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The five love languages describe the different ways people receive and express love to others. Knowing their love language and letting them know yours is a way to help one another feel loved and appreciated.

Never in Mammon's memory remember where he receive love from his brothers ever since they fell from the Celestial Realm. From the day all of them started living in the Devildom up to now, all he receives from them is full of insults and degradation.

Sure, there would be times when his brothers would need his help and he would be happy to assist them. However, at the end of the day, Mammon knows that his brothers wouldn't change and keep saying different name-calling and derogating words every single day.

At the present moment, the white-haired is taking a peaceful shower in their communal bathroom after a long and tiring day of attending RAD classes, working at Majolish, and receiving verbal abuse from his brothers.

The first love language is called acts of service where people do nice things to you. Such as helping with the dishes, running errands, and cooking for them as well as complying when you ask for help. 

The exams were coming nearer and nearer and Mammon knows that he needs to study or else he will fail his exams again, especially in Curses and Hexes. That's why he is contemplating if he would ask for any help from his brothers, but who would help him?

Belphegor would always ace his exams despite sleeping around all the time, but Mammon doesn't really want to bother his resting brother. Beelzebub would be busy with fangol practice, and the sixth born doesn't really need to study since there is merit regarding one of the athletes at RAD. Asmodeus would rather go shopping and go to nightclubs than study so the peach-haired demon is out of the list. Satan would help him, but he is too busy studying on his own and too busy to read books. Leviathan would rather play his video games and watch anime than study for their exams. Lucifer might help him, but the second born is terrified because the eldest will punish him if he fails the exam despite helping him already review for it.

Right now, his only choices are Lucifer and Satan and he chose to ask for help from the latter demon. Mammon was currently in the library, waiting for his younger at the usual time when the blond would go to the room to read or to study. The second born doesn't know if his brother would comply with his proposition, but he had no other choice but to ask for help. Since he fail another exam, Mammon had to take another supplementary study with Lucifer and he doesn't really want to because there will be another harsh punishment. 

Mammon was deep in thought that he didn't notice the library door open and his younger brother smacked the back of his head to get his attention.

"What was that for, huh?!" Mammon exclaimed.

"I kept asking why you are here, but you weren't responding," Satan was unamused. "What are you doing here?"

"Eh, I was thinking …"

"Spill it out!"

"I need yer help," Mammon sighed. "Exams are coming and I need yer help to tutor me."

Mammon could only hope that his brother would agree with him since he really is desperate to pass his exams or else he will be held back by another year once again.

"No," Satan declined. "I want to read my book in peace."

Oh.

Guess Mammon will have to study on his own again.

"Alright," Mammon got up. "I'll get out of yer hair,"

If you know someone whose love language is ACTS OF SERVICE

TRY:

> showing, rather than feeling

> following through with what they say you will do

> assisting with stressful or time-consuming acts

> look for small ways to help them

AVOID:

> ignoring a request for help

> not following through

> being close-minded

The second love language is quality time where those people whose love language is this one; want undivided attention. They feel loved if you are present and focused on them when you are together.

It was currently nighttime at the House of Lamentation, and Mammon just got home from taking a shift from Hell's Kitchen. He concluded that he really needs to take a shower to remove the stench from working there. Concurrently, his brothers are having a good time preparing their dinner for that night and the second eldest can hear the soft murmuring of their conversation as well as the laughter coming from his brothers.

Oh, how Mammon wished he is currently part of that conversation but then again, his brothers would probably shoo him away due to his smell and his presence. His brothers don't want to be associated with him in any kind of matter and would be disgusted with him because of his greed.

Shaking his head, Mammon decided to finally enter the communal bathroom to wash himself and those negative thoughts away. If they don't want to spend time with their second-eldest brother, that's fine since Mammon has himself and he has finally accepted that his brothers will never be kind to him.

