Gabriel can do nothing but stare at the being before him, the being that looks like Michael but can't be him, because Michael would never talk like this, never stand so near the Void, never touch him like this...
A shudder runs through him at the kiss, and he flinches away, unable to face this strange new Michael who is not his Michael, and yet unable to move away.
"I thought of you as one of those furthest from temptation," he whispers. "Michael, I don't - I don't understand what you mean. How could I want anything that would lead me or you or anyone else to sin?"
It is so hard to think properly; he feels strangely giddy, as though his brain isn't receiving enough oxygen, which is silly because for all his human weaknesses he is an angel, and shouldn't be this weak.
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Date: Monday, 10 May 2010 00:13 (UTC)A shudder runs through him at the kiss, and he flinches away, unable to face this strange new Michael who is not his Michael, and yet unable to move away.
"I thought of you as one of those furthest from temptation," he whispers. "Michael, I don't - I don't understand what you mean. How could I want anything that would lead me or you or anyone else to sin?"
It is so hard to think properly; he feels strangely giddy, as though his brain isn't receiving enough oxygen, which is silly because for all his human weaknesses he is an angel, and shouldn't be this weak.