pacing of nervousness in his mind, but still, he continued to wait patiently for the ferryman to arrive.* ~

~ *the ferryman arrived shortly, nervous feelings swirling around in his head, as he felt his face heat up just at the sight of the demon lord's attire and face. He felt like a nervous wreck as he gave the small gift to the demon lord- simply a chocolate muffin as is traditional, but still nerve-wracking for the elder god.* ~

~ *the demon lord took the gift, accidentally brushing his hand against the ferryman's while taking it causing a shockwave of happy chemicals to go through the both of them. The demon lord shuddered, having a bit of a lovestruck derpy face for a second, before snapping himself out of it and leading the ferryman to their shared table.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the feelings start to well up as he sat down, feeling awkward and deciding to break the silence. He spoke up, shyly.* ~

-> "y-you look... nice in that outfit..." <-

~ *he did not realize that his voice was quivering, how shy and meek it sounded compared to that of how he speaks normally, almost as if anticipating something as the ferryman slowly got lost in the demon lord's eyes...* ~

~ *the demon lord was a tad bit startled by the compliment, but he simply did a bit of a "you too" gesture to the ferryman as they both placed in their orders.* ~

~ *as the food arrived, the ferryman was getting lost in the demon lord's eyes again, feeling a pulling tension as his eyes wandered down to the demon lord's lips and lingered. He wondered what it would be like to kiss them again... he... he liked the feeling last time... he wanted to... feel that again...* ~

~ *he snapped himself out of it, focusing on his food as he purred and his tail wagged. He felt very happy to see his old friend doing well...* ~

~ *the demon lord waited in the gathering area as he felt a ball of anxiety twist in his stomach, he didn't know why he was feeling this anxious pacing of nervousness in his mind, but still, he continued to wait patiently for the ferryman to arrive.* ~

~ *the ferryman arrived shortly, nervous feelings swirling around in his head, as he felt his face heat up just at the sight of the demon lord's attire and face. He felt like a nervous wreck as he gave the small gift to the demon lord- simply a chocolate muffin as is traditional, but still nerve-wracking for the elder god.* ~

~ *the demon lord took the gift, accidentally brushing his hand against the ferryman's while taking it causing a shockwave of happy chemicals to go through the both of them. The demon lord shuddered, having a bit of a lovestruck derpy face for a second, before snapping himself out of it and leading the ferryman to their shared table.* ~

~ *the ferryman felt the feelings start to well up as he sat down, feeling awkward and deciding to break the silence. He spoke up, shyly.* ~

-> "y-you look... nice in that outfit..." <-

~ *he did not realize that his voice was quivering, how shy and meek it sounded compared to that of how he speaks normally, almost as if anticipating something as the ferryman slowly got lost in the demon lord's eyes...* ~

~ *the demon lord waited in the gathering area as he felt a ball of anxiety twist in his stomach, he didn't know why he was feeling this anxious pacing of nervousness in his mind, but still, he continued to wait patiently for the ferryman to arrive.* ~

~ *the ferryman arrived shortly, nervous feelings swirling around in his head, as he felt his face heat up just at the sight of the demon lord's attire and face. He felt like a nervous wreck as he gave the small gift to the demon lord- simply a chocolate muffin as is traditional, but still nerve-wracking for the elder god.* ~

(their ears perk up with a curious head tilt, treat?… they don’t seem too familiar with either of the words- but they assume it means SOMETHING good!)

“O-okay…”

(still can’t help to feel… nervous… but with that, they scamper off to their room- baby…)

~ *the ferryman sighs and begins to get ready, braiding his dreads in a neat and nice manner in the usual way he does for meetings, putting in decorative beads, putting on his "going out" hat, and adjusting the bowtie. He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed, seeing himself in a body he was much happier in, putting on some colone and then leaving off to get to the restaurant designated by the letter with a small gift as is traditional.* ~

~ *it might take a bit for the babysitters to get here...* ~

(.. thier ears twitched a bit, Gamma…. Where have they heard that name before… either way… they still seem.. nervous about it. Can’t blame the kid, trust issues are hard to get past..)

-> "Hm... If you're good, and get to bed on time, tomorrow I'll give you a special treat! Your choice of dessert!" <-

~ *he's trying his best okay- he manages to find a good outfit and is beaming with excitement* ~

-> "Now, wait in your room until they get here, you'll know when they'll get here when the Cafe's doorbell rings thrice. I have to go soon to get to the gathering area, you'll be safe as long as you stay home, okay?" <-

(Lantern’s ears give a flick before lowering a bit at the phrase “someone else”, doesn’t seem too fond of the idea of being left with people they absolutely do not know…)

“… s… someone.. else?….”

-MiscChar Anon

-> "Do not worry, they're good friends of mine, and I trust them very much so. Plus, I do recall them mentioning a little somebody named "Gamma" could come and play with you...!" <-

~ *His voice and smile radiated warmth as he continued to shuffle through suits and ties, trying to find the perfect one for the night...* ~

(and look who was looking right at him, head tilted. Lantern also gives a bit of a confused “mrrp?”, they seem curious about what their new(ish) parentfriend has in his hands)

-MiscChar Anon

~ *the ferryman was looking at his suits and ties, and noticed Lantern being a curious little tiger.* ~

-> "ah- little lantern, I am having a very important gathering with someone tonight, someone very important, and I have to get ready. I will get someone to take care of you while I have this gathering, don't worry..." <-