𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫.

"No thanks, I have work to do." Cases to solve, paperwork to do. Adult things Lucifer didn't partake in. Well, sometimes he was helpful with the former.

"No thanks, I have work to do." Cases to solve, paperwork to do. Adult things Lucifer didn't partake in. Well, sometimes he was helpful with the former.

listen i recently became obsessed with the amount of television shows that have a mystery person knocking on the protagonist's door as a major finale cliffhanger, and it got me thinking, and now we have this list that a few immensely talented people helped me with! that said, we know the drill by now. DO NOT ADD TO THIS LIST OR CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN! IF YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR MORE PROMPTS SEND THEM TO ME AND I WILL ADD THEM!

[ KISS ]: sender shows up at the receiver's door and impulsively pulls them in for a passionate kiss that punctuates a lengthy slow-burn between the two.

[ WOUNDED ]: sender arrives at the receiver's door with considerable injuries, in dire need of help and emergency care that only the receiver is either trusted enough or convenient enough to provide.

[ TEARS ]: sender shows up at the receiver's door in tears and in need of comfort after a long day (or week, or month…)

[ DEFEATED ]: sender arrives at the receiver's door after having lost a considerably important battle (metaphorical or literal) and needing a place to recuperate from the loss.

[ FUGITIVE ]: sender, having just become a fugitive from the law, runs to the receiver's home in the hopes of finding shelter and safety with them.

[ GIFTS ]: sender arrives at the receiver's house with gifts for the homeowner themselves.

[ APOLOGY ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to apologize to them for a past wrong-doing (specify if you wish!)

[ DATE ]: sender arrives at the receiver's house to take them on a romantic date.

[ HANG OUT ]: sender arrives at the receiver's house to hang out with them for the day.

[ GO OUT ]: sender heads to the receiver's house to take them out for a day of fun/relaxation.

[ COLLECT ]: sender shows up at the receiver's house to collect something that the receiver has either purchased for them or borrowed from them.

[ DELIVER ]: sender shows up at the receiver's house to deliver something to them that either the sender borrowed or the receiver requested from them.

[ CONFRONT ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to confront them about an on-going problem between the two of them.

[ FAVOR ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to ask them for a favour.

[ RECRUIT ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to recruit them for an upcoming task that the sender is unable to do alone.

[ ROOMIE ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to move in with them.

[ COMFORT ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to comfort them after the receiver has a difficult time or experiences a significantly difficult event.

[ HELP ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to help them with something that the receiver is either procrastinating or unable to accomplish on their own.

[ LEISURE ]: sender goes to the receiver's house for a movie night or a game night.

[ WARN ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to warn them against doing something that they suspect the receiver is preparing to do.

[ THREATEN ]: sender goes to the receiver's house in order to threaten them.

[ REUNITE ]: sender returns to the receiver's house after having been away for a while, intending to reunite with them.

[ GOODBYE ]: sender goes to the receiver's house to say a final farewell after learning they're due to leave town, possibly for good.

[ SECRET ]: sender sneaks out to the receiver's house to meet with them in secret.

[ BAD NEWS ]: sender arrives at the receiver's doorstep to deliver some bad news to them (SPECIFY THE NEWS).

[ PARTY ]: sender arrives at the receiver's house to attend a party that the receiver is hosting.

[ NEIGHBOUR ]: sender, having just moved in next door, arrives at the receiver's house to introduce themselves.

[ ENGINE ]: sender's car breaks down in the same street that the receiver lives on, leading the sender to knock on their door to ask for help.

[ PRETEND ]: sender knocks on the receiver's door to ask them to pretend to know them for the sake of a cover story.

i found this list and kinda fed into it each time i got the flu or a migraine, and u know what, it's just me revealing just how much i love the caring threads and the soft threads and the fondly exasperated "let me help you" threads! use at your pleasure, DO NOT ADD TO THE LIST NOR EDIT IT! i will be changing it accordingly!

