GABRIEL “I’m breaking into the school tonight, something I need to see. If anything happens, you’re the only one who knows where I am.” “Dammit, Gabe, can you like find some other hobbies that do not involve breaking the law? I won’t get into the academy with a record.” “I didn’t invite you, asshole.” “Yeah, like I’m letting you go alone. Go around back. I’ll meet you there.” He hung up before I could argue. I didn’t have time to mess around with him, and I know from experience he wouldn’t listen to s**t I say anyway, so why bother. But we’d both promised each other when we were like twelve that we’d keep each other in the loop if no one else. I did it in part to keep his scrawny ass safe when the local assholes were messing with him on the regular, and he’d used that opportunity

