Changing Channels

8

"Hello, (Y/n)."

It was at this moment that the Winchester wished that she had an angel-killing blade. "What is this? Drama? Romance? Chick flick? Something you think that'll throw all of my troubles about this bond out of the window?" (Y/n) crossed her arms and tapped her foot against the cold kitchen tile.

Gabriel sighed, dropping his head to the ground. "A mix of drama and romance, mostly drama." He picked up another piece of bacon, nervously chewing on the bottom. "I'm sor-"

"You don't get to say that. Don't even finish that sentence!" (Y/n)'s voice was already shouting. She was pissed. "You're not allowed to say that after you told me you'd visit me, keep our bond together. But no-- it's been seven months since we've spoken. I've had to ask Castiel what the hell's been wrong with me- why I've been sick and depressed."

The archangel's face morphed into one of slight jealousy, which he had no right to have as well. "You've been around another angel?" He stopped another sentence from leaving when (Y/n) narrowed her eyes, silently saying, 'Don't even go there.'

(Y/n) sucked in her breath, shoving a piece of bacon in her mouth before continuing. "We've apparently had this bond for too long- and soon I'll get sick and drop into some coma, and you'll start rampaging on the world or something like that. Do you really want that to happen?" He opened his mouth, but his soulmate wasn't done. "Is there a problem with me? I'm human o-or I'm a Winchester, which makes me a vessel?"

Gabriel dropped his hands, rolling his eyes. "You think this is easy for me? I deal with greater pain than you do (Y/n)!" He sucked in his breath, closing his eyes to try and keep his own anger at bay. "And don't even pull that human card- or the fact that you're a vessel. I could care less about that."

"Then why put yourself through this pain? Why put me through this pain?"

"BECAUSE I'M AFRAID, (Y/N)!" Gabriel shouted, his anger finally taking over. The stove light-bulb broke at his raging tone. "I'M AFRAID OF NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, AND I'M AFRAID YOU GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF ME!"

(Y/n)'s face quickly softened. She had been angry this whole time, thinking it was the fact that Gabriel didn't want her- but the problem was internal issues. It was his self-esteem. He was afraid. "Gabriel... you... There's..." She paused, trying to word her thoughts. "You shouldn't be worried about me getting hurt, I'm a hunter, it's who I am and what I have to live through. And... being good enough, you are good enough. Yeah, you've probably made a ton of mistakes- like killing Dean over and over again, but that doesn't make you any less who you are."

She slowly took steps towards him, taking his hands in hers. The hunter had no idea why she wasn't mad anymore. Slight hurt and worry replaced all of her negative emotions. Even though part of her said to be angry, she physically couldn't. She felt the need to do so like overprotectiveness was taking over. "No matter what you do, you are enough... I don't know what you've done over the years, but you are anything but nothing, okay?"

Gabriel bit down hard on his bottom lip. He had let down his walls for once in millennia. After leaving Heaven, he thought that anyone who would grow on him would think how he did... "So, what now? How do you propose we fix this?" If his soulmate had thoughts like this... he didn't want to leave like this.

(Y/n) sighed. "Well, I think that we should upgrade to the moderate bond... I don't want to keep going like this, it's been three years, Gabe." She thought about how worried Castiel looked, and how worried her brothers would be if she suddenly fainted and fell into a coma.

"How long have you had problems with our bond?"

"Four months..."

The archangel nodded, meeting his soulmate's eyes. "Right... are you okay with everything that comes with the moderate bond? Time limit, physical contact... wings?" The hunter nodded, a small smile forming on her lips. "Okay. Ready?"

(Y/n) didn't allow him to finish, she captured Gabriel's lips with her own. The archangel's hands slowly snaked from (Y/n)'s to her waist, his mind blurring as their lips melded together. There was a buzzing in both their minds and soon enough, they pulled away when a bright light came from around them. (Y/n) gasped when she faced her soulmate once more.

Coming from the middle of Gabriel's back were six large golden wings. The first two wings were the largest, the next pair smaller than the other, and the last were the smallest. Still, they were large, much larger than (Y/n) thought they would be because each wing was bigger than Gabriel's entire body.

"They're beautiful." (Y/n) breathed, reaching to trail her fingers through the feathers. Gabriel, still lost in their bond changing, didn't stop her from touching his wings (which were very sensitive). So when he let out a sigh, mixed along with a moan, the hunter quickly retreated her hand. "Well, that's something to do another time."

Gabriel nodded, face flushed at the fact of him doing that. Clearing his throat, he removed his hands from (Y/n)'s waist. "I should snap you back to your brothers before they have a meltdown."

"That would be best." (Y/n) chuckled. She pecked his lips one last time and smiled lightly. The aftermath of the bond was making her feel an incredible amount of happiness. "See you soon, angel."

Her soulmate snapped his fingers with an equally nice smile. "Of course, sugar." This time, he was making a promise to not leave her ever again.