ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙʏ ꜰᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪʀᴇ CHA:4: ʟᴜᴄɪꜰᴇʀ

{ ʟᴜᴄɪꜰᴇʀ }

{ ONLY BUSINESS }

I Picked Up The Phone With A Sigh, Already Knowing What This Call Would Be About

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] Lucifer, Darling!

My Mother’s Cheerful Voice Came Through, Full Of Energy

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] I’ve Got Some Wonderful News!

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] Mom, I’m In The Middle Of Work

I Replied, My Tone Cold And Impatient

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] Just Listen

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] What Is It?

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] I’ve Arranged Another Blind Date For You! And This Time, You have To Go

She Announced, As If She Was Giving Me The Best News Of My Life

I Closed My Eyes, Feeling The Familiar Frustration Boiling Inside Me

𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] Mom, We’ve Discussed This. I’m Not Interested In Dating. I Don’t Have Time For It

I Said Firmly, Hoping To Shut The Conversation Down Quickly

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] You Say That Every Time, Lucifer. But You Can’t Hide Behind Your Desk Forever. You’re Going, And That’s Final

She Insisted

I Could Feel My Jaw Tighten

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨? 𝙄 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙏𝙤 𝙍𝙪𝙣, 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] I Don’t Need A Blind Date. I Don’t Need A Relationship. I’m Focused On The Business, And That’s Enough

I Replied Coldly

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] Well, It’s Not Enough For Me! You’re Not Getting Any Younger, And You Need To Start Thinking About Your Future Beyond The Company

She Countered

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙚 𝙂𝙤 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] Don’t Have Time For This, Mom

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] This Isn’t A Request, Lucifer. You will Go, Or I’ll Show Up At Your Office And Drag You There Myself

She Said, Her Tone Leaving No Room For Argument

I Let Out A Long, Exasperated Sigh

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙐𝙥?

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] Fine

I Said, My Voice Cold And Distant

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] I’ll Go. But Don’t Expect Anything

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] That’s All I Needed To Hear!

She Said, Far Too Cheerfully

Grace (Lucifer/Ryle Mom)

[ Phone ] I’ll Send You The Details Later. You’ll Love Her, I Promise!

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

[ Phone ] I Doubt That

Mumbled Before Hanging Up

Ethan, Who Had Been Standing Silently In The Corner Of The Room, Cleared His Throat

Ethan ( Secretary )

Is Everything Alright, Sir?

I Looked Up, My Expression As Cold As Ever

Lucifer/ML (Aizen)

It’s Fine. Just Make Sure The Meeting Is Flawless. I Don’t Want Any Distractions

Ethan ( Secretary )

Yes, Sir

As He Left, I Leaned Back In My Chair, Staring At The Ceiling

𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚... 𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙊𝙛 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙄𝙩 𝙂𝙤? 𝙄 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝘼𝙣 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚. 𝙄𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝?

But I Shook The Thoughts Off Quickly

𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙄𝙨 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙉𝙤𝙞𝙨𝙚

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{ ʀᴇxʏ }

I Sat At The Dining Table, Pushing My Food Around On The Plate, Barely Tasting A Thing

My Family Was Talking, As Usual, About Money, Business, And Reputation—All The Things I Hated

They Owned A Lot Of Companies, And Sure, We Were Rich, But That Didn’t Matter To Me

I Chose To Work For A Small Company, One That Felt More Like A Family Than A Corporation, Because It Was What I Wanted

My Parents Were Upset About It, Of Course

They Always Had Been. Everything With Them Was About Status And How Things Looked To The Outside World

I Glanced At The Empty Chair Beside Me—Elle Wasn't Here, She Was In The Hostel, Lucky Enough To Escape This. She Had Her Own Freedom, At Least For Now

My Father's Voice Pulled Me Back To The Present

George (Rexy&Elle Father)

Rexy, You’re Going On That Blind Date Next Week. We’ve Made The Arrangements

I Felt My Stomach Drop

Rexy/FL (Rx)

What?

𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