It was only a second or two after his heated words that Gabriel realised just what he'd said and looked away, his face tight while he tried to get a handle on all those memories, all the things he'd been avoiding for so long.
The silence stretched on and the archangel managed to put a lid on his anger and frustration. The weariness was harder. He didn't turn his head as Aziraphale spoke, watching the server come back with their drinks, but he did take the beer and down half of it in one go.
Next round he was breaking out the hard liquor.
Finally Gabriel looked around again, and this time his gaze was tired. "If there is, I've jumped over it so many times I wouldn't have a clue where it is. That, or Dad keeps moving the line."
Or maybe He had never marked it in the first place, and it wasn't anywhere near where everyone thought it was. Gabriel could see Dad doing that--making them work for the knowledge.
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The silence stretched on and the archangel managed to put a lid on his anger and frustration. The weariness was harder. He didn't turn his head as Aziraphale spoke, watching the server come back with their drinks, but he did take the beer and down half of it in one go.
Next round he was breaking out the hard liquor.
Finally Gabriel looked around again, and this time his gaze was tired. "If there is, I've jumped over it so many times I wouldn't have a clue where it is. That, or Dad keeps moving the line."
Or maybe He had never marked it in the first place, and it wasn't anywhere near where everyone thought it was. Gabriel could see Dad doing that--making them work for the knowledge.