okteiviakom: ([neu] accept that you're crap)
Octavia Blake ([personal profile] okteiviakom) wrote2024-04-21 05:57 pm

To the Cape Rouge, Sunday

Jennifer had taken off for Baltimore. If anyone had asked Octavia about the why and how, maybe even the when of it, she wouldn't have been able to say. Something in her had shut down at the sight of the island, the knowledge that they were no longer in Haven, and she only had one single shred of focus left, and one single goal to go with it:

Just herding Duke across the island, to the port, to the Rouge, to deliver him to Lucifer.

She hadn't said a word the entire way over.

But when they finally stepped onto the dock, with the ship just up ahead, she was almost running.

[ooc: For the two! Follows this.]
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - ... wary)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
They had been missing for two days. Lucifer had almost worn out his phone calling them-- then he'd gone to the Portalocity office and demanded to speak to the manager.

And now it was Sunday, and they still weren't here, and he was - perhaps - starting to panic.

He was standing on deck with his phone in one hand and the other buried firmly in his hair, his back to them. "What do you mean, I'm calling the wrong office--"
betterthanaplan: (distant surf)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke had let himself be herded. It wasn't as though he was going to try to go anywhere other than the boat, after all. But it did mean he didn't have to think too much about where they were going, which was good because he was fully thinking too much about -- everything else.

About Jennifer settling in okay in Baltimore. (About her looking dead on the beach.) About Nathan and Audrey. (About Mara and if Audrey was really just gone.)

About what William had said. About feeling like his insides were doing their best to become his outsides. About how he might have fully sucked the life out of several fish and patch of grass and given it to Jennifer. . . .

He wasn't saying anything either. He was just making a beeline for Lucifer, fully intending to just -- wrap himself around him and ask him to help shut his brain off for awhile.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - everything hurts too much)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer's response was immediate. He spun around, disconnecting the call in one go, and-- "Octavia! Duke!"

They were alive.

They were alive.
betterthanaplan: (hugging but fucked)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
They were -- or at least Duke was -- headed right for Lucifer. Duke felt like his chest might explode if he didn't get his arms around the man as quickly as possible.

He bypassed the gangplank entirely, choosing instead to vault over the gunwale to get to him that much faster.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - with mum)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer barely managed to remember to shove his phone into his pocket before he was moving to meet Duke. Arms outstretched, reaching for him.

He'd been terrified. He needed them close.
Edited 2024-04-21 16:39 (UTC)
betterthanaplan: (tears for fears)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
He'd get at least one of them.

Duke wasn't ordinarily the sort to initiate a hug. And receiving them from others usually took him by surprise.

He'd never be able to fully express how grateful he was that he'd found two people who made him feel like he could do this. Fling himself into someone's arms like this when his lungs felt like they'd never work properly again.

He wrapped himself around Lucifer, buried his face in the other man's neck, and tried to remember how to breath.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer hugged him tight, hand cradling the back of Duke's head. Arm sneaking around his waist. "You're home," he managed. "You're home."

betterthanaplan: (snuggly hat)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
They were home.

Duke's chest shuddered, and he clung. He couldn't quite let go yet, couldn't let the sob that pressed against his throat. Not yet.

He reached back a hand for Octavia.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - chloe)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer looked past him, just in time to catch her-- sitting. "Octavia?" he called.

But he didn't let go. Certainly not with Duke like this.

He just-- tightened his grip.
betterthanaplan: (wrecked)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke's arm flailed a second, searching, before he finally managed to lift his head and look.

"Tavi," he said, voice soft and spare.

If she wasn't okay -- physically unharmed at least -- he wasn't sure what he'd do.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Did something happen to her?" Lucifer asked quietly.
betterthanaplan: (that's really not good)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke shook his head, not a 'no', an 'I don't know.' He peeled himself reluctantly away from Lucifer and dropped into a crouch in front of Octavia.

"Tavi."

Still soft. Thin and dry as paper.
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucifer himself wasn't far behind, his hand landing on Duke's shoulder - still desperate for contact - as he squatted down, as well.

"Darling?" he said. "Are you all right?"
betterthanaplan: (checking in)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke shook his head again, swallowing thickly.

"We need to take care of you, too."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - intent)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
What on Earth had happened this weekend?

"I have space for both of you," Lucifer said, searching her face. "Octavia, please. What's going on?"
betterthanaplan: (gonna lose it)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2024-04-21 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Duke said, settling back on his heels. He ran his hand over his face, suddenly exhausted. His voice actually got more hoarse. "We heard you. I'm not going to be okay if you're not. So. . . ."
my_own_advocate: (lucifer - really now?)

[personal profile] my_own_advocate 2024-04-21 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Let's just all get inside," Lucifer attempted. "We'll lock the hatch behind us. Everyone will be safe."

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