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Winter in Hell exists, but it's just as cold and violent. When the snow covers the ground in Hell, the sinners have to get dressed warmly before setting their foot outside. For this very special occasion, the princess of Hell wanted to organise a fun activity to encourage relationships between the members of her hotel. Well, the King of Hell also wanted to join in the fun, accompanied by the ex-angel, who had a disgruntled look on his face. Probably because Lucifer forced him to get up earlier than usual and ruin a good morning sleep.
Charlie explains the snowman competition to the residents. Which can be done alone, or in pairs. Of course, the groups form almost as early. Angel Dust with Husk, Nifty with Alastor, Charlie with Vaggie... And...
Adam who decides to make a snowman on his own, refusing to be with Lucifer. He doesn't need help to do such a basic thing! He's already done tons of them in his lifetime! He royally ignores the king's slightly sad face, who doesn't insist any further. The activity goes perfectly smoothly, until Charlie announces the end. The different snowmen are all very well done and the princess finds it hard to pick a winner. She almost wants to announce that everyone has won, but a glance at Vaggie makes her realise that no, she has to make a choice.
Charlie walks in front of the various creations, stopping occasionally in front of one to pretend to examine it more closely. Strangely, everyone seems calm and holds their breath, waiting for the winner to be announced. The princess finally laughs and breaks the silence, turning to her father after seeing the big snow duck. Lucifer just offers a thin apologetic smile... But hey, he's spent a lot of time creating ducks, so changing that habit is a bit difficult.
Suddenly, the princess stops in front of one particular snowman. It wasn't very good, but its appearance made Charlie smile. There were two branches stuck in the snowman's head, an angry look drawn with stones, two hand-drawn slits for the nose... The person had even managed to make a semblance of a top hat too! Which was almost a bit surprising.
-Who made this one? He's...original? He looks a bit like my dad.
-That's because it's supposed to look like him, miss. I even made it life-size, it's smaller than the others!
Charlie chuckles at Adam's answer. She turns to him with a smile so warm it could melt all the snow. The King's daughter claps her hands after making the best decision of all.
-Adam wins this competition for originality! But don't take it personally, this doesn't mean that your snowmen are ugly, they're all very handsome! We're going to take photos of them to immortalise this moment and display them in the hotel!
While Charlie tried to take far too many photos of the various creations, the hotel's residents approached the first man to shower him with praise, congratulating him on having made a ‘very realistic representation of the little king’. The only one who didn't want to join in the discussion, Aalastor, opted to disappear into his shadow. Even if complimenting the first man to annoy Lucifer is a very interesting thing to do, it's not really in his plans for today.
.... And Lucifer is already boiling with rage next to them, so much so that the snow at his feet has melted. What do you mean, he lost? He who is the master of creation? Of course, he suspects that his daughter would not have offered him victory on moral principle. But to give it to Adam? In itself, it's not that disturbing - the devil would even have been happy for him! BUT HE DOES IT TO MOCK HIM! AND HIS SIZE!
Again....
It's just teasing, the two of them do it regularly together. It's their way of expressing their mutual affection.
-So Luci? Are you jealous? Or are you having trouble digesting the fact that I beat you in your own domain?
Lucifer then takes a deep breath, before giving his partner a slightly smirk.
-I'm not jealous of someone who thinks eating yellow snow is a good idea.
As expected, the first man's face turns red at the mention of his shameful memory in the garden. Angel Dust laughs as he nudges Husk, commenting on this information. Adam is definitely going to be hearing about this for a long time. He sighs in anticipation, thankfully he's not really staying at the hotel any more, since he and Lucifer made their relationship official. Even if it did take a long time.
Lucifer sneers as he squeezes his eyes together, but gives a little yelp of surprise when the ex-angel tackles him to the ground like an enraged rugby player. The brunet wastes no time in trying to put as much snow as possible on the devil's neck, as he tries to defend himself. Of course, the seraph has more strength than Adam. The roles are quickly reversed and it is he who ends up on top of the first man. With a victorious smile on his face, he also picks up some snow and tries to make his partner eat it. An incredible childish battle, to the exclamations of Angel and Nifty, who are making bets to see who will be the big winner.
