Best Enemies
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Despite Lucifer's insistence that the situation was accidental, Alastor believed it to be a deliberate act of cruelty. Regardless of the circumstances, they are now stranded in 1929 New Orleans as humans. Through a series of misadventures and unfortunate events, a mutual attraction blooms that neither will admit to as they endeavor to find a means of returning to Hell.
"Alastor's eyes, now a shocking, familiar shade of brown behind round spectacles, widened in a mixture of horror and fury. He opened his mouth to unleash a torrent of insults, but the only sound that escaped was a choked gasp. The air felt thin, the sunlight a harsh, unbearable presence on his skin. He felt a deep, profound sense of displacement, a feeling that had been alien to him for centuries.
Lucifer, in his human form, simply smiled. It wasn't the condescending smirk of the King of Hell, but a gentle, almost empathetic expression. "Welcome back to New Orleans, Alastor. Let's take a little walk down memory lane, shall we?""
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- Part 1 of Best Enemies
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Following their return from 1929, Lucifer has made the heart-wrenching decision to break it off with Alastor. Lucifer would rather spare his daughter the agony of explaining how he's left behind Lillith for the Radio Demon, in favor of breaking both his and Alastor's hearts.
Lucifer retreats to the darkness of a mind terrorized by a millennium of abandonment, while Alastor---gravely injured---makes a much more reckless decision.
“A deal,” Alastor rasped, the word tasting like ash. “The King is off-limits. The hotel... untouched. In exchange...” He swallowed hard, his voice barely a whisper through the distortion. “You take me—total wardship. My soul stays mine, but my... service... belongs to the Vees. You can parade me around your towers, display me in your windows... show the world you finally caught the beast.”
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- Part 2 of Best Enemies