ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ ɢɪꜰᴛ | ᴛʜɪᴀᴍ

5. innocence lost ☆

I will apologise in advance for what is about to happen. Like, I'm really sorry but oh well,

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The angel's eyes were closed, nose pressed into the crook of Liam's neck as he was carried.

He tried to block away the sounds he heard around them, he didn't like them but he felt safe in Liam's arms, somehow he knew he will be unharmed as long as Liam held him. He could still feel the dull ache of the cut on his inner thigh but it wasn't that bad anymore.

Curiosity won and he peeked slowly from the safety of Liam's neck.

He regreted it instantly. He thought that what he'd already seen was bad enough, but what his pure eyes landed on gave him chilly goosebumps along his skin.

Some.. let's say mutant wolves, were chowing down on something, their growls of possessiveness of their food echoed, their snouts doused in blood and lips curled up to show their deadly teeth. The hounds made eye contact with Theo and the angel was displeased, terrified and shaking. Instinctively, his head retreated back into Liam's neck. He heard a clear chuckle coming from Liam.

"It's scary, too scary." the angel mumbled, his arms tightening around Liam's shoulders, not thinking much of the action. "You're scary."

The odd, unfamiliar feeling was appearing again in Theo's stomach, unable to realise if it was a bad or a genuine good feeling. Maybe he'd experiment later, but wasn't that a sin? He was thought not to act upon his urges. He felt nasty just thinking about these things.

"You won't hurt me, right?" Theo whispered softly, needing to be reassured. "I don't want you to hurt me."

Liam's voice was rough but so comforting. "I won't hurt you unless I need to." he replied darkly, keeping his head straight ahead.

After that, Theo didn't say anything else and waited for the walk to end. He was enjoying himself though, the peacefulness of being held in someone's arms. He's never done something like this in Heaven. The warmth of another being pressed against him was endearing. Theo was almost sad to be released from being carried when the demon announced that they arrived.

Carefully, his legs unwrapped themselves and his foot was gently placed back on the ground. He slid his hands away from Liam's neck and let them down to his sides.

"This is where you live?" the angel asked the demon.

"Yeah." he replied blandly. "I know you're not used to this, but you're staying here even if you like it or not. I don't trust those dumbasses to look after something as precious as you." Liam bellowed, walking towards the door that was similar to the one Theo tried to push earlier.

Theo was too busy standing in the same place, looking down at the ground as a blush appeared on his cheeks. "You think I'm precious?" the brunette whispered, making Liam stop in his tracks and let out a deep sigh.

"As in you're an angel, don't get things mixed up."

Frowning, Theo kept his head down, following the demon through the door.

This place was much more different from the tiny room he stayed in, it was more open, with a lot of furniture. The angel ignored the other hell-ish things in the living area. Like the rusty or bloodied chains.

The place itself was an absolute mess. It was as Liam didn't clean after himself much.

"I'm rarely here." Liam announced answering Theo's thoughts. "Stay away from dangerous objects, got it? And don't touch anything you know you're not supposed to."

Theo gulped and nodded. "Where will I sleep?"

Liam looked at Theo registering the question. "My room, it's up the stairs."