you were automatic and as hollow as the 'O' in god
Nodding quietly - he knows very well how much Asta had enjoyed utilising that particular ability - no matter how chaotic and bloodthirsty Danta might have been as a son of The Climb, the things that had lived in the butcher's head and leaked out in his magic had been... effective, to say the least. As the other man draws them closer he doesn't stop him, but the resulting intimacy of their dance means that Asta will be able to feel the increased thunder of the Maverick's heart as they move.
"I appreciate that," he says softly, of being surprised by the butcher's Haunt when he least suspects it. With his mouth growing dry as they fall to a gentle stop, Danta finds himself biting at the inside of his cheek, gaze dropping towards Asta's shirt buttons. "I know it isn't you any more." He speaks slowly, wanting to convince himself as much as he does his lover. "I know you wouldn't use it that way, not on me. But I... I'm sorry in advance, put it that way."
Sorry if he can't keep his composure; sorry if he opts very much out of the butcher's presence in those moments. He might know Asta inside out by now, know him intimately in a way he's never known another person, but his body remembers that version of the butcher with visceral clarity, and it might not give him a choice in how he reacts.
"I appreciate that," he says softly, of being surprised by the butcher's Haunt when he least suspects it. With his mouth growing dry as they fall to a gentle stop, Danta finds himself biting at the inside of his cheek, gaze dropping towards Asta's shirt buttons. "I know it isn't you any more." He speaks slowly, wanting to convince himself as much as he does his lover. "I know you wouldn't use it that way, not on me. But I... I'm sorry in advance, put it that way."
Sorry if he can't keep his composure; sorry if he opts very much out of the butcher's presence in those moments. He might know Asta inside out by now, know him intimately in a way he's never known another person, but his body remembers that version of the butcher with visceral clarity, and it might not give him a choice in how he reacts.
Dantalion
Horns: Diamond - they look very similar to #2 in this image.
