Lucifer's Mansion, Sunday Night

[okteiviakom]

Octavia had been feeling kind of... restless, this week. But keeping it to herself, because Duke had been having a rougher time, and anyway, it was fine. This feeling came and went, and Octavia was used to it.

(Though it really would have been great if Dr. Baker had been able to squeeze her in during some other time this week, after the regular Tuesday session got cancelled.)

It was Sunday now, anyway. Food and cider and hopefully a good time? Octavia had even channeled some of her twitchiness into prepping dessert, earlier. "The fruit's all ready in the fridge," she said, as she got up to clear away the dinner plates. "The white chocolate on them should have set by now."

Spoken like she actually knew anything and hadn't just grabbed the instructions from Google this morning.

[ooc: For the guy.]

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[my_own_advocate]

"All right, I'll go get it."

She seemed off, tonight. Lucifer didn't want to push - it had never worked well for him in the past - but that left him nothing but playing along with... whatever her mood allowed for them to do.

He got up, and headed towards the fridge to get those desserts.

[okteiviakom]

Admittedly, it was maybe a little harder to maintain the 'keeping it to herself' when there wasn't anyone else to take the focus off her.

Anyway, what he'd find in the fridge was just a simple plate of various bits of fruit inexpertly but thoroughly dipped in white chocolate. And they had set, so good job, Tavi.

She took the now-empty plates and took them over to the sink.

[my_own_advocate]

Octavia had never been the best at hiding when she was-- off. And plenty of catastrophes had tuned even Lucifer in to it.

Especially on Date Night.

But again, he was on his best behavior, taking the plate with him to the table. "Delicious," he said. "I'm tickled by the choice for white chocolate."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave a tiny snort. "Why's that?"

[my_own_advocate]

"It's just a tiny step aside from tradition," Lucifer said, setting the plate down on the table. "And very tasty."

[okteiviakom]

"I didn't even know there was tradition," Octavia admitted, easily enough, as she stepped back towards the table, "but I guess that's normal chocolate?"

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes," Lucifer agreed. "A romantic cliché."

[okteiviakom]

"Romantic?"

Look, sometimes she forgot there was more symbolic value in food in this time than just survival.

[my_own_advocate]

"Chocolate covered strawberries," Lucifer said, grinning. "Meant for special nights with your beloved, especially if you've only recently gotten together."

[okteiviakom]

"Well that's not us," Octavia rasped. "It's been years."

Not that that was keeping her from sidling close enough to actually lean against his side a little.

[my_own_advocate]

"And yet we still fuck like enthusiastic bunnies," Lucifer teased, his arm sliding around her waist. "So I believe we can get away with it."

[okteiviakom]

Snort. "Was that part supposed to change with time?"

[my_own_advocate]

"According to cliché," Lucifer said, and kissed the top of her head. "Which you don't respect."

[okteiviakom]

"Damn right I don't," Octavia agreed. "I remember what we were like, that one weekend when I was fifty."

Her recollection weren't crystal clear, of course, but she remembered enough.

[my_own_advocate]

"Because we are much better than clichés," Lucifer said, grinning. "And we deserve chocolate-covered strawberries."

[okteiviakom]

"Can't argue with that."

So she was going to lean towards the table a little, and pick up a piece of fruit.

[my_own_advocate]

"I didn't think you would," Lucifer said, reaching for some himself.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave another soft huff, but said nothing.

Bit busy biting into some pineapple.

[my_own_advocate]

"Want to sit down?" Lucifer asked.

And ate that piece of banana happily.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia looked up at him. "Getting tired so soon?"

She was hilarious.

[my_own_advocate]

"Hardly," Lucifer chuckled. "Saving my energy for after dinner."

[okteiviakom]

"I think I can live with that," Octavia allowed. "Sitting it is."

[my_own_advocate]

"Thank you."

Lucifer would try and steal a kiss first, however.

[okteiviakom]

Oh, well, such thievery would --

Get him a kiss, obviously, Octavia craning her neck to meet him.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer pulled back slowly, smiling. "Now we can sit," he said, and took a step back so he could pull up a chair for her.