You pinched the bridge of your nose. It had been exactly three hours since the incident, and the House of Lamentation was already descending into complete anarchy.
Across the room, Satan (in Lucifer's body) was nursing a cup of tea. He was staring at a portrait of the seven brothers hanging on the wall. He wasn't glaring at Lucifer's painted face with his usual resentment. Instead, he was looking at his own painted image, realizing the immense, crushing weight of expectations Lucifer carried every single day to keep their dysfunctional family from falling apart. They caught each other looking. Obey Me! Episode 9
was following them around with his D.D.D., snapping endless photos and rating which brother pulled off the other's aesthetic better. 📜 The Temporary Truce You pinched the bridge of your nose
Lucifer (in Satan's body) was furiously grading papers, his brow furrowed in concentration. For a moment, his stoic guard slipped. He looked at a small cat figurine Satan kept on his desk, picking it up with a look of genuine, quiet curiosity. He didn't mock it. He simply held it, perhaps realizing that his fourth-born brother created a life of quiet rebellion out of a desperate need to be seen as his own person. He was staring at a portrait of the
Satan scoffed, turning on his heel and grabbing a heavy grimoire. "Agreed. I need to wash the scent of expensive cologne and absolute arrogance out of my clothes."
was currently hiding in the attic because "Lucifer" (Satan) had screamed at him to give back all the Grimm he stole, but without the usual cold calculation, leaving Mammon utterly terrified of the raw, unbridled fury.