Michael, as Gabriel found out, actually wasn't the ass he'd been from before Gabriel had fled from heaven.

Instead, he was the loving older brother he remembered when the Morningstar still sang amongst the choirs.

He was both angry and ashamed to learn that he'd only acted the way he had because another angel had put some kind of spell on him. He was still the Michael his brothers loved growing up, but he was trapped inside his own mind and forced to watch his family slowly fall apart.

He was heartbroken to have been the one to tear Lucifer away from his lover. The separation of two soul mates was not something he'd ever wanted to do and it killed him to know that he was the one who did it.

He would always be haunted by the look of pure devastation on the boy's face and Lucifer's heartbroken screams as he locked Lucifer in the cage.

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