" i found you passed out in the kitchen. you wanna stop working yourself so hard? or do i need to keep hitting the gym to carry you to bed every day? "

" you're burning up. "

" your neighbour called me and said you could use a nurse. looks like they were right, too. "

" you were told to take it easy, so... yeah. this is kinda on you. "

" you took a sick day. you NEVER take a sick day. so yeah, i got worried, and i figured i'd come over and keep an eye on you. "

" you texted me a long and incoherent text that held about 90% of the emoji list and about four different languages. figured it wouldn't hurt to drop by and see how you were doing. "

" how long have you been sick for? and don't lie. "

" you look like hell. "

" i brought you some soup; let me heat some up for you? "

" okay. it's time you went to the hospital. "

" hey… hello there, sleeping beauty. you gave me a bit of a scare yesterday. how are you feeling? "

" i swear, if you even think of getting out of that bed… "

" you know when i said to call if it's an emergency? a fever is most DEFINITELY considered an emergency! "

" if you think you're going to work like this, you better think again. "

" don't worry. my family swears by this remedy; just let it work its magic and you'll feel good as new in no time. "

" I don't care about getting sick. i'm not leaving you until you're back to full health. "

" you didn't stop to think that this might happen when you're burning the candle at both ends? "

" yeah, I can play the role of nurse AND say "I told you so" at the same time, actually. "

" you better drink every last drop of this tea, no matter how disgusting it is. "

" i told my boss it was an emergency so they've given me a full week to look after you. "

" quit being so stubborn and get into BED! "

" what part of doctor's orders hasn't sunk in yet? bed rest! for the WEEK! "

" right, where do you keep your saucepans? i'm going to make you my famous noodle soup. it's a cure-all, i'm telling you! "

" hey, unless you're going to the bathroom or the sofa, I don't want to see you out of that bed. got it? "

" when are you gonna start letting people look after you, huh? "

" i know, i know, i turned off all the lights once i figured you had the migraine. you want some tea? water? "

" don't be mad, but i saw your fridge, and... it frightened me. so i've taken you back to my place, and i'm gonna get deliveroo to bring some groceries to your place tomorrow. okay? "

" i know your appetite is a little off, so i ordered in a whole tonne of options. just try a little bit of something, please? for me? "

" i've brought half a pharmacy, enough movies and boardgames to last us a decade, and every single snack i could fit into the basket at the grocery store. so sit your butt down, eat your soup, and try and make the most of your bed rest for the next week, will you? "

ACTION PROMPTS ( SEND THE FULL LINE! and feel free to reverse if u wish! ):

[ TOUCH ]: sender gently rests a hand against the receiver's forehead to check their temperature.

[ DAMP ]: sender presses a cool cloth against the receiver's face, neck and forehead to try and lower their fever.

[ BLANKET ]: sender wraps another blanket around the receiver to try and stop them from shivering.

[ SPOON ]: sender gently coaxes spoons of soup into the receiver's mouth to build up their strength after an illness.

[ CARRY ]: sender, finding the receiver weakened/unconscious on the floor, immediately lifts them up and carries them back to bed.

[ AROUND ]: sender keeps a protective arm around the receiver to help them walk without the risk of stumbling or collapsing.

[ STAY ]: sender decides to stay by the receiver's bedside after learning that they're sick.

[ HAIR ]: sender smooths back the receiver's hair in a soothing gesture to try and help them go back to sleep.

[ TILT ]: sender tips a bottle of water up for the receiver to sip from.

[ HUM ]: sender hums/sings to soothe a sick receiver back to sleep.

[ BACK ]: sender gently rubs the receiver's back, either to soothe them or warm them while they're unwell.

[ SHARE ]: sender climbs into the receiver's sickbed with them, wrapping their arms around them to offer warmth and comfort.

[ SHOWER ]: sender, learning the receiver has a high fever, takes a cold shower with them in order to lower their temperature.

