Title: if not victory
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Milton
Warnings: spoilers for up to season 5; language
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 155
Point of view: third
Prompt: Supernatural, Michael, since it's him who is working 24/7 you better don't dare to tell him not use his father's name in vain. Cursing God is the only joy left in Michael's pitiful life
He knows, because of the tiny spark of his father left in him, that every time he uses that name in vain, it hurts. Every time he growls 'goddamned,' every time he hisses, 'jesus christ, you motherfucker,' every time he snarls, 'god, fuckin' waste of space' at one of his brothers, at one of his sisters - it hurts their maker. God aches. God flinches.
Once, Michael had been strong, and great, and beautiful. Once, he had been the Thunderer's Fist. Once, he had been loved and feared, adored and respected.
Then Sammael threw himself from Heaven and became Lucifer, and everything changed. Everything went wrong.
And now, Michael is one of the few angels left, and this stubborn Winchester boy refuses to listen, and all Michael has is hurting his father, the damned bastard who let everything get like this.
Every time God flinches, Michael feels a little better, and that's better than nothing at all.