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nobodymitskigabriel · 9 months ago

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I love the idea that Gabriel is one of the few beings in existence capable of understanding the scale of Sam's torture in the Cage. Sam's trauma might make him "out of reach" to ordinary people in some respects, but it also gives him an otherworldliness that puts him on more even footing with supernatural beings like Gabriel.

#but i also dont think gabriel could understand sam very well and wouldnt even want to if he hadnt suffered himself #not that u need to suffer to be empathetic just that gabriel is naturally scornful and self absorbed #he doesnt care about sam until he has a reason to #yes gabriel is one of the few angels to value humans but he doesnt see them as perfect equals #but the fact that sam 1. took a nosedive into LUCIFER'S CAGE for all of humanity's sins #and 2. somehow SURVIVED the ordeal and came out the other end walking and talking #dramatically alters the way gabriel sees him specifically and wouldve to some extent even if the asmodeus arc hadnt happened #by the end of s13 after everything both of them have been through he's unable to see sam as anything other than his equal #and i think having someone capable of understanding the cage and lucifer the way gabriel does would end up making all the difference #supernatural #gabriel spn #sam winchester #sabriel

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