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[thelightbringer]

'Ahh...no promises. It's not pleasant."

[maddest]

"Whatever you think is best."

Looking at him with some worry, though.

[thelightbringer]

"He chose this."

He explains because Break has earned that much.

"But that doesn't mean it's easy on him."

[maddest]

"I can see how it wouldn't be."

Agreeing, thinking about it in more detail.

[thelightbringer]

He decides to leave it at that. No point in drilling home details.

"Slide over. Dream me something about the squid."

[maddest]

"Doesn't work like that, angel-mine."

He's smiling, though.

[thelightbringer]

"It does if you're sleeping with me."

He arranges the blanket around them both. Since Break actually needs it, Lucifer ends up only half covered by it.

[maddest]

"Don't set me on fire if I elbow you in the face."

Since they're bundled up all tight and close.

[thelightbringer]

"As long as you come up with a distracting funny story to cover up the bruise~"

It only takes him a few seconds to get comfortable. Without his healing, it feels good to lie still now.

[maddest]

Break yawns a little more, and starts to drift.

[thelightbringer]

As promised, Lucifer throws a squid into his dreams. But the rest he lets Break's subconscious handle; it's more fun that way.

[maddest]

Squid tea party is a go.

[thelightbringer]

When Break wakes, Lucifer will still be there, awake as he usually is. And toying absently with a battered Rubix cube.

[maddest]

Ack off the couch, strange dream. Break hits the carpet with a huff, and looks up at him.

[thelightbringer]

Lucifer peers down at him, terribly amused.

"See? I knew you could dream by request."

[maddest]

"That was entirely your doing."

Oh, the carpet is sort of comfy too.

[thelightbringer]

"What sort of angel would put a squid in a party hat?"

He sets the puzzle on Break's chest.

"And now that you're awake...what would you say if I said I had a secret you needed to hear, but under no circumstance could you share it?"

[maddest]

"...I'm actually awful at secrets. What a stupid thing to realize, at my age. But I use information like commodity. The last eight or so things I've been told not to say to anyone, I completely have. Generally just with other people, but sometimes with you."

A little amused.

"But I promise to do my best to keep it secret, to do so if I agree with your reasons, and to always work to never let any harm come to you."

[thelightbringer]

He's momentarily derailed.

"What have you told about me?"

[maddest]

"Urahara about the peanut butter."

Ticking off on his fingers.

"Al about the healing- he'll never lay a hand on you again. Hmm- Urahara coming to the cave. It's hard to remember. If it helps, I pepper them through with so many lies, they won't know heads from tails when it comes to what I really do say of you."

[thelightbringer]

He sits up slowly, putting distance between them.

"You told him I can't heal?"

[maddest]

"It's Al. I told him you were temporarily challenged, that the damage he'd done to you would hurt for a little while, and that he had to never do that again, and never tell anyone."

Shrugging.

"I know what I'm doing."

[thelightbringer]

A month ago, and this situation would have exploded. Possibly into violence. But this is a month and a lifetime later, and Lucifer just simmers for a few silent moments. Calculating.

"If I so much as look like I'm stepping out of line, you're insane if you think he won't tell Rei that she can hurt me and make it stick. So you understand if I want something more than your word before I tell you anything."

[maddest]

"No. No, I've made it so he isn't going to tell anyone unless it's truly the end of days."

In which case, Break would kill Lucifer himself.

"He will not use this to hurt you. I'll make doubly sure of that tonight, if you'd like."

[thelightbringer]

"I'll handle it."

It's Al. There is no promise that would be secure enough if he thought that killing Lucifer was the right thing.