15 Griffin Way, Late Late Tuesday Evening/Early Wednesday Morning

[my_own_advocate]

Taking Seivarden home after Tuesdays at the Devil's Nest was practically tradition by now. And as per usual, they'd enjoyed themselves - multiple times over the past few hours, by Lucifer's count.

But now that part was over, and the quiet of Fandom's nights set in. Lucifer stepped onto the balcony, cup of tea in hand, and settled on the cushions of his balcony bench. It faced the school, and he contemplated the sight for a moment.

"Not much of a skyline," he opined, "But it tries."

[[ for seivarden ]]

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[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden sat down next to him, leaning a little against him, hands around her own cup.

"It's more like remote island than city."

She took a sip.

"Which is reasonable, if not as exciting."

[my_own_advocate]

"In LA, I had a view of the city that stretched past the horizon," Lucifer said, taking a thoughtful sip of his tea. "It was spectacular. Especially at night."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I've been to cities covering half a continent," Seivarden said. "Not all of them very pleasant, but one of them is on a planet that has three moons. Port city connected to a station."

And thus a suitable target for Radchaai annexation.

[my_own_advocate]

"You'll have to elaborate on what that means," Lucifer said lightly, his arm snaking around her shoulders.

[1000yearstoolate]

"On what? You have port cities here, don't you? Of course, this one connects a large number of systems, and although it originally became important for mining, the station that was built became a hub for trade. Not terribly exciting. I was told there were some nice resorts on one of the other continents, if you like the former monastery kind."

[my_own_advocate]

"Ugh, those can get so dire," Lucifer said.

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden grinned. "I thought it might not be your thing."

She sipped her tea slowly.

"I never went there. There were more interesting places."

[my_own_advocate]

"You've told me a little," Lucifer mused. "Where would you take me?"

[1000yearstoolate]

"On this particular planet? There were places that required special invitation, and they tried to make the most of the city still having a reputation of being quite uncivilised. So drinking, good company, no gloves, that sort of thing. Entertainment, music, exotic drinks. They made a lot of effort with it."

[my_own_advocate]

"Would that be your version of a strip club, or of a sex club?" Lucifer mused. "A place without gloves."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Somewhere in between?"

Seivarden took a sip of tea.

"I'd like to take you to a good tea house too, but that planet wouldn't be the place for it."

She smiled, a little wistfully, and leaned close for a light kiss.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer tilted his head and kissed her back, easy and thoughtful. "Terrible tea, or simply terrible tea houses?" he asked.

[1000yearstoolate]

"Both. Or if the tea was good you could be sure it came from smugglers."

She smiled a little.

"There are so many places in my universe I'm sure you would like."

But now the subject was verging on depressing.

"Were should we go next on Earth?"

[my_own_advocate]

"I do think Ibiza would be a good idea, lots of party people and copious amounts of molly," Lucifer mused. "Or maybe a good spa on Iceland..."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Iceland? That sounds cold," Seivarden said. She brushed her free hand against Lucifer's.

[my_own_advocate]

"It's actually quite temperate most of the year. Gulf streams, apparently." Lucifer's fingers curled easily around hers.

[1000yearstoolate]

"Maybe we can visit both places?"

Seivarden grinned, leaning in for another kiss, trying to to think about how dependent she was becoming on Lucifer to make her fun and interesting.

[my_own_advocate]

"I do have all the time in the world," Lucifer mused, gave her hand a squeeze, and then pulled his own hand away.

Which was necessary, because how else was he going to cup Seivarden's cheek while kissing her? Honestly.

It was just nice to have a little bit of a respite from the overwhelming loneliness that he totally didn't feel at all.

[1000yearstoolate]

They both needed that, for very different reasons.

"I'm glad you came with me on the trip," she said when pulling back from the kiss.

[my_own_advocate]

"It was a good time," Lucifer said, grinning. "Can't think of circumstances where I would've said no."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I promise you won't have to carry me home during every trip though," Seivarden said with a laugh, emptying her teacup.

[my_own_advocate]

"Please don't promise that again," Lucifer sighed, taking another sip of his own tea. "Because that generally ends in me carrying you home."

[1000yearstoolate]

"We're not going to invite Amaya along," Seivarden pointed out.

[my_own_advocate]

"She actually talked to me for more than five seconds recently," Lucifer said, perking up a bit. "I turned down her offer of a drinking contest. You're welcome."

[1000yearstoolate]

"But she did ask?"

Seivarden turned her head to look at him.