Title: It Doesn't Take Long
Rating: PG
Length: Drabble (174 words)
Pairings: None
Era: Post-Episode 5.22: "Swan Song"
Warnings: Spoilers for episode 5.22: "Swan Song"
Summary: It doesn't take long at all.
Note: Originally written for the "Lucifer Drabble" writing challenge on LJ community - spnland; prompt - 'Write one drabble of exactly 100 words featuring or about Lucifer' but could not be entered b/c of its length ;)
It doesn't take long - barely a second after the opening is closed - for that feeling to return. For you to know that Hell has grabbed a hold of you once again, and that this time, it won't let you go.
It doesn't take long, either, for him to relinquish that brief, momentary gain of control he'd achieved. That one, tiny second that had allowed him the upper hand, that had given him the ability to damn you once again. He's won, he's done what he wanted to do ... and he doesn't need to fight to keep you silenced anymore.
It doesn't take long for you to break free of your vessel and attempt to regain that freedom that you had long sought. Your wings stretch out and your Grace strains with every bit of angelic power it has ... but you know it's too late.
You knew it from the very moment the opening shut, and the sun was hidden from you once again.
It doesn't take long for you to feel afraid.
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