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[Fic] "What is Love?"
It is not that Lucifer did not understand the concept of love. He had loved his Father, so much so that he had defied His will to bow before the smooth skin apes. He loved Michael, his precious older brother that had raised him and taught him everything that he knew. He loved all of his siblings.
What he did not understand was how humans chose to express their love, through aggressive slapping and rubbing of naked flesh against each other or attempting to devour each other’s oral cavities as if they were ravenous Leviathans. Or lovemaking, as the humans called it. He thought that gentle reassuring touches and hugs were much more genuine and heartfelt.
Gabriel is out entertaining a call from the Winchesters while Lucifer remains cooped up in the condo that he had secured for the two of them. His younger brother had advised that the Winchesters would not take too kindly to his presence so he was left to thumbing through Gabriel’s DVD collection, most of it pornographic in nature. He personally preferred Star Wars and the like.
Casa Erotica 13 was the title of the latest one that he had pulled off the shelves, handwritten in black sharpie, and he had taken the liberty of inspecting the cover. Unlike the others which were filled with images, text, and disclaimers, this was oddly blank save for the title.
Out of curiosity, Lucifer pulled the DVD out of its case and plopped it into the DVD player, which yes he did know how to operate thanks to Nick’s memories. Gabriel would always call him out on every little human thing that he was knowledgeable about despite his hatred of humans but Lucifer was always of the persuasion that knowledge was power, especially when it comes down to one’s enemies.
The video starts off in a dull manner, a young woman stretched across the bed wearing lingerie that barely leaves anything to the imagination. Lucifer scowls, it is just another one of Gabriel’s usual porn tapes. When he is about ready to turn it off, he hears a knock coming from inside the video and when the door onscreen opens he sees Gabriel.
Lucifer does a double take, believing that the eyes of his vessel are deceiving him.
What in their Father’s name? Lucifer knew that Gabriel was no stranger to such lewd acts, he saw the way that he had looked at Kali, that pathetic pagan who thought she had the power to stop an archangel, but to engage in such a flagrant display? That was unacceptable.
As his brother starts his monologue, Lucifer realizes that this was how the Winchester had known how to trap him back inside the Cage. His betrayal was no surprise as Gabriel had proclaimed his loyalty to humans back at the hotel with the scheming pagans but it still stung nevertheless that his brother wanted to keep him down there in his prison. He watches in disgust as the video proceeds to show Gabriel engaging in coitus with the woman.
“Did you miss me, honey?” Lucifer hears the flutter of Gabriel’s wings as he flies in just as the credits are rolling. With Lucifer being seated on the floor, Gabriel is easily able to stand behind him and settle his hands on his shoulders. He plops his chin right on top of his head, looking at the screen Lucifer was watching.
“Wait a minute, that’s-” Gabriel started, instantly recognizing the video. He can feel his hands tense on his shoulders but he does not let go.
“I was not aware that as part of your witness protection, you became a porn star. Or was it a side job?” Lucifer states in a snarky tone.
“Luci, it’s not what it looks like.” Gabriel tries to dismiss the conversation but Lucifer will not let the matter go quite so easily.
“Oh, the footage was quite deliberately shot to give a good view of the action.” He snorts.
“Are you jealous? You know that I have slept with people before.” Sure, he had certainly been aware of his past activities but that did not mean that he wanted to see it.
“Hardly.” Lucifer rolls his eyes. Loathe to admit it, he was extremely possessive of those that he had considered to be his but he would never be jealous of that .
“Look, I know you are uncomfortable with that kind of affection but I swear to you that I have not been unfaithful.” Gabriel reassures him. It had been a paranoid worry of Lucifer’s once they had cemented their relationship as mates that Gabriel would grow bored from him not putting out or that Lucifer was not providing enough to satisfy Gabriel’s needs.
“Do you think that poorly of me? I have not made any such accusations against you. It should go without saying that I trust you enough to not have to question you in that regard.” They might have come from broken family and they might have had their issues, namely the fallout from Lucifer stabbing Gabriel, but Lucifer’s trust in Gabriel had never wavered. Not even when he had chosen humans over his own kin.
This was the younger brother that he had raised and had taught all of his tricks. The memories of those good old days when Lucifer was still accepted in the Host and those that they were trying to make in the here and now outweighed any blemishes.