Gabriel tilted his head, leaning into Lucifer's warm touch, lashes lowering slightly. At Lucifer's question, however, he frowned a little.
"I loved Him long before I had cause to fear Him, and I still love Him. And my brothers do not have such cause to fear Him, so I always thought it was my own fault for questioning Him. It had to be mine, it could not have been -" He stopped, eyes widening; no, he could not finish that sentence, could not even think it, God was faultless despite His harsh treatment of Uriel that drove him to Fall, despite what He had done to Lucifer, despite Gabriel's own fear -
He pulled back a little, wings unfurling to wrap around himself, fear written in every line of his face. "The last time I thought Him harsh, I was exiled."
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"I loved Him long before I had cause to fear Him, and I still love Him. And my brothers do not have such cause to fear Him, so I always thought it was my own fault for questioning Him. It had to be mine, it could not have been -" He stopped, eyes widening; no, he could not finish that sentence, could not even think it, God was faultless despite His harsh treatment of Uriel that drove him to Fall, despite what He had done to Lucifer, despite Gabriel's own fear -
He pulled back a little, wings unfurling to wrap around himself, fear written in every line of his face. "The last time I thought Him harsh, I was exiled."