"Cute when I'm...?" Casey trailed off at being shifted around, face still cherry red and expression abortive but unable to look away from Gabriel now that they had been given permission. It was definitely embarrassing, but at the same time it was fun. Teasing that didn't throw them off their game. "That's not fair when you're always cute."

Maybe not the best way to describe someone who was drop dead gorgeous, but at the moment Gabriel was definitely acting adorably and that definitely changed how he was being perceived. It wasn't a bad thing, though.

"You don't have to do that for me," they said. "Be yourself before you're someone else for another, right?"