you're holy to me

Gabe was silent. His silence spoke to prove Sam right that in admitting to what he had done Gabe would leave. The warm body he had pressed his face into removed itself from him. The sound of sobs reached his ears but he let his head fall. His own sobs filled the space between his brother's. The sound of Gabe running away was easy enough to pick out.

Part of him wanted to run after Gabe, but another part knew the best thing was to stay put, stay still. His heart hurt, this was rejection all over again. He wanted to die. His body curled up as much as he could, tight as he could manage. His tail covered his face. Silence overtook the area around him. Gabe wouldn't come back. He wouldn't forgive Sam ever again. Even his new freedom wouldn't make up for the wrong Sam had done to harm them all.