[ WAKEN ]: the receiver wakes up in bed, having been found unconscious by the sender and carried into the bed from the floor.

Honest from the jump, that much was true, but there was still plenty of room of plausible deniability. Who would believe a man who claimed to be the devil? Until now, she found the notion absurd. And honestly, what was the likelihood the devil actually exist?

Apparently much higher than she originally thought.

The red face burned in her mind; the piercing red eyes and the burnt crimson face. She could swear she heard the souls of the damned when she looked into those eyes, not to mention guilt over anything she still felt terrible about, whether it was not spending enough time with Trixie and being too involved with work (the root of her problems with Dan, who had the same problem), or not being help that one person who needed her during her cases, or slipping up in any way that felt all too big to her...

She pushed the thoughts aside as she finally reached the exit and all too forcefully pushed her way out of the building, Jimmy Barnes' voice still in her head, the image of him bashing the plexiglass with his head until his skin broke and began to bled.

It was no mystery to her now how he ended up, and she was starting to fear the same for herself. Still shaking, she sped down the street and scrambled to her car. With unsteady hands, she tried to start the ignition.

scurrying after her onto the street presented a couple of problems. first, scarring anyone else that may happen upon them. most importantly, he would harm chloe further. which he didn't want to do, even if his complicated balance of enshrouded self-loathing covered up by his outwardly over-inflated ego was begging for reassurance from her. the detective was supposed to be the person who understood him the best, that he had been the most open with.

despite that, he couldn't leave it like this. his pace was kept to below a jog, but he hastened out of the sinnerman's den with purpose. when he reached her car, he stood in front of it with his hands up. he didn't dare get closer.

"I..I.." Words got caught in her throat. What could she say in this moment? The biggest revelation had been revealed to her and she barely had any time to process it. Chloe kept her shaky hands on the wheel as if she were going anywhere. The pleading in his voice tugged at her slightly, coaxing her to reconsider but fear was at the forefront of her mind and she pushed the pedal and backed up before turning sharply and driving away.

The face haunted her. Jimmy Barnes' anguished chanting haunted her.

He's the devil, he's the devil!

Rationality had no place when fear took over. It wasn't like he was incapable of catching up to her but in her panicked state, she simply wanted to get away. She stumbled out of her vehicle when she arrived home before hastily locking the door ( as if it would do her any good).

"Mommy." she heard her daughter's quiet but concerned voice. "What's going on?"

"Trixie." Chloe gently took her by the shoulders. "From now, don't answer the door, okay?" Her daughter looked even more perplexed.

"But why?"

"Because...because there's someone Mommy needs to deal with, but we'll deal with it, okay Sweetie?" She brushed the hair from Trixie's face. "Just go to your room and find something to do, but don't come out." Gently she ushered her daughter into her room before hiding in her own.

But lately she had been seeing a lot of things she couldn't explain, and they were all things Lucifer did. How he could compel people to confess their deepest desires, how he could survive gunshots, or the time he threw a man through a wall of glass with just his hand.

She stood frozen on the stairs, he was hunched over a now dead Marcus Pierce. There was a sharp blade stuck in his chest. "Lucifer, what happened?" Slowly he rose and when he turned, she did not anticipate what came next. She should've seen this coming but after months of deniability, she could no longer refute what was in front of her.

A red face, one that looked burnt and fleshy with ridges over it. Despite his relaxed expression, he radiated a fierce aura. He might've been relieved to see her but the feeling was not mutual.

"You're..you're..." She took a step back and nearly fell on her back, her whole frame now shaking. With an unsteady finger, she pointed at him. "So it was, it was..." she swallowed, heart beating fast. "It's true, you really are....oh my god." Her hands were on her head as she began to process this newfound information.

Fear gripped her and she scrambled, making a hasty escape. With her heart still beating rapidly in her chest, the words of Jimmy Barnes began to ring in her head.