Lately, Mammon has been deprived of spending some time with his brothers so this time he hopes that they will cooperate by just being mentally present with him. After taking a long hot shower, he dried himself and put on fresh clothes. There are still a few minutes before dinner will be served so Mammon decided to go down to the kitchen to see if there is any help that he can give to his brothers.

Upon arriving, he saw Levi, Satan, and Asmo cheerfully talking with one another. They haven't even noticed that their second eldest brother arrived at the doorway.

"Yoooo!" Mammon greeted. "The Great Mammon has arrived!"

However, his brothers didn't even bother looking at him when he announced his arrival; they just continued to talk to each other. Eventually, the three demons decided to bring the cooked meals to the dining hall so everyone can eat dinner already. Thankfully, Beel arrived at the kitchen so the white-haired demon can distract himself by talking to his younger brother.

"Yo, Beel!" Mammon waved a hand to his brother. "Let's check out the new diner in town tomorrow, my treat. What do ya say?"

Beel thought for a moment.

"Nah, I have a whole day of fangol practice tomorrow. Maybe next time, Mammon."

"What about after practice?"

"I have plans after practice." Beel declined. "Maybe next time?"

Oh, okay.

"Sure." Mammon gave him a small smile.

Then, the three demons entered the kitchen again to get some plates and cutleries; just in a queue, Belphie arrived with his closed eyes. Mammon isn't that close with his youngest since Belphie tends to say mean things to him just like his other brothers and Mammon can never tell what the youngest is thinking. However, Mammon still decided to invite him to spend some time with him.

"Yooo, Belphie!" Mammon waved his hand. "Want to buy some new pillows and blankets tomorrow? The Great Mammon's treat, of course!"

"What's gotten into you? You've been clingy lately," Belphie sighed. "And why would I spend my time with someone who is a scumbag? Plus, Beel and I have plans tomorrow."

Mammon just nodded his head, indicating that he understand the situation.

Of course, the twins would always spend their time together, what new with that? Mammon might not be the Avatar of Envy, but he envies the twins since they have each other all the time; they have each other's love and support. He had something like that back in the olden days, but that changed when all of them fell from the Celestial Realm.

"I just wanna say hi and that I'll skip dinner because I had a big meal earlier," Mammon stated. "See ya."

Mammon's stomach was actually rumbling since he hasn't eaten anything since morning, but he already lost his appetite due to what happened in the kitchen. He decided to leave the kitchen so his brothers wouldn't be bothered by his presence.

"I heard that there's a new diner in town, wanna check it out?" 

Mammon heard the voice of Beel. It was his idea and his younger brother has the nerve to invite his twin to spend some time and to check the diner. Then, Mammon went to his room before he can even hear what Belphie will reply.

Guess he'll just sleep this one off.

If you know someone whose love language is QUALITY TIME

TRY:

> being mentally present when you are with them

> making plans to explore new places

> uninterrupted time (ex. putting away your phone)

> creating small moments to connect

> quality and deep conversation

AVOID:

> being distracted when you are with them

> viewing them as needy

> complaining about the time spent together

> preparing for other engagements when you are with them

The next love language is receiving gifts, gift-giving indicates love and affection. People whose love language for this one treasure not only the gift itself but also the time and effort the gift-giver put into it.

It was an ordinary day at the Devildom, the sounds of chirping crickets, and the howl of owls can be heard as well as flying bats from time to time can be seen. Yep, it was a normal day, but it isn't.

It's Mammon's Birthday!

He is always looking forward to his birthdays because this is the time when he can buy something for himself (not that he always does that, but still!) and receive gifts from other people. For the past few years, his brothers forgot the special occasion about him but he is still hoping that they won't forget about it this time.

Mammon doesn't have any class with any of his brothers today and that's okay since he can always see them after class at the student council and the House of Lamentation. It's currently lunch time and Mammon is enjoying his time under a tree while eating the meal he bought at the cafeteria. Then, after lunchtime, the classes resumes and Mammon had to listen and take notes about the discussions that his teachers are giving them. He didn't notice that he had already spaced out and started imagining different scenarios regarding having a happy family with his brothers where they don't say mean. In the days, when all of them are still in the Celestial Realm but Mammon knows that will not and will never happen.

