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It was an early Saturday morning, you and the brothers didn't have to wake up at the ungodly hour of 7am to go to RAD, but alas, your body was in the rhythm of waking up at that hellish time regardless. Groaning, you begrudgingly sat up in your bed, sitting there slumped over for a few minutes before gathering the last little bit of your willpower and started your day. You grabbed your DDD, unlocking it to see you had a recent text from the resident otaku, Levi. Why the hell was he still up at this hour, and more importantly, why did he want you to come to his room as soon as you woke up?! Well, it was too late to pretend to go back to sleep now, he'd definitely see your read receipt on the messages. You sent him a quick text that you'd be over in a few minutes, to let you shower and get dressed lest you stink up his room with your, ahem, fresh out of bed smell.
Immediate response out of the way, you shuffled your way over to your bathroom, taking a brisk shower and changing into a simple pair of leggings and a tank top. You had one of Levi's hoodies still in your room from the last time he spent the night, so you figured you might as well wear it over to return it. Shit was comfy as hell, no wonder he wore it so much.
Taking a deep breath and willing the last little bit of sleep out of your system out, you walked out into the surprisingly quiet halls. Guess everyone else was still in bed, you thought with a pany of jealously. Damn your body keeping a steady sleep schedule!
Making your way over to Levi's door, you knocked 2 times, waited 3 seconds, and then knocked another time to let him know it was you.
Not even a second later, the door opened and you were grabbed and dragged into his room. The door slammed behind you so his brothers didn't see him bring a 'normie' into his room.
"Hey, mc!" He hummed out, a smile on his face, obviously pleased you came over. He'd never admit that to you though, or the fact he waited up all night just to be able to text you first so his brothers couldn't steal you away for the day. He got his hands on this new multiplayer game and he'd be damned if he didn't get to play it with you on release day!
You hummed, "Hey Levi," you were still groggy, but he seemed really excited right now, waving a game around frantically without realizing. You smiled, it took you a few attempts but you were able to gently grab his wrist and pull the game out of his hand to see what it was. "I couldn't see it with you waving it around everywhere," you mused. He blushed, obviously caught off guard by your sudden physical contact with him.
"O-Oh sorry-" you cut him off,
"This seems like a really cool game! DId it just come out today?"
"Yeah! I was able to preorder it, I've been trying to keep it a secret since I saw it since I know this is your favorite genre of games a-and I was hoping to surprise you with it.." As his sentence went on, he got more and more quiet to the point you could barely hear him, but you were able to catch the tail end.
"Aww, Levi! You didn't have to do that for me," but to show your thanks, you pulled him into a quick tender hug. "Thank you though, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. Now lets play!"
Before he could react, you grabbed his wrist and started dragging him over to your typical gaming seats. He was thoughtful, again, and bought a beanbags couch that you both could sit on. It was so much comfier than the floor.
He seemed to sit a little bit closer to you today, your knees rubbing together. You didn't mind, it was actually kinda comforting to have him this close to you. With how shy and skittish he was, it made you feel giddy inside that he was starting to trust you more and more and wasn't as affected by your touch. You chose not to comment on it, instead leaning back while he fiddled with the console and handed you your controller.
Suddenly, an idea popped in your head and you couldn't quite shake it away.
You decided to take a leap of faith today.
"Hey, can I touch your tail?" you surprised yourself with how casually that sounded, like you were talking about the weather. Their demon forms were either a touchy subject with them or you caught them on a good day and they didn't seem to mind. Something about not wanting to scare you, even though you're more than comfortable and trust them entirely till now.
"E-eeeeh?" He was flabbergasted, did you seriously just ask him that?! How could you ask him that so casually?!
"S-sorry if that made you uncomfortable- It was just a passing thought I had, you can forget about it," you waved your hand dismissively.
Levi was quiet for a few minutes, looking away from you and you swore you could see him trying to swipe quick glances at you. DId you upset him with your question?
Then, hearing him take in a shaky breath, you felt the air go heavy around you for a split second, and that pressure was one you knew all too well. You felt the air get pushed out of your lungs for a split second as his glamour fell, and there he was sitting in his full demonic glory.
He seemed extra shy and skittish now, his shoulders were all hunched up around him and his head was tucked between them. You gently reached out a hand and touched the top of his head, careful not to bump into the coral crown he calls his horns. You didn't know if he'd be okay with you touching them yet, and you didn't wanna make this experience a bad one for either of you. Taking a deep breath, you decided internally that he's chose to trust you, and you have to prove to him that you've earned that trust.
He jumped whenever he felt your hand on his head, silently thankful you didn't bump his horns. Not that he would've minded, quite the opposite actually. His horns are super sensitive to touch, and he didn't know what he'd do if he made a fool of himself in front of you [again]. He slowly and carefully moved his head further into your hand, in case you decided you wanted to pull away. However, you started to rub his head gently, using your other hand to pull his face up to look at you. You were staring at his horns, then to him, then back to his horns.