He's the devil, he's the devil!

the devil was far too wrapped up in his gloating that pierce would indeed be traveling downstairs given the death he promised him to recognize the double entendre to his own words. ❝ deep down, you know you're a monster. and that you belong in hell, where you will torture yourself with that truth for eternity. cause no matter what you tell yourself, you can't outrun what you've done… what you truly are. ❞

further unaware of the flames flickering across his skin and the reddening of his iris's signaling the return of the devil face he had sported for decades in hell. a curious tilt of his head followed cain's final breaths being mocking laughter.

upon first glance as he turned to face chloe when her words announced her presence, relief at her being unscathed quickly fell off. fear was written all over her face, terror and realization filling her eyes and she was physically shaking and starting to pale. his hand flew to his face before she could even get try to get the words out and was met with the rough, burned skin of his devil face.

if he could feel nausea, undoubtedly a wave would be rushing through him now. in an instant, chloe's view of him was shattered and that much was clear before she started to run. their history, his attempts to be a better man that punished evil all down the drain. it meant nothing... which meant that he would never be able to rid himself of the status of scapegoat of all things evil. not if chloe didn't trust him after all this time to not hurt her.

this was the first time he had unwillingly adorned the face since coming to earth -- and almost certainly since he had been donned the crown of sorts since his sequestering to hell. it took all of his concentration to rid himself of it in this moment, but he needed his general appearance rather than one of horror to chase after chloe -- find an opportunity to explain.

Honest from the jump, that much was true, but there was still plenty of room for plausible deniability. Who would believe a man who claimed to be the devil? Until now she found the notion absurd. What was the likelihood the devil actually existed?

Apparently much higher than she originally thought.

The red face burned in her mind; the piercing red eyes and the burnt crimson face. She could swear she heard the souls of the damned when she looked into those eyes, not to mention guilt over anything she still felt terrible about, whether it was not spending enough time with Trixie and being too involved with work (the root of her problems with Dan, who had the same problem), or not being help that one person who needed her during her cases, or slipping up in any way that felt all too big to her...

She pushed the thoughts aside as she finally reached the exit and all too forcefully pushed her way out of the building, Jimmy Barnes' voice still in her head, the image of him bashing the plexiglass with his head until his skin broke and began to bled.

It was no mystery to her now how he ended up, and she was starting to fear the same for herself. Still shaking, she sped down the street and scrambled to her car. With unsteady hands, she tried to start the ignition.

“  i don’t want you here.  just go.  ” 

“  you ‘didn’t mean to hurt me?’  yeah you did.  like it or not,  i know exactly who you are.  ” 

“  why won’t you even look at me?  ”

“  i’m not angry at you.  i’m angry with myself for trusting you.  ”

“  i wish you’d stop trying to destroy yourself in some misguided effort to feel worthy.  ”

“  i know it’s not fair to say this,  but i don’t have anything without you.  if i don’t have you i have nothing.  ”

“  you can’t love me.  not the way i need to be loved.  ”

“  i’m broken.  and i don’t need anyone to try to feed me white lies about it.  something inside me is broken and it isn’t just going to be put back like it was.  ” 

“  sometimes being broken isn’t about trying to put things back together like they were before.  it’s about picking up what pieces are left and building something new.  ”

“  okay,  so you’re a monster.  so am i.  lets be monsters together.  ” 

“  because of what they/you did i’m damaged.  ”  

“  what the hell is wrong with you?  ”

“  what the hell is wrong with me?  ”

“  i can’t fix you.  you can’t expect me to know how to fix you.  ” 

“  yeah,  i’ll be here.  i’ll be here when you’re ready to stop running.  ”

“  my world is just falling apart.  it’s like everything is just crumbling around me.  i don’t know what to do.  i just want it to stop ”  

“  you’re the only thing that makes sense right now.  everything else is just—  the world is so loud.  and the only time it feels quiet is when you’re here.  ”

