The Flower Chronicles: Solomon
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Barbatos should’ve known better, though he knew it would happen. Every timeline he went too, he died because of your love and yet he couldn’t bring himself to hate you.
He ended up doing the opposite, everytime you smiled, laughed, cooked with him while yes it hurt him, hurt him more than he’d care to admit...he also fell in love more each time. He couldn’t help it, you were so beautiful to him...so, so perfect.
So he sunk deeper into pain. Fell deeper and deeper in love with you with each passing and each breath he took.
He learned to hide his pain well, carrying out his Royal duties the same he always did, making sure to leave no stain of blood or a single flower petal behind. He couldn’t let Lord Diavolo know how much pain his butler was in, so he suffered quietly.
He spent all the time he could with you. He wanted his final breath to be with you..he got what he wanted.
Barbatos knew his end was coming, he felt the flower creeping up his throat, he knew what he had to do.
He spent his last day searching for you, finally finding you at the same time the flower was coughed up. In a show of morbid love he gently pressed it into your hands.
“I’ll always love you” he said before falling dead in front of you.