#this is like a bonus lux drink and snack time activity for her

[ratwars]

My cat sometimes now will stand by her food or water dish and not eat or drink from it until I start petting her (and keep petting her). And I do it. Everytime I do it she yells at me I see her sitting there (not really) politely and I go do it.

[casimania]

I wanted to say a couple of things about an AU Dan/Lucifer/Chloe scenario but jfc I ended up writing an entire fic outline... soooo uh here’s 1700 words of OT3 talk whoops

Dan finds himself becoming friendlier with Lucifer and they start spending time together off work. The friendship is not immediate. Maybe it starts with Dan having too many drinks and crashing at the penthouse and in the morning they're both sober but still chill and they talk (Lucifer probably drank and snorted things way too much too and is not back at 100% yet so they have a momentarily truce) Dan can't remember the last time he actually had fun talking with someone like this outside of work and Lucifer finds himself sending him off without any snarky remark. But they're still frenemies with emphasis on the enemies so they act as usual at work. But maybe a couple of days later in a moment of boredom they pick up again what they were talking about that morning and just keep talking. Here and there. And it's not bad. And then Lucifer maybe talks about human things with Linda and something is still bugging him, so he shows up at Dan's place with food and drinks and questions. And they're super weird questions, but Dan is trying to be less of a Douche and Lucifer isn't that bad most of the times and who know what the hell he went through that made him like that. Being a little more understanding couldn’t hurt, right? So he's just like "lay it on me" and he spends the evening answering the randomest questions. And they move from that to again just talking and then it's late and they're stalling because Dan doesn't really want to be alone and Lucifer could technically go have fun at Lux, but he doesn't have to show up tonight and he was actually having fun with Dan too, unexpectedly. And hey, they both love action movies and Dan has action movies ready to be watched. It's easy to just slide on the couch and put one on and then they're running commentary and laughing. Maybe one time Lucifer is feeling antsy and shows up at Dan's place and Trixie's there and she's sooo happy and well, it's not like he hasn't been at Chloe's place with Trixie there, it's still the same sticky urchin. So he stays. And again... it's not bad. Not bad at all. And then people notice the difference in their relationship at work. They're still sniping at each other and Lucifer comes out on top usually and Dan goes off somewhere grumbling but it's... Sort of mellower? And now Dan leaves a cup in the fridge with Lucifer's name but Lucifer keeps taking the one with Dan's name anyway but when he raids the fridge cause he's got the munchies or something he always leaves one single cup for Dan ('What? He gets cranky when he doesn't have his midday snack. Do you want to deal with a cranky Douche? Brrr.'). Chloe is sure she's seem them playing phone games together during a break. Or snickering over a text. And they've suddenly got inside jokes or something like she and Dan did or like she and Lucifer now have.

BUT ALSO Dan is kind of on even ground with Chloe again. When not actively trying to salvage a doomed relationship they manage to build up a better one. Dan is still trying to be a better person and dad and friend and making amends- Chloe feels the difference. It's lighter being with Dan now. She finally feels like he gets her, and when he doesn't he makes a real effort. They hang out even when it's not their together time with Trixie too, without expectations. They just do stuff they enjoy together. And also he's finally not having that weird tiff with Lucifer anymore so once in a while when they're both at her place with Trixie they invite him over. And he still acts weird and says the weirdest things and he makes Trixie laugh and then Chloe and Dan are laughing too and they don’t mind at all. They probably end up hanging out together. Them and Ella, Linda, Maze and then Amenadiel shows up and they pull him cause why not. And Chloe realizes how much she’d missed Dan.

And Lucifer and Chloe have their own relationship building up like in canon too, with all the highs and lows. And suddenly Dan finds himself playing wingman to both of them. Because they're his friend and it’s painful to watch. Chloe knows he's hanging out a lot with Lucifer and Lucifer knows Chloe and him are divorced but they're friends again so they're asking advice. And after a while Dan sort of wants to rip his own hair out becuase he's feeling jealous again but he doesn't really know of which one. It's a more general painful tug whenever he sees them. And he figures it out a little feels selfish and greedy and pulls back from them the closer to admitting their feelings and working things out the romantic way they are. Because he's being weird and doesn't want to ruin things for them because he feels lonely sometimes. And they're worried they've done something to hurt him. They also realize they both miss him so so much. And it's strange, because they're not just missing the times they used to spend apart with him. When they're together and they feel a Dan shaped hole between them. And so they talk to him. Except Dan lies and probably says some bullshit about the dregs of some old jealousy rearing up and maybe worrying about their friendships changing made him retreat because he didn't want to be a dick, but accidentally hurt them anyway and he's sorry. And they don't quite know how to talk about their feelings either so they just go with it for the moment.

