A confession of... wait, what?!

He finally glided up right before the human, wheezing and rasping. And... wheezing some more.

Will you...

He reached a jagged hand up to clear his throat, dropping to one knee and holding his talon out towards the young man, almost like proposing. When he spoke, his voice was still deep and powerful, but lacked the previous hoarseness.

Will you... be my beloved? I...

He reached up to awkwardly tap his talons together, even looking away nervously.

I... I can't... I can't explain it... Nor do I even understand it, but... I want to be with you. I... I love you. Will you... be my... Uh... I think the humans call it, boyfriend?

...Wut. No, seriously, wut?

"Uh..." He looked away, blushing and scratching at his cheek. "I... hate to tell you this, but... I'm straight."

The Demon King tilted his head, as if in confusion.

What's that?

"It's... when a guy only likes women."

Humans have a thing for that?

"Uh... yeah?"

Oh.

A harmless poof of smoke emanated from the tall, imposing Demon King, fully enveloping him. When the smoke cleared, the Demon King was... not tall or imposing anymore, to say the least.