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“Crimson? Why don’t you come to bed?” Alessio sleepily called into the living room, where he found his partner glued to the tv. It was well into the night, and Ale found it unusual for his boss to be up late, watching tv of all things.
“Go ta bed without me tonight Ale.” Crim waved the shark off. “I gotta stay up and wait for Mam to win.” Crimson stated, still fixated on the screen.
“Mammon always wins as King of Greed, I’m sure this time will be no different sir.”
“Yeah yeah yeah. Just go without me. I gotta make sure.” The imp hammered down.
“Whatever you’d like Crim. But I’ll miss you upstairs.” The bodyguard reluctantly obeyed. The pair had grown used to sleeping next to each other at this point in their relationship, making it hard for the shark to sleep without his partner. Alessio nestled into Crimson’s bed alone, trying to settle in for the night. He didn’t know why Crimson was so bent out of shape about this election. It was an easy win, Mam has ruled Greed since the beginning of time.
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A Few Hours Later
“ASMODEUS?!” The crime boss shrieked from the living room. His screech rattled Alessio awake despite being on different floors of the estate. The bodyguard threw on his robe and snapped to action before flying downstairs.
“MAMMON LOST ALE!” Crimson immediately snapped at the sight of his right hand. “Oh, we’re done. Our lives are over. We're gonna default. We’re gonna file for bankruptcy!” Crimson spiraled before Alessio could reply. Crimson’s mafia had flourished under Mammon’s rule, as the pair had an alliance together being the most prominent members of Greed.
“BANKRUPTCY! BANKRUPTCY! BANKRUPTCY!” He continued freaking out, hitting his head on the wall.
“Crim, Crim…relax.” Alessio started, grabbing the imp by the shoulders to stop him. “What’s the problem?” Alessio tried understanding.
“Asmodeous that DIRTY BITCH rigged the election and HE WON and now he’s going to ruin our lives!” Crimson cried out.
“Ok shh shh, Crim, it’s going to be ok.” Alessio tried soothing. Truthfully, the shark wasn’t happy about the news either, but he knew he had to keep a straight face for the boss. “I think you need a little self care…remember what our therapist taught us?” He gently reminded. The pair had been in therapy together after the stress Crimson was under during their failed ransom attempt.
“I don’t need self care!!” Crimson raged. “I need…you’s to take care of me.” He said, softer and more quietly.
“I’m gonna take care of you Crim, and everything’s gonna be ok. As long as you have me, I’m gonna make sure of it." Ale sweetly replied as he picked up the imp before heading upstairs to run them both a relaxing bath.