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Duke Crocker ([personal profile] betterthanaplan) wrote2024-05-01 11:35 am

Aboard the OceaNyx, Wednesday afternoon

History said that the weirdness in town had probably abated by now, but Duke and his partners had quietly agreed to stay at sea a bit longer. Let things with them settle a bit more, before inviting Fandom chaos back in.

Unfortunately, Fandom chaos wasn't the only kind they had to worry about.

Duke had been feeling increasingly ill as the days went by, and by Wednesday morning, he heaved himself over to the wheel only to pretty much collapse into his seat, panting.

How could just existing be this draining??

[for those on the boat with him, and slow play. NFB due to distance.]
okteiviakom: ([neu] shower fresh)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Fandom chaos was by now the actual least of Octavia's worries. It hurt worse, every day, to watch Duke struggle.

She was bringing over a glass of fresh orange juice. Kind of grasping at things to do for him, anything that would make him feel even a little better.

"I've got juice, jaka."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-01 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer poked his head out of the cabin, worry writ large on his face. "I'm working on something with sugar in it," he promised.
okteiviakom: ([neu] new dawn fades)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not a hen," Octavia objected, trying for a wry tone just to mirror him. "I just have juice for you."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - really now?)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-01 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a metaphor," Lucifer sighed. He frowned, stepping a little closer so he could get a good look at Duke. "Or carbs, perhaps? I can get you some bread."
okteiviakom: ([neg] but the puppy)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no.

Octavia's eyes went wide. "Duke, your eyes --"
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - errr)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-01 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Duke!"

And now Lucifer was walking a whole lot faster, dropping to his knees in front of him. "Octavia? Do you have a tissue or something--?"
okteiviakom: ([neu] might be positive)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia felt paralyzed. There was nothing she could do.

(Again.)

"This happened at the lighthouse," she said, with a tremor in her voice. "Right before --"
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-01 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right before what?" Lucifer asked, reaching up to touch Duke's cheek, like he could just-- make the blood go away somehow.
okteiviakom: ([neu] i had a dream once)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia was still looking wary. Like there was a horrible weight in her gut that hadn't eased up.

At all.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-01 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a faint sense of... something. Like a tickle. The odd sensation that something should have hurt, but didn't.

Lucifer ignored it. He tilted his head. "Brown," he said. "Just-- your usual colour."
okteiviakom: ([neu] you know it's honest)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay," Octavia said. She didn't sound very convinced.

Or convincing. Take your pick.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-01 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer took a step back. He looked at Octavia. "What happened the last time he did that?"
okteiviakom: ([neu] earnest headtilt)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-01 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Octavia muttered, "that all happened." So they could see why she'd remained so concerned, right?

Of course, now it was a slightly different shade of concern she was turning towards Duke, at that reaction.

"Snogon, breathe."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - really now?)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-02 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer looked at the door, but nothing outside had changed. "Do you feel anything... Troubly?" he asked. "I'm not seeing anything."
okteiviakom: ([neu] new dawn fades)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-02 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia managed to dig in deep for a softer, more soothing tone.

"Hey, hey, we knew this would happen," she... lied. At no point had she managed to think quite this far when she'd worried about his deteriorating health. "We just need to figure it out."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - really now?)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-02 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"What was the last one? Something with sowing, right?" Lucifer said. "... What made that stop?"
okteiviakom: ([neu] considering)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-02 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"One thing at a time," Octavia said, holding on to that soft and even tone for dear life. "That's what we need to figure out, first."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - really now?)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-02 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, so far we seem to be afloat, and not on fire or frozen," Lucifer noted.
okteiviakom: ([neu] something genuine)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-02 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"... No," Octavia agreed. "No, there's not."

But thanks for the extra nightmare fodder.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-02 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"That may be the least sexy thing you've ever said to me."

Lucifer... approached Duke again, squinting at him. As if he could see something that way, if he tried.
okteiviakom: ([neu] shower fresh)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-02 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia only half-got what he was saying, too caught up in the present moment.

