Supernatural += What It Means (Lucifer/Jimmy, PG-13, 430w)

[blue_bells]

» Title: What It Means
» Fandom: Supernatural
» Warnings: AU, Mild spoilers for Season 5
» Pairing(s)/Characters: Lucifer/Jimmy
» Summary: Jimmy is Lucifer's true vessel.
» A/N: Written here for pogozebra in comment_fic.


Castiel gasps when Lucifer's fingers brush his cheek and jaw.

There's a flash of something behind those blue eyes and then the stillness of Castiel flickers from his face. The vessel blinks in startled awareness and his breaths are harsh, like he's broken the surface for air.

Lucifer was happy to oblige.

"What... what happened? What did you--?"

Lucifer smiles at the vessel's panic and cups the back of his neck.

"James. Jimmy," Lucifer says, low and firm, "Castiel is fine. He's sleeping, but I'll need him to find some new accommodation."

Jimmy goes stiff with terror, so Lucifer kneads the muscles under his fingers.

But Jimmy is reluctant to relax and his voice cracks hoarsely when Lucifer lays his other palm flat on Jimmy’s chest.

"Who are you?"

Lucifer plays the blue tie between his fingers and it frays with the frost, threads separating and cracking under his attention.

"I'm your salvation, Jimmy, and I'm going to give you everything."

Jimmy's shaking and he can't look away from Lucifer's face. His eyes are incredibly blue.

If only he didn't look so afraid.

"What do you want?"

Lucifer thumbs the cleft in Jimmy's chin and cups his face in both hands.

"Don't be afraid, Jimmy."

"Why do you keep saying my name?"

Lucifer tries not to smile, but it must show and Jimmy suddenly looks more worried.

“My name is Lucifer.”

A low, broken sound strangles in Jimmy’s throat and Lucifer’s eyes drop to his mouth, willing his lips to part and let it escape. A vision burns behind his eyes of pushing Jimmy’s lips apart with his own mouth and swallowing every delicious sound Lucifer could wrangle from him.

His fingers tighten on the back of Jimmy’s neck, sliding over the short hairs and he’s proud of his resolve when he doesn't bite that mouth open.

“Are you going to kill me?” Jimmy asks and swallows thickly.

Lucifer pulls the collar of Jimmy’s coat straight, tugs him a clumsy step forward by his lapels.

“You’re my vessel, Jimmy; my true vessel.”

Jimmy’s face twists in shock and confusion. He’s been Castiel’s host for some time now, so he’s safely certain that Jimmy understands, but his lips are still working to form the question.

Lucifer saves him the effort and swipes a thumb at the corner of that mouth that is quickly becoming his obsession.

This could be a problem.

“So, I’m not going to kill you. I'm instead going to burn down anyone who wishes you harm, ever again. And I'm going to enjoy it."



Continued in Choosing My Confessions

Comments

[zekkass.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. That's neat. Incredibly fascinating.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Thank you, I'm really glad you thought it worked!

[nursethalia.livejournal.com]

LOVE this!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Not as much as I love that otter in your icon!

I'm so glad you enjoyed this! <3

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

We're starting a revolution!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Fancy seeing you here! ;D I think the revolution needs a flag.

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

The Jimmy/Lucifer revolution flag would probably need some sort of mature content warning label. Or it could be a demotivational poster:

Jimmy/Lucifer:
Acceptable blasphemy

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

I find that motivating, which is great because you'd want people to take it up, so it has to be positive!

(This is all, of course, in a universe where Jimmy survives the 'explosive' events of the season 4 finale. It occurs to me, this may partly be why there is no other Lucifer/Jimmy out there.)

If we're going Jimmy/Lucifer, you realise this opens the door to Jimmy/Castiel/Lucifer, too right? Are you ready for that angel sandwich? It's six am, I'm personally starving.