Mammon only came back in reality because one of his classmates was waving their hand in front of his face. Informing him that the class has already ended. He looked around the classroom and saw that his classmates are already preparing to go home.

It was an exhausting day for Mammon but he is looking forward to going home since his brothers might have a surprise party for him. In addition, he is looking forward to eating a cake with all of them. Speaking of cake, he decided to stop at Café Lament to buy a cake and some cupcakes as a gift for himself.

After buying some food, Mammon went home since he doesn't really have any plans to go to the casino or go to work today. Upon arrival, it was still dark inside the room which means that he is the first one to get home. Mammon put the cake in the refrigerator and hopes that Beel won't eat it until they celebrate his birthday, but he didn't put the cupcake inside since he will eat that in his room. It might take a while for his brothers to come back so Mammon decided that he will take a short nap before dinner; thankfully, he isn't the one who will prepare dinner tonight. 

By the time Mammon woke up, it was already time to eat so he freshen up to look presentable to everyone. He was excited to meet them and celebrate with them, however, that excitement died down when he heard the conversation in the dining hall.

"Why do we have a cake in the refrigerator?"

Then, Mammon entered the room to greet everyone else.

"Yo! What's up?!"

His brothers just looked at him in return, not even waving a hand at him. 

"So why is there a cake in the fridge?" Asmo asked. "I don't remember buying that a few days ago nor seeing that last night."

"So you admit that you snuck up last night?" Lucifer raised one of his eyebrows.

"E-E! O-Of course not!" Asmo deny. "I just got home late last night?"

"Going back to the cake, who bought that and why?" Levi asked.

"Maybe there's a special occasion?" Mammon suggested. 

"Pfffff, what would be the occasion for today?" Levi replied. "Celebration of an ordinary day? LMAO."

So his brothers forgot about his birthday again, and Mammon got his hopes up for nothing. Great, just great. Mammon hasn't learned his lesson that he should never expect anything from anyone since he will get disappointed in the end and that his brothers will never change.

"Lucifer, can we eat the cake after dinner?" Beel asked. "It looks really tasty." 

It wasn't Lucifer who bought that cake! It was Mammon so he should ask Mammon, not the eldest. But then again, all of them forgot his birthday so he guess that it was alright for them to eat that.

"It looks suspicious to me that there will be a cake in our house if there's no special occasion, but I don't care whether you eat it or not."

Even his eldest brother forgot about his birthday, huh? Back in the day, it was always Lucifer who would greet him to his day, but now things are different and Mammon kept trying to understand their condition. 

Guess he'll celebrate his birthday all on his own again.

After dinner, Mammon went to his room to treat himself to the cupcakes he bought. After entering and closing the door, he didn't realize that tears is already staining his cheeks.

Since when did he start crying? He didn't know.

The white-haired walked towards the couch and coffee table to prepare the things he need to celebrate his special occasion. Opening the box and getting one of these favorite flavored cupcakes out of the box and putting a candle on it. 

Then, Mammon faced a mirror before putting a light on the candle so he can make a wish.

"H-Happy birthday to you!" Mammon softly sang to himself, his voice cracking slightly. "H-Happy Birthday. Happy birthday, happy birthday, dear Mammon. Happy birthday to you."

"What's yer wish?" He looked at his crying self. 

"I-I honestly don't know," Mammon sobbed. "I don't know what's my wish."

If you know someone whose love language is receiving gifts

TRY:

> being intentional on holidays, especially their birthday

> thoughtfulness in gift giving

> souvenirs when you travel without them

> small reminders or tokens when they don't feel their best

AVOID:

> forgetting special occasions

> giving gifts without love or out of "duty"

The next love language is physical touch, people whose love language for this one feel love through physical affection. They feel loved when someone holds their hand, touches their arm, or gives them a massage at the end of the day.

