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The radio is playing, the lights of the hotel dimmed and the atmosphere calm.
Lucifer is wearing a green and red oversized jumper with lots of little ducks wearing Christmas hats across it.
He has lit some Christmas scented candles and hauls a box into the main lobby area and stares at the un-decorated tree and smiles.
Lucifer always loved Sinsmas, he loved the idea of spending the time with those he loved, he adored seeing Charlie so excited, those were the highlights for him, a little break from his chronic depression.
Then Lilith left, Charlie stopped talking to him and everything went dark. In seven years this is the first time he has felt excitement and it filled him with hope, hope there was a way out of this trench he had dug himself into, hope that he will no longer be a burden on those around him, no longer ruin everything he touched.
He uses his powers to put the lights and tinsel on the tree before adding the Baubles, blissfully unaware of the silent, for a change, radio demon watching from the bar, silently sipping a cup of hot chocolate.
As Lucifer places his rubber duck bauble centre of the tree he feels a warm presence lean over him to put a dear one centre but above Lucifers duck one. Lucifer spins round to be met with the tall, red, deer like demon leaning down, his grin seems wider than usual, nose to nose with the king of hell.
Lucifer blushes “bell hop, I thought you were out”
A small chuckle Alastor removes the duck bauble to look at it, Lucifer tries to take it from him but he holds it higher out of the Kings reach. “Come now Lucifer, we both know you know my name by now” this causes Lucifer to stop and blush a little more as he reaches for his bauble again causing Alastor to step back, taunting the fallen angel.
As he steps back the song on the radio changes
#You pack a bag, you say goodbye
You kiss me on the cheek, and look me in the eye
You tell a lie that you will soon return to me
I loved you then, I love you still
And now, it won't be long until you're here at last
And then I ask if your heart still burns for me#
Every step Alastor takes Lucifer follows “Al, please may I have my duck back…?”
A short pause from Alastor at the sudden nickname, he had been playing regarding his name, he never thought for a second Lucifer would have remembered at all and blushes, he hands lucifer the duck, in slight shock and also analysing every moment they have spent together since they met. “You /did/ remember my name…”
“Ofcourse I did…” he inspects his duck humming to the radio, he places it back on the tree before turning to Alastor, he seemed different, was he sad?
Lucifer approached Alastor and Extends his hand “Dance with me?” Alastor scoffs at first, considering it but also afraid to let down his guard, surely this was a trap. Before he can put more thought into it, his hand is grabbed and he is pulled into the short kings arms who begins to box step with him, no eye contact, Lucifer is confident but he’s not that confident.
#I would travel every ring of Hell
Just to see if you'll be mine
Merry Sinsmas
Know that you are on my mind (ah-ah-ah, ah)
Merry Sinsmas
Truer love is hard to find#
Alastor cannot take his eyes on the man he is dancing with, he’s so powerful, so strong, yet so broken, Alastor wraps an arm around Lucifer, his other is hand in hand whilst Lucifers arm is on Alastor’s waist, Alastor follows Lucifers lead, singing along to the radio.
#I would travel every ring of Hell
Just to see if you'll be mine
Merry Sinsmas
Know that you are on my mind (oh, on my mind)
Merry Sinsmas
Truer love is hard to find#
This causes Lucifer to look up and meet Alastor’s eyes, he can’t help but smile, his voice is like silk to Lucifers ears. Alastor leans down to Lucifer as he finishes singing and Lucifer tiptoes up and places a gentle kiss on Alastor’s nose, cradling Alastor’s cheek in his hand. Alastor pulls Lucifer into a warm hug and they stay like this for a moment, both vulnerable, both broken, yet both there for each other.
The embrace is broken when they hear the gaggle of the hotel staff return, they both compose themselves quickly returning to the tree as though nothing had happened, only sharing a secret glance and a smile. This could be the start of a new life in hell for them both.