[It's haunting, to have this memory come back so vividly. To ruminate on the Celestial War was something he found himself doing from time to time, especially while Belphegor had been missing. But this is something else entirely. A replaying that makes his stomach turn and his heart ache.
Xiao will find the demon out on the beach, seated in the surf with his arms wrapped against himself. He'll smell the adeptus long before he hears him, a brief turn of his head, before looking back out to the ocean.]
[ He frowns, and moves to take a seat next to Beel. He has a feeling they both know what they need to talk about.
Xiao looks over at him; the distance between them is small. He doesn't anticipate that Beel will try to leave, but it seems like there's no running from this. ]
...I saw what happened, between you and your siblings. I'm sorry, Beelzebub. [ ... ] I wish I'd learned this about you some other way.
[ Not in a way where it was out of Beel's control. ]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Xiao will find the demon out on the beach, seated in the surf with his arms wrapped against himself. He'll smell the adeptus long before he hears him, a brief turn of his head, before looking back out to the ocean.]
...Mn. Hi, Xiao.
Sorry. Were you looking for me?
KICKS DOWN THE DOOR
[ He frowns, and moves to take a seat next to Beel. He has a feeling they both know what they need to talk about.
Xiao looks over at him; the distance between them is small. He doesn't anticipate that Beel will try to leave, but it seems like there's no running from this. ]
...I saw what happened, between you and your siblings. I'm sorry, Beelzebub. [ ... ] I wish I'd learned this about you some other way.
[ Not in a way where it was out of Beel's control. ]