prompt – you should do something based around coffee and knitting 😜
for @maximumsuckage I hope you like it!
A/N I know nothing about knitting! i looked some things up, I don’t know if its correct. I’m sorry in advance. xp
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Today was a perfect day for coffee. Coffee and doing absolutely nothing, Sam decided. Dean was helping on a hunt with the Banes twins, just a simple salt and burn, but they need a little more muscle and Dean needed to get out of the Bunker for a bit.
Sam sat in the kitchen for a minute, enjoying the quiet and the bitter bite of his coffee before he got up and made a cup for the almost angels in the other room. Well, coffee for Castiel and a hot chocolate for Gabriel.
The Fall had not been easy for either of the angels; Gabriel was less affected than the lower angels, being an archangel after all, and he used what little remained of his Grace to keep Castiel connected to Heaven as best he could. At the moment, the most either one of them could do is materialize something about as big as a car, they can’t even fly right now.
As Sam carried the two mugs for the angels, Gabriel had snapped up personalized ones when they decided to stay at the Bunker, and a fresh cup for himself into the sitting room, the sounds of rhythmic clicking followed by an exasperated groan.
“Ugh! I can’t do this, Cassie!” Gabriel whined as he tossed the knitting needles onto the coffee table. “Can’t I just snap this stuff together?”
“That is wasteful of our already depleted Grace,” Castiel replied, only looking up from his own work to take the warm cup of coffee that Sam offered to him. “Thank you, Sam. We do not know when or if our powers will return, Gabriel. We must conserve what we have.”
“What are you trying to teach him?” Sam asked, sipping his coffee as he sat across the room in a comfy armchair.
“He is attempting a simple scarf using a basic knit stitch. I even did the cast on for him.”
“But I can’t get the needles to work in my stupid hands,” Gabriel moped while he sipped his hot chocolate, eyeing his reflection in the mug.
“You fidget too much, Gabriel.” Castiel placed his cup on the side table and continued his project.
“Shut up, Cas.” Gabriel mumbled.
Sam chuckled into his drink, thinking to himself how much these two angelinc brothers remind him of Dean and himself. They sat quietly for a few moments, Sam and Gabriel drinking quietly while Gabriel watched the way Cas deftly maneuvered his knitting needles. As Sam placed his now empty mug on the coffee table, he ran his fingers over the warm yarn that Gabriel had discarded earlier.
“I love this color, Gabriel.” he said.
The archangel shifted in his seat slightly. “Uhm, I know, Samsquach. I borrowed your favorite flannel so I could find the right shade.”
Casiels clicking had quieted mid stitch, as he looked up through his lashes at Gabriel.
“Is…is this for me?” Sam asked as his eyes bounced between them, a smile starting to grow on his lips. “Are you making something for me?”
Gabriels eye roll was mostly to hide his embarrassment, and the quiet chuckle Castiel gave while returning to his work wasn’t helping him at all.
He clicked his tongue in annoyance. “I mean, yeah, I guess. If you like it, that is.” Gabriel was definitely not going to look Sam in the eyes right now. “You don’t have to wear it if you don’t like it.”
Sam got up from where he was sitting, Gabriels abandoned scarf in his hands still, and sat next to the flustered archangel. Carefully, Sam took Gabriels half full mug and replaced it with the yarn and needles.
“I would love to wear it. But you have to finish it first. Winter is coming you know,” he said with flourish and a dramatic eyebrow raise, earning a giggle out of Gabriel.
“Excuse me.” Castiel interrupted, “I am not caught up on Game of Thrones yet. Please do not mention any spoilers.”
“Cas, you watch Game of Thrones?” Sam asked, a little taken aback.
“You know what a spoiler is?” Gabriel added.
“Yes,” It was Castiels turn to roll his eyes in annoyance. “Dean and I enjoy watching that program together, and we have not had the time to catch up, as it were.” Castiel would have used air quotes, but his hands were occupied with his knitting. Sam could practically see them.
Castiel didn’t see the look that passed between Sam and Gabriel, questioning then morphing into realization. He was focused on his work.
He wanted to finish his gift for Dean before he returned.