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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[okteiviakom]

"I'm still figuring it out," Octavia murmured.

A little helplessly.

[my_own_advocate]

"Well," Lucifer said. "Let me know, then."

Back up. He pressed his thumb against something that felt like a knot.

[okteiviakom]

There were many. Some might have even been new.

Octavia kept her head down. "Hm."

[my_own_advocate]

"Hm?" Yes. There were definitely many. Lucifer's grip may have become a bit firmer as he went on, working the muscles of her back into something like compliance.

[okteiviakom]

The firmer touches seemed to work better for her. A more grounding thing than what had been there before.

She leaned back into it, just a fraction.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer noticed. He repressed a relieved noise, and instead focused on what he was doing. It seemed the right choice physically, too, as her muscle seemed to give way better when he made sure to press and push.

Maybe even harder, here and there, just to test the limits of what she needed.

[okteiviakom]

Harder worked, too.

Octavia made a soft noise in her throat when he got something good.

[my_own_advocate]

"Ah, there we are," Lucifer murmured. He focused there for a moment, putting both his thumbs - and whatever other fingers necessary - into it. "You are very tense."

[okteiviakom]

The snort seemed about as involuntary as the previous sound had been.

Just maybe a little more wry.

[my_own_advocate]

"Oh, hush," Lucifer said, and his hand slid a bit lower, and gave a particularly firm press.

[okteiviakom]

"You like a challenge," Octavia murmured, in soft retort.

[my_own_advocate]

"I do," Lucifer allowed. Those firm thumbs pressed up, along her shoulderblades. He felt an impulse. Considered it.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia considered nothing, just... Felt. Both his hands and the water.

[my_own_advocate]

He gave in, gripping her hips, tugging her onto his lap. Not for nefariously sexual reasons, just...

Some desire to hold her just like that, not quite affectionate, but intimate, with a hint of control.

[okteiviakom]

So that was a jolt. Physically, yes, but not just in that way.

Octavia gasped.

Didn't fight it.

[my_own_advocate]

"I'm still working on you," Lucifer promised, voice soft.

His hands worked their way up her sides, rubbing and pressing.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia swallowed. She wasn't sure why.

"Okay."

That was soft, too. And small.

[my_own_advocate]

His hands landed on her shoulders. Lucifer's thumbs dug down again, rubbing firm circles without any hint of his early gentleness. "You're too tense," he said, less teasing observation now, more -- admonishment? A problem that needed to be fixed, regardless of her wishes.

[okteiviakom]

And what was Octavia to do in the face of that tone, except nod?

(And shiver.)

"Yeah."

[my_own_advocate]

"Do you think that's acceptable?," Lucifer asked, hands kneading. "You're in a hot tub."

[okteiviakom]

And a shake of her head, this time.

"But I can't help it."

[my_own_advocate]

"Really," Lucifer breathed. "You're that helpless?"

His hands slid forward, across her breasts. Not a caress; his touch remained firm.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's breath hitched a little, all the same.

"Sometimes."

[my_own_advocate]

"Sad," Lucifer sighed.

His mouth hovered by her ear.

"Suppose I'll just have to make you, then..."

His hands slid lower.

[okteiviakom]

"How?" Octavia heard herself breathe.

Not because she didn't have guesses. Because his mouth was so close to her ear and when he spoke, she could feel it.