“  i don’t know how to talk about shit okay?  it’s too hard.  but i do care.  i need you to trust me that i care.  ”

 “  stop punishing yourself.  you wanna make up for what you’ve done?  get off your ass and do something about it.  ”

“  whatever it is you think was going on between us,  you’re wrong.  ”

“  it didn’t mean anything to me.  ” 

“  you should move on.  i did.  ”  

“  i feel like i’m one bad day away from becoming everything i’ve fought against.  ” 

“  stop pushing me away.  i’m not going anywhere,  asshole.  and as soon as you get that through that thick skull of yours,  the better.  ”  

“  i don’t need you in my life.  i don’t want you in it.  ”  

“  i can’t trust myself.  if i let myself get comfortable enough,  when i try to be happy,  people get hurt.  ”  

“  people like me don’t get to have peace.  ”  

“  i’m not the person you want.  i know you think i am.  but it won’t take long for you to realize this is a mistake.  ”  

“  you want the truth?  the truth is when i love people it burns inside me like a poison.  it infects every part of me until it feels like they’re in my goddamn soul…and then i fuck it up.  and it’ll destroy us both.  ”  

“  i’ll always choose you.  that’s the worst part of it all.  i’d choose you over and over, even though i know you wouldn’t do the same.  ”  

“  you never had to be perfect.  you just had to stay.  ”

“  will you please just stay for once.  just.  don’t walk away.  ” 

“  if i loved you less,  i might be able to talk about it more.  ”   

“  just tell me something real.  tell me something i can remember no matter what happens to us.  ”

“  when you look at me,  i feel seen.  i feel like you see past everything i’ve always surrounded myself with to try and protect my heart.  no one has ever looked that deeply at me.  ”  

“  how can you uncover so much about someone,  make them let their guard down and lay themselves bare to you.  and then just throw it all away?  ”

“  if you walk out that door don’t bother coming back.  ”

“  why are you so afraid of trusting this—  trusting us.  what’s making you hold back?  ”

“  will you still be here?  will you stay even after you’ve seen all the ugly parts of my heart.  ”  

“  i don’t care how willing you are to die for me.  i want you to fucking live with me.  live for us.  ” 

HURT/COMFORT

[ DISCOVER ] for one muse to find the other crying alone. 

[ COMPANY ] for one muse to sit with the other so they don’t have to be alone while they’re upset. 

[ EMBRACE ] for one muse to suddenly hug the other one for their own comfort. 

[ OFFER ] for one muse to suddenly hug the other one to comfort them.

[ SETTLE ] for one muse to comfort the other and end up cuddling. 

[ SHOULDER ] for one muse to rest their head on the other’s shoulder while they comfort them. 

[ CARRY ]  for one muse to find the other injured and carry them to safety.

[ SECURE ] for one muse to carry the other to bed after they fell asleep. 

[ STRUGGLE ]  for one muse to resist being hugged but then break down and crumble against the other. 

[ CLEAR ] for one muse to wipe the other’s tears. 

[ BREAKDOWN ] for one muse to ask the other if they’re okay prompting them to finally stop bottling things up. 

[ BRUSH ] for one muse to run their fingers through the other’s hair while they open up or cry. 

[ NURSE ] for one muse to tend to the other while they’re recovering from injuries. 

[ TRUST ] for a scenario where sender’s muse is the only one receivers muse will let close. 

[ COAX ] for scenario where receiver’s muse knows they’re the only one sender’s muse will let close. 

[ CALM ] for one muse to subdue the other during an outburst. 

[ CLARITY ] for one muse to help ground the other back in the present  (i.e. after nightmare, breakdown, battle etc)

MUCH TOO MUCH

"Do you really want this? Be honest."

"Do you just wanna call it? Be honest."

"Maybe we're just getting in the way."

"What if it's just a little too late?"

"What if I'm just a little too much for ya?"

"Tell me I should stay, tell me that I'm wrong."