She held out the glass of juice towards Duke, in silent offer. For lack of anything more useful to give.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-03 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer sighed. "So we have to loiter around waiting for you to manifest something mad and terrible," he said. "Lovely."
okteiviakom: ([neu] i had a dream once)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-03 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia drew her hand back, since the juice offer didn't seem to go anywhere.

"Guys, it's not the time."
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-03 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't mean it's not entertaining, I mean that's bloody terrible for everyone involved," Lucifer snapped back. "Including you."
okteiviakom: ([neu] challenge)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-03 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Was Octavia even here?

They were about to find out.

"Hey!" she snapped. "Stop."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - whut)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-03 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer had been about to say something.

But now he was looking up at her instead, at least?
okteiviakom: ([neu] stop your shenanigans)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-03 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"We are all scared," Octavia said, not even trying to really keep her tone even. "And sniping at each other doesn't help anything. We're in this together, remember?"
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-03 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was just--" Lucifer sighed. "Yes."
Edited 2024-05-03 19:20 (UTC)
okteiviakom: ([neu] messes ahead)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-03 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia didn't need anyone to say 'sorry' because Octavia didn't need anyone to be sorry.

"I just want us to figure this out," she said, a fraction softer now. "Odds are we'll be right here with a new, unknown trouble more than once, so... We need to figure out a way to find out what it is, and what we can do about it."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - back up a bit)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-03 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer threw his hands up. "We could start experimenting, I suppose," he said. "Get some kind of emotional response out of him."
okteiviakom: ([neu] hope)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-03 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia nodded. More for the fact that they were now approaching this from a better angle than anything else.

"Maybe you can learn?" she offered. She really hoped he could, actually.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-04 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer shrugged. He was already out of suggestions.
okteiviakom: ([neg] crushing)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-04 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia reached hers out to meet his.

And the second it did, it was as if an electric current rushed through her, only worse: a pain so intense it knocked the legs out from underneath her, sending her falling to the floor with a strangled noise.

Along with the glass of juice that she'd still been holding in her other hand a second ago.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-04 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer's eyes widened. "Octavia!" he cried, running to her side in an instant.
okteiviakom: ([spec] post battle)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-04 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That was the second thing that hit Octavia, right on the heels of the pain:

How this was going to make Duke feel.

"Found the trouble," she said, hoarse and weaker than she wanted to sound. Trying not to sound rattled.

And willing the wetness by her arm to be spilled juice instead of blood from some cut, because she had no idea what had happened to the glass, and could not feel any specific hurt through the full-body ache that lingered past the initial shock.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-04 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you all right?" Lucifer said.

His fingers had already settled on the arm she'd held the glass with, searching for any cuts or bruises.
okteiviakom: ([neu] considering)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-04 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Octavia breathed, even though she wasn't sure if she was. She was still on the floor, but now that the ache was slowly dissipating, she moved to try and at least sit up. Desperate to show Duke it wasn't as bad as it had looked.

Of course, she didn't even realize how she was still half-panting from the shock.

On the bright side, while there was probably going to be some bruising, luckily there weren't any cuts.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer nodded slowly, concern still in his eyes. "I'll... clean up," he said, stretching back up.

He walked to a cabinet to rifle around, to find a dustpan.
okteiviakom: ([neg] woe strikes)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
Octavia could probably have used some help sitting up, but she was spinning Lucifer leaving her side into a good thing: yet one more chance to pretend she was fine.

(She didn't look fine, but she made it upright.)

She shook her head, slowly and carefully, meeting Duke's gaze. "You didn't want this."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
She was, perhaps, doing too good of a job at playing it off as okay. Because Lucifer hadn't realized she needed the help.

He returned with a dustpan, kneeling down by her side to start sweeping up the shards. "So what do we know about this particular trouble?"
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[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia was just going to hang out on the floor for as bit, though acting fine was getting to be less and less an act, thankfully.

"That one sentient blood puddle didn't like it either," she added. It was the main thing she'd actually seen in person before, after all.

