Three or so months later and they're talking about it.

It was going to happen sooner or later. It should have likely been much, much sooner. But for all the time they spend theorizing and for all the time Istredd puts into managing Lucifer's rage, they don't always have solid, necessary conversations.

Avoidance is a strong trait between the two of them. As it stands, Lucifer is a hair's breadth from pulling away. Distance, distance, distance. Isn't that what he was striving for in the first place? He should have easily won that last volley, but Istredd continues to keep him on his toes.

But he's still here. Nothing's holding him in place. Even if he pulled back Istredd would likely allow it. Even if Istredd didn't, Lucifer's wings aren't so tired that he couldn't manage a simple wingbeat.

Istredd's "lectures" aside, this is entirely why Lucifer has put this meeting off and hasn't seen any of the others. Because he's continually on a deadly disastrous loop, and no one is safe from it.

"Oh, so you're the screw up."

... It might have been better if he did pull away.