his head was swimming. thick cotton stuffed and muffling the sounds of footsteps and voices. Morrison's hand, a ton weight, pressing him down. it was suppose to anchor him, keep him afloat, stop the knee's from shaking but all it felt as though Morrison was keeping him away.
black body bags were offloaded from the carrier. the hostages returned safely-- but no Amari.
' .. but we'll find her. '
Gabriel unfroze, heat rising through his body and a tempting fire about to burst behind his eyes as he looked at Morrison.
it wasn't a question, words lodging deep into Morrison's chest and twisting. Gabriel watched Morrison's face change, brow knitting in and his hand falling off Gabriel's shoulder cautiously. ' we had to. '
his jaw clenched tightly, Gabriel violently shook his head as he took a step forward with a closed fist swiping uncoordinatedly into Morrison's temple. gripping the front of his blue fatigues, stained in blood and sweat that did not belong to Morrison. no, he was fine.
' you're a fucking super soldier, " Gabriel roared. ' don't tell me that you had to! '
hands grabbed at his shoulder, attempting to pry him off but Gabriel's hands were already becoming slack. tremors wrecking him, both of them, Morrison's eyes watered but kept his composure. no retaliation. maybe he knew he deserved it. Gabriel was dragged back, the angered subsiding into a mess of ache that centered deep within his chest. Amari wasn't in one of the body bags, she was missing, alone.
' you piece of shit. ' Gabriel's voice broke, roughly jerking his shoulder forward to free himself.
' .. Gabriel, I'm sending -- '
' now. right now. ' his hand burned as he rubbed it across his cheek. ' right fucking now. '