Until this time.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"And what emotion triggers it?" said Lucifer.

Somehow, he still assumed this stuff all worked by the same rules.
okteiviakom: ([neu] hope)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"That won't be you," Octavia said. Promised? Said.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"We'll figure it out," Lucifer agreed, stretching up with the dustpan. "There has to be some kind of lever somewhere."
okteiviakom: ([neu] messes ahead)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia shook her head. "You can sleep however you like," she said, softly but like she meant it. "I can... figure something out."

There was a lot of that about, wasn't there? Figuring things out.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer sighed. "Or I could just lay in the middle," he pointed out. "I'm big enough to make a decent barrier."

And Duke's trouble didn't seem to do anything to him.

He was not going to think about that too hard.
okteiviakom: ([neu] new dawn fades)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay," Octavia said, softly, even though it was still pretty clear she wanted to argue.

She just didn't want anyone else to hurt right now.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - idek)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer sighed.

"Whatever you feel comfortable with," he said.
okteiviakom: ([neu] hope)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
At that, Octavia was just going to look to Lucifer.

That was his area, not hers.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... uh huh)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer looked at Duke. Then he looked at Octavia-- looking at him.

"Right, I'll get the scotch," he said, tossed the contents of the dustpan in the trash, and walked towards the liquor cabinet.
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[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia was watching his hands, too. Or the way she couldn't actually see them.

"I'm all the way over here, jaka," she murmured. (Where 'here' was 'on the floor'.) "It's okay."
okteiviakom: ([neu] messes ahead)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Your hands aren't magically going to fly over here."
okteiviakom: ([neu] got cut)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Just trying to head whatever this will turn into off at the pass," Octavia replied, but mostly as a mutter under her breath, dropping her gaze.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
As if he was summoned, Lucifer reappeared, holding two glasses in one hand and a large bottle of scotch in the other.

He handed Duke one glass without a word.
okteiviakom: ([neu] I am tired I am weary)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia wasn't saying anything, either.

Although she looked up just enough to watch Lucifer's hands, now.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - fondness is in the eyes)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer unscrewed the cap on the bottle and poured him two measures of scotch.

Then he poured himself three.

"It's all right," he said. "You can move them near me."
okteiviakom: ([neu] not again)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia hadn't expected that to hurt.

She moved to finally get up. Slow, careful -- and decidedly not in Duke's direction. The last thing she needed right now was him flinching away from her.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-05 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not sure you are, darling," Lucifer said, bringing up his own glass for a firm sip.
okteiviakom: ([neu] lead the charge)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-05 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
They could get by amongst themselves, right?

Because Octavia was slipping away right now.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer glanced over his shoulder to where Octavia had gone. "And now I suppose we all take this very personally in our own extremely unnecessary ways," he muttered.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intense lecturing)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
The tone definitely got an extremely healthy rise out of Lucifer, so good job, Duke.

"And whose fault is that?" he said flatly.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent shirtless drinking)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer felt a deeply useful urge to flounce angrily out of the room; to let his anger at Duke rule once again.

He downed the contents of his glass in order to suppress it. Poured himself another one. Downed that too.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... uh huh)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
"It won't," Lucifer said.

Another pour.

"At this point it would just be needless repetition."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... wary)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't think you're an idiot. I think you're self-destructive," Lucifer said, raising his drink, "And unreasonably loyal to a place and a people who are happy to let you self-destruct for them."
Edited 2024-05-06 01:17 (UTC)
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"I've spent the past week convincing Octavia that she isn't worthless just because she didn't manage to tear off enough flesh to convince you not to go through with it," Lucifer said, eyes fixed on Duke, now. "I'm sorry if I'm not an entirely sympathetic audience."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - lolly)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
"She's going to regardless," Lucifer pointed out. He looked towards the direction Octavia had gone in, again. "You're just... making her feel like she doesn't get to have any control over this."
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer just looked at him.