It's been a long and tiring day for Mammon and right now, he needs a hug or some cuddles would be highly appreciated since he's been touch starved for the past few years. However, to whom will he ask to get a hug? To his brothers? They don't even want to be in the same room as Mammon, what more to hug him?

He could ask Belphegor because the youngest would often ask for cuddles from him whenever Belphie would be touch deprived. Maybe this time his younger brother would return the favor? Mammon could only hope that Belphie would say okay to him. Usually, the Belphie is taking a nap in the attic and that's where Mammon is currently heading.

The second born quietly knocks on the door to see if there will be any kind of response, when there was none, Mammon carefully opened the door because he doesn't really want to make any sudden noise that the younger one will wake up to. Then, he cautiously sat on the bed to ask Belphie for some comfort.

"Psst, Belphie." Mammon gently poked Belphie's arm. "Wanna cuddle together?"

"I'll pass," Belphie yawned. "I don't really need it right now."

"But what if I'm the one who needs it right now?" Mammon pouted.

"Then, you can ask Asmo." The latter demon responded. "He's been needing some affection lately or you can ask Lucifer."

Mammon thought about it for a moment if he wants some affection from the fifth born since Asmo tends to get touchy from time to time. The white-haired doesn't really have any choice, but to try and ask Asmo for some help. Mammon has a difficulty in asking for help when it comes to this matter but nonetheless, he will try it.

"And get out of my space!" Belphie glared at him.

"Alright."

Mammon decided to leave the attic to find the lust demon. He knocked on Asmo's door, hoping that his brother is inside the room because if not, then Mammon would just go back to his room and hug his pillow for some comfort.

"Who is it?" 

"It's me. Mammon."

"Go away!" Asmo shouted. "I don't want to see you after you stole the new makeup I just bought!"

"I told ya I didn't do it!"

It was true, Mammon hasn't even been going outside his room unless it's an important matter to attend to. In addition, the second born hasn't been going inside his brothers' room since he knows that there will be consequences if that happened.

"I don't care! Just give me back my makeup!"

"Alright, I'll give them to ya as soon as possible."

Mammon didn't argue anymore since there was no point in doing so because he knows that Asmo will not believe anything that he will say. Then, he decided to go back to his room because Mammon doesn't want to disturb his older brother and he already knows what will Lucifer say to him. The eldest would say to him that he needs to suck it up and stop whining like a baby. 

Entering his room, Mammon sat on the floor while hugging himself then, both of his hands kept rubbing his arms to comfort himself. It hasn't come to his attention that he was already crying until he felt the tears staining his cheeks.

"Y-Yer okay." Mammon sniffled while still hugging himself. "Y-Ya'll be fine."

If you know someone whose love language is physical touch

TRY:

> making hugs a habit

> putting your arms around them or embracing them

> offering massages

AVOID:

> coldly giving affection

> long period without intimacy

The last love language is words of affirmation. It is about expressing through spoken words, praise, or appreciation. When this is someone's primary love language, they enjoy kind words and encouragement, uplifting quotes, and cute text messages. You can make this person's day by complimenting them or pointing out that they did well.

The exams were recently conducted at RAD for the student's assessments and Mammon couldn't be happier because he passed all of his exams! All those all-nighters he did and studying by himself paid off. He can't wait to tell his brothers that he will be held back this year and to show his efforts in studying this year.

"All of you, how's your exam?" Lucifer asked.

"I aced it, of course," Satan said and Belphie agreed with the statement.

"I passed the exams." Beel chomped on his food.

"I failed some subjects." Levi and Asmo looked dejected. Because that means that they will receive supplementary lessons from the eldest.

"What about you, Mammon?"

"I passed all of my exams!" 

The second born showed all of his paper to his brothers with a grin. He can't wait to hear the words of appreciation from his brothers to say that they are proud of him. Mammon might be considered the black sheep of their family, but he is still giving his best in everything that he does.

