Party At LUX | Open PSL | Turn Down For What

[lightsthesun]

It's two in the morning, the music's cranking, you and everybody else around you are either drunk or high or both, if not because you've been doing shots at the bar or smoking in the bathrooms, then because the atomsphere's so pumping that you feel good just being here.

In the middle of everything is Lucifer, orchestrating the chaos at the center of the party and completely in his element.

And he's waving you over.


(Open PSL for anyone who might want to bump into Lucifer at Lux. Hit me with whatever random tag you like at any time!)

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[lightsthesun]

[With regards to his apology.] Yes? I mean, I'd tone it down but it's a force of habit. There's still one person I'm desperately hoping will fall for it one day. [A beat.] And I do mean you, just to be absolutely clear.

[His attention doesn't waver for even an instant - why would it when the woman he loves is in his arms? - though he shoots her a roguish grin.] I can think of something better.

[There's a break in the music and Lucifer takes the opportunity to kiss Chloe hungrily on the mouth, pulling her flush against him.]

[detectivemiracle]

[ Chloe is about to make some sort of quip - who knows what it would've been, because he's pulling her against him and kissing her like that, and she instinctively tenses for a moment, not because of him but just because she's boring and they're in public and she's extremely aware of that fact.

But the kiss is too damn good to stop him, too good to push him away, not when the way he kisses her lights her up from the inside out and makes her toes curl in her sensible pumps.

Eventually, they do have to part for air, at least, and she huffs at him faintly, cheeks flushed - with embarrassment, arousal, probably both? ]

I've fallen for you. [ She gently corrects him after a moment. ] I think that's better.

[lightsthesun]

[It still astonishes him, however much she says it, regardless of how often she goes to the trouble of reminding him that loves him. It catches him off-guard and the mischievous gleam in his eye from a moment before - the plan had been to make everyone else jealous but that's fallen to the wayside now - melts away to something warm, soft and, as tempted as he is to duck his chin to hide it, he doesn't. It's a look he reserves solely for her.] You've got me there, Detective.

[And then he's dipping back in for another kiss, completely unlike the last in its gentleness, as sweet and sincere as any he's even given her.]

[detectivemiracle]

[ The sweet, earnest kiss is somehow better than the hungry one. The latter was physically arousing in all the best ways, but this - this is something else entirely. A feeling of rightness that she really only experiences with Lucifer, a bubbly-champagne sort of feeling in her gut, a silly smile on her face, and yeah. Yeah, there are probably some jealous lookie-loos around them, but Chloe couldn't care less. ]

Are you happy?

[ Because she is, and he looks it, and she just wants to ask him. Wants him to say it. Chloe Decker always just wants the ones she loves to be happy, and maybe Lucifer most of all. ]

[lightsthesun]

[The next song is slower and Lucifer's content just to stand here with her, gently swaying with her arms wrapped around his neck, holding her close.] I'm starting to understand that I was never truly happy until I met you.

[detectivemiracle]

[ That is both incredibly flattering - who wouldn't want to be another person's source of happiness? - and also somewhat infuriating. Not at Lucifer - but at, well, she's not even sure who. He's an immortal being who's been around since before the dawn of time and in all those eons of existence, no one has ever managed to make him happy? Not even his own family?

This absolutely amazing man. - Devil, angel, whatever - how has no one seen how much he deserves happiness and tried to give it to him?

But she does. She sees it. She sees it right now, in the way he's holding her and looking at her like something infinitely precious, and every time he looks at her like that, she inexplicably falls in love with him a little more. ]

Well. I'm doing something right, then.

[lightsthesun]

[It's a wonder that he isn't more bitter about it, that he hasn't allowed a billion years of -- Well. Linda had called it neglect once and Lucifer had scoffed at the notion of it. As damaged as he is, he hasn't let it sour his soul, always manages to find the best in every situation. After all, how could he spend years missing something he never really had in the first place?]

[But now that he's found it, he has no intention of letting her go.] Are you happy, Detective?

[detectivemiracle]

Yeah, I am.

[ She studies him for a moment, as if considering how to say something. ]

This... gift. I've realized something. It's not just for you. It goes both ways. I get to see how wonderful you are. How good you are for me. And I wouldn't trade that for anything.

[lightsthesun]

[He squints at her, like he's desperately trying to see things from her point of view and... not quite getting it.] ... So, you're as lucky to have me as I am to have you? I'm not sure I'd agree with you there, Detective - [From where he's standing, she's definitely the one getting the raw end of this deal but he's not about to complain.] - but you have no idea how delighted I am to hear you say it. You're incredible.

