"I should say that I do want it, then, and dance around your rules with pretty, pretty words," Beelzebub murmured, finger tapping his jaw. "Promise that I'll play nice with all the other kiddies."
He stepped up to the Antichrist and tilted his head to look the boy in the eye, squinting like the child was a horse or a dog being inspected on show. Circling. "How strong are you, Antichrist? I've seen numbers and pictures and heard rumors, but is it true you could," he breathed near Adam's ear, testing his limits, testing the Antichrist's patience, "hold my hand in check?"
Giving a little shiver, he stepped away from the Antichrist. He never had a nose for danger, but he would hardly prosper from pushing their interaction into violence. Hated being so close to someone, but it was so thrilling to see them respond.
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Date: 2006-01-03 01:54 am (UTC)He stepped up to the Antichrist and tilted his head to look the boy in the eye, squinting like the child was a horse or a dog being inspected on show. Circling. "How strong are you, Antichrist? I've seen numbers and pictures and heard rumors, but is it true you could," he breathed near Adam's ear, testing his limits, testing the Antichrist's patience, "hold my hand in check?"
Giving a little shiver, he stepped away from the Antichrist. He never had a nose for danger, but he would hardly prosper from pushing their interaction into violence. Hated being so close to someone, but it was so thrilling to see them respond.