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however he is like. an ultra privileged kid in a society based on slavery, oppression, and fuck-or-die reproduction. I don't think he even particularly would be bad compared to others in his caste because of how much exposure he's had to others from a young age. like he doesn't really buy into this shit he's spouting, I'd say even comparably to other high bloods despite his Outwards Hemocasteism. But that doesn't change how he has not go any good framework on how to have healthy relationships or exist within the society he's in without perpetuating it, up to the point Feferi has a chance to overturn it (and then perpetuate that paradigm).

So like I absolutely think if his partner were someone he had total control over who was terrified and utterly dependent on him, he wouldn't exactly register how to handle it besides "put on seadweller maybe say some slurs" and trying to treat them as a complete equal. but they're equal in a world where things like consent and healthy relationships are not something you can access how to portray easily so less understand the complete horror and weighted balance of such intense power dynamics.

After dragging Lucifer to Hell, Lucifer treats Sam differently than he expected. It's almost like Lucifer just wants to be Sam's friend.

"“I’m not going to hurt you,” is the first thing the devil says, through a mist of red and colours beyond a spectrum Sam has ever seen, echoing off the false frame of Nick’s body. Everything is completely dark otherwise, senses all suspended, outside of isolation, into nothingness.

Or