[Castiel, even Michael... in the past, he'd pushed them because he'd been angry. Opened his mouth without a care and let the words fly. He hadn't cared. The anger had whited out the clear-cut knowledge of what an angel could do to him.
But this one... this one he doesn't know. A question mark. An unknown. It's not so much fear that keeps his head lowered as it is knowing that whatever tiny little island he's built to weather his mind's choppy seas could be broken in an instant by an angel who feels like its been insulted, and he's too tired for that. There's only so many times a person can build themselves back up after an angel dismantles them.
If anything, being under Michael's watch seems to make him a target, not a protected species.
He glances at Gabriel from the corner of his eye once the angel raises his hands placatingly. With or without the remark about the Christmas decorations, it would still be an odd gesture for an angel. Of course he doesn't believe the sentiment, not for an instant, but it seems like permission enough to go about existing without being blown back to the Stone Age. For the moment.]
Okay.
[Human opinions aren't exactly valued, no matter how much of a throwaway comment it is.]
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But this one... this one he doesn't know. A question mark. An unknown. It's not so much fear that keeps his head lowered as it is knowing that whatever tiny little island he's built to weather his mind's choppy seas could be broken in an instant by an angel who feels like its been insulted, and he's too tired for that. There's only so many times a person can build themselves back up after an angel dismantles them.
If anything, being under Michael's watch seems to make him a target, not a protected species.
He glances at Gabriel from the corner of his eye once the angel raises his hands placatingly. With or without the remark about the Christmas decorations, it would still be an odd gesture for an angel. Of course he doesn't believe the sentiment, not for an instant, but it seems like permission enough to go about existing without being blown back to the Stone Age. For the moment.]
Okay.
[Human opinions aren't exactly valued, no matter how much of a throwaway comment it is.]