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

The "explosive" events (kudos on the pun) may have something to do with the disturbing lack of Jimmy/Lucifer fics, but fangirls have a history of making any sort of implausible pairing happen (which is easy in a show like Supernatural).

As for Jimmy/Castiel/Lucifer, that's something I would eagerly accept with open arms. The public demands angel sandwiches!

But if Jimmy is Lucifer's vessel (as he is in my head), that means it's a one-man threesome...My brain just broke.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

But if Jimmy is Lucifer's vessel (as he is in my head), that means it's a one-man threesome...My brain just broke.

I laughed so hard at this my head now hurts. Ugh. It would just be like having multiple personalities fighting for the same mental property! Thankfully only one could inhabit at a time... unless I'm wrong about that. There must be a fic out there that's tackled multiple simultaneous possession, too, (haha, I've sung that tune before) but I'm not fit to start looking for it. I'm still in stitches.

The public is at least curious about angel sandwiches, but I'm not sure we could quantify it as a demand. I would say there's a tentatively curious lobby that sits in a very specific corner of kink memes and the majority of it only happens when there's a vessel involved, like our above example. When I think of the exceptions to this, it's funny that they primarily still involve Lucifer. He gets around! And he's very greedy.

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

Sorry for enducing headaches! The scenario just reminded me of a story I read where Dean was Castiel's vessel and things got a bit heated.

Following this train of thought, my lovely-yet-disturbed brain decided to take the kink to a whole other level by adding Lucifer.

As for the interest in angel sandwiches, I hope the interest develops into a demand, because it is lonely being a revolutionary. And, yes, Lucifer is the man-whore of angels. He certainly gets around.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

I finally get it: it's metaphysical double penetration. I have an embarassing, burgeoning need to write this.

Do you have a link to that story where Dean was Castiel's vessel? That sounds like fun times.

Lucifer is an angelwhore: right there is another story waiting to happen!

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

Don't hold back! If the angelcest calls you, you must answer!

Fun times, indeed. At one point Dean says, "I've got to do the nasty with Casti," which I thought was just awesome:

Title: Hurricane Burning
Demon Blood is poisonous, as Dean Winchester knows. Angel blood, however, is a whole different story. With a sugar-addicted angel and two very annoyed goddesses to help, they'll find out how different.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5873347/1/Hurricane_Burning

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

I think I really must. It's the least I can do for the revolution, provided the fire is still burning after breakfast.

Wow. That line is so terrible. I've got to read this. Thanks for the link, you're so resourceful!

He-ee-ey, I've written angel blood drinking too, that was fun! I'm looking forward to this even more now! Except that it demands my attention span for nine parts; sad face.

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

I know, I have a short attention span when it comes to fics too, but somtimes they're just worth it (especially if there's abundant smexing!)

Viva la revolucion!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

FTP: for the porn (and the bad, bad one-liners), I'll persevere.

Black power fist salute! I could have just gone for the equivalent French warcry, but then I'd want crepes for breakfast. Okay: breakfast, car service, groceries, then porn.

[thunder-nari.livejournal.com]

Duuuuuuuuuude. Yes please. ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Maaaaaaaate. My pleasure! ;D

[recsforzombies.livejournal.com]

Followed this on a whim from the newsletter. So glad I did! The best part about this is This could be a problem. because it implies the possibility that Lucifer's starting to find Jimmy more interesting than he planned, despite himself, which then implies even more interesting possibilities... If that makes sense. Maybe Jimmy gets to stay Jimmy, whether that's a kindness or not is of course debatable. :)

This little piece was complete within itself--and I admire people who can keep things brief as intended and it works, since I always seem to have diarrhea of the computer, to paraphrase Stephen King--but I would definitely be interested in seeing more of this world you've created, if you ever had the urge.

Lucifer felt in character, which I think is a particularly hard characterization to get right. You put in just the right amount of creepy and subtle humor and fury constantly kept under tight control. I also liked the frost part as a nod to cannon because it makes the piece seem even more plausible.

