V nodded in thanks to Jarvis and dig into the delicious food.
“Aren’t you going to eat?” Urielle asked Jarvis, offering him a bite of his food. Jarvis smiled gratefully and ate the bite with a smile. “No, I’ll eat lunch later once my shift ends.”
Nathaniel kept quietly eating his bagel while he watched the interaction. Just get married already, dammit! He thought to himself, frustrated.
V took Nathaniel’s hand underneath the table and squeezed it gently, watching the two as they all ate. “So Urielle tells us you’ve been together for a while, was that before when we were kids?” He asked
Urielle and Jarvis nodded
“Urielle was my mentor until I got better at him at fighting and became a teacher.” He laughed softly
"You must've been pretty good at hiding it." Nathaniel hummed softly. "I mean, they kicked me out for being gay and crippled when I was eight, and I didn't even know that I was gay."
V laved their hands together and rested his hand on his shoulder.
Urielle shrugged "I don't think we were quite in a relationship at the time. We were defiantly close but I think the guard found that understandable between a mentor and their succeeding student."
"Yeah, we also didn't see much of each other when they started kicking out Angels. we tried to meet when we could but we were both trying to keep a low profile. it wasn't until V got kicked that Urielle contacted me, knowing I had a job down here for a while."
Nathaniel nodded. "And then again when I was kicked…" He sighed softly. "I wish they had a better system. I wasn't ready to be basically living alone. I mean, I took care of myself at home a lot, but I could still talk to other people if I wanted to… it was also incredibly emotionally taxing on me. I mean, I was pretty much an empty husk by the time I got to you."
"It was a hard time, it still is." Urielle replied with a heavy sigh." Jarvis took his hand and pressed a kiss to his fingertips "they didn't know what they lost when they kicked you out, when they kicked any of us out. They'll learn soon enough and regret it." he reassured, pressing his cheek against Urielle's hand in an effort to comfort him.
V nodded in agreement and silently ate his food, no words could be added to the statement
"Mhmm…" Nathaniel nodded again and entwined his fingers with V's. "I couldn't think of anything but that I wanted to go back and that I missed V and Urielle. I developed some… unhealthy coping mechanisms, to say the least. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, Jarvis."
"it's okay Nath. I've seen worse, though never from such a young angel. You and V didn't deserve to go though that. I'm sorry that you did."
It was urielle's turn to comfort Jarvis, seeing that his face fell when he talked about the others who got kicked from heaven. Urielle stroked his cheek gently and brushed their wings together.
Nathaniel leaned into V, sighing quietly. "I just… I was a kid who desperately wanted to go back home, and I thought that was the only way…"
"I know love, know. but now you are home. And no ones going to take you away from it ever again."He promised, pressing a light kiss to his head and nuzzling affectionately into his hair
"Mm… thanks, V." Nathaniel tilted his chin up to kiss V softly. "I love you~" He purred, nuzzling close to him again.
He wrapped his around Nathaniel and kissed him back “I love you too, my adorable marshmallow.” He nudged his head affectionately
"Don't start that up again, V… I'm not a marshmallow." He huffed indignantly and crossed his arms.
V chuckled softly and sighed “fine, if it bothers you that much, I won’t call you a marshmallow anymore.” He pressed a kiss to his head
"Thanks…" Nathaniel huddled close to V again and seemed to relax some. "I just… I work really hard to try and be intimidating or whatever, and it's just kinda degrading…"
V rested his head on top of Nathaniel’s “I never meant to degrade or make fun of you my angel, I just thought it as a cute nickname for you.” He took a sip of his drink and nudged his head against nathaniel’s
Nathaniel nodded, nestling himself into V's lap. "It's fine… I-I know you don't mean any harm by it, I just… I don't like it."
V hugged Nathaniel close and nodded “I won’t call you that agin. Can I still call you cute?” He pleaded, pouting a bit “I won’t do it in public but a home at least.”
Nathaniel sighed. "I suppose… but you can't expect me to agree with you when you do." He rested his head on V's shoulder.
“I’m fine with that. I guess I’ll just have to believe it for the both of us.” He kissed his cheek and nestled his head on his shoulder, lips brushing against his skin
Nathaniel blushed a bit and nodded. "Alright, V… if you say so." He sighed softly and closed his eyes, relaxing.
V smiled at his beloved angel and laced their hands together, lightly stroking the back of his hand with his thumb. “ no matter what nickname I call you, you’ll always be my angel, my strong, resilient, sometimes stubborn angel.”
Nathaniel smiled softly and emitted a quiet purr of content. "I love you~…" He murmured. "I'm glad we found each other again."
V smiled at the purring sound and pressed a kiss to his temple “I love you too, Nath.” He nuzzled Nathaniel's neck “me too,” he replied, slightly muffled