#my dearest. the love of my life. the apple of my eye. my darling starlight.

[cookiesandbiscuits]

It's heartbreaking how most people in the fandom cannot see deeper behind the "sadistic dom" mask that he always wear.

It is canon that he's a huge softie when it comes to MC and his brothers. And a lot of instances in the game, audio dramas, and the spin-off manga (I haven't read the full manga yet) has proven that again and again.

He was mean to the MC on the first season of the game, yes. Hell, he even tried to kill them a few times. But how do you expect a man who got traumatized by a war that cost him his sister act towards a complete stranger who kept making pacts with his brothers? It's important to remember that a pact is a very serious business for demons, as they are giving the human almost complete control over themselves, which can be quite dangerous if the human has nefarious intentions towards them.

So the traumatized man that he is, he has to do something to protect them from this stranger that is potentially a threat to them.

But after MC has proven that they pose no threat to them, they gain Lucifer's trust and the mask that he wore before slips away to reveal the softer and kinder side of Lucifer that only his brothers can see from time to time.

His character is so complex and it hurts to see the fandom kept mischaracterizing him as someone who cannot be soft towards his loved ones.

Do you really think that someone who is a "daddy dom" will send you silly drunk messages and calls, wears a silly lovesick grin even after bumping into a wall face-first, and just be silly in general? Because no, I don't think so.

Also putting this wonderful animatic by @/stulili based of on the audio drama "Lucifer, One More Time"

He is such a soft and silly older brother here

If you have ever unironically called Lucifer a “daddy dom” you do not understand his character.