November 15, 2021 - Sebastian rants at Lucifer [SOLO]

 Sebastian paced their penthouse furiously, while Lucifer lounged in an open black-trimmed red silk robe on the bed.

"Unbelievable," Sebastian ranted. "If there was any doubt in my mind why Nathaniel can't stand that bitch, it's gone now. She— I can't— How— She fucking upstaged you. YOU, Luci! And of course Xander had to cite some fucking loophole that— I mean— she ALWAYS does shit like this! Always! I wish she'd never come back! Faustus could have left her ass in Prague and we all would have been fine!"

"Really? Though you and Faustus don't get along?"

"Me and Faus— we— we banter! I don't care what he says to me!" Sebastian gave a short laugh, almost like a bark. "If he ever actually upset me, I'd kick him in the face or something."

"Hmm, yes.... And his other proclivities?" Lucifer probed.

"What, the Pornhub and FetLife thing?" Sebastian stopped pacing and shook his head. "Doesn't bother me. He's probably just curious about what you see in me and fell down the rabbit hole. I'm surprised it bothers Trent and Xander that much, though."

"They're both very protective of you," Lucifer observed.

"You aren't."

"I am when it matters."

Sebastian nodded and went to sit on the bed, resting his head on his husband's bare chest. "You get me," he sighed. "I can't believe Trent actually broke someone's personal property over a silly thing like that. It's a good thing Faustus doesn't know the legal system for shit. Still... those two were acting like lions over a piece of meat."

Lucifer ran his fingers through Sebastian's soft curls. "Doesn't it flatter you, even a little?"

Sebastian scoffed. "No. Any enjoyment I would have gotten over it was snuffed out the second Xander ignored you. The fact that he bowed to her— no matter what justification he has for it, because we all know excuses are like assholes— just exacerbates my annoyance."

"Evidently."

Sebastian sat up just long enough to slide Lucifer's robe off, then kissed his way down his husband's body, beginning to relax as he went. "Maybe we'll stay in tomorrow," he murmured. "Take a day for ourselves. We could invite Nathaniel and Trent."

Lucifer laughed. "And leave Blackwood and Maze to brave the sea of raging estrogen alone? I thought you didn't hate them," he teased.

Sebastian nuzzled Lucifer's stomach. "It's not all estrogen. George—"

"Would side with the girls. You know that."

Sebastian made a little moue. "I know Xander agreed not to overreact again, but.... I don't know, I'm tempted to just invite Blackwood to bed with us, out of spite, at this point."

It was Lucifer's turn to scoff. "He'd know you were joking," he said. "He does rather poorly with emotional intelligence, but the man isn't completely stupid. Besides, we've already extended that invitation. He declined because of Freya," Lucifer reminded him.

Sebastian shrugged. "That was then," he said. "Besides, he gets very agitated whenever someone suggests he just fuck you and get it over with. He's made it clear he likes you for more than your body."

"This body, anyway," Lucifer said, holding Sebastian's head and grinding lightly against his cheek to make his point.

Sebastian smiled at him, then slid down Lucifer's underpants and gave his cock a languorous kiss. "If he was just into you for your devil form, then he still wouldn't be so offended," he murmured after.

Lucifer closed his eyes briefly at Sebastian's attentions. "My power," he said, "my Dominion over the underworld."

Sebastian pulled back and frowned. "Which has now been called into question," he said, then stood and began pacing back and forth again.

"So much for that," Lucifer muttered to himself.

"Avoiding them won't help," Sebastian thought aloud. "Asking Blackwood to sleep with us would just cause unnecessary drama and whining from someone who just lost her right to whine about anything at all after tonight, but you know the others will whine on her behalf, which would piss Nate and me off, which would upset Trent, which would cause yet more unnecessary drama."

Lucifer shook his head. "Sebastian, my love, you do such an excellent job of brushing off and ignoring Faustus when he says and does annoying things."

Sebastian stopped dead and stared at Lucifer like he was a stranger. "Faustus hasn't insulted you in front of everyone, at least, not since I've been in the group."

"Well— really, Sebastian, what was she going to do, let Xander murder her husband? Besides, he's the one who decided to ignore me."

Sebastian frowned. "Why didn't you punish him?" he asked.

"You gave him the cold shoulder, and came to bed with me tonight to drive home your point. I'd say you're punishing him well enough on your own."

Sebastian's lips parted as he took this in.

"You've spent every night with either him or Trent since they embraced you," Lucifer pointed out. "Choosing to go with me after someone challenges my power is transparent, and you know it. You spend so much of your time with other men, and I know we decided to have an open marriage, which is really for the best for both of us. Yet much as you may disbelieve me, I miss holding you at night. Having you in my arms, in my bed. Sleeping alone as a married man bothers me far more than whatever temporary power some silly girl wields over a lesser demon. The first night we've spent together in weeks is due to your need to punish your vampire."