"That's what you want to do with the situation," he said. "She wants to do something else. You're not even considering it. That's the minute amount of control we are talking about here."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... uh huh)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes, I think you've made it abundantly clear you have no interest in listening to anyone else on this boat," Lucifer said, and downed the contents of his glass again. "Enjoy sleeping on the couch. Physically and metaphorically."

He set the glass down.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - serious but side-eye)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer set the bottle of scotch down, too. He wanted to stalk off, check on Octavia.

He settled his hand on the top of the bottle, and - as Linda had taught him - counted to ten to see if he'd feel otherwise.

"I understand that this is hard, and you are likely feeling like hell," he said.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - really now?)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
"We wouldn't be having these disagreements if we didn't care about you," Lucifer continued, after a moment. "Please consider letting us care."

He patted the bottle. He turned for the direction Octavia had gone off in.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
And with that incredibly disappointing response, Lucifer left to check on Octavia.
okteiviakom: ([neg] heavy heart)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
He would find Octavia sitting on the floor of the ahip's tiny galley.

There was no real reason for the choice. It was just... Away. And probably not Duke's first choice of where to go to, which seemed important right now.

Even without looking up, she knew these particular footsteps weren't his.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sorry, darling," Lucifer said.

He didn't hesitate; he sat down next to her immediately.
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[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Guessing you talked to him and it didn't do anything," Octavia muttered, looking at her lap.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
"He says none of us have any control over anything," Lucifer said mildly, "While asserting control over literally anything we are actually capable of controlling. Lovely."
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[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Octavia shook her head. "He's scared."

Funny how that didn't actually make her feel any better.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... uh huh)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, he could try being scared without locking us out of everything," Lucifer said irritably. "He's not the only one."
okteiviakom: ([neu] not again)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Octavia inclined her head just so. Like a very mild 'tell me about it'.

She sighed, her voice going quieter. Still mild, though. "Feels like I'm being punished for getting hurt."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
Lucifer let out a breath.

He slid his arm around her shoulders. "I'm sure he doesn't mean it like that," he said. "Useless as that is to know."
okteiviakom: ([neu] selene)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
Octavia was very still for a second.

Then she leaned into it. Deliberately, as if she'd made a choice. "It still feels awful," she muttered.
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 10:04 am (UTC)(link)
"I know," Lucifer murmured. "I wanted to fling him into the ocean, frankly."
okteiviakom: ([neg] heavy heart)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"To shock the trouble out of him?"

No, she knew it wasn't that. Of course she knew. She was just having a hard time finding a jokey tone.

(Maybe the urge to try anyway had rubbed off on her from Duke.)
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - aw precious)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, because I'm intensely angry at him for myriad reasons," Lucifer fulminated. "I never knew it was possible to love someone this much while wanting to scream at them so loudly at the same time."
okteiviakom: ([neg] heavy heart)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia didn't know what to say to that. She couldn't find the energy in herself to be angry, too, but at least a part of her would have preferred it if she had.

It would've been easier. It always had been.

She stayed quiet.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-06 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The vehemence in Lucifer's voice abated somewhat. "The least he could do is treat you with more care."
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[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-06 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd like that," Octavia muttered, raspy and tired. "But it's too much to ask."

Apparently.

"Because he thinks he's already doing it."
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[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-07 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," Lucifer said irritably. "That would be the part that is making me want to throw him into the ocean. We're apparently just here to be recipients of his decisions."
okteiviakom: ([neu] I am tired I am weary)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-07 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Mm," Octavia hummed.

And slid her hand over where she could put it on his knee.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... wary)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-07 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer looked down.

He put his hand on hers, exhaling loudly.
okteiviakom: ([neu] good hair day)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-07 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm sorry I don't have the anger to match you with," Octavia murmured.

And it wasn't even a joke.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-07 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's all right," Lucifer muttered. "I have plenty for both of us."
okteiviakom: ([neu] got cut)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2024-05-07 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia just...

Leaned her head against his shoulder as best she could.

Willing herself to feel less awful in every way.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-05-07 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
And in turn, Lucifer tried to will himself to calm down.

It was likely just about as succesful.