Heh. Well, it's a big long series that's still going, so . . . :D

Well "Death God" doesn't exactly sound like a protective thing, now does it? A more negative interpretation isn't that unreasonable, really.

Hm. I'd lean more toward the Darkness meet-up. He'd just silently commisserate with the whole "holidays are stupid" thing, and silently take issue with wishing it'd always be summer. (Ice powers, okay? Ice powers. Heat is dreadful to him. He wants winter.) He's out at night all the time anyway, as it's part of his job. Definitely easier that way.