Myth!AU - Unforeseen Side Effects

[upforanything]

It's hard to relax after a long shift roaming around the city and maintaining the teetering balance but what made it all the more easier was the fact that his partner was awaiting in his apartment and graciously welcomed him back when he arrived. There was still some residual exhaustion but he was eager to hold a small conversation before slipping away to clean himself up from the work day. The hardest part of the whole thing was making sure that Lucifer didn't simply barge into the bathroom while he took a shower to decompress peacefully for a couple of moments.

When he's all clean and dressed in but a simple t-shirt and shorts, the reaper eyes the belt that he carried on his person as a small prank formulated in his plan. Lucifer was rather fond of all manners of serpents and he was no stranger to what the belt could do. Still that didn't mean that Matthieu couldn't surprise him nonetheless.

Belt in hand behind his back, he slowly stalks through the halls to locate his quarry. It doesn't take much to locate the man who was lounging across bed in the guest bedroom downstairs, seemingly entertaining himself with whatever was on his phone. The perfect opportunity to strike. He doesn't waste the precious chance and charges into the bedroom with a tease in french before jumping onto the bed and wrapping the belt around the unsuspecting man's waist.

The magic is activated with a quick ignition feed of his energy. However something feels distinctly off this time though he can't investigate too much as he loses his balance and slips off the bed in the end. Mission success!

...though he didn't realize what he had really done.

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[upforanything]

“Yes, I’m fine. Everything is fine,” he says. Though it was more for himself than to answer Lucifer. He was fine and not on the brink of biting down on that shoulder no matter how much his jaws ache.

He takes in a steadying breath and waits for the urge to pass. His tail still wound around Lucifer as his arms join around his chest. “All good. Promise.”

[deepestdesires]

That doesn't sound fine to him, and Mattheiu has always had his tells; repeated reassurance always hints at something going on beneath the surface. One hand buries in the reaper's hair, fingers stroking softly down the nape of his neck to soothe whatever was wrong. "You don't seem fine, darling.

And you're a horrible liar," he adds as a small joke.

[upforanything]

“At least I try,” he attempts to joke in return but it’s hollow of effort. The hand on him is enough to lose himself in. The ache in his jaws diminishing with each distracting stroke. Tension ebbing away from his body as he dares to relax again.

“I don’t want to lose control.” It’s quiet and fearful of an admittance. Something whispered into Lucifer’s shirt.

[deepestdesires]

He's quiet for a moment, just continuing to soothe Mattheiu with gentle strokes of his fingers. It makes sense now, and he understands better than he probably should; he'd already been through this, after all. But where he himself had relished in the loss of control his reaper was a far different sort. Mattheiu prided himself on retaining his instincts, and to have that threatened...

"You won't, darling," he murmurs, "you're very strong. If you need to do it, do it, you can't hurt me."

[upforanything]

“I don’t need to do it.” He can’t help loathe himself further at acknowledging that this was an issue. Why didn’t he think of it before curling up with him? This had happened last time and sure it was fun but... “I want to do it. Doesn’t make it right regardless.”

Matthieu wants more to keep control of himself. He’s fought for it with alcohol long enough that this rattled him immensely.

[deepestdesires]

As Mattheiu speaks Lucifer pulls him closer, listening quietly and continuing to run his fingers through the man's hair. He can't understand exactly what the reaper is going through, but he knows enough about Mattheiu to know that things like this weigh heavily.

"I trust you," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to his reaper's temple, "and I know that you're strong. Very strong."

[upforanything]

His words die off at the arms tugging him in, losing himself to the warmth and comfort of his partner. This is what he doesn't want to ruin for the sake of giving himself reprieve from his instincts. He sighs low and soft against Lucifer's shoulder before closing his eyes.

"And I to you," he murmurs back. "I love you, raleur."

[deepestdesires]

He leans in and presses another soft kiss to Mattheiu's temple, letting the man rest against him with soft sigh. His free hand snakes around the reaper's waist, fingers slowly stroking over emerald scales. "And of course I love you, darling. No matter what."

[upforanything]

He presses a gentle kiss to his shoulder, nuzzling into it after a couple of moments hoping that the instincts don't surface once more. Matthieu waits before reaching down to take Lucifer's hand in his.

"No matter what," he repeats to himself. "Sometimes think you're far too good for me. ...kind of works with that whole people would think I'm daft thing."

[deepestdesires]

"You are daft," he murmurs, "but it's the good kind of daft. And the rest of the world can fuck off with their judgment."

His fingers lace with Mattheiu's, the pad of his thumb stroking slowly across the back of his hand, "I can't have you thinking I'm too good though."

[upforanything]

He laughs quietly to himself, looking away. “Never would think that there’s a good version of being stupid. Don’t hate being proven wrong though.”