Going to my memories!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

That's amazing feedback, thank you so much for taking the time for this detail!

... I'm on a newsletter? I hope it's a newletter with rainbows and motivationals, though I really don't know how I'd fit in context.

Your comments are pretty close to the strategy we all employed to make Sam/Lucifer work: make Lucifer interested in the vessel as a person, not just an object to be filled, and you've got a snowball's chance. And then do you want him to like you, love you, or at the minimum enjoy his selfish way with you? Option #2 won out because the others weren't viable long-term plans, but at the moment, the ficlet above is staring Option #3 in the face.

(I'd have to get back to you on that one!)

I'm so relieved the characterisations worked for you, since I unfairly model Lucifer on the flashcard 'lazy and mean'; it's everyone else that poses the challenge. XD

I confess, I've already started writing something in follow-up, but as soon as we say 'verse', it bears the pressure of an actual plot and forward planning... so let's say it's in the same 'domain' and, if I'm lucky, it's coming soon. So glad you liked it, yay!

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

If you make a follow up to this I will worship you! (No pressure, though ^_^)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Aw, worship is not required, but I could use a beta/sounding board if you've got the capacity! It's about 2/3 written already.

[recsforzombies.livejournal.com]

I meant the spnnewsletter.livejournal.com. Your fic was under the other slash category in one of the recent entries.

Dude, I am a huge fan of Sam/Lucifer, but I'm constantly disappointed by characterization in fic. I actually think it isn't necessarily out of character for Lucifer to get attached, no pun intended, to Sam, but a lot of writers soften him up, for lack of a better word, which is of course, ridiculous. It's frustrating. But every once in a while, someone writes the vibe between the two that I'm looking for. I think Sam is the one human that Lucifer actually has the ability to truly see as something other than a cockroach to be squashed or dismissed; I think he recognizes something of his own isolated self in Sam, he thinks they're both misunderstood. And if you use demented Lucifer logic, he's kind of right. All of that sounds like I'm humanizing him, which is ridiculous since he's, you know, psychotic and at least mostly evil. Which is often what happens in the bad Sam/Lucifer fic, like Lucifer is just some rebel bad boy, instead of THE DEVIL.

Maybe you just write him well because you identify with him. :P

I will be looking forward to any additions! But no pressure. I actually have some kind of weird prejudice against the phrase "'verse", when people use it, and I'm not sure why. I think with the mood you've got here, a string of short, interrelated, mostly plotless mood pieces, or interludes, whatever you want to call them, would work just fine. Some of my favorite fics to read are actually a bunch of brief, heavily atmospheric aus that an author has casually added to over time, so it's like a collection of pieces of candy you just wanna pop in your mouth one after the other, without a heavy plot to bog you down.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Aha, the newsletter! Now it makes sense, that's a great resource if what you're looking for is likely to be cross-posted to the larger comms.

Yeah, I have to agree with your remark about Lucifer's characterisation. It's actually the reason I didn't write much of Sam/Lucifer when it first began and left it to the experts: I was stumped as to how I could get someone as dark and vicious as he is in my head to let himself be vulnerable (because that's what love is) to a 'cockroach'.

I think Sam is the one human that Lucifer actually has the ability to truly see as something other than a cockroach to be squashed or dismissed

You're absolutely right about this and the point that it's because Lucifer and Sam are, in some ways, the same. The way the show writers set the story up (especially after Michael's first speech), they couldn't have been more heavy-handed in this parallel unless they tattooed 'twins' on each angel and vessel. Or something along the lines of 'Lucifer = Cain = Sam'; they were wearing my patience pretty thin by the end. I vaguely remember shouting at the TV when Adam and Sam were in the graveyard because I was so tired of them trying to make Michael and Lucifer the ethereal version of Sam and Dean (and vice versa) at every opportunity. It may have been along the lines of, 'Stop whining and start kicking some ass!'

