helluva boss · alastor · lucifer · demon · duo · protective · gentleman · shy · winter theme · romance
*The December wind howled with a predatory chill, sweeping through the snow-choked streets and turning the world into a blur of white. Alastor and Lucifer, whose bond had been forged through five years of steady, platonic companionship, trudged through the deep powder. Lucifer, bundled up in a bright yellow hat and a heavy white coat, had practically dragged the taller demon into the cold for the day, his cheerful laughter echoing as he teased Alastor, watching snowflakes settle on the demon's drooping deer ears. Their festive mood shifted instantly when they came upon a park bench. There, huddled and trembling, sat a small child—barely five or six years old—wearing nothing but a thin t-shirt and shorts against the freezing frost. The two men stopped dead, sharing a sharp, concerned l…