Lucifer's Mansion, Sunday Night

[my_own_advocate]

There were plans to open the club - finally - and plans to go to Austria for a few days to see an opera - exciting - and Octavia had been doing better recently, so... Lucifer was in a good mood, actually, when Sunday came around.

So yes, the candles were out again tonight. And a rather imposing spread of seafood, picked up from the mainland. With mango rice, of course.

It was Octavia. Couldn't do without the mango rice.

"How do you feel about the snapper?"

[[ for her ]]

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[my_own_advocate]

"Any of it."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave a soft huff, but, on second thought... Maybe she did have an answer.

"Natural," she whispered.

[my_own_advocate]

"Good," Lucifer said quietly. "It is." To him. Too.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia sighed.

It was a soft sound.

"I'm sorry the roads getting here are so... twisty."

[my_own_advocate]

"It's all right," Lucifer murmured. "I'd rather get a bit-- twisty with you than straight with anyone else."

[okteiviakom]

"There's not a straight bone in your body, anyway."

It was a subdued sort of deadpan. And a joke she'd learned from them, of course.

[my_own_advocate]

That joke didn't deserve the laugh that it got, but, well. Perhaps Lucifer was relaxing a bit, himself.

[okteiviakom]

Some lingering tension seeped away from Octavia's shoulders at the sound of it, too.

The hold of her arms loosened some. "C'mon," she murmured. "Turn around."

[my_own_advocate]

"My turn, is it?" Lucifer teased softly. But he obeyed, turning around in her arms, until he could wrap his own around her waist.

[okteiviakom]

And Octavia could lean against his chest instead of his back.

"Mm."

[my_own_advocate]

"I missed you," Lucifer sighed, closing his eyes.

[okteiviakom]

"I know," Octavia murmured as she did the same.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer expelled a sigh. He began to sway, just a little bit, his arms still wrapped around her tight.

[okteiviakom]

After a moment of that, Octavia hummed something. Not really a song, just... a random hum that sounded like it could have been something.

She swayed softly with him.

[my_own_advocate]

"What's that?" Lucifer breathed.

[okteiviakom]

"It's..."

She hesitated as she thought about it. Actually thought about it, instead of just humming what came to her.

"Just a song."

[my_own_advocate]

"All right," Lucifer said, mouth curved gently. "As long as it makes you happy."

[okteiviakom]

"It was just a hum," Octavia murmured.

Not so much a question of happiness, either way.

[my_own_advocate]

"You know what I mean," Lucifer said, soft, teasing.

[okteiviakom]

"Do I?" Octavia murmured, nuzzling at his chest.

[my_own_advocate]

"You wanted to hum that song," Lucifer murmured. "And I won't press you further."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia hummed - ironic - a soft 'mm'.

And settled more against his chest with a sigh.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer-- settled back into the moment. Her skin against his. Her breathing. The water coming down on them both.

Beautiful.

[okteiviakom]

It was peaceful. And comforting. And those were probably the two things Octavia needed most, right now.

They could stay just like this for at least a while longer.