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An old friend, trusted ally, and neutral confidant. He knows he can go to Baphomet if ever he is in need, but the times they see each other are few and far between these days. Samael spent an entire year in Baphomet's company with Lilith while waiting out the Biblical Flood in the dark blanket of Limbo, only to return some centuries later in search of guidance after he and Lilith parted ways. He treasures her insight, power, and compassion, considering her something of a parental figure.
Baphomet never got much direct interaction with angels until Samael stumbled through the veil of Limbo in search of safety from the coming flood, with Lilith in tow. Suffice to say, they both left quite an impression on her. While she tries to check up on them where she can, Baphomet has had more opportunities to bond with Samael and acted as his mentor across Limbo's ghastly expanse. She cares for and admonishes him in grandmotherly ways.
To say Gabe's track record with relationships has been less than stellar is an understatement. It was never high on his priority list but there was a time he was ready to give up on the idea all together. His bond with Cadi was far from instantaneous; it took work, patience, and an unspoken dedication that was well worth the wait. Gabe is ready to spend the rest of his life with this girl and that is something he never thought he would say.
She never thought she'd find somebody who meets her in her mess, and yet here she is, and she never wants to leave.
Lilith is perhaps the most important human to Samael throughout his entire six thousand year existence - but she is also something of a sore point. They spent almost half of their lives together after she gained immortality and he was ousted from Heaven, simply spanning the globe and changing with the pass of centuries. They were at once guardian and charge, dear friends, and even lovers for a time. Samael still cares deeply for Lilith but since she aligned with Hell's hierarchy they have not had any chance of extended contact and things are painfully complicated. He misses her, but can't be sure that she misses him.
To say that Samael and Lilith's relationship is complicated is putting it lightly. He was the first to stand by her side when she sought freedom from Adam's dominance, and is the first person she has ever felt love towards. It did not sate her growing contempt for humanity and how they treated her, but it made his decision to stay behind all the more painful for her. She spent many years waxing and waning between love and hate for Samael once she descended to Hell and took her place as the Queen of Lust, but she found herself missing him fiercely as time went on. She takes whatever news she can get of him and holds it close, but does not pursue asking further to protect herself and to hold onto the anger that has kept her afloat for so long in Hell. Their reunion in the 1940s, however, has changed that feeling of anger to something else - something more comfortable and familiar, and therefore all the more dangerous.
THAT'S MY FUCKING HUSBAND
Sends husbo a text with "😘 💖" as he gilds the homestead in another coat of gold