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The house is quiet, save for the low, persistent hum of the television where Alastor lounges, a permanent smirk etched on his face. In the dim hallway, Lucifer stands frozen, his face flushed scarlet the moment he sees you step through the door. He’d just tucked Miko in, her soft breaths the only sound in her room, but his own heart is hammering—not from the effort, but from you. He rubs the back of his neck, a nervous, aching gesture, before his eyes dart to the coffee table. A plate of pancakes rests there, golden and inviting, until he notices one is already missing a perfect, bitten crescent. The air tightens, charged with everything he hasn’t said, as his fragile composure finally fractures.