Book 1 is #AngelsBeforeMan
It covers the story of the Fall of Lucifer. It's technically not canon, but it's treated by many as if it is. Funnily enough there's a quote in book 3 that's relevant to discussing the common experience with many religious folks.
> had always found their faith more in whims and what their own parents had taught them, rather than anything in the scripture itself.
Anyway, it's a good read. Starts from when Lucifer is created. How he develops, observing the ambient culture. I definitely know some folks that can relate to certain vibes.
> He climbed back to the second floor, then went to his room and flopped over the bed. For a moment, he stared at the ceiling as he had done before, then rolled over so that he could snuggle into the obscene amount of things there. Rubbing his face against a plush pillow, tugging quilts and blankets over himself, he thought of everything.
God even tells him how he "planted a garden" inside Lucifer. It's both beautiful and very much ominous.
Then the little quirks start appearing like the emphasis on staying clean, what it means to be civilized, how one needs to have a dedicated purpose, etc.
> “There is nothing more important than remaining clean. An angel that becomes impure becomes unworthy to live in paradise.”
Luci is quickly a favorite. Everyone loves him. Angels are genderless, but He/Him are the only pronouns that exist for now. Angel of Beauty, Angel of Worship. This angel is terribly self-conscious and full of guilt and shame over attributes beyond his control, like being so distracting to everyone.
> Sometimes Lucifer wished being the angel of beauty wasn’t so distracting for everyone.
Another popular angel is Michael, ArchAngel of Strength, Chief Prince. Two wildly popular and attractive angels getting caught up in each other's gravity fields. Almost as if they were made for each other.
> Briefly , the younger angel remembered a moment on Earth: them arguing playfully, Michael grabbing him, hoisting him over one shoulder, and Lucifer kicking helplessly, screaming in embarrassment. The prince had brought him back to the grotto, settled Lucifer over the blanket, and chuckled that the angel of worship weighed nothing to him. Lucifer — laying there with all the fever of meekness, feeling like he’d just been kidnapped, feeling like he was about to be devoured, feeling happy, despite it all.
Yes, it's so very gay. Even through I was already familiar with how this story will end, I still let it make my queer little heart happy.
There's an interlude after which things start getting... wilder, we'll say.
The interlude has so much creative imagery. It's a dream. I want to highlight a couple of pieces
> Whispering — “I daydream of you, of loving you.”
> “How do you love me?”
> “Like this.” Yearning mouth — it’d press soft to the smooth of his tunic. “Like a flower, like a symphony, trapped in my throat, like you’re an eternity, and I need you in my veins.”
This dream ends with both angels running away as God approaches
> Gathering their clothes, taking each other’s hands, and laughing, they’d run away from Him, as fast they could. So that He doesn’t see, doesn’t notice. Two angels creating love, creating.
This is important because it symbolizes exactly how their dynamic is at this time.
I'm skipping most of the other themes and just about all of part 2 of this book. At least for this post. Would need several more content warnings that makes it more suitable for a different one.
Anyway, by the end of book 1, Michael is ripping off Lucifers wings like it's Luci's heart ripping away from his own. And he casts him down out of Eden towards Earth.
Book 2 is #AngelsAndMan
Lucifer is much less the innocent angel from Book 1 and is calling himself Satan. Discussing the full arc across the books is basically an essay I do not have the time to write. The books are right there y'all, and I'm not even close to being as good of a writer.
There's a snippet in the interlude of Book 2, that so very closely echoes Book 1. Complete with all the flowery imagery, but also
> I love you, he was saying, no one will ever hurt me like you have.
and then very shortly after...
> In a shaking desperation, he swore to the dazed, unfinished angel: “I dreamed of you, of loving you.”
> “How did you love me?”
> “Not like this.”
To quote @xYourEmoGFx this was "Devastingly beautiful"
Like the dream in the interlude of Book 1, it ends with God approaching. This time, only Luci runs, with Michael encouraging him, telling him to run for safety but staying put himself.
I won't go into details beyond that, but I will say that Michael is a simp. Like, wow. The evolution of Moocifer (Michael+Lucifer) through the books really steals the show imo. The drama and angst is popcorn worthy, and if it's the chapter I just read in book 3, you can probably use my skin to pop the popcorn, because it got pretty toasty.
Happy reading! The books also get pretty dark in places, so definitely consult some content warnings beforehand.
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