Mandela Catalogue REQUESTS (COMPLETE) (PART 1)

Alt. Gabriel & S/o: Cat lover or not?

It's more of a small drabble of a headcanon, but someone did ask what my headcanon would be if Alt. Gabriel (Lucifer) encounters a s/o's cat, and how he would react. So here it is :D

Requested by SpookiiFi on AO3

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Lucifer was having a normal day. Strolling through the city of the alternates, where it resided in the void amongst the TV screens that was seemingly surrounding them in their life. Ever heard of New York Times Square? Imagine that but with crusty and huge analogue TVs stacked over each other, most of them slanting this way and that asymmetrically. The place was pretty gritty looking, as the void was dark grey and the tall, slim apartment buildings were old and rusty. This part of the city with the screens, playing static and other shit and whatnot, seemed to somewhat bring life into this urban settlement. Alternates, in their doppelganger form or in their original form (black shadowy figures with only two eyes) gliding or walking around the streets, and sometimes going in schools or academies that taught the arts of deceit and manipulation.

Lucifer walked through one of these streets, his white robes covering his bare feet, elegantly drifting on the floor, yet never getting dirty. He had a glass of white champagne on one graceful hand, and the other behind his back, as he looked at the grand city of the alternates. He named it the O̵̤̥̩͋̈́b̴̻̮̤̂͛̐̀͜u̷̺͛̍͝m̵͖͎̗̮̍͗̐̄̿b̷̪͙͒r̴̢̦̩͚̐̽̂͆a̵̼̲̝̋̌͐̆͠t̴̲̟͝ỉ̴̮͉̮ȯ̸̧͕̦̔͊̃, in the language of the alternates it meant "Dark Shadows." But no matter how dark to the humans this place might be, it's not like this place was unlike the human society. Alternates could behave with moral and ethics, just not in the human standards. They could befriend and be in clusters of groups, of course. There was always a hierarchy in the life of intelligence, and Lucifer of course had a favorite. He tried to be as equal as possible to every of his creations, but he couldn't help it. This specific alternate was the best when it came to inflicting M.A.D. and doing their job right.

Their name was [Name].

He favored them the most as they were Lucifer's right hand assistant. They also were one of his successful creations, as they were able to portray human features and personality right away when seeing their victim. They were also very talented with words and deceit, one of the most favorable traits in this world. 

But when he entered their house he didn't expect a cat to be sitting on one of [Name]'s carpet, licking its paws af it they belonged there.

So he embarrassingly screeched loudly, and stumbled back as if he was a comical character. He raised his arms and a leg as if the cat was about to attack him. The cat only looked up with its green eyes, then looked down and went back to licking itself.

The significant other entered the living room after hearing the commotion. When they saw him, they absurdly laughed. They greeted him as if nothing happened.

"Greetings, [Name]. Pardon me, but WHAT is this NONSENSE?!"

[Name] reacted as if they were confused and didn't know what was going on.

"You know what I speak of. WHY do you have that... that BEAST in your home?!"

[Name] looked at the cat and acknowledged it. They called the calico cat [cat name], and laughed as they picked it up. They explained that they saw this abandoned street cat roaming the streets at night, and they felt something. So they decided to take the cat in to their home. They asked Lucifer if the cat was cute in his eyes.

"Absolutely not!! Get that vile creature out of this place immediately!!"

Lucifer had a reason for hating cats in the first place. Humans used to believe cats as a witch's pet or a cursed mammal, which he had scoffed at the blasphemous superstition. Cats only reminded how he hated humans, and cats were another reason why his loathing towards God's creations grew. 

[Name] rejected Lucifer's offer with a playful tone.

"Excuse me??" Lucifer said, incredulous. "Have you not heard me? Get rid of it!!"

[Name] asked what was wrong with it and begged him to keep the cat, with their puppy eyes. Fuck. He could never say no to those eyes, no matter how much power and authority he had over them.

"Fine. But I wish the animal to be far away from me!"

They agreed and set the calico cat down, but the cat approached the false angel and circled Lucifer's feet before rubbing its cute head affectionately against his shins. He took a few steps back in distaste.

"I have dire information to speak to you," Lucifer said to [Name], the actual reason as to why he came to their house in the first place.

Years later, nobody expected the fallen star to get attached to the cat.

Words spread across the city of the alternates, and every of the dark creatures whispered about it as more time passed and the rumors became more evident and true. Lucifer had been avoiding the cat like a plague, until one day, he didn't. No one knows why or how, not even [Name]. Everytime [Name] entered the room that contained Lucifer and the cat alone, they were always confused as to why the cat was being so clingy to him and why he didn't seem to mind. But they didn't question it, plus Lucifer liked to see [Name]'s confusion on their face. It was funny. 

When [Name] wasn't in the room with him and the cat, he secretly played with the cat. His strange, stupid human affections grew on him for the calico, and plus, the cat reminded his ambitious plans to follow, reminding his hatred as to why he hated humanity in the first place. Also, the cat strangely followed Lucifer's words and intentions. The cat never revealed as to why he liked Lucifer to [Name], putting them into even more mild surprise. It was hilariously his smartest right hand assistant, confused by a small mammal's actions. They had more to learn more from taking care of cats to understanding their body language. Lucifer had already studied all about them, and honestly did not regret meeting [pet name] in the first place. 

But no matter. [Name] would probably never know about the relationship between the false angel and the calico cat, and Lucifer will always get a laugh from that. That's all it matters. Even the smallest of things brings happiness, and this was one of them Lucifer cherished.

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(A/N: I'm sorry about the hastily wrapped up ending, I don't like it either. Anyway, you are [Name], but you're a platonic s/o to him. I hope you enjoyed!)