Lucifer's Mansion, Sunday Night

[my_own_advocate]

It had certainly been a complicated week, hadn't it? Luckily, it had ended before the weekend, and Lucifer, Duke and Octavia had had all Saturday to recover.

That didn't mean Lucifer hadn't been slightly surprised that Octavia was still game for date night. But he had grasped it with every bit of enthusiasm he could foster. And yes, that did mean dinner had featured a genuinely ridiculous amount of tropical fruit.

"Suppose I should've put a protein in there," he mused, settling back and eyeing his empty dessert bowl with satisfaction.

[[ for her and sp. eta: nsfw-bound... ish? ]]

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[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer sat down on the couch, pulling her with him. Not into his lap, but close enough so he could lean on her the moment she was seated.

He needed that.

(They both did.)

[okteiviakom]

No worries there: Octavia was trying to curl up against his side as soon as she'd sat down.

They really did both need that.

[my_own_advocate]

So Lucifer let go of her hand and slung that arm around her shoulders, instead. Pressed a kiss to her temple, and leaned in further.

Just... took a moment to feel her warmth.

[okteiviakom]

Judging by her soft hum, Octavia didn't mind that.

She slid her hand onto his leg, just for an extra point of contact.

[my_own_advocate]

"Sometimes it's just good to have you near," Lucifer murmured, even though he didn't have to.

[okteiviakom]

Oh but he did. "Yeah," Octavia sighed. "I feel the same."

[my_own_advocate]

"Duke's always accusing me of wanting to nest," Lucifer said wrily. "Right now, I might even agree with him."

[okteiviakom]

"Helps to re-establish closeness," Octavia murmured. "Or so my therapist says."

More or less, anyway.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer nodded. "I suppose that would make sense," he mused. "I should ask Linda."

[okteiviakom]

"I've been trying to get better," Octavia admitted, nuzzling at his shoulder a little. "About touching. After I get... upset."

[my_own_advocate]

"It helps," Lucifer said softly. "Has helped."

[okteiviakom]

"It can reel me back in," Octavia murmured. "But sometimes it's really hard to remember that."

[my_own_advocate]

"You become so-- hard to reach, sometimes," Lucifer said quietly.

[okteiviakom]

"I know."

Tiny sigh.

"I used to have a use for it."

[my_own_advocate]

"Oh?"

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's eyes closed.

"In the end, down in the bunker, I didn't really have anyone," she muttered. "So putting up a wall was better."

[my_own_advocate]

"Safer?" Lucifer said quietly.

[okteiviakom]

"There wasn't a lot left that could hurt me," Octavia replied, with a little bit of a rasp. "But yeah. That, too."

[my_own_advocate]

"I have some idea of what it's like," Lucifer said slowly. "Being on one's own like that, sole ruler of your domain."

[okteiviakom]

"I know."

That was barely a whisper.

"Tell me about it?"

[my_own_advocate]

"I'm not sure how much there is to tell," Lucifer admitted. "It was just... endless." He shifted a bit, trying to lean into her more. "Anger was my shield. My trips to the human world were brief. There, I learned to trade anger for desire, when I had the opportunity. But those were all I had."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's head turned, and she tried her best to bury her face in the crook of his neck.

"You deserved more."

[my_own_advocate]

"My Father thought otherwise," Lucifer said. "As did my siblings."

[okteiviakom]

"Yeah, it's amazing just how wrong a bunch of supposedly higher beings can be," Octavia rasped.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer laughed. He couldn't help it. "Mm, yes."