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The Devil's Nest, Wednesday Evening

Another ordinary Wednesday evening at the Devil's Nest. If the playlist was a little heavy on the tropical rock genre, that was a complete accident, and not at all tied to any conversations Octavia had haad earlier in the week.

Ditto for all the ways her thoughts had been drifting back to Ilian this week.

Anyway.

The Devil's Nest was open.

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Talk to Octavia (when she's not... elsewhere), or mod Tiny.

If you think you saw Octavia drifting over to the dance floor to sway and spin in slow circles when One Particular Harbour came on later in the evening, no you didn't.

(Okay, you might have.)

Lucifer saw it. He had rather impeccable timing in that regard, if the unintended kind.

He slunk into a booth and watched her for a spell. It didn't feel like a 'get in there and dance with her' situation.

Probably not.

And anyway, Octavia's eyes were mostly closed, and the little they were open wasn't seeing much. She was in a bubble, swaying. Humming, too, but that wasn't really udible over the sound system.

Whipping her hair just a bit when the music called for it.

She was always beautiful like this, Lucifer reflected. (Even if the music was hideous.)

He could get lost in watching her. He did.

And she was lost in the action of it. Some private feeling, all nightmares and gardens and a muted sense of sorrow that didn't entirely go with the song in any kind of an obvious way.

The bounty of the land is exhausted, but there's still abundance in the sea.

Eventually, though, the song faded right on into another one. Octavia's spinning slowed down even further.

Then finally stopped.

And finally, Lucifer held out his hand and gestured for Tiny to bring him a drink.

He didn't take his eyes off her, though.

Octavia's eyes were slow to open fully.

Once they had, though, she didn't seem surprised to find her glance around the club land on him.

Lucifer's mouth twitched into the smallest smile. He said nothing, nor did he rise.

Octavia's hand rose.

Into a tiny wave.

And Lucifer, in turn, raised the glass Tiny had just pressed into his hand.

Somewhat poor timing.

Because Octavia's hand fell - halfway, then beckoned him to her.

Well. Priorities.

Lucifer rose. Took a sip of his drink.

Then set it down, and went to her.

Her face unreadable, Octavia reached for him: one hand on his shoulder, the other going for his hand.

A half-assed sort of dance embrace.

Would it help if Lucifer slid his arms around her waist?

To make it a little less... half-assed.

It worked fine. Octavia shifted that much closer on a sway, sliding her now free other hand up onto his other shoulder.

Pressed the side of her head against his chest.

"Got to you a bit too, did it," Lucifer murmured.

He swayed with her.

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"I've been thinking about Ilian," Octavia replied.

Soft and even at the same time.

"Ah," Lucifer said softly. "We can talk about that when it's quieter."

The dance floor didn't feel like the place.

Octavia's tone didn't entirely change, but --

Well, there was something resigned in it now. "Why?"

"Because right now there's loud music and dancing?" Lucifer murmured. "Might be hard to have an important conversation when we can barely hear each other."

"I hear you just fine," Octavia replied, but it was a mutter. Not even really an argument. She didn't want to be arguing about this. Didn't particularly want the weight of an important conversation, either.

"Just dance with me."

Also there.

Lmao what even is this week. BUT I STILL LIVE.

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