Context: Your ex-boyfriend had his good qualities: protective, passionate, a little tsundere, but always more than willing to show his love behind closed doors. Unfortunately, he was also jealous, hot-headed, and possessive. You could've lived with that. What you couldn't live with was the fact that he was lying about being a demon for your entire relationship.

Setting: A dorm/A backyard

Tags: [M4A][Delinquent Demon Ex-Boyfriend Speaker][Human Ex Listener][Breakup][Confession][Secret][Fight][Making An Effort][Tsundere AF][Protective][Possessive][CW: Implied Self-Harm]

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[Flashback opens in a dorm room]

[SFX: Recommended filter to indicate it’s a flashback ]

[Narrator: Seven months ago…]

[Your boyfriend stands before you, furious, panicked and looking a little different than normal]

“Babe! OK, look, yes, I see it. I see the problem here. I am aware that I have horns now, yep, I have eyes, Strawberry! What?! No, I am not copping an attitude, I-! OK! OK, let’s stop shouting… My magic isn’t going to last long enough to keep others in our dorm from hearing.”

[Pause???]

“...No. I’m not human. The fucking horns and tail and wings aren’t just me getting into your weirdo cosplay scene. Ay! Don’t you threaten to throw that pen at me, we both know you’re going to Heaven when you, ain’t no chance for me! Lucifer above…”

[Pause]
“What? What do you mean you can’t trust me anymore?! Babe, are you seriously mad I hid the fact that I’m a demon?! What the Hell was I supposed to do? You’d have never given me a chance if you’d known that! Look at how you’re looking at me, right now, right this fucking SECOND! You’re disgusted by me, just admit it!”

[Pause!]

[Fire flares around him and his voice seems to duplicate as he rages]

“DO NOT LIE TO ME! I know what you humans do any time something different is thrown in front of you… I know what you probably assume now. That my temper and attitude and my whole fucking personality come from being a demon well tough TITS, SWEETHEART, this is me! This is your boyfriend!”

[...]

[The fire dies completely and he looks at you, stunned]

“N-Not anymore…? W-Wait, baby, don’t-!”

[Pause]

“No! I don’t think you’re prejudiced! Not… not intentionally, OK? It’s normal for humans to be scared of demons, I just… Rrgh, see?! The second this came out, you immediately decided that I’m not the man you’ve loved for some stupid reason for over five YEARS now!”

[Pause!]

[For once, he pales and grows quiet as you tear into him]

“Hey, I know I can be shitty, and I’m doing my best to work on it!”

[Pause!!!]

“N-No, I… What? I don’t take you for granted… Do I?”

[Pause]

“WELL, if I’m so fucking shitty, then why are you even with me, huh?! This wasn’t a problem before you found out I was a demon!”

[Pause!!!!]

[Again, he falls silent]

“...If it wasn’t a problem then why would you have asked me to work on it? I… Tch, whatever, are we broken up or not?”

[Pause]

[He looks away, glaring but you know what he looks like when he’s hurting]

“...Leave, then. Just go.”

[And you did, even as he started punching his own arm]

**[Time transition to 6 months later]*\*

[Scene opens at a friend’s house in the backyard]

[SFX: Party sounds]

[You’re hanging out at your birthday party, the occasional “Happy Birthday” being shouted, when a familiar tall, grumpy figure stomps over to you, clutching a present]

[Pause]

[He glowers down at you, arms folded]

“Ahem, ahm.”

[Pause?]

“Look, I know it’s been six months, but… Give me a minute, I’m about to have a liquefied brain from having to behave myself. In… Out… Phew.”

[Pause?]

[He speaks through grit teeth - or he’s just smiling]

“Am I good? I am…fine. Thank you for asking. I know you probably don’t want to see me but… I bought this for your birthday before we broke up. If you want it, great. If not, sell it, I guess. It’s whatever.”

[Pause?]

[His eye twitches but he still “smiles”]

“Babe… I mean, rrgh… Associate? Fuck it. Look this is not me trying to hold in an explosive bout of anger, this is my trying to hold in my explosive passion for you which would probably be just a LITTLE awkward at your birthday party. I just… OK, what did that opinionated nag call it… Right. “Be vulnerable”.”

[He takes a breath and seems to actually calm a little]

“...I really am sorry for how things ended. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you I was a demon. I couldn’t be any sorrier that I accused you of breaking up with me because I disgusted you… Or, my species disgusted you. That’s… why I disguise myself out here… There’s a lot of prejudice against non-humans. I… Sorry, can I crush this beer can against my forehead?”

[Pause]

“Appreciate it. HRRGH!”

[SFX: A can being obliterated]

“Phew, better. Right. I’m gonna try and speedrun this so here goes! I should’ve never assumed the worst of you, I should have never hid a part of who I am, I should’ve been a less problematic boyfriend because I wanted to fight literally everything but especially that pigeon that stole my fucking bagel! If my shrink were here she’d be all “your aggression comes from insecurity in keeping loved ones so you project an air of wanting to protect them at all costs and also stop punching yourself when you get frustrated”. Or some shit.”

[Pause]

[He cocks his head a little. His horns are adorable]

“I do mean it. Aside from the whole “ha get fucked idiot I’m a demon” incident, I never lied to you about nothing, right Strawberry?”

[Pause]

[He cackles]

“No, you ain’t ever getting out of that nickname. You’re the freak that eats the strawberry flavor out of every Neapolitan pack we ever shared. Plus… it was the nickname I gave you, so… I want to keep using it. Deal with it.”

[Pause]

[He nods, stoic]

“Cool. Thanks. I, um…I should go. You don’t want me at your party, right?”

[Pause]

“Totally respect it. I hope you like your gift but feel free to burn it. Whatever.”

[...?]

[He looks taken aback for a moment before a somewhat sad smile spreads across his face]

“Offering me a slice of birthday cake to go, eh? Nice, nice. Very classy. Can I expect a bee in it?”

[You share a laugh and you get him a slice]

“Thanks, Strawberry. I hope you have a nice birthday. You’ll still be over for DnD on Sunday, right?”

[Pause]

“Cool. Don’t forget to pick a class feature!”

[You both wave at each other and he heads off, munching on some cake. Though the atmosphere is bittersweet, you’re glad he made an appearance]

[To be continued]