All is Fair in Love and War (Alastor x Reader)

Chapter 50

"What have you been up to? I mean... Since we last saw each other." You chuckled softly, leading Andrew down various the winding halls.

"Job hopped a lot for a while, mostly working in car shops as a mechanic. I also did clean-outs for peoples houses and shit."

"Sounds exhausting."

"Eh, I didn't mind the work." He smiled. "Kept me busy. Nowadays I'm working at a music store. It's a pretty sweet gig, managers a bit of a prick but I think that's a given down here."

"How do you mean?" You asked.

He shrugged and placed his hands in his hoodie pocket. "He's kind of... Aggressive. He's a very 'my way or the highway' sort of guy. He won't hesitate to throw hands if shit doesn't go his way. I mean he's nice on a very surface level, but peel back a layer and he is just a grouchy bastard."

"Yikes." You cringed, folding your arms across your chest as you both continued the tour.

"I guess I can't blame him, guy got murdered and now he's been here for a little over a century with little to nothing to show for it." He reasoned.

"Still." You shook your head. "He hasn't hurt you, has he?"

"Uh, only once. I got smacked pretty good with the back of his hand." He said, looking up as he thought back to that moment before looking back over at you. "I was defending a costumer who was in the right about something instead of backing him up. Learned to keep my mouth shut real quick. Just 'yes sir, no sir, thank you sir.'"

"Sounds charming..." you scoffed, rolling your eyes. "Need me to talk to him?"

He chuckled softly and shook his head. "Maybe. We'll keep that option on the back burner."

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Eventually you had showed him around most of the hotel; all the spots worth knowing about, anyway. You both had settled in the entertainment room, resting upon one of the larger sofa's; him on one end and you on the other. Reminiscing on old memories and inside jokes, as well as catching up on what happened after graduation.

"So... Tell me something." He stated, leaning in as he spoke.

You raised a brow and hummed in response.

"How did you end up befriending the radio demon?" He whispered.

You blushed and laughed softly. "He's my boyfriend, actually."

His jaw dropped and his eyes went wide, he looked like a deer in headlights from how stunned he was. "You... You're... Him...? How??" He stammered.

You couldn't help but giggle bashfully, feeling your face redden slightly before elaborating. "We met here at the hotel, actually. I had seen him before at overlord meetings and shit but we never really talked to each other. Then one day Charlie hit me up asking if I'd do a mural job for her and I said yes, found out Alastor's working here too. My first night here, I couldn't sleep. He found me up on the roof, taking in the view, and he stayed up there with me for hours. Andrew, we talked like we had known each other for years, it was crazy. I've never bonded with somebody like that and so quickly."

"Awhhh!" He gushed, smiling and playfully nudging you.

"After that, we were so inseparable that we were practically joined at the hip." You continued. "Fast forward a few weeks, we were on the hotel balcony outside my old room and... he kissed me."

"What did you do?"

"...I kissed him back." You smirked. "I really liked him already, so when he did I was just over the moon with happiness."