"No, I meant... I've seen people treat me differently, again and again, after they learned that I was an angel," Anael gently corrected Jack's misunderstanding. "What's happened... It's just hard to talk about."
He wished that he could say that it did not feel real, but the glyph itching on his skin took care of that. He took a steady breath, bringing their linked hands to his lips to press a kiss to one of Jack's fingers, eyes closed as he focused on the love playing between them.
Then he straightened up, meeting Jack's gaze, his own oddly vulnerable. "I was attacked. I don't know who they were, but they used old, ancient spells, and they bound me to this plane, in this form. A friend stepped in before they might do more, but until I can break their binding, I can't go back to Heaven."
There, he'd said it all, holding Jack's gaze as if he did not feel so very ashamed and tainted. But the vulnerability he felt shone in his eyes, along with a world of sadness and longing.
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He wished that he could say that it did not feel real, but the glyph itching on his skin took care of that. He took a steady breath, bringing their linked hands to his lips to press a kiss to one of Jack's fingers, eyes closed as he focused on the love playing between them.
Then he straightened up, meeting Jack's gaze, his own oddly vulnerable. "I was attacked. I don't know who they were, but they used old, ancient spells, and they bound me to this plane, in this form. A friend stepped in before they might do more, but until I can break their binding, I can't go back to Heaven."
There, he'd said it all, holding Jack's gaze as if he did not feel so very ashamed and tainted. But the vulnerability he felt shone in his eyes, along with a world of sadness and longing.