Overcome (Belphegor x GN! Reader)

CH 5: Social

You sat still on a stool in Asmo's room as he busied himself with doing your hair. After the shopping trip last week, he begged you to let him do your hair for the ball. You wouldn't have said no in the first place, but Asmo ended up buying the outfit you picked out that day so you definitely weren't going to refuse.

The outfit you ended up picking out felt pretty extravagant to you, but this was a high profile event held by the ruler of the Devildom.

Even in the human world, you never really went to any events as fancy as this was about to be. Satan had told you a little bit about what to expect, and it truly sounded like some kind of celebrity party. The thought alone made you a little nervous, but you weren't just a regular guest. You, quite literally, were the guest of honor.

You weren't going alone though. You were going with seven of the Devildom's most powerful demons, and you knew you could count on them if something went wrong.

Well, six of them confidently. The relationship you shared with Belphegor was still fragile. The gap was slowly being bridged, especially after the shopping trip. You weren't entirely sure where the two of you stood though.

"Hey... hey! Are you listening?" Asmodeus sighed and removed his hands from your half done hair. "Sorry Asmo, I'm just a little nervous I think," you admitted sheepishly. "You don't have to be nervous! We'll all be there for you," he explained and went back to working on your hair.

After a few minutes, you could feel his hands slow. "Everything alright?" You asked, trying to look up at him. "Well, kind of? I guess you might feel a little nervous. You know everyone is going to be... oh how should I put this? Nobody is going to be masking their appearance, I guess?" He explained, very obviously trying to tread lightly on the topic.

"You mean everyone's going to be in their true demon form," you stated matter-of-factly. "Yeah, all seven of us, if you catch my drift," Asmo spoke softly as he fixed some flyaways.

You knew what he meant, of course. Lucifer called you to the study to have this discussion with you this morning. "All seven", of course, included Belphegor. Although it was a little hard getting used to him being around you as he normally was, you weren't sure how you'd feel seeing him in his demon form.

Asmodeus, seemingly taking your silence as a realization, continued, "If it gets to be too much for you, you can always find me, okay?" He spoke with a smile. "As long as you promise to dance with me a little if I do," you joked.

"You did phenomenal when we practiced the other day! Of course I would dance with you," Asmodeus gave you a loving pat on the head before finishing up your hair. "This looks great Asmo, thank you!" You smiled at him in the reflection of his vanity mirror.

"Thank you! I think you look splendid," Asmo smiled back at you before putting all of the hair stuff away. As you were admiring the hair job Asmo did, your D.D.D. pinged.

'New Messages from Satan (1)'

"Oh hey, that's Satan... shit! I forgot I was supposed to meet with him like ten minutes ago! I'm sorry Asmo, I gotta go," you explained, and hurriedly grabbed your things.

"That's alright! I'll see you at the party then, yeah?" He waved you off with a quick wink. "See you at the party! Thanks again for doing my hair!" You waved quickly before shutting Asmo's door behind you and hurrying down the hall.