[SE] I'm jutht a mirror

i tried to start caring like you and like them
when you said that i was killing myself

“Aha, I am sure you could find something, darling.” Astaroth hums, with absolutely zero doubt in his mind that she’d be able to scrounge something worth sinking their teeth into. For the moment, though, he’s content with the company and more than elated with the gift received.

Nodding, though, especially to see the slightly softer smile that graces her face with the thought of her home, the butcher’s more than happy to see the shift in her disposition over the time he’s known her. She’s still sharp as ever, though.

A low hum of a laugh escapes his throat as he flashes her a sharp smile in response. “Yes, I am intending on staying as far away from them as I can.” He confirms, pushing off of his desk to collect the mirror and let the second apparition of himself vanish. “In the meantime, I look forward to seeing you more often, Thalassa.” His tone is genuine, a touch soft, considering her far more of a friend these days than perhaps they both realize.

With more short and quiet conversations to pass a bit of time, the butcher will help her see to either a room to stay in or safely on her way to where she already was staying for the moment, before he returns to focus back on his healing.

- FIN

Astaroth

healed everything but my shame