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  🍰 how they originally met , first impressions !!

simple. they're all part of the B.S.A.A! the first time piers ever saw angel was when he crashed out about his squad never seeing Shrek. chris heard about angel's specific group. they were the worst of the best, which is still commendable.

at first, neither of them thought very high about angel. mostly because he was part of the literal F team. then they saw him during sparring.

it was piers and angel. literally everyone was expecting piers to win. angel was a scrawny little greenhorn. an important fact; which they forgot, was angel used to be a marine. the spaniard was used to fighting tooth and nail. piers had him in a nigh inescapable pin. that's when angel bit piers on the arm. piers immediately got off of angel to massage the bite mark. the most terrifying part? how controlled the bite was. angel bit him just hard enough to get the other man off him, but not hard enough to penetrate the skin.

“ C'mon!! How do you expect to fend off a B.O.W's bite if your defense against my human tooth is naught? ’ the spaniard quipped, winking to his staggered opponent. in his defense, the B.O.W.s did bite

  🥛 who fell first and how hard !!

it was actually chris! he wanted to know more about angel after the bite of '12. he talked to cpt. beatty, angel's superior. beatty had nothing nice to say about the boy. angel was naïve, impulsive, reckless, and immature. he told chris that the boy was a former marine. beatty complained about his squad nearly every day. they were all incompetent in their own right. chris wanted to know what angel's specific brand of incompetence was.

angel did not disappoint. he spoke weirdly, he walked wrong, and he never seemed fully there. chris could see a spark in the boy's eye. but it wasn't the one he expected. angel was just as aware of his situation as anyone. he knew the glint of enthusiasm from a rookie. angel had no such glint.

chris knew the ex-marine wasn't stupid. he approached angel after dinner. that's when chris understood what he saw.

" ballsy move you pulled on nivans, huh." chris huffed and sat down across from the kid. angel didn't look up from his... crayon drawing? did one of the crayons have a bite taken out of it??

angel responded without looking up, "are you here to discipline me? they said they'd excuse it since twas not a puncture wound. " he huffed, "an insult to mine dental hygiene!"

the captain shook his head. he tried to get a closer look at angel. his auburn hair was spiky and held up with product. he wore his dog tag around his neck. he bounced his legs against the back of his chair. everything about him felt off. chris could tell that wasn't the "real" angel.

"i want you to look me in the eyes, quixano. i'm asking as myself, not your superior."

the agent looked up. chris began to understand who angel truly was.

there wasn't a glint of light or spark of electricity in the boy's eyes. no. the deep mahogany irises held a fire inside. angels disguised their true forms to keep mortals safe. angel disguised his true form to keep everyone sane. the soldier held a neutral expression as chris stared him down.

angel was never stupid or naïve. that's what everyone thought of him. it was all an act to entertain his comrades. both chris and piers understood the things he saw. they gained a newfound respect for him, and some of the Foxtrot members by proxy.

angel was a cavalier at heart—a knight. his persona was smoke from a fire that refused to die. angel's dreams served as the coals. he had been doused by reality time and time again; and yet his fire continued to burn.

" cant say i get it, but i kinda see where you're coming from '

  🍓 who confessed first and why !!

it would be piers for chris first. they survived through hell together and got out alive. that basically makes them married.

as for angel, it would be him confessing to both of them at the same time. angel just survived being stranded at sea with his squad. he has two of his friends' badges in hand. he doesn't know how to thank the two of them for getting him home. he collapses into both of them and lets himself cry.

" You never gave up on me. And i shan't give up on you!'