Sebastian sighed and crawled back into bed with Lucifer, wrapping his arms around him. "You're right," he said. "I've been neglecting you. I shouldn't have, I know how it feels. I'm sorry."

Lucifer held him close and resumed stroking his hair. "Yes, well... I'd like you at least two nights out of the week from now on. I'd say three, but between Trent, Nathaniel, Xander if you ever forgive him, and your clients—"

"Actually...."

"Hmm?"

"Maybe I'll take some time off. Not accept any clients for a little while. They're starting to bore me, and besides, the sweaty guy with the deep pockets keeps trying to engage me. No, thank you." Sebastian made a face. "Besides... Trent admitted he loves me. Both Nathaniel and Rebecca are okay with sleeping with me, so there's no conflict if I want to spend a night with Trent and one or both of them. And since Xander seems to have a habit of overreacting to minor things like name-calling and that one guy ignoring my safeword—"

"I'd hardly call that a minor thing—"

"Maze had it under control. I didn't get hurt too badly, and he's been banned from Lux."

"Sebastian, the fact that YOU, who have a masochistic streak on par with Nathaniel's, had to use a safeword at all, which was subsequently ignored, is not a minor thing. No, look at me." Lucifer cupped Sebastian's cheek. "Trent beat him bloody with a tire iron and dumped him outside the hospital with a honk. Xander killed him and sent him to Hell, where he's being tortured by Maze. All of that is for an excellent reason. We increased your price and your security, but you shouldn't think Xander's protectiveness of you is overbearing, not when it comes to someone physically assaulting you."

Sebastian shook his head. "No, it's not that. He said if that one guy did it, others would follow. That annoyed me. Like he was undermining how well you take care of me. And now this incident tonight. He claims he can't hurt me without hurting himself, but he doesn't see that disrespecting you hurts me. And by the way, so does your assumption that I'm only here with you to make a point. I know it's been a while since I've warmed your bed—"

"I wish you wouldn't phrase it like that, you know bloody well you mean more to me than just a willing body."

"Okay, then I know it's been a while since I've spent time with you alone. I'm not with you to punish him, I'm here because here is where I wanted to be tonight. And I'm not taking time off just because of Xander's jumpiness, although that is a factor. I'm spread thin these days, and I know you've been feeling left out because of it. So I would have wanted to reconnect regardless of what happened tonight." Sebastian sighed. "Honestly, you know, if you wanted to see someone else, I wouldn't mind. Just, please not Rebecca or Freya." He made a face. "Rebecca's marrying my Duckie," he muttered.

"Yes, and I married Trent's Bashie. But I understand, you don't want to feel as if she's taking yet another man's attention away from you."

Sebastian nodded. "I love Trent, and I love you. I thought I loved Xander.... I'm just so disappointed in him right now. Why would he think it was okay to ignore my husband under the guise of defending my honor? Whether my honor even needs defending— if it were up to anyone besides me, it would be up to you. Because I married you. So— ugh!"

Lucifer smiled and kissed Sebastian, pulling Sebastian flush against him. Sebastian moaned lightly, relaxing again despite himself.

"It's good to hear you say it," Lucifer said. "We may have married for convenience, but I like being more than just convenient to you."

"Of course y— what, you think I would have let you go through with the wedding, either wedding, if I didn't have feelings for you?" Sebastian looked wounded. "What kind of monster do you take me for? I know everyone else was surprised, but you, too?"

Lucifer blinked. "Well, I... I knew you saw me as someone who took care of and protected you, but I hardly thought you had fallen in love with me."

Sebastian cradled his face in one hand. "That's what I'm attracted to!" he said. "I didn't think you loved me, either, until someone pointed it out. Wow. Okay, I guess Trent and Nathaniel have rubbed off on me, like a lot."

"Yes, well, you might consider cutting Xander some slack. He wants to protect and take care of you, too. I doubt if he's ever had a Bonded before you. It'll take some time for him to gain control over those instincts, just like it took Trent and Nathaniel time to adjust to their incubus abilities."

Now Sebastian blinked. "Trent and Nathaniel are incubi? Then that means...."

"Yes, they fall under my Dominion now. Trent has more mastery of his abilities than Nathaniel does, and he's a good deal more liberal with them as well." A slow smile spread across Lucifer's handsome face. Sebastian hooked one leg over his husband's hip, echoing the smile.

"I have an idea," he said, "and I'm guessing you just had the same one."