a Sabriel Highschool AU I'll try not to make it cliché "I'm not nearly as in control as I seem to be" are the words 17 year old Gabriel Novak would use to describe his life. His father's left, abandoned him and all his siblings, who he's now struggling to care for whilst also struggling through high school. No one knows they're alone, and he'll be damned if he let anyone try to help him. Then there's Sam Winchester, new to school, who Gabriel takes a liking to. Sam didn't think he had a thing for guys until Gabriel insisted on flirting with him persistently, but my god does he swoon every time he sees the flirtatious candy lover. The best relationships are built on lies. The saddest part is, even when with Sam, Gabriel still feels painfully alone, because what does Sam really know about him anyway? Nothing. So how the hell is he supposed to love him?