[ With no traffic on the road either before or behind them, Aki feels safe enough to keep turning his attention back to Angel, seeing as they were engaging him currently. ]

I don't think there's such a place as heaven for cursed people.

[ Aki mused over the thought before. Making a contract with the Curse Devil felt like a one-way trip to a bad end. But it was okay, he'd accepted it a while ago.

Seeing as Angel took their seatbelt off and tucked their knees up, Aki slowed his driving down a little. There was no rush and if they crashed for whatever reason, he didn't want Angel getting hurt. Though Aki had no problem in getting close to Angel if he needed to, he's outstretch his arm and hand in a heartbeat if it meant holding them back from hitting the dashboard in an emergency.

The way Angel's halo dimly illuminates the car catches when remnants of Aki's smoke had yet to be blown out of the window, making a pretty, fog that danced above their heads. Aki adjusted his windscreen mirror accordingly to avoid any glare, even though they were the only car out there. ]

... And if you did have a choice?

[ Aki was just as curious about Angel as they were about him. He'd seen the cells the Devils were kept in. Some of them were monsters, nothing more than hissing, evil things that could only be housed in a cell but Angel? Angel was more normal than Denji and Power and those morons lived with Aki for crying out loud. It wasn't fair. Angel deserved better, regardless of what they believed. ]

We should be coming up on the turn-off for the service station soon. Keep an eye out for me.