// i get a toothache every time i lie to someone i love //
“Despite my own embarrassment, my charm and action do tend to make up for things, darling.” The Butcher hums playfully, huffing a laugh before he buries it with the next sip of the halovian whiskey, feeling it warm him even further as his dark gaze drops onto his companion carefully taking the piece of jerky form Thalassa’s hand. As the dragonling finally settles on the blanket between them to gnaw on it like it’s a bone, Asta recounts the adventure in the Peepholes.
He sees her shake her head, the mention of will o wisps a good option, but not quite like what he’d experienced. So he hums a thoughtful note before he’s shaking his head, too, tilting his head with her next question as the next piece of meat is dropped by Sicarius. The dragon grumbles something that could be a thank you but could also be a warning, and Asta tries his best to remember what exactly happened.
They didn’t really lead anywhere, is what he comes up with. “Mm, well, they did not really lead anywhere. As people fell into a slumber they kept going and we kept following, yet they stopped and vanished when those that fell asleep woke up.” His nose wrinkles slightly and he swirls the whiskey in the glass as he considers it more. “And after that, we decided to leave before anyone else fell asleep and none of us made it out.”
He sees her shake her head, the mention of will o wisps a good option, but not quite like what he’d experienced. So he hums a thoughtful note before he’s shaking his head, too, tilting his head with her next question as the next piece of meat is dropped by Sicarius. The dragon grumbles something that could be a thank you but could also be a warning, and Asta tries his best to remember what exactly happened.
They didn’t really lead anywhere, is what he comes up with. “Mm, well, they did not really lead anywhere. As people fell into a slumber they kept going and we kept following, yet they stopped and vanished when those that fell asleep woke up.” His nose wrinkles slightly and he swirls the whiskey in the glass as he considers it more. “And after that, we decided to leave before anyone else fell asleep and none of us made it out.”
Astaroth
// please just look me in my rotting smile and tell me i'm the only one you think of //