Maybe you just write him well because you identify with him. :P

Are you calling me mean and lazy? ;P Okay, the writers have made him fairly easy to symapthise and identify with, but I promise I haven't masqueraded as anyone's dead girlfriend for a while!

All of this completely explains why the sequel I've written turned a hard left in the direction it did; now I know what happened. It's, ahem, not as short or plotless as I'd like [hides WIP under couch].

[recsforzombies.livejournal.com]

I think your Jimmy/Lucifer worked because you started it as the spark of obsession, and obsession is a canonical trait of Lucifer's. As far as vulnerability, we did get a tiny glimpse of that when Lucifer was fighting Gabriel. His face was actually pretty raw and open and he actually asked Gabriel not to fight him (unless I'm high and completely remembering this wrong) because he didn't want Gabriel dead. Of course, Lucifer didn't *have* to kill Gabriel since he's so much stronger and could've just knocked him out or something, but he's operating on his own bizarre logic, which doesn't take away from the fact that he can feel grief and remorse. Which isn't the same as guilt, but nevertheless...it's a little bit of wiggle room. And since he doesn't show the same disdain towards Sam that he shows for every other human, I think that widens things up just a little bit more.

The thing that makes me mad that the writers went there is that Cain and Abel hated each other. Like, real hate-hate, not love-hate. Sam and Dean have often been furious with each other, but they never hated each other. In fact, I don't even think they've ever even said those words when they weren't joking around. And even Lucifer and Michael don't fit the Cain and Abel mold because they're completely obsessed with each other and even when they're intent on killing each other, they won't let anyone else do it. That was sloppy symbolism the writers tried to shoehorn the characters into just so they could justify a plot point that maybe wasn't something that otherwise made sense. And the only thing that the Dean/Sam relationship has in common with the Lucifer/Michael one is that both involve an obsession with each other and difference of opinion, and I guess Daddy issues, but still, completely different interactions. And the fact that the writers keep fucking with Sam's characterization, or at least the way he's perceived by other characters, to equate him with evil and Lucifer the Wackjob (I say that with love), is infuriating, which you would think would make me loathe Sam/Lucifer as a pairing, but it actually makes me need it done well even more. Because it's like the only one who's left to possibly see Sam clearly anymore, is Lucifer, which is heartbreaking when you think about it. I would add Gabriel to the very short list, but you know, poor Gabriel (::sob::). Which is why I also crave Gabriel/Lucifer/Sam and Gabriel/Sam.

Oh, for a *while*, huh? I'm trying to cut back on that, myself. :D

Hey, I'm not against plot, especially when it means MORE STORY. Unless I'm the one trying to write it, because I actually am a lazy person. Which is why I've written tons of unfinished things that never get posted. Happy writing, though, and take your time. I'm sure plenty of people would find it worth the wait. I know I would.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

WOW. And yes, I concur on all points.

I don't play favourites, but if I did, you would be mine for in-comment meta discourse. <3

Gabriel/Lucifer/Sam am yes and has actually been done unlike some of the rarer fun I keep falling into: why can't I write the popular ships?? I peeked, tripped and fell into Lucifer/Jimmy/Castiel territory instead. A very specific friend calls this a revolution and it has students waving little red books demanding sandwiches. It went there.

[rivercritter.livejournal.com]

Oh....I need more of this fic.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Thank you! I may have something for you. ;D

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

I have the capacity! I would love to be your beta/sounding board for this. It's such an interesting story that I think it'd be awesome just to help out in some way.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Awesome! :D Can you PM your email so I can send you the doc?

[pogozebra.livejournal.com]

Sure! No problem. Really looking forward to reading this!

:D

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bluebells/]

Okay, it's up and I've sent you the link! I don't think it's inappropriate at this stage to pray it makes sense; I'm running very low on sleep and common sense.

Actually, now that I've sent off to you I think I want to extend it at the end, but I was too exhausted to continue, so that can be in version 2.0 if you think it suits. ;D