He was rested enough and paranoid enough from the explosion that he also suspected that all of this was planned, that their enemies had been way more than they had suspected, and that they had allowed hundreds of people to die because they hadn't been able to piece the clues together. Now the media was being pushed to sew a narrative where even if they survived the blast, they wouldn't be able to easily show their faces to the world again. It was such a well-played and well thought out plot that it caused his brain to jump to all manner of possibilities.
The only thing that kept him from slipping from the door or even pacing the room was Reyes' hold on him, keeping him tight and secure against the older man. "And after all of that... they are playing this narrative that will destroy your good name." He growled at the end of that statement, eyes once again returning to the door. He would make them pay dearly for that if it continued to go in that direction. "They have every right to be afraid... I'm going to ruin them when I get my hands on them and their plots."
It was still a miracle that they survived, so they had a small amount of wiggle room. No one else knew they were alive. He was going to use that to his advantage in the chaos of the recovery effort.
He searched Gabe's expression, hearing the words but finding they made him even more unhappy. How many times had he needed Gabriel but let him go on missions well away from him? How many risks had Reyes taken that he could not? It never felt like such a disparity until that moment.
Slowly, he nodded his head, agreeing to stay. For now. "I'll stay for now, but if this goes the way we both think it might... nothing will stop me from hunting those responsible down. Do you understand?"
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Date: 2019-07-13 04:32 pm (UTC)The only thing that kept him from slipping from the door or even pacing the room was Reyes' hold on him, keeping him tight and secure against the older man. "And after all of that... they are playing this narrative that will destroy your good name." He growled at the end of that statement, eyes once again returning to the door. He would make them pay dearly for that if it continued to go in that direction. "They have every right to be afraid... I'm going to ruin them when I get my hands on them and their plots."
It was still a miracle that they survived, so they had a small amount of wiggle room. No one else knew they were alive. He was going to use that to his advantage in the chaos of the recovery effort.
He searched Gabe's expression, hearing the words but finding they made him even more unhappy. How many times had he needed Gabriel but let him go on missions well away from him? How many risks had Reyes taken that he could not? It never felt like such a disparity until that moment.
Slowly, he nodded his head, agreeing to stay. For now. "I'll stay for now, but if this goes the way we both think it might... nothing will stop me from hunting those responsible down. Do you understand?"