Lucifer: Raphael? What are you doing here?
Raphael: Oh, Lucifer, I was watching those two *pointing to a garden in the distance*
Simeon and Mc: *planting and tending to flowerpots and their flowers*
Lucifer: So they were the ones taking care of that stuff, it makes sense.
Raphael: *nodding*
Lucifer: *glancing at him sideways* But thatβs not why youβre here, is it?
Raphael: β¦
Lucifer: *sigh* Raph-
Raphael: Itβs been a while since Iβve seen Simeon so happy, so relaxedβ¦ in the Celestial Realm, he doesnβt smile like thatβ¦
Lucifer: Well, thatβs the effect Mc has *smiling*
Raphael: Maybe, but I think thereβs something else.
Lucifer: β¦
Raphael: I think Simeon isnβt happy in the Celestial Realm anymore.
Lucifer: *widening his eyes*
Raphael: He hasnβt been for a long time, but it was that human who made him realize it.
Lucifer: *staring intently at his former companion*
Raphael: And I havenβt been able to realize itβ¦ I havenβt been able to make him smile like that againβ¦
Lucifer: Thatβs not something you can control or fix; itβs not up to you.
Raphael: I know, thatβs why it makes me sad and angry.
Lucifer: About what?
Raphael: That I canβt choose his happiness over my sadness.
Both fell silent, watching from afar as that smile turned into laughter
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