Vaggie lets out a sigh when she sees the scene, before catching Charlie's eye, as she's not sure whether to act or not.
-Charlie... Maybe we should separate them before things get out of hand?
-They do that a lot, Vaggie! But you're right, sometimes their fights can get a bit too dangerous, Dad sometimes forgets he's a little too strong.
Charlie clears her throat as she approaches the couple fighting in the snow. As soon as she says the word ‘dad’, the king freezes and stops what he's doing. He stands up and brushes the snow off him, offering his daughter an embarrassed smile and an apology. Adam grumbles beside him, trying to spit out the snow he has inadvertently swallowed.
The princess then announces an activity that involves warming up in the hotel with hot chocolates, and everyone accepts the idea with great pleasure. The little gang happily follows the princess inside... But the seraph doesn't come immediately. He's lost his top hat in the battle, and is trying to find it in the snow.
-Hey Wookie. Here's your hat.
Adam hands him his hat, looking to the side, as if this absurd gesture were a little too silly for him. Lucifer then softens and approaches the first man, to take back his belongings.
-Haaaw, thank you. You know, Adam... I was thinking we could celebrate your victory at my place? I mean, at our place? You know, my palace is yours because we're...you know?
-What exactly did you have in mind, babe? I can't read your fucking thoughts, you know?
Lucifer laughs a little, still a little nervous.
-I was just going to let you choose? I don't want to impose a reward on you, I want you to choose something that might make you happy.
Adam seems a little thoughtful at first, then an almost evil smile appears on his face. So...he could basically ask for what he wanted? To get anything from Lucifer, just for humiliating him in a creation contest? The first man chased away the twisted ideas in his mind. He's going to keep it simple, he's not a guy who only thinks about that sort of thing either!
-Go for a full massage then. Didn't you say you had magic fingers last time? I'd like to see that, plus I've had a shitty backache for a few days now. I think the King of Hell could cure that, don't you?
Part of Lucifer breathes a sigh of relief, he was almost expecting a horny request... But he knows very well that the ex-angel isn't just thinking about that, he's calmed down quite a bit since he became a sinner. But that doesn't stop him from making a few comments, just to make Lucifer blush from time to time.
-Anything for you, duckie. You'll have the honour of tasting a massage from the King of Hell, you can feel privileged.
Lucifer coos, then puts on his hat. A few seconds later, he can feel the snow inside falling on him. Oh the little bastard... He's filled his top hat with snow, just to make this horrible joke.
Adam in the other side can't stop laughing at his little prank. Lucifer's surprised look, and his dark stare! Wonderful! The little king turns slowly towards his beloved, flashing a smile just as big as Alastor's, almost a little alarming. Perhaps even Adam had got the message, because he soon tried to run away. His run doesn't last long, though, as he ends up slipping like an idiot in the snow. Okay, he's going to die right here, right now, like a piece of shit. Shiiit!
Lucifer soon joins him, in an almost unhealthy good mood. He offered him a hand to help him up, as if he'd forgotten his companion's little prank. Even Adam was confused once he was back on his feet.
-Duckie, why don't we go inside and warm up, hm? With a nice hot chocolate, or tea, coffee, whatever! And then I'll take care of you, as I promised.
Adam shivers a little at the mischievous glint in Lucifer's eyes. What are the gremlin planning this time? He knows very well that the little king won't hurt him, they got over being enemies a long time ago. When Lucifer takes ‘revenge’ it's often in a completely stupid and childish way. Like the time he poke him where he's missing a rib, when Adam teased him by raising a book high so Lucifer couldn't catch him.
-I'll let you do the portal, then ~
Anyway, Adam likes to annoy his partner too much in every way imaginable. Whatever Lucifer's revenge, he's not regretting a thing!