Epilogue

Sep. 1st, 2014 01:04 pm
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Gabriel doesn't know how he managed it - only that he had. The last thing he remembered clearly was Lucifer's frozen grip like a vice around his wrist, driving his sword up and back into his chest. Then he was laying flat on his back in the middle of a mini-mart, much to the consternation of the young clerk. A shaky reassurance later, he stumbled outside and into the night, giant slurpee in hand.

Hey, he can't think on an empty stomach.

It takes a few days for Gabriel to put it all together, where he'd been and what had happened. The memories were fuzzy but they were real. Anna, Sam, Dean, Loki, friends and family that he'd never had in this world. A family that had loved him and a family he fought and died for more than once. What he remembers best is Sam. Tangled in bed with him, laughing on the couch over something ridiculous, even charging headlong into danger with the hunter at his side.

Gabriel sends out quiet feelers, seeking out the hunter and what he learns is a fucking horrorshow that rivals any of the hazy memories of the prison they had been trapped in together. Dean, ever the self-hating moron, had gone and taken the Mark of Cain and was currently rampaging his way across the west coast with Sam hot on his heels.

So he follows, waiting for Sam to pull off at a motel for the night before he simply appears in the passenger seat with a faint flutter of wings. Will he remember him? Gabriel hopes so. He doesn't really relish starting from scratch.

"Heya Sammy."

Date: 2014-09-11 11:17 am (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Concerned)
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Gabriel was a head shorter than Sam, but that didn't stop him from bending to meet Gabriel's lips. A kiss to the jaw wasn't enough. Not by half.

"I remember...yeah. Us best." Oh, he remembered a lot of pain, too, but Sam thought his brain was just geared toward that after his stint in the Cage. And Gabriel hadn't really been around until after that. "I don't remember a lot, admittedly, but I remember us."

Date: 2014-09-13 01:00 am (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Considering)
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The lifespan of a human in the grand scheme of things wasn't that long. And it would take them some time to deal with opening Heaven up again.

Both of which were things that Sam would think about later, along with the people that they'd left behind. "Later," he agrees, running his hands down Gabriel's back. "I just...really want you close tonight." Sex or not, just having Gabriel there would be a massive help for him.

Date: 2014-09-13 07:45 am (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Heh)
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Not that Sam ever thought he'd make it to a long, peaceful retirement. There were old hunters primarily because they got started late in their lives. Sam and Dean never really had a chance.

Sam quirks a half smile, even if it doesn't reach his eyes. "I hope you're going somewhere eventually. I might get really tired of this room, otherwise." But he follows Gabriel, too, climbing onto the bed to settle down.

Date: 2014-09-14 12:03 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Down/Upset)
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Given what Sam had just gone through with Dean, he'd be grateful for that.

Sam settles beside Gabriel, under the blanket of his wing and sighs, shifting as close as he can. "Okay, yeah. That...that sounds like a good plan." Some part of him chafes at the idea of letting Dean get that far ahead of him, but he knows not to worry too much. Gabriel can find Dean, no matter where he goes. And maybe, with Gabriel at his side, they can find a way to get the Mark of Cain off of him.

Date: 2014-09-15 09:38 am (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Down/Upset)
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Sam lets out a slow breath and nods, pulling Gabriel closer and sliding a leg over the other man's. He doesn't have wings to wrap him up with, so he just has to make do.

"I know we will." And it sounds so good to be able to say 'we'. He wasn't expecting any help, but that doesn't mean he's not happy for it. "I'm just...I thought I'd be alone doing this. I'm really glad I'm not. And that you're back."

Date: 2014-09-16 07:12 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Tired)
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Sam might not be as confident in their ability to fix things, but the fact that they're even together is a help and a boon to his tattered soul. Which, if anything, may be a bit more tattered than even wherever they had been.

Still he hums at the kiss to his jaw, sighing softly. "That's one hell of a relief, I'll admit."

Date: 2014-09-17 11:24 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Huh?)
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Sam blinks at that, pulling back a bit so that he could look Gabriel in the eye. "A bond? I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that angels can do that, but I kinda am."

Date: 2014-09-19 06:01 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Considering)
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"Well, I'm relatively certain that isn't going to be a problem here." Unless there are things that Gabriel hasn't told him.

Well, that's possible. But he's choosing to simply concentrating on this for the moment. "That...sounds nice, though. That connection." He pauses a moment. "Have you...I mean, have you ever had a bond with others?"

Date: 2014-09-21 11:49 am (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (Thinking)
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Sam reaches out, taking Gabriel's hand and threading their fingers together. It takes another moment, but he forces himself to look Gabriel in the eye. "I'm not afraid of pain, Gabriel. Especially not if it means staying closer to you."

Because it's not like he hasn't felt the pain of raw Grace against his soul before. But Lucifer and Michael hadn't had reasons nearly so good for doing it. That had been torture, something Sam was only glad enough to go through if it meant that they left Adam alone. It didn't always work, but he'd done his best.

Date: 2014-10-09 08:18 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Down/Upset)
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Breathing is...a lot harder than Sam expected. Possibly because breathing hadn't been a worry the last time he'd had this much Grace pumped into him. He finds himself gritting his teeth, holding his breath and having to fight to remember to actually breathe.

The reminder was probably a good idea in retrospect.

Even through the pain (and Sam will probably always be more sensitive to Grace than most), he can feel that it's different than what he's been through before. Gentler, more careful. Because Gabriel knows that this is going to cause pain and he's doing his best to keep that to a minimum. Sam bends his head, pressing his forehead to Gabriel's shoulder and just listening to that voice tell him that it'll be all right. That they're almost done.

Date: 2014-10-10 03:41 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Considering)
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There's a moment of shock that reverberates down the bond, then a more cautious feeling out of things. This is Sam, after all, and it's not like he's completely unused to this sort of thing.

Just...never from a bond outside of himself, that's all.

He takes a shuddering breath, letting it out slowly as he raises his head to look at Gabriel. You can talk, he manages down the bond. Or think or...whatever. Not entirely unused to this, you know.

Date: 2014-10-12 04:12 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Considering)
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It feels better almost immediately, the burn lightening to a duller pain with Gabriel's touch. He knows that it really shouldn't, that the touch should only intensify the pain. Probably would have if it were a normal burn.

He lets out a sigh of relief, though, settling against Gabriel more easily. "It's nice." It's going to take some time to get used to the bond, to know what can be done with it. But it already feels better, being able to feel Gabriel before him in a way that's more than physical.

Date: 2014-10-17 04:14 pm (UTC)
fromfryingpantofire: (A - Hee)
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The kiss is good for settling Sam, though he laughs and shakes his head as Gabriel speaks. "It very well might. Right now, I'm just glad to have you closer." Physically as well as spiritually. Or however you wanted to define the bond.

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