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Whelp, another Parents Weekend had gone by, and for once, Duke hadn't had any guests arrive, surprise- or no. And for all that talking to Octavia about the disappointment of that had been meant to help him push past that feeling -- that was how this was supposed to work, right? -- he still found himself staring moodily out at the water by Sunday evening, watching the light of the sunset scatter across the swells and waves.
It was beautiful. Even after all his talk today with Linda about emotions and how little control people actually had over them, he was kind of annoyed at himself that he wasn't more in the mood to appreciate that fact, right now.
[expecting one!]
It was beautiful. Even after all his talk today with Linda about emotions and how little control people actually had over them, he was kind of annoyed at himself that he wasn't more in the mood to appreciate that fact, right now.
[expecting one!]
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Date: 2021-09-26 03:55 pm (UTC)He meant well. If he hadn't, he wouldn't have come up from below with the bottle and two glasses already in hand.
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:03 pm (UTC)He was acknowledging it was a brood. Progress!
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:05 pm (UTC)Lucifer stepped up beside him smoothly to go along with the tug. "Anything particular we're brooding about tonight?" he asked, and held out a glass for Duke to take. Multitasking, and all that.
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:10 pm (UTC)"Parents Weekend," he said. "It's the first one where I didn't have anyone come visit."
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:20 pm (UTC)"Yeah. It's, uh. Been there a lot, lately."
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:23 pm (UTC)It was evening, there was wine, they were out on the water. Lucifer was in a rather mellow frame of mind.
"Why?" he asked, with genuine curiosity, and poured himself a glass too.
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:40 pm (UTC)"Because it's been quiet," he said, and even once he was speaking, it wasn't easy to keep it going. "It's been good. So I'm . . . waiting for the other shoe to drop."
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:46 pm (UTC)"Yeah," he said, after a moment. "I guess I just really wish I knew if Haven was done with me or not."
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:48 pm (UTC)"It would be nice to have that kind of certainty, wouldn't it?" Lucifer said, and heaved a big sigh. "But there's always someone 'mysterious ways'ing us somewhere."
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Date: 2021-09-26 04:55 pm (UTC)“I don’t even know if they’re alive.”
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Date: 2021-09-26 05:40 pm (UTC)He gave Duke a squeeze. "But I'm not sure what that has to do with whether or not you miss them."
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Date: 2021-09-26 05:50 pm (UTC)Instead of, oh, at any other time in the last like six months.
"You'd probably really like Gloria, though. She's Tavi's favorite."
That was a very, very low bar, but Gloria cleared it by miles.
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Date: 2021-09-26 05:55 pm (UTC)He turned his head and pressed a kiss to Duke's temple. "I'm sorry your Haven-bound friends are still missing," he said, "Even if I want to slap some of them silly."
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Date: 2021-09-26 05:58 pm (UTC)And now he was picturing Vince Teagues in Fandom. He shuddered dramatically at the thought.
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Date: 2021-09-26 06:22 pm (UTC)"Would that have been worse or better?" he asked.
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Date: 2021-09-26 07:19 pm (UTC)If anyone had survived the meteors Duke figured it’d be Dwight.
“And then that Dan’s version of, like. Ella showed up.”
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