This 14th century archangel Gabriel in the V&A museum has two scars where their wings used to be, and that always makes me feel some kind of way.
Tag: angels
When Gabrielle became an Archangel. Not an angel. ARCHANGEL. Proving that she is meant to fight to protect and defend. Proving it is her Way. It was her Way all along. Not the Way of Love. Not the Way of the Warrior. The Way of Friendship. The Way of the Protector and Defender.
As defined here by WHOOSH: http://www.whoosh.org/issue45/hlusko7.html
L’Amour se taillant un arc dans la massue d’Hercule
{détail} | Edme Bouchardon, Louvre, Paris