I know. That night the three of us went out, I really did think we had a chance. If I can't persuade him, Gabriel--
[For an exquisitely rare moment, Lucifer is simply Lucifer, without anything but his own vulnerability and the barest flicker of hope that Aslan helped rekindle.
He thinks of Chuck and it snuffs out like an ember in a jar, leaving him cold and distant and hateful.
His last tie to home, his only barometer for whether or not he'll be able to save his own life and his brother's, doesn't believe in him. Hates him, in fact, and wants him to fail.]
...I should go. Your w-- girl is waiting for you anyway.
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[For an exquisitely rare moment, Lucifer is simply Lucifer, without anything but his own vulnerability and the barest flicker of hope that Aslan helped rekindle.
He thinks of Chuck and it snuffs out like an ember in a jar, leaving him cold and distant and hateful.
His last tie to home, his only barometer for whether or not he'll be able to save his own life and his brother's, doesn't believe in him. Hates him, in fact, and wants him to fail.]
...I should go. Your w-- girl is waiting for you anyway.