can you do gabriel x insomniac reader and he uses his grace to help them sleep??? There's a huge lack in fluffy fics with grace being used for this and i think its a super cute concept
Gabriel x insomniac reader
(this is my first Gabriel x reader, but I re-watched an episode or two while writing this and read fics and such due to the fact I did NOT wanna mischaracterise him. I'm so sorry if I did though!)
( also I'm so excited! this is my first request, I havent stated this but feel free to request anything for supernatural characters, I do X reader and cannon x cannon)
The motel was quiet. Sam and Dean had enough money to spare and you got your own room. You’d been staring at the ceiling for hours, watching shadows crawl across the room while the digital clock mocked you from the nightstand.
Sleep wouldn’t come, It never really did. Most nights you'd do extensive research on the case until sunrise, surviving on coffee and stubbornness. Sam worried. Dean pretended not to. And Gabriel was too busy bothering you three hunters to care—at least, that’s what he wanted everyone to think.
So when you stood up and got out of your bed to reach for your bag that sat on the table near the door, the last thing.. Or the last angel you expected was Gabriel.
“You know normal people sleep at this hour, right?”
You quickly turn around to the Archangel.. He just smirked at you. You'd be lying if you said you didn't notice the growing tension between you two in cases where he was tricking you three and putting you three through shows or repeating the same day. He'd stare at you longer than Sam or Dean, he'd get up and in your personal space, he'd do things in his little tricks for you as a way to flirt.
So when you turned around, and saw him, your heart skipped a beat and started to race but your face stayed the same, tired but alert. You heard Gabriel chuckle and cross his arms over his chest.
“What do you want, and what are you laughing at?”
You snap, your day had been tiring, and after coming back to the motel and taking a warm shower you still couldn't seem to catch a break. You're irritated, but not at Gabriel, he's the last person you'd be mad at, you were irritated at the fact you couldn't sleep and he caught on.
“Wow, I touched a nerve, huh? I just came by to check on my favorite little human and you just can't stand to see my charming face.”
You sigh and ease up a bit.
You sigh and ease up a bit.
he teased, pointing at you dramatically.
“That’s the look I like. Much less murder-y.”
You rolled your eyes and reached for your bag.
“At three in the morning?”
“Technically it’s almost four.”
Gabriel stared at you. You stared back.
“…That’s not the defense you think it is, sweetheart.”
You huffed and pulled out a notebook. The case was spread across its pages. Witness statements, newspaper clippings, notes scribbled in different colored pens. You sat down at the little motel table. Gabriel’s expression shifted.
“You’re seriously researching?”
“What else would I be doing?”
You laughed. A short, humorless sound. Gabriel’s smile faded. The room fell quiet. You looked down at your notes, avoiding his eyes.
The words slipped out before you could stop them. Gabriel didn’t answer immediately. For once, there wasn’t a joke. No smart comments. No sarcastic comeback. Just silence. When you finally looked up, he was watching you carefully.
“How long since you’ve actually slept.”
You opened your mouth, closed it, then Opened it again.
Gabriel’s jaw tightened. That surprised you. You’d expected amusement. Maybe annoyance. Not concern.
“It’s not a big deal, I'm fine.”
“You look like you’ve been hit by a truck.”
You couldn’t help it. A tiny smile tugged at your lips. Gabriel immediately pointed at you.
You groaned and buried your face in your hands. A laugh escaped him. Not his usual loud, attention-seeking laugh. A real one. Warm and quiet. The sound made your heart do something embarrassing. When you looked up again, he was standing closer. You hadn’t even seen him move. Typical angel.
His gaze softened. And suddenly the motel room felt very small. Very quiet. Very aware of the fact that he was standing only a few feet away.
“I’ve watched humans for a few thousand years.”
“Oh, only a few thousand?”
“Don’t interrupt my dramatic speech.”
You rolled your eyes. He continued with a little smirk on his face.
“I’ve seen people push themselves until they break.”
The teasing had disappeared completely now.
“I’ve seen hunters do it even faster.”
Your chest tightened. Gabriel reached out. For a moment you thought he was going to touch your face. Instead he gently took the notebook from your hands.
He snapped his fingers. The notebook vanished.
“Temporary confiscation.”
You glared at him. He grinned. Then the grin softened… He had slowly made his way to the bed, sat down, his back against the headboard, he lolled his head over to look at you
Immediately suspicious, you crossed your arms.
He sighed dramatically. Then, before you could react—with a swipe of his fingers in the air, you were next to him on the bed. You stared. He stared back at you with the Sam stupid grin that you loved so much. Eventually, exhaustion won.You shuffled closer.
For a few moments neither of you spoke, it was a bit awkward due to the fact he wrapped his arm around your shoulders so now your head laid against his chest. The motel’s air conditioner hummed quietly. Outside, rain tapped against the window. Then Gabriel lifted his opposite hand.
The question was unusually sincere. You looked at him. Really looked at him. Past the smirks. Past the tricks, past the endless jokes—And found someone who seemed genuinely worried about you. Slowly, you nodded. Gabriel smiled. Gentle. Almost shy.
Then he cupped your cheek, his hand slowly moved up to your temple, his thumb brushed against your eyebrow.. You then seen a soft glow from his palm from the corner of your eye
Warmth spread through you immediately. Not heat. Not magic forcing you unconscious. Just warmth. Like sinking beneath blankets fresh from the dryer. Like sitting beside a fireplace after being cold for too long. Like finally exhaling after holding your breath for years. Your shoulders relaxed. Then your neck.Then every muscle you hadn’t realized was tense. The constant buzzing in your mind began to quiet. Thoughts that had been racing for hours slowed. The noise faded. Not completely. Just enough.
Your eyes widened, or at least as much as they could due to the sleepiness weighing your eyes down.
Golden light flickered briefly behind his eyes. His grace, Soft, Careful, Gentle in a way you would’ve never imagined possible.
he murmured. Your eyelids suddenly felt heavy. Very heavy. The first genuine wave of sleep you’d felt in weeks washed over you.
A small smile appeared on his face.
Your eyes were already drifting shut.
“I promise.. Just my grace, it won't hurt you, I won't let it”
Gabriel’s hand found your hair, stroking it softly. His touch was careful and gentle, it was as though you were something precious, Something fragile.
he said quietly. The words wrapped around you as gently as his grace did, Safe, Warm, Certain. You felt yourself sinking deeper into the mattress. The exhaustion you’d been carrying for weeks finally catching up to you. For the first time in a long time, sleep didn’t feel impossible. It felt easy, natural. Your body relaxed fully against him. You were too tired to be embarrassed, too tired to move. For a second he froze. He's never been this seriously physically intimate with someone, let alone a human. He was very careful and relaxed. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
he whispered, looking down at you.
The last thing you felt before sleep claimed you completely was Gabriel brushing a strand of hair away from your face. And for the rest of the night, the Archangel stayed exactly where he was. Making sure nothing disturbed your dreams.. And he even went out of his way to pop in your dreams and check on you.. Some of them were you and the Winchesters, others were you and him.. Though he’d never admit it out loud, something settled in Gabriel’s chest as he looked down at you. Humans were fragile. Temporary. Gone in the blink of an archangel’s eye. But somehow that only made him want to stay longer. To keep you safe. To make sure you got another tomorrow, to make sure you knew how much he loves you.
OH EM GEEEE this is my first Gabriel fic! and its also my first request, I was so excited about this that I started to work on it right after I seen it!!!! I hope you enjoy to whoever requested it!!!!