[detectivemiracle]

[ Chloe raises her chin, amused and slightly defiant. ] I'm in love with a great guy, who knows me almost better than I know myself sometimes, who respects me personally and professionally, who always has my back, always tells me the truth, makes me laugh and tells me I'm incredible. Yeah, I'm lucky to have you. As a partner, as a friend, as a boyfriend. You've always been worth it.

[lightsthesun]

Detective, honestly. You're making me blush. [She really is. He's only thankful the lighting's as forgiving as it is because there's no hiding the delighted flush creeping up his neck, reddening his ears.]

[detectivemiracle]

Hmm. And I can make the Devil blush. That's pretty cool, too.

[ She looks very pleased with herself about that. Even leans in to kiss him again. ]

[lightsthesun]

And we're definitely keeping that one a secret. Strictly between us. [Especially given that Lucifer probably wouldn't think twice about parading through the precinct in just his birthday suit with everything on show. He's never really thought of himself as being shy before but Chloe seems to have a way of bringing things out in him even he didn't realise were there.]

[detectivemiracle]

I'm not gonna put it on a billboard.

[ She smirks faintly. ] Buuuuuut there might be a few people I mention it to.

[lightsthesun]

[He drops his head to her shoulder with a thunk, groaning.] Ugh, not Maze. Anything but that.

[detectivemiracle]

Mm, I was more thinking of Ella.

[ Chloe smiles, knowing Ella will just eat up any and all romantic details she provides. ]

Oh, and Trixie.

[lightsthesun]

Fine but just know that if you bring Ms. Lopez into this then she's going to be making eyes at the both of us, not just me, so on your head be it.

And, bonus! She still doesn't believe that I'm the real me - [Though the furtive looks Dan's been shooting him from across the bullpen haven't gone unnoticed. She knows something's up, just isn't entirely sure what.] - so I won't even need to hand over my Devil-card when you tell her.

[Trixie's just a lost cause at this point. He doubts he could frighten her even if he tried.]

[detectivemiracle]

Mm.

[ Chloe gives him a Look - like, well, like she's about to say something she knows he won't like hearing. ]

Maybe we should be thinking about, you know. Showing Ella. Before she finds out some other way. [ She says that last bit more quickly, to make sure he can't interject first. ]

[lightsthesun]

[He laughs like she's just said the punchline of an amazing joke.] Ha! Yes, anything that'll put a stop to that bloody method actor schtick. What'll I show her first, my face or my wings? Oh, I know! Quick trip down to Hell, give her the tour. I mean, she's never likely to end up there so no harm in giving her a peek.

[Wait, but Chloe isn't laughing. Why isn't she laughing!?] ... You're not serious?

[detectivemiracle]

Little bit serious.

[ She kisses his cheek. ] I think it's safe to say she's going to find out, sooner or later, one way or another. Better to control the narrative, hm? [ She can't help but think, if they'd just told Dan, if they'd done it before Michael could show up and manipulate him, well. It might not've gone so badly. ]

[lightsthesun]

Except my pesky invulnerability problem's no longer a factor so I think I'd rather just take my lumps if and when the time comes, thanks. [That's a car crash of a conversation he fully intends on avoiding for as long as Devilishly possible.] Ignorance is bliss, after all, and after everything's that happened I think Ms. Lopez deserves a break.

As in not have her whole belief system come crashing down around her.

[detectivemiracle]

I think you don't give her enough credit.

[ The music is picking up again, reminding her of just where they are, and she nods in the direction of the elevator. ]

Wanna take this upstairs? [ She leans in, kisses his neck. ]

[lightsthesun]

I think I'm all too aware of how everyone I know's reacted to the news so far and I'd prefer to avoid a repeat performance where possible. [The attempts on his life are getting tiresome, frankly.] And I think she's going to be screwed up enough without my help.

[He's already guiding her back through the crowd as he's talking, a hand placed gently against the small of her back to steer her in the right direction.]

[detectivemiracle]

[ Her own arm slides around his waist, and she doesn't respond to him until they reach the elevator, the doors closing on the busy nightclub floor and finally giving them some privacy. ]

I think the person who handled it the best got to see the proof from you, in controlled circumstances, after asking for it.

[ She's referring, of course, to Linda. ]

And - [ She swallows, glancing up at the ceiling of the elevator as it climbs by way of avoiding his gaze. ] - speaking as one of the people who didn't handle it well, I would've preferred the more controlled situation.

[lightsthesun]

Would you? [The question's practically dripping with skepticism as Lucifer casts a look over at her, eyebrow raised.] So, it wasn't the fact that I'm the Devil that had you running for the hills, it was because you weren't adequately prepared? I should've done more to get you used to the idea by, oh, I don't know, telling you I was the Devil from the very first day we met?

Forgive me, Detective, but I very much doubt a pep talk beforehand would help anyone, least of all Ms. Lopez. She's Catholic for one thing and that never bodes well.