New Impish Friend

Eden scoffed at the thought, him, having to clean up after an imp all day sounded boring, tedious, and entirely annoying, yet he found himself holding and talking to a sweet little chirop. The little imp’s wings were almost cute, but he didn’t want to get to invested, he had to remind himself this was all so he could learn to effectively manage them during his imp photoshoot. His fans had been begging him to do a photoshoot with the cute creatures so they could fawn over his perceived soft side, it was all fan service really. So why was the little chirop so... well, cute? Why did it feel the need to nuzzle up on him like this? Eden pet the little creature’s head, trying to make it happy. Just because he didn’t see a need for them doesn’t mean he should be rude right? He tried to focus on what his manager was saying, trying to focus on the words leaving his mouth and the instructions he was meant to be memorizing and understanding, but he couldn’t. “How are these imps cared for, like... properly?” Eden asked, looking up at the chirop caregiver, who happily smiled and offered to show him. He took the offer graciously, he needed to know right, just in case of an emergency. It was smarter to learn about the creatures so he would know if he needed to help them... right?  
 
  Eden followed the caregiver, carefully listening to their instructions as they showed him the assorted colors of Chirop, a small standard colored one caught his eye, the color was nothing special, quite common, but the poor thing seemed so sad, so... lonely? Eden sighed quietly; he could feel himself fighting to not give into the cuteness and he could feel himself losing. Eden was handed the little chirop along with a small soft bristled brush. The shy, sad little creature was careful and seemed a bit nervous being held by Eden, so he began to softly hum to it, a quiet hum so his manager wouldn’t see his diva persona slipping away. “It’s okay little one, I will be gentle with your wings.” Eden promised, listening intently to the instructions being given to him as he slowly and softly began to help clean up the little chirop, who began happily fluttering their wings. It seemed Eden had managed to make the little thing feel comfortable in his presence, he could feel himself starting to give a soft little smile. The caregiver began explaining feeding instructions to his manager, which Eden listened to intently. He found himself enjoying being taught about the little imps.  
 
A few hours later the photoshoot was to happen, meaning Eden needed to get dressed in his fancy modeling outfit. Once he had been dressed and rushed to the setup, he noticed the little chirop in a cage, sadly not being allowed in as it was deemed not interesting enough to be in the photoshoot. Eden wasn’t having any of that, he marched up to the cage and opened it, letting the little chirop sit in his hand as it happily stretched it’s wings and began to make happy little noises. Eden’s manager moved to stop him but was immediately glared and huffed at by the model.  
 
Eden sat down in a chair, carefully grooming the Chirop as he was taught, making sure the little guy looked perfect for his photo op. Once Eden was satisfied with that, he moved over to the pillow pile in front of the camera. He sat down and posed, letting the caregiver add the other Chirops but insisting this little guy was center stage for the photoshoot. The entire time Eden posed and moved around the little guy was right there with him, he was the only imp not changed out for photoshoot despite other types of imps being added for the magazine to add some diversity to the pets. It was safe to say Eden had grown an attachment to the small chirop, which would be a problem, he had no idea if these creatures used for the photoshoot were up for adoption or not, but he would do whatever he could to be able to take this little one home.  
 
  Once the photoshoot had been finished, he decided to ask the one taking care of these little creatures if he would be allowed to adopt this one. He understood now why so many other succubuns loved having imps for pets, they were so cute and so sweet. Who cared if they were useful or not, they deserved companionship just as much as he did. According to the kind imp caregiver this photoshoot was also supposed to help these imps find a forever home, so the little one he was holding was indeed up for adoption! Eden asked for the adoption paperwork and a pamphlet of instructions on how to care for the little imps properly so he wouldn’t forget and accidently harm the little guy. While the caregiver went to retrieve the required paperwork Eden absentmindedly hummed to himself and the little imp in his hands, who was looking up at him with all the love his little body could muster. Eden could nearly feel himself beginning to tear up, however he refused to cry in front of a bunch of people with cameras. 
 
Once the paperwork was all taken care of Eden and his new little Chirop went to get some coffee and whipped cream. He would enjoy taking care of this little thing on his shoulder, maybe he would get them a friend too? He did like handling the Corvat imps today...