(Y/N) and I were curled up in bed when the unexpected happened: my phone rang. A myriad of thoughts ran through my head as I left bed to find it, tucked away in my pants.

It was an unspoken taboo to bother one of my kind when we were working during a contract, so it was likely either very important or someone being exceptionally rude. Surely the End of Days wasn’t upon us? Was I being called home, to join the war?

Terror gripped me when I saw who it was. The Dark Lord himself was calling! I felt a tight ball of dread form in my entrails as I answered the phone.

Andy: “Greetings, my liege-lord.”

Chris: “Uh, hello Andy.” There was a brief pause. “Say, any chance you have some free time available to talk?”

What? I was confused and still a bit panicked. Had he changed his mind; had he decided against mercy for the utterly botched execution of my contract with (Y/N)?

Andy: “For you, great one, I am ever at hand-“

Chris: “-No, Andy, I really mean that. I’d like to drop by to talk, but I don’t want to interrupt anything.”

My bewilderment grew. I ran a hand through my hair and decided to be a bit bolder.

Andy: “If I may, is this regarding my illness? Or perhaps my failures-“

Chris: “-Andy, you haven’t failed! There are just a few things we need to talk about. It’s about your future, and your mark.”

I was silent for a moment. Could it be that the Lord of the Underworld had taken a personal interest in my obsession with (Y/N)? Would he try and sway me to part from her? Never!

Andy: “My lord, I will not leave her. I cannot. It would be suicide, I crave nothing but-“

Chris: “-I know, I’m not going to try and get between you two. I’m trying to help. So, when would be a good time?”

I considered me desire to stay with (Y/N) for the rest of my days. As confusing as my time with her had been, I was certain she was my chance for that intangible ‘something more.’ The reality of her mortality terrified me! It was unthinkable, that we might ever be separated! Perhaps I could convince the Devil to help me? Could he find a way to grant (Y/N) timelessness? I had to proceed cautiously.

Andy: “If the matter is truly not pressing, (Y/N) returns to her workplace on Monday. Until then, she has taken vacation time off to spend with me.”

I fidgeted, nervous. Had I gone too far, implying to the Dark Lord that he should wait upon my convenience?

Chris: “So can I come by Monday, say, around noon?”

I could scarcely believe I was being asked for permission to visit! My eyes bugged out.

Andy: “My lord, I am your servant. It is very kind of you to offer to postpone the matter until then. I humbly accept your proposal, if you are so willing-“

Chris: “-No problem! See you then, buddy!”

And then he hung up. ‘Buddy?’ I stared at my phone. What was going on; what had just happened?!?

I looked up to find (Y/N) looking earnestly at me. “Did Satan just call you on the phone?”

There was no need to worry her. I did my best to pass it off as a trifling matter. “Indeed, that was my Creator. He simply wishes to drop by, to discuss a few things. We made an appointment for Monday.”

I hesitated after climbing back into (Y/N)’s bed, suddenly realizing the situation was quite unusual for a human. Perhaps (Y/N) was disturbed or uneasy with His presence? “Does having the Dark Lord in your apartment bother you, my sweet? I am afraid I cannot leave-“

(Y/N) shook her head and giggled at me. “It’s not something I ever anticipated, but it’s fine, so long as he doesn’t do any fucked up shit. And he seemed pretty well-behaved yesterday.”

Visions of some of the most horrifying things my Father had done went through my mind. “Uhm, yes. I do not imagine he has any cause to be upset with you. He is not, in essence, an unreasonable man.”

I grinned down at her. “It pleases me that you are so broad-minded, my lady. Where others would cower in fear, or react with repugnance, you have been most flexible and understanding.”

She shrugged. “Hey, who am I to judge? It’s not as though I know the whole story.”

I nodded. Indeed she didn’t. I thought for a moment. “Perhaps it can be summarized most succinctly by the saying that there is no light without darkness. But there is another aspect o that: there is light even within the dark, and dark within the light.”

I watched (Y/N) nod, accepting my explanation. It made the strange feelings in my chest grow even stronger. If I had not already completed my transformation, I would have to ask the Morning Star on Monday if I was, in truth, becoming a woman.

Oddly, I found that, despite my pervading sense of bliss, I had no pressing desire to copulate. Instead, I was quite content to draw (Y/N)’s nude body into my arms, and press light kisses on the top of her head. As I slowly lost consciousness, I realized that (Y/N) had not just given me access to her womanhood, she had given me her heart, entire and without expectation. I resolved to guard it tenaciously, for the rest of my days.

Notes

Any support is appreciated. This story has been having a rough time lately.

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On a serious note:

In Nazi Germany, there were many people who did nothing to support Hitler and the Nazis, but who did nothing to stop them, either. Inaction at a time of crisis is unacceptable. Learn from history and stand up for what is right every moment of every day. The time is NOW.

The FBI determined some months ago that hacking, originating from Russia, was having an influence on our electoral process. These hackers interfered with our presidential election through attempted and successful penetration of email and voter registration databases, among other systems. This created fear, uncertainty, and doubt about the safety of our electoral processes.

Computers tabulated the vast majority of the 129 million votes cast in the presidential election, and polls were wildly off. Did hackers manipulate the results by compromising voting equipment? Did other problems, glitches, or errors affect the outcome?

There's a simple, relatively inexpensive way to find out: audit the electronic results against the paper ballots used by about 75% of U.S. voters.

American democracy depends on public trust of our electoral process, and public trust requires a trustworthy process.

Please sign to demand that election officials double-check the electronic results by conducting a "risk-limiting" audit of the presidential election in every state that uses paper ballots.

Demand An Audit Of The 2016 Presidential Election

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Along similar lines:

As my arch-nemesis has also mentioned in her notes recently, there is a petition online to ask the electoral college to change their votes to reflect the will of the majority/popular vote. They certainly are allowed to do this, and even in states where they are not supposed to, they only need pay a fine. Additionally, in several key states ('won' by trump, including Pennsylvania), the validity of the electronic voting has recently been called into question.

Thus, it is the only just course of action to sign the following petition. It already has the support of well over 1% of the USA's population, which is record-breaking:

Electoral College: Make Hillary Clinton President on December 19, 2016