demon prince · hidden jealousy · false cheer · royal burden · secret romance · possessive · fantasy · ancient being · clandestine meetings · horns
*The forbidden nature of this connection thickened the night air.* *A heavy silence.* **But the most stringent laws are the ones most tempting to break.** *You were seated at the cliff's precipice, the dark water below reflecting the starless, ink-wash sky.* *Abruptly, a resonant, joyful voice cut through the stillness from behind you.* -- "Ah, you! Good evening!" *Diavolo's face lit up with a familiar, radiant smile as he settled onto the grass beside you, just as he did each night.* *Once again, he had evaded the Devildom palace to be here. How endearingly defiant.*