They tentatively try to slide back in their routine. But things are different. Now Lucifer and Chloe are spending time together as a couple and... Yep. They're still missing Dan, even now that he’s back at being buddy buddy with both. They end up inviting him while they're together with Trixie the way Dan and Chloe did. (And still do, because even if by now Trixie has accepted they're separated and Chloe is seeing Lucifer they still like those time together and she does too). Except now Lucifer is not really just a friend to be invited over cause sometimes he slept at her palce and so he's already there and it feels just right that he remains. And Dan doesn't really get why they'd invite him over when they're having mom/daughter/step-devil time together but he loves it even if it hurts a bit so he doesn’t say anything. But they still all have that nagging feeling and Linda is probably trying to help Lucifer work through it (he's probably having a hard time enough with the idea he's got feelings for Chloe and she reciprocates. Whatever he's feeling for Dan and the idea it might be mutual do not compute) and Chloe is probably talking with Ella too because she has a slightly better grasp on her feelings and just needs an uninvolved friend to talk with (like is she wanting too much and projecting her feelings on Dan and Lucifer?). Dan probably ends up drunkenly crying into a glass with Maze about it (after they've kicked someone's ass because they were causing a disturbance because meeting with her always means bruises and cuts but they like it). He doesn't quite rember if she was helfpul in the morning but she's giving him a frightening grin the next few days whenever they're in sight of Chloe and Lucifer and he swears to never get drunk again.

Even with all the talking and planning it probably all comes crashing down one single evening they're together with Trixie. They’re sitting at the table and they're talking and not paying attention and it takes a moment but they notice Lucifer and Chloe have both grasped Dan's hands and no one questioned it for those first few seconds. They awkwardly break it off but everyone's hands are left itching and Dan almost sits on his hands. Lucifer and Chloe end up holding hands and if Dan hadn't put his under the table they know they'd absentmindedly try to grab at him again. When they're done eating Dan shoots up and starts gabbing plates and Chloe puts a hand on his arm like "chill I'll help you" and she squeezes her hand once and then it moves on her own when it comes up and slides down a little and it feels so much like a caress and Lucifer can feel the shiver that runs through Dan from across the table. And he’s tempted to do run a hand down his back to see if he does it again and Chloe is probably is having the same idea. The final nail in the coffin is probably Lucifer saying he gotta check on Lux and kisses Chloe on his way out and turns around to say goodbye to Dan too but he’s not thinking and he just stamps a kiss on his lips too. And Dan closes his eyes and leans in. Probably realizes what's he's doing and pulls away and looks at them like he thinks they're both about to kill him. Lucifer closes the door and says Lux can wait and Trixie is in bed so Chloe says it's maybe time they have a tal.

Bonus Lucifer freaking out when he starts getting friendly with Dan. And Lucifer freaking out while his relationship with Chloe progresses. And both Chloe and Dan helping him in both situations with the other. And also Dan and Chloe having a crisis and adjusting to frienship and feelings coming back and they stomp them down because they think they’re just being irrational and don’t want to ruin everything. And Dan has a crisis over Lucifer because oh fuck he was a dick to him because he was jealous over Chloe and now he’s pulled his head out of his ass and they get along and then his stupid ass is having feelings for him too. But he’s making those damn big puppy eyes at Chloe and Chloe is sort of orbiting towards him... tentatively, he reminds himself, because her last relationship was with him and he hurt her so fucking much. So he keeps his clumsy hands away before he finds a way to ruin things for everyone again. And then Lucifer freaks out yet another time because of his new feelings for Dan but he’s still wrangling with the ones he has for Chloe. And depending on when you put this happening exactly in the show there’s potential for more and different drama yay.