"Maybe if we wait, then all this will be gone."

"Haven't we got a little too much to lose?"

"Searching for a reason too often."

"Will I still be the one that got away?"

KISSING OTHER PEOPLE

"You know the club shuts down when the lights come on."

"You know the game is done when somebody wins."

"Don't have to ask yourself, 'when did it end?'."

"How do you really know that you're not holding on anymore?"

"That's how I know that your love is gone."

"That's how I know I'm really moving."

"I don't feel guilty kissing other people."

"I'm losing myself in a new someone."

"You can't begin again until it ends."

GAMES

"When I don't wanna talk, I swear that's all you wanna do."

"It's not love, it's a power struggle."

"You like games way more than you like me."

"You like games and I don't wanna play no longer."

"Game over."

FEAR OF BEING ALONE

"I can't take another lifeless, empty kiss."

"When I hold you I get the feeling I don't know you."

"I get the feeling it's not love that keeps us holding on."

"I'm scared to find out what the truth is."

PRETTY BOY

"Tell me something that I've never heard."

"You're melting my heart."

"You won't show me your cards."

"Do you think I can't handle what's going on inside?"

GOLF ON TV

"That's not something I'm used to."

"I keep getting overwhelmed when I talk about us loud."

"I want you and only you."

"Some people think it's supposed to hurt."

"You've just been so consistent."

"I'm done with romanticizing dysfunction."

"You treat me so well, it's weird."

"But I love how much I like it."

"If the old me met the new me, she'd/he'd/they'd probably try to stop me."

OLDER THAN I AM

"My heart's seen things I wish it didn't."

"Somewhere, I lost some of my innocence and I miss it."

"My life's been survival of the fittest."

"Sometimes, I wish I could do something stupid."

"Why am I always the one making decisions?"

"I do all my own fighting."

"I'm who I'ma confide in."

BEND OVER BACKWARDS

"You can't know me like I know myself."

"I can compromise."

"I'm willing to try."

"I'll put in the work, but I won't bend over backwards."

"I can be polite. Not say what's on my mind."

"There's a heavy cost to letting someone else call the shots."

"You never give more than you take."

JEALOUS

"I'm not a game that you are losing."

"If I can live without you, sue me."

"Somebody told me that you think I'm tryna make you jealous."

"I do better things with my time than tryna make you jealous."

"Why can't we move on with our lives?"

SINCE I WAS A KID

"We could call it tragic."

"We could drag the past out just to keep on grieving."

"We could call it tragic or we could call it even."

"I'm a problem solver cause I always used to be a problem."

"I'm still the way I was, I haven't changed a bit."

"Since I was a kid, I've been like this."

"I think we're healing. Even though we didn't mean to."

"We don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."

"I would never blame you."

"I just wanna thank you."

"We could call it tragic for a million different reasons."

WEAKNESS (HUEY LEWIS)

"Woke up in a decent mood."

"Don't know if it's even true."

"There's nothing I can do."

"When your eyes are leaking, that's my weakness."

"When your smile's in pieces, that's when I feel it all."

"Let's invite some people 'round."

"That's your remedy."

"I don't argue anymore."

"Leave your notions at the door."

"I know I shouldn't be this calm."

"We're too young to be this nervous."

"I don't know whether to hide or apologize."

"What about our family?"

"What happened to us?"

SAVE US

"It feels like there's nothing really left to say now."

"Everything is on the go now."

"There's a whole lotta things that we said would never get in the way of us."

"I love you, always, forever."

"Everywhere, I will be with you."

"Everything, I will do for you.

GOODNIGHT

"All alone, that's how I end up again."

"Whenever I think I find love again, there it goes."

"Darling, I've been waiting so long just to hear you say you're coming home."

"When you're not here, this bed gets so cold."

"Let me fall asleep before you go."

"Please don't say goodbye, just say goodnight."

"What's the use in crying these tears again?"