De-aging
Triggers: Post season 15, episode 20? We don't know her, fluff
Normally Gabriel considered himself one of the most laid back Angels; and most definitely the most laid back Archangel. However as he stood across from one; now teenaged; Dean Winchester he wondered if maybe he'd been wrong to ever think that about himself. Staring at him in silence was a lithe young man with luminous green eyes and scowl that looked completely out of place on the full lips. His eyes touched on the smooth skin of the boy's face, the crows feet that Gabriel found endearing gone and replaced with the glow of youth and he swallowed as he felt his wings twitch behind him.
"Gabriel...you have ten seconds to explain this." Dean snarled; it would have been a growl but the tenor of the man's voice that Gabriel was used too was now gone; leaving it lighter and sounding more sulky rather than angry.
"I..uh..."
"And why are we the same height?"
"Huh?"
It was then that Gabriel looked down at himself and realized that he'd been caught in the blow back of his own spell; his body was thinner and belatedly he realized that the weight of his wings had changed. Frowning he brought them into the material plane and cussed as he realized that only two were present.
"Just great. I'm a fledgling again." He flexed his wings in annoyance before looking back at Dean. "I just wanted to have some fun, I planed on snapping you and Samo into kiddo again and let y'all just have fun. Seems like something you lacked back then and since the world is set to rights and Jacky boy has a handle on things with Auntie Amara, I thought it might be a good time to let you...maybe have a bit of a childhood for a bit..." He scuffed the floor of the bunker with the tip of his shoe. "However something went goofy and now I'm a fledgling and you're a teen heart-throb."
When he didn't hear anything from Dean he looked up to see the other boy looking at him with an unreadable expression on his face. There seemed to be some awe, a bit of annoyance still; but mostly a look so soft Gabriel was sure it belonged in a Disney movie. He was surprised when Dean reached out and took his hand; lacing their fingers together lightly.
"I can't say that I agree with what happened, but the thought.." Dean huffed before looking away; the blush bright on his cheeks. "It's appreciated and if Sam ever finds out I said that I'll deny it to the day I finally kick the bucket. So..uh, how long does this last?"
"I don't know.... I didn't really think it through that far. I rushed the incantation when I thought you and Sam were coming into the room." He waited for Dean to explode at that but was surprised when he just laughed; his head thrown back and the sound of his laughter loud in the room. "Um...did I scramble your brain when I did it? This isn't...Sam is going to kill me..." He blinked as Dean continued laugh and he felt a small flicker of fear start at the base of his spine; Sam would kill him if he somehow managed to fry Dean's brain.
"No, no. It's been boring around here lately, this will give Sam something to do and I'm sure he'll get in touch with Rowena and see if she can help out. But right now...we're two teenagers Gabriel, there's a Star Wars Marathon playing in town and an arcade. What do you say we go and make a day of this?"
"You mean....like a date?" Gabriel asked as he waggled an eyebrow with a smirk.
"Yeah, yeah like a date."
A warmth took up residence in Gabriel's chest and he felt an answering flush on his face as he gave Dean's hand a light squeeze. Smirk still in place he called out loudly as he started towards the stairs with Dean following; their fingers still linked. Though he felt it strange to see Dean in such a relaxed state; and he wasn't entirely sure that the other boy wasn't secretly plotting to throw him into some Angel jail cell; he went along with him, a day out did sound like a good time.
"Hey Samoose! Deano and I are going out for a bit, hold the fort down. We'll be back later!"
They had just taken the first step up the stairs when Sam peered around the corner.
"Alri...wait! What happened!?!" Sam exclaimed as he entered the room completely, his eye wide as he looked back and forth between the two of them.
"Get a hold of Rowena Sammy. It's Hansel and Gretel all over again." Dean replied. "We'll be back, debrief us then."
Behind them Sam stood stuttering and Gabriel laughed as he held the door open for Dean, the weight of the world off both their shoulders just for the moment.