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“Candy Dedication?” Leviathan raises an eyebrow. “What kind of normie bs is this?”, he scoffs, shaking his head. Normally, he wouldn’t even bother with whatever was on the notice board, but the crowd forming around it today made his curiosity pique. The poster hung up high on the board wrote, ‘Anonymously send love notes and candies to your loved ones in the spirit of Valentine!’ The sickly sweet font almost made Leviathan gag. “What’cha reading?”, you appeared behind him, looking over his shoudler. “Gah-!” Leviathan jolts, surprised with your sudden appearance, “Can you stop appearing like that?”, he huffs. You snicker and stand beside him, reading the notice board, “Candy Dedication, huh? Sounds fun,” you hum.
“Fun?” the demon raises an eyebrow, “Our school is being reigned by gross, yucky normies and you’re calling it fun?” You gasp in mock offense, placing your hand on your chest, “ You’re calling my idea gross and yucky?”
“What?”
You nod, “I know, I know. Awesome idea, right? Don’t need to thank-” Leviathan suddenly grabs your shoulder and starts shaking you profusely, “Get out of them demon! MC would NEVER even think of this!” He lets you go after a while, shaking his head in disbelief, “To think that you would come up with this…This is why you shouldn’t spend time with those normie brothers of mine.” You sigh, still a bit dizzy after Leviathan shook you. “Calm down, nerd. It’s not like the world is ending.” “It is!”, Leviathan exclaims. He crosses his arms, “How’d you even do this?” You huff proudly, “Well… Diavolo asked me about fun stuff I did back in high school and I told him about this and he loved the concept,” you explain. Leviathan lets out another particularly loud sigh, rubbing his temples, “Typical, typical! Of course the future Demon King would love this..”
You pat his back, “Aww, come on! It’ll be fun. Plus, yours truly will be playing cupid,” you wink and stick your tongue out. “Cupid..?” Leviathan tilts his head, already imagining you all pink and frilly in cupid’s outfit. His face grows red as he mutters, “...I wouldn’t mind that.” Your eyebrows furrow, already knowing what he was thinking about, “Don’t be weird. I meant that the candy and notes will be delivered by me along with a few others. Therefore, cupid for the day.” Leviathan pouts, clearly not satisfied, “Still, I don’t like this whole thing. You must’ve gotten a ton back in the day…and it will be the same now.” You look away sheepishly, rubbing the back of your neck, “Not really… I don’t think people even knew my name back then.” You feign a sigh, dramatically placing the back of your hand on your forehead, “I know what you’re going to say, ‘Whaaaat? My lovely partner has never gotten a love letter? Oh my poor baby!”
Levi scoffs, “Don’t put words in my mouth, dweeb. I guess I’ll get you o-one but only because you want it!” you smirk, “Aww… How sweet! I’m so grateful for my wonderful otaku boyfriend!” you exclaim loud enough for people nearby to hear you. “Don’t-!” Leviathan’s face grows bright red, “You’re trying to kill me, I swear..” you pat his head with a wide grin on your face, “Orders are open until next week so hurry up. I’ll be waiting..” you hum in a sing-song tone.
The day of the deliveries finally arrived. The commotion from the students ran through the hallways as they chatter about the notes they’ve received. Leviathan sits at his desk, looking at one of the cupids absentmindedly. He then turns to look at the small pile of candies and notes on his desk, groaning at the sight. Sure, he may claim to be a loser, shut-in but he was still the Avatar of Envy, one of the Seven Rulers of the Devildom who was guaranteed to have some fans. As he goes through them, one catches his eye. A handwriting he was all too familiar with, “..MC’s…” he mutters. Leviathan swiftly opens the note and begins to read it.
“To My Lord of Shadows,
Thank you for being the sweet and kind demon that you are. I know I don’t say it often but I love you so so much!
From, your Henry (;”
On the very edge of the note, there was a doodle of you and him that you had drawn. The both of you are holding hands and tiny hearts around it. “Th-This is so cringe…” he mutters, but his face was showing the opposite. Leviathan was desperately hiding a smile, his cheeks bright red. He felt so giddy so much so that he felt like he could run 10 laps around the school and that was saying A LOT. He looks at the other students, huffing, then mutters to himself, “Look at those losers, gushing over what they got..Theirs wouldn’t even reach to be as good as MY MC’s note." While he muses, thinking about how he’s madly in love with you, the bell rings. He immediately bolts out of the classroom, looking for you.
After walking for a while, he finds you by the school gates, slumped against the wall. It was obvious that you were tired from running around the school, giving candies and notes. He lightly taps on your shoulder, “Hey..” you perk up, turning to look at him, “Oh, hey..” He slumps on the wall next to you, a small smile carved on his face. “So..” he begins, “You must be tired, huh?” “Mhm,” you nod. You tilt your head, “I assumed you got alot?” Leviathan nods, “Yeah. Just the usual normie fans, y’know..Honestly, I don’t get em.. But you must’ve gotten a lot too?” You chuckle softly, “Yeah. I have quite the collection.”
They went back to standing against the wall in silence. Leviathan kept glancing at you, sweat growing on his forehead. Something was definitely wrong. You being quiet after an event like this? Weird, OOC even! Even when you were tired, you still managed a sentence or two, not this total silence. Before he could ask if something was wrong, you suddenly looked back at him, the disappointment in your voice clear, “Is cupid not worthy of love too?”
Leviathan’s eyebrows furrowed, “Wh-What?”
“You didn’t get me one.” you say bluntly.
Leviathan’s eyes widened, his mouth agape, “Wh-What? Did you really think I didn’t get you the candy?” you frown, “Well, I didn’t get any that had your name or your handwriting, so yeah, I guess I assumed you didn’t get me the candy,” you frown, crossing your arms, “I get that you think it’s gross and cringe and whatever, but I just thought…” you paused, looking away, “Nevermind.” Leviathan looks at you in confusion. What the hell were you talking about? He remembered paying for the service, writing on the note and-
Oh.
The damn note was in his bag. He had totally forgotten to give it back to the person who would distribute them later. He mentally curses himself for being so stupid. Leviathan’s face grows red as he shamefully rubs the back of his neck, “I… may or may not have forgotten to give the note back to the ‘cupid’...” The demon quickly reaches for his bag, scrambling to find the note. Once he finds it, he takes one of the candies he received and rips the original note before sticking his on it instead. He hands it to her, incredibly embarassed, “H-Here. Gah, I’m so sorry, I’m such a bad boyfriend..” Your cheeks flush as you take the crudely assembled gift. You gently pry the note open, reading the contents aloud,
“To MC, you are the best partner that a shut-in could ask for. You are my bestest friend in the whole three realms and I ♡ you!!”
You smile and eventually chuckle. Leviathan’s face is red with embarrassment and anticipation, wondering what you think. You look back at him, cheeks tinted with a soft shade of red, “This is so sweet… I guess I underestimated you, huh?” Leviathan huffs. His heart was still beating fast, “Damn right you did. But I still feel bad…” You walk up to him, planting a soft kiss on his cheek, “It’s fine. But if you insist on making up for this.. I am craving some Bufo Egg Milk Tea right now…” Leviathan smiles, glad that you weren’t upset with him anymore. His heart swells up with love as he sighs, “Alright then.”