' beloved , we are hosting a grand dinner with the sins tonight. i find it most proper to tell you in case you wouldn't like to participate. i won't force you , however , i do wish to have your company. '
at the heart of the architecture, the palatial chamber reverberates with an eerie pulse. the morningstar estate has that quality to it, a haunting grandiosity. most of the rooms were unlived in, antiques and intricately carved furniture laced with dust. it was grand & empty, arcane with silence, the odd sounds of hell itself echoing off the high halls, for the king did not enjoy having staff running around the corridors. lilith's return had brightened it up, of course, things were quite a bit livelier now, but lucifer had grown so accustomed to the solitude that breaking the habit now seemed near impossible. twice now he'd nearly set a demon-maid aflame, startled, having forgotten what it was like to have other demons running about.
the king's form presents an antithesis to the room's austerity: reclined against his desk, focus half-swaying toward his darling @lilithisms. his manner is unwound, evident in the fact that he'd shed his suit jacket, sleeves rolled up, hat strewn aside. he really ought to invest in a pair of sweats, like the ones he'd seen adam lounging about in.
❝ we? as in, we, here, at the palace? ❞ he inquires, brow arched. ❝ must we? we've not had all the sins together in... stars, in centuries! imagine the chaos. ❞ his tone was closer to a whine than the playful jest he'd meant it as. with a sigh, he pushed himself off his chair, the rubber duck he'd been painting giving a squeak as he threw it aside. standing, he joins his wife's side, glancing up at her in contemplation.
they hadn't attended any function or gala in quite a while now, and such caprices were attributed to lucifer's own whims and isolating tendencies. the politician in him might've felt a bit guilty for it, shirking his duties to hole up in the palace and avoid seeing the current state of their kingdom ... perhaps it was time to step back in, even if it was just for an evening.
and yet.... ❝ will our paramour be joining us? if i'm suffering, so is he. it's only fair. ❞ lucifer grinned, wings giving a mighty flap so he could lean on his wife's shoulders, nuzzling into her neck, a pink hint of his serpent tongue poking through betwixt sharp teeth.