“Just because you’re too good for me doesn’t mean the same for anyone else.” A low content him slipping out before he steals away a chaste kiss. “You’ve sort of don’t disprove it. Just saying.”

[deepestdesires]

"There is, and you're managing it." That's the truth; for as much as he sometimes puts himself down, Mattheiu is one of the wisest people that Lucifer has had the pleasure of knowing.

But then his reaper is stealing a kiss and he can't help the slight brush of his tongue against the man's lower lip, just a slight tease that's accompanied with a cheeky raise of his brows when they pull apart. "Well, I'm good at certain things darling. That I've certainly proved time and time again."

[upforanything]

Sure it should sting admitting his stupidity but the bite of it was taken away knowing that it wasn’t entirely bad. That him messing up doesn’t ruin things no matter he thinks. Matthieu wouldn’t call it managing though. Just getting lucky.

He isn’t surprised at the tease. It’s rather expected coming from him but he can’t help that twinge of disappointment. He hadn’t meant that sort. However he manages to save face and smirk in turn.

“That you certainly have,” he teases.

[deepestdesires]

"Never forget, darling, I love you deeply," he murmurs quietly, nosing at his reaper's cheek. All pretense of teasing is forgotten, and he splays his hand against the scales that have warmed beneath his fingers. "And that you're far too good for me, in return."

[upforanything]

“Not ever going too. I can’t. All because I love you too and never will tire of hearing the same.” It’s murmured into Lucifer’s collar as he buries his face into it. Closing his eyes, he relaxes with the gentle touches as much as scent.

An inkling of the instinct starts to worm its way back into his mind but he quiets it with reminders. He wasn’t going to harm him. That they loved each other. How he was his as much as he was Lucifer’s already. It would have to deal with it already being a thing.

[deepestdesires]

"Good, I'd hate to think that this could ever be forgettable," he teases softly, shifting within Mattheiu's coils with a soft sigh. There's something nice about the strength and warmth of his reaper's tail and he finds that he likes it more than he'd have originally thought.

There's a tingle in his legs though, and he shifts slightly to try to alleviate it. It only grows stronger, however, and he huffs under his breath as he tries to will it away. Instead, he's met with the sharp sound of fabric tearing and his center of gravity shifts.

Glossy black scales contrast with brilliant green when he looks down, and if he hadn't gone through this already perhaps he would have been more surprised. Instead, he shifts until he's able to entwine his new tail with Mattheiu's. "...the belt may be a bit more broken than originally thought."

[upforanything]

“You’re nowhere near forgettable. Neither is this.”

His tail shifts to give a gentle squeeze that laxes within a couple of moments. It was only to help reinforce his words. He grumbles softly at all of the moving about but he’s content to settle back in and pay not much heed to it.

Up until there’s the rip and what Lucifer says.

“Hrm?” A sense of something being off works up his spine, tensing him up. Then something is going around his tail and he lifts himself up to see what was going on.

Oh. That’s...not what he was expecting. It takes a bit for him to sink back down, winding his tail with Lucifer’s. Honestly it’s no different to how they tangle usually. Maybe he’s biased but his green looks good with the man’s black.

[deepestdesires]

The sight of their scales entwined together is, well, beautiful if he's being honest and for a moment Lucifer is almost entraced by the shifting of black and green against each other. Enough so that the sudden transformation doesn't really feel like it's that strange of a thing. Curled together with his reaper like this....it feels right.

"I might owe you a new belt," he quips, leaning in to steal a quick kiss. There's a slight pang in his jaw, but it's dulled enough now that he can ignore it.

[upforanything]

It should be terrifying what with him trapped within coils once more but after the last bout he's admittedly unfazed. If he was being honest, the dark scales brushing against his and the enveloping warmth is wonderful as it is soothing. Almost as though he belonged there and nowhere else.

He takes up one of Lucifer's hands, bringing it up to press a gentle kiss. "I don't know if you do anymore," he says. Looking up at him, Matthieu wraps his head around everything and how things shifted. "Kind of...like this. Sharing this with you. So neither of us has to be the sole one affected."

A brief laugh. "Maybe call it an improvement."

[deepestdesires]

That's not the reaction that he would have expected, and Lucifer is quiet as Mattheiu takes his hand. As soon as he's able to he reaches up to gently cup his reaper's face and nudge him closer.

"Then perhaps we don't get this fixed," he comments quietly, a grin slowly spreading across his lips. The hand tracing along Mattheiu's scales stills for a moment, brushing between the both of them slowly. "I quite like it."

[upforanything]

He's not certain about the quiet but in the end it proves to be nothing save for a gentle one. His eyes slip shut briefly to soak it in. So his supposed daftness continues to be good after all.

The reaper cracks a shy smile. "Maybe yea," he agrees. His tail squeezes Lucifer's gently at the touch. "It's different but that's nothing bad. Don't feel the ache as bad."