"Levi, your demon form is so beautiful," you whispered in awe. You didn't really get to see much of it during the TSL contest you guys had, too worried about making it out alive then to ogle him then.
He whined, planting his gaze onto the floor. He didn't move his face out of your hands though, silently enjoying your gentle touch. You traced his horns with your eyes, before quietly whispering, "Can I touch them too?"
"Y-y-yeah- just...becarefulbecausethey'rereallysensetive--" You swore you grew a talent trying to decipher what the fuck this boy says sometimes. "Okay, I promise I'll be really careful." you promised, intending to mean it. Reaching up from his head slowly, you gently brushed the pad of your finger of the rough, but oddly nice to the touch surface. The reaction was instant, you heard Levi let out a loud purring sound. Hmm, so that's what he meant by they're sensitive.
Realizing what he was doing, he immediately tried to stop purring, but it was too late. You were already rubbing his horns gently, giggling whenever he started purring again, leaned into your touch, and started to melt like putty. You continued this for a few minutes until he ended up laying down on his side, his head carefully into your lap, game forgotten, and you running your hands through his hair and over his horns.
You decided now was better then never, so you popped the question again, "Hey, can I touch your tail?"
"Mm? O-oh yeah, here," he mumbled, pulling his tail to lay across his side and into your lap. You squealed inside, giddy to finally touch his tail. It was so long though! There was still some spilling behind him on the couch. You started by slowly running your whole hand over the swell in his tail, noticing how smooth but muscular it felt under your touch. It squirmed under your touch, the end coming up to wrap gently around your wrist. Curiously, you glanced down at the owner of said tail. He had his face hidden by his hands, his ears were completely red so you knew his face was probably the same shade or even darker.
"It..it feels nice and I got this sudden possessive feeling-" he stammered, refusing to look up at you. You giggled, not really worried about his tail around your wrist, "I don't mind Levi, it's actually pretty comforting if I'm being honest, it feels like a heavy bracelet," you joked, smiling whenever he shyly looked up at you. "Yo-you really don't think it's gross?" You shook your head, you really didn't. His tail had a very smooth texture to it. You could barely feel his scales, and it was a lot colder then the rest of him. "You're so cool, Levi," you said gently, "I love every part of you! Your demon form is so cool, like, seriously!! You have this huge tail that you can control and wrap around things, your horns are so pretty, they're the most unique out of all of your brothers, and you have little fangs! You're so cool and adorable, I wish you would let your true self out around me more," you said, a small pout on your lips. You realized your ramble a moment later, flopping backwards and covering your face with your hands. Did you really just tell him all of that?!
Meanwhile, Levi was internally losing his shit on the inside. You thought he was cool? You WANTED him to look like this? He was under the impression you wouldn't want to see his demon form - after all, his brothers have a lot cooler forms. He's just a snake. Mentally shaking his head, he tried to get rid of those thoughts for now. "I- you want me to be in my demon form more? D-doesn't it scare you?"
"No, why would it scare me? I trust you guys completely and I want you to be comfortable around me too," you replied simply, confused about why you'd be scared of their true forms.
"I- I tried to kill you in this form! Doesn't it bring back memories of that?" He cried, sitting up slightly to look at you. His brows were furrowed, he looked like he was in deep conflict. Neither of you had brought up the TSL event since that fateful day. "Levi, do you still feel guilty about that?"
"..." he was silent, refusing to look at you now. You could see his eyelashes getting wet from unshed tears. Taking a deep breath, you gently grabbed his shoulders and pulled him up to you for a hug.
"Levi, I don't hold that against you. I went into that contest knowing what could've happened, and guess what? I'm still here, we're best friends, and I still love you. I want you to be comfortable around me too, you know? I like this side of you, I think you're really cool and I love seeing your demon form! Even if it's just in private with the two of us, if you want to, I'd love to see you natural." you didn't pull away from him, letting him nuzzle into your shoulder and calm himself down. He had a death grip on the back of your shirt - wait, was something wrapping around your waist?
You hummed, trying to look down at your midsection and you could barely see the bumps and curves of what could only be his tail. He had it wrapped around your midsection, not tight enough to harm you, but tight enough to keep you near him.
"MC...If you really want me to, I'll do it," he pulled back, face flushed but a smile on his face regardless. "I-..It means a lot to me that you don't hold that against me anymore..but I'm glad you like this side of me I guess? I n-never really had anyone tell me they liked my demon form."
He sounded unsure, but if you had to guess, the way his tail was wrapped around your thigh now, snug and comfortable, and the way he was pressed up against you as you both played the new game that you originally came over to play, you had a feeling that he was happy.