"Alive in the sense of having will and consciousness," Gabriel clarified. Which was more than he could have said for himself for the whole day after the Coliseum. Gabriel had felt more awful feelings in the past year than in his whole life before then. Knowing that he'd been responsible for his friend's death, even with the justification of Castiel and Rita being tortured unless they fought! Even with Skul's request that Gabe do so!
The one and only thing that had kept Gabe going for that day, and some of the ones after it, was that it was better him than Skul. That Skul's soul might not have been able to suffer the guilt of one more sin. That Gabe might well have saved Skul by making that choice.
It had been enough, for those moments.
They reached another floor and Gabriel looked up to find that this one was clean, well-lit, and the very picture of a nice apartment block. Good timing; these were things he'd really rather not dwell on. "I suppose we're here."
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The one and only thing that had kept Gabe going for that day, and some of the ones after it, was that it was better him than Skul. That Skul's soul might not have been able to suffer the guilt of one more sin. That Gabe might well have saved Skul by making that choice.
It had been enough, for those moments.
They reached another floor and Gabriel looked up to find that this one was clean, well-lit, and the very picture of a nice apartment block. Good timing; these were things he'd really rather not dwell on. "I suppose we're here."