#and he's got a whole ass other entity whose been able to get scary close with his still grieving and adjusting family

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↳ summary: you are not a part of his family, but you make his heart shake in such a way that only his brothers have the ability to do so. so, to have you standing there, with a smile and a promise on your lips to see you fall shakes his heart.

↳ Tags: Gender Neutral Reader, Demon Attendant Reader, Lucifer (Obey Me!), Nightbringer Setting, NB Spoilers, Lesson 11-16 Spoilers.

writer's blurp: i absolutely LOVE the idea of NB lucifer just feeling as if everything is right when the MC is with his family, but not being sure of what to really do about that. my favorite flavor. <3

Lucifer puts power behind his words, looking down at you as nothing more than a gnat in his path you simply look at him without a care for what he could do to you. You smile at him with pride and defiance, standing your ground as if the two of you are equals.

You fit into the cracks of his family with ease, bringing a sense of normalcy to each of his brothers simply by being at their side. Often joining whatever schemes that tickle their fancy even if it is at his expense.

You are not a part of his family, yet you seem to fit into it like a missing piece of a puzzle. You are nothing, but a stranger, someone who was asked to keep an eye on them, to help them settle into their new lives as Demons.

You are an enigma, you are a danger.

You are Human. You are a Liar.

So to find you standing before him, with a smile and a promise on your lips while handing the grimoire back to him.

"Are you sure that you understand what you're doing?"

"Of course I understand, there are more important things than this. I love all of you. I promised as your attendant to help you find joy in the Devildom and to protect you."

How foolish, of you to do such a thing. To hold such power over himself and his brothers, to just hand it back over… how to give back the one thing that could protect you from Lucifer's wrath and his brothers.

"To do that, I won't be needing this. For something like this love, and care is how it should be rather than power or commands."

How bold. How brave. How unflappable. How human of you.

To have you standing there, with a smile and a promise on your lips to see you fall shakes his heart. You slowly sink deeper, and deeper into the curse's embrace, your smile stubbornly remains present despite how your heart slows and your breathing becomes so impossibly difficult to hear.

Wake up. His brothers are calling out to you. Wake up. That Reaper and Solomon are arguing.

To see that you are unable to look at him with your own pride and defiance feels wrong. To see you fall, and then to see you laying before him. You seem so small, so fragile, so.... human. It's baffling to see you without that smile on your face, to see you standing beside his brothers.

Lucifer wonders if this is how Lilith felt for the human she loved. Willing to do what she could for the one she loves. Upon falling, something was already missing in his family Lilith. Now another piece is missing.

It is you.

Maybe, just maybe if he claps his hands together after running his fingers through your hair, tucking the sheets in better around you, and gathering the many gifts his brothers have left for you... maybe a little prayer can help you open your eye's once more.

#obey me! memories #reader insert #gender neutral reader #reader is gender neutral #sfw #obey me! x reader #nightbringer x reader #lucifer x reader #lucifer x gender neutral reader #nightbringer spoilers #love that special flavor for the NB boys of just how things feel right to have the MC with them #but not being able to figure out WHY it feels right to have them around #love this brand a lot with luci because omg this man just wants to keep what remains of his family safe from harm #and he's got a whole ass other entity whose been able to get scary close with his still grieving and adjusting family