The moment when Casey stopped moving, Gabriel took advantage of the fact to keep moving and position himself so that he was standing in front of them, facing them and just as close to them as they were before. He pulled them into a tight hug and kissed their forehead gently, not mad nor upset by how Casey was responding to this. Gabriel might be young for a dragon, but he was still over a century old and understood that sometimes people couldn't think of themselves very highly and he could tell this was what was happening with them.

"There's nothing you need to apologize for. Nobody's ever seen you for yourself before. I might be the first person, but I won't be the last, I promise you," he said gently as he tilted their head up slightly so that he could kiss them properly on the lips, slow and intimate and showing just how much Gabriel cared for Casey in this on action.