It's become one of the more pleasant things they share, other than horrid legacies and family issues bigger than Cas' true form.
It mitigates the painful fact that they're both runaways, cowards who are too scared to stand up to their families.
They both speak in half truths.
Gabriel's a trickster. It comes with the territory. And Sam's not a fan of getting hurt, especially by anything he can't kill in retaliation.
So they speak in lies, half truths and so on. Gabriel, who Sam's come to know as Gabe, has taught him that truth can be broken down into quarters, pennies, so on and so forth.
It isn't healthy, but healthy wasn't in the cards. Neither was stability or the permanent release of death for that matter.
Gabriel's lies taste so sweet. They're like balms that Sam thinks himself weak for even needing, but he guzzles them like a thirsty man in the desert who's just found a sweet oasis.
Then the water turns to blood, and that tastes even sweeter.
"Do you love me?" Sam asks because he can't stand not knowing anymore, because the evidence is piling up too hard and too fast. This is a tedious game they play. It's straining and no one who doesn't love him would dare go this far or play this hard.
Gabriel goes still and silent. Then, "No."
And there it is. Gabe's still protecting him from truths he isn't ready to hear.
Now the ball's in his court, but he could change the game. He can rip off the mail order band aid and let the cut breath, bake, and heal.
But...
"Good."
Old habits die hard, so Sam lies back.
I, Silver tears85, do not own Supernatural or any of its characters. I do, however, own this fanfiction. All Rights Reserved-silver tears85. Please review. With season 12 of Supernatural not being on Netflix, I'm currently watching the Walking Dead. I already ship Rhane (Rick and Shane) and there is nothing you can do about it. I don't see what the big deal about Darryl is. There better be some serious character development. Also, I have got to stop talking to people about shows that I'm watching. It ruins the sacrality of them, of experiencing the characters for myself. I don't want their opinions to influence my own.