Re: Gabriel + Dean + open = this is a mess guys
When some of the tension melted out of Cas' shoulders, Dean figured it'd be okay to close some of the distance between the two of them. He reached up and rested a hand on his husband's bicep. "You wanna go in and talk to him? Or like drag him back out here so that we can prove that we're totally cool with each other?" Cas was the one with the weird angel radio shit. He'd at least be able to tell if Dean was lying. Which he wasn't at all. No issue with Gabe.
He licked his lips. "Look," he said and then paused before he kept on going. "Gabe and I, we got an understanding. We're on the level here. He's your big brother. He'll look out for you with his last breath, but he's gonna fuck with you." Dean knew because Dean pulled the same shit with Sam. "And he knows I've got a vested interest in protecting you. All of you, physically and emotionally. I shot him in the thigh away from any arteries, or anything that might do real damage and with an angel that can heal not fifty feet away. It...it was one of those elder brother moments when you kinda have to both fuck with your little brother and make sure that the guy who says he's gonna protect him will actually follow through on that."