"How can an idiotic scumbag like you pass the exams?"

"You must have bribed the teachers to let you pass the exams!"

Oh, how that one changed quickly. First thing Mammon was cheerful but the next thing he feel sorrowful because of what his brothers are saying to him.

"I-I ain't a cheater!" Mammon protested. "I did an all-nighter and studied on my own because none of ya wanted to help me study. Ya all can ask the teachers about this if ya don't believe me!"

"Enough nonsense, that doesn't change the fact that you're still an idiotic scumbag whether you pass your exams or not."

Idiot. 

Weak.

Stupid.

Scumbag.

An embarrassment.

You're such an asshole.

You're a disgrace to this family.

Your brothers are better off without you.

Whenever his brothers started saying harsh words to him, Mammon can't help but think when this abuse will ever end. He thought that the abuse will end after he got under Lucifer's care, but when they fell, the abuse started once again and much harsher this time. He was so excited to show his learning progress with them but turns out that whatever he does, his brothers will not appreciate it nor appreciate his presence. He is starting to regret that he followed Lucifer and he should just stay with Simeon. However, he can't turn back the time, the only thing that he can do is to move forward and continue to survive every day.

Mammon can't take it anymore so he decided to get out of the house to get some fresh air and clear his mind. After walking out of the house, he quickly run and never looked back. His vision started to get blurry and he kept wiping the tears staining his cheeks. Eventually, Mammon entered the misty forest; he knew it was dangerous there but right now he doesn't care. He needs to let it out. 

He needs to let out all of his frustrations and pent-up emotions.

"I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY!"

"IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR THEM TO SHOW THEIR LOVE TO ME?!"

"AM I NOT ENOUGH?"

"I know I deserve more than this!"

Mammon kept sobbing, he knows that no one can hear in this part of the Devildom. That's why he always goes here whenever he needs to vent out. He finally had enough and he knows what he needed to do.

If you know someone whose love language is words of affirmation

TRY:

> complimenting them

> giving words of appreciation

> leaving encouraging notes

AVOID:

> emotionally harsh words

> not recognizing or appreciating their efforts

> assuming that why to know you are proud of them

> assuming that they know how loved they are

"Mammon! You scumbag!" Levi pounded on the door. "Don't use all of the hot water!"

Mammon didn't realize that he is still taking a shower, he was just sitting on the floor while the water pours into him. Everything was too much for him lately and he tends to take longer showers whenever this happens, but right now he can't do that because his other brothers also need to use the communal bathroom.

"I'll be out in a sec!" Mammon replied.

He hasn't taken good care of himself recently and it can be seen through those dark eye bags and how he is losing weight over the past few weeks. None of his brothers noticed it since he hides under his baggy clothes and he rarely sees them anyway. If he would encounter them, Mammon would quickly turn around so he won't have to interact with them at all.

The second born hurriedly dried himself and put some clothes on because Levi is still waiting outside the door. And when he opened it, he faced Levi's usual greeting to him.

"Took you long enough, you idiot." Levi sighed. "You look like shit."

"No need to remind me."

Mammon just walked passed his brother after that because he just wants to take a rest in his room and call it a night. He had been thinking about the what-ifs of his life and what will happen if those scenarios actually turned into life. Fortunately, he didn't encounter any of his brothers while going back to his room since he really doesn't have the energy to deal with them.

"I'm so tired," Mammon muttered to himself.

He checked his to-do list before getting into bed. Mammon wasn't satisfied because he didn't finish one task but he convinced himself that he can do that another time. Opening one of his drawers, he took a vial that has medicine to give him a peaceful sleep tonight since he hasn't been sleeping well these past few weeks. After drinking the liquids from the vial, Mammon lies down on his bed and looks for a comfortable position. He can feel himself drifting off and when he finally slipped into the darkness.

Mammon stayed there.

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