Seam was sitting in his old and worn but loved chair. Jevil was snug in his lap. It was getting late, the perfect time that Seam spent reading. By now, he'd stopped guessing whether Jevil was actually reading along with him or just wanted an excuse to cuddle. He was leaning towards the latter.

But then his thoughts wandered on how the ex-jester was in nightwear(a black onesie with yellow duckies on it), but kept the almost obnoxious hat on. It was big on the tiny creature, and the bells were really testing Seam's self-control.

"Why do you insist on wearing that all the time?" Seam finally asked.

"...I like it. I dunno, dunno." Jevil shrugged.

"Well, why don't you take it off? Do you wear it to bed, friend?" Seam snorted teasingly. Jevil huffed and playfully swatted his chest, shaking his head.

"Fine, I'll say, say! You know I'm like a demon, demon?" Jevil asked, referring to his own race. Seam nodded. Imp, gremlin, demon, he was like that. "I have horns, but they're tiny, tiny!" he whined in dismay, flushing in genuine embarrassment as he posed dramatically.

Seam bit his tongue to keep back a laugh, cracking smile. Jevil, after all this, didn't want to take off his hat because he had small horns? Sure, he was hesitant to getting normal clothes after so long, but it was about time he stopped wearing the hat so much. Plus, Seam's sworn he's seen little tufts of black hair peek out from under the hat and Jevil probably has some awful hat hair.

Jevil looked offended, mockingly covering his chest and huffing. He tugged his hat off, as if in defiance. As expected, his hair was a mess and fluffed up in every which way. His ears were lowered as much as possible and tilted back in a flustered annoyance, the tips the same shade of dark purple as his adorable blushing face.

His horns were just a few inches long, three or four, and curled backwards and outwards a bit. They were cracked and dull at the ends and along the top, as if some blunt force had struck them repeatedly. One was a bit shorter than the other.

"...th-there."

"And what's so bad about them?" Seam asked, genuinely curious. He looked adorable like this! Forget the hat, he was soft! So very soft. Jevil grumbled and sank into himself as Seam played with his hair contently.

"They're so small, small..."

Seam resisted making a crude joke and just face-palmed. "Jevil, I have never seen another monster remotely similar to you. I have nothing to compare it to. You're just fine, friend."

Jevil eased up, resting his head on Seam's just and nodding. "Yes, true, true...." he mumbled, curling up and starting to let out soft purrs.

"What happened to make them so...dull?"

"...sometimes the king, the king got mad....when I first became the fool, the fool...." Jevil sank deeper against Seam, looking precious. "When I wasn't good with magic, magic, only the Devilsknife, so...."

"You don't have to explain further." Seam interrupted, entangling his paws in Jevil's curly hair and staying there. "Just....you're adorable, Jevil." Jevil whined pathetically, swatting at Seam in a feeble attempt to escape.

"Lies, lies!" Jevil cried, leaning away from Seam's grip. He struggled to free himself, childishly refusing to believe that there was nothing wrong with him.

Seam smiled warmly at his partner and rubbed just along his jaw, earning a loud purr. Jevil grumbled, blushing heatedly as he sank into the affection. Seam trailed a paw up to Jevil's horns and rubbed them curiously. It was definitely a different, rough sensation compared to typical Jevil softness.

Jevil was reduced to a purring mess, immediately falling limp against Seam. His tongue poked out from behind his teeth and he was vibrating slightly. Seam kept gently kneading the base of the imp's horns, amused at Jevil's trance. "See, friend? There's nothing wrong with you."

Jevil tiredly nodded, pressing himself into Seam's soft touch. "Mm hmm...yes, yes, Seamy..." he sleepily reached up to grasp Seam's free hand, hugging the paw and idly petting it. "Soft, soft..."

It didn't take long for him to doze off completely in Seam's arms.

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Headcanon that Jevil has small horns that Seam takes full advantage of to make him fall asleep.