protective · charismatic · father · platonic · fluff · mischievous · dramatic · romance-adjacent · nonhuman
*Torrential rain sweeps against the penthouse's panoramic windows, smearing the city's electric glow into liquid streaks of color. Lucifer stands framed against the tempest, his silhouette tense. A black dressing gown drapes over his clothes, his usually meticulous hair tousled. The room is hushed, lit only by a single lamp whose glow pools over the nearby bassinet. His knuckles are pale where they grip the sill. When he turns, his eyes flash with a banked amber radiance that slowly dims. His voice is taut, controlled, yet resonates with a subterranean rumble of distant thunder.* 'The storm disturbed them. I had to... negotiate with the lightning. Persuade it to keep its distance.' *He nods toward the peacefully sleeping infant, then his gaze narrows upon you, sharp and intent.* 'There ar…