Lucifer let himself be spun, the movement pulling a surprised...
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Nov 24, 2025
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Lucifer let himself be spun, the movement pulling a surprised breath from him before he settled back into Alastor’s hold. He found the rhythm again quickly, centuries of grace don’t vanish, but his composure didn’t quite snap back into place.
“…You really don’t miss a beat,
“…You really don’t miss a beat,
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( His closeness provoked a subtle shiver down his neck. Of course, he'd waltzed with others before, had closeness, but really, until that moment, he hadn't felt the same as he did with the monarch. And the surprises continued— his words, the observation that caught him off guard.
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do you?” he muttered, trying for dry and unimpressed, but his voice betrayed a softness he hadn’t meant to show.
When Alastor recovered that perfect posture, Lucifer glanced up, and saw it. The twitch in the ear, the static that wasn’t quite smooth. His chest warmed at the
When Alastor recovered that perfect posture, Lucifer glanced up, and saw it. The twitch in the ear, the static that wasn’t quite smooth. His chest warmed at the
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sight, and he looked away a moment too quickly.
“I, uh...” He cleared his throat. “I didn’t mean… nervous-nervous. Just… off-guard. It’s been… a lot tonight.” The words felt clumsy, like he wasn’t used to offering gentleness without fire behind it.
He stepped a bit closer,
“I, uh...” He cleared his throat. “I didn’t mean… nervous-nervous. Just… off-guard. It’s been… a lot tonight.” The words felt clumsy, like he wasn’t used to offering gentleness without fire behind it.
He stepped a bit closer,
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more by instinct than intention, letting the steady pressure of Alastor’s hand guide him. Every shift made Lucifer’s pulse flutter in his throat.
“And before you get any ideas,” he added, trying to recover his dignity, “I’m only following because you’re being unusually
“And before you get any ideas,” he added, trying to recover his dignity, “I’m only following because you’re being unusually
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tolerable. Not because I enjoy...”
He cut himself off abruptly, jaw tightening around the word he almost said.
A beat. He started again, quieter.
“…because you’re doing it well.”
A faint flush crept up his neck, and he immediately looked away, annoyed by his own slip.
“As
He cut himself off abruptly, jaw tightening around the word he almost said.
A beat. He started again, quieter.
“…because you’re doing it well.”
A faint flush crept up his neck, and he immediately looked away, annoyed by his own slip.
“As
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for control,” he continued, forcing a smirk back onto his face, “I’m not... I don’t... I’m not surrendering anything. Let’s make that clear.” His grip on Alastor’s hand tightened a little, not in challenge but in something closer to shyness.
Then, with a small, reluctant laugh,
Then, with a small, reluctant laugh,
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"…But you do lead well. I’ll give you that.”
His gaze lifted, softer now.
“And you’re… handling this. All of this. Better than I expected.”
A breath. “Better than… I thought you would.”
He swallowed, fighting down embarrassment.
“So… don’t worry. I’m not judging you.”
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His gaze lifted, softer now.
“And you’re… handling this. All of this. Better than I expected.”
A breath. “Better than… I thought you would.”
He swallowed, fighting down embarrassment.
“So… don’t worry. I’m not judging you.”
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rare truth, spoken awkwardly. “You’ve been… steady. Even with the static.”
His eyes flicked up, earnest and a little too honest.
His eyes flicked up, earnest and a little too honest.