"Surely if I've survived this long, you're alright," he says with a wry smile. "Though I think I've spent my life far more repentant than you ever have."

He's teasing, but he also thinks it's true. He admires Anthony's utter lack of shame, though in its place is practiced discretion. Gabriel envies how at ease he seems sometimes, but he hopes that he's getting there.

The gathering is sizable but not so much that they are crushed in with other people - there's a comfortable amount of space between the two of them and the next person down the pew.

"I like it here," he murmurs to Anthony in practiced church voice. "I swear the acoustics are perfect right in this spot."