[supernatural] four times Gabriel was there for his true vessel...

[taywen]

Title: Four Times Gabriel Was There For His True Vessel, and the One Time He Wasn't
Author: taywen
Rating: T
Genre and/or Pairing: Hurt/comfort, friendship, gen.
Spoilers: Up the end of season 5?
Word Count: ~8000.
Summary: Au-ish wherein Loki is this weird guy who keeps popping up in Adam's life (and giving him candy) because Adam is actually Gabriel's True

Comments

[kattastic99]

I would love to see a sequel to this.

[taywen]

I'd like to continue in this verse, but I have no ideas, sadly. D:
Maybe if I ever get around to watching seasons 6 & 7 I'll get some inspiration
I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility of a sequel, however!

times Gabriel was there

[auroramama]

Yes, please, more. I love your details; I'd be delighted to read a story with a smaller scope if it meant a chance to fill them all in.

"Good! Now, here's some chocolate."
Way to teach the kid not to climb the big trees, Gabriel. Your education vocation is showing.

Re his inability to be there to save Adam from the ghouls, I wonder if he blamed himself after for being unable to wipe out his pursuers, or for playing with them in the first place, letting them chase him because he yearned for their company on a level too deep to acknowledge.

Re: times Gabriel was there

[taywen]

Thanks so much for the kind comment! :) I don't understand what you mean, though... You'd like more focus on each part, or you want the details of what happens in between..? (I'm kind of slow today, sorry!)

Gabriel is the master of positive reinforcement? Candy is the way to any adorable Wee!chester's child's heart! (In a totally non-creepy way of course.)

When I wrote that part I was thinking he blamed himself for playing with the other angels in the first place, instead of losing them immediately when he had the chance to, but either interpretation works!

Re: times Gabriel was there

[auroramama]

I'd like you to write more stories, and it occurred to me that if you use up a character's entire dramatic arc in one story, I won't get to read as many stories as if you slow down and write stories about individual incidents or relationship stages.

Yes, it's important to reward kids with healing and candy when they fall out of trees!

I like him blaming himself for fooling around with the angels (not like that) despite his not being able to predict that ghouls would suddenly attack his vessel. (Why should he be different from anyone else in SPN?)

Re: times Gabriel was there

[taywen]

Ooh. Duly noted! Thanks, hehe. <3

If he didn't, who knows what sort of trouble Adam would get into later in life..!

... Aha that hadn't occurred to me. I mean, obviously he wouldn't be able to predict the ghouls but I knew it was going to happen (durr) so... Hm. Very good point!

[ladyknightanka]

This is wonderful! It's kind of my headcanon that Adam would be Gabriel's vessel, too, because they actually have quite a bit in common! And I really loved these moments between Gabriel and Adam throughout his life! ♥

[taywen]

Thank you! <3

[merkitten]

Yessssss, this fulfills my craving for both Adam-lives and Gabriel-lives fics in one go. It was a lovely read so thank you for that!

It does explain why Adam is- was- the first in a long time that could have been Gabriel's vessel. Michael's line strengthened him.
I liked that bit, it was a great little twist of logic. And that bit after the car crash, Adam's "I don't even like Snickers anymore." Some really nice details in there.

Adam really gets the short end of the stick in the show (and kind of Gabe, too,) so it was great to read this little bit of fic where they get a new lease on life.
I'd be interested to know how Adam handles being a vessel for this figure he's known for a while, he'd probably be a bit of a backseat-snarker, and how Gabriel handles live in a vessel that still has a consciousness.
It'd be interesting to see what, if any, compromises they make.

[machidieles]

I absolutely love the idea of Adam being Gabriel's true vessel ! Thanks for the story :D