And he has four brothers named Michael, Raphael, Uriel, and Ezekiel. There's not much to being an archangel in a family full of angels and virtues. These days, he doesn't even think he deserves the name; he's not living up to it.
The staff is indeed protective of him though it has far less to do with his romantic prospects and more to do with how they see Gabe as fragile, standing on the edge of being something completely broken. A waitress used to flirt with him until others stepped in. Gabe had been both humiliated and grateful.
"I'm not a waiter, by the way," he says. Gabe's whisked off to another corner of the bar, collecting plates and glasses, stacking them neatly into bins for him to go back and wash. He needs to do that, before they stack up, but now he's been roped into serving.
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Date: 2015-07-19 07:41 am (UTC)The staff is indeed protective of him though it has far less to do with his romantic prospects and more to do with how they see Gabe as fragile, standing on the edge of being something completely broken. A waitress used to flirt with him until others stepped in. Gabe had been both humiliated and grateful.
"I'm not a waiter, by the way," he says. Gabe's whisked off to another corner of the bar, collecting plates and glasses, stacking them neatly into bins for him to go back and wash. He needs to do that, before they stack up, but now he's been roped into serving.