Forever thinking about the fact that Crowley rescued Aziraphale’s books because he knows him so well and he knows how much those books means to him. Aziraphale didn't ask him to do it, he hadn't even remember about the books until after the explosion.
It’s the kind of thing that you do when you love someone, when you respect someone and their interests. It’s personal. It’s intimate. And it’s brave.
I remember that someone somehwere suggested the 'and Co' in A. Z. Fell and Co was meant to include Crowley
And I just--
"..just like the bookshop is technically my shop, but we both get plenty of use out of it" or whatever the quote was
Obviously he wouldn't be able to slap Crowley's name on the entry of his shop. Heaven and Hell would notice.
He couldn't risk that.
But it has always been theirs, i think.
At the very least, it has always been theirs in Aziraphale's mind.
Remember the post I wrote about Aziraphale being a fighter?
Do you wanna know who isn't one?
Crowley
And no, I'm not saying he is a lover or some bullshit like that. Aziraphale is a fighter AND a lover. No, Crowley is a strategist.
He fights with his brain. He is really good at thinking on his feet. In a physical fight, he gets over the violence by talking his way out of it and using his creativity to come up with a quick exit. He thinks up plans quickly and efficiently (raising the antichrist, surviving Ligur and Hastur, getting Hastur stuck in the phone, figuring out how to cross the M25 aflame, the Arrangement, saving Aziraphale in 1941, the plan to rob the church in the 60s, fooling an horde of angels into believing Job's kids are new kids, do you want me to continue?).
And he has the added bonus of having a silver tongue, so his words are always clearly his main weapon to bring his plans into fruition. And, so far, we've only seen him fail once: convincing Aziraphale to stay
the sluttiest thing a character can be is crowley in a turtleneck
It still hurts that Crowley was still holding onto hope and STAYED despite everything
He still wanted to be there for Aziraphale, if anything had gone wrong or Aziraphale changed his mind he could run directly to Crowley and Crowley would protect him without hesitation
Because Aziraphale can always rely on him
denial going strong
Me: I wonder if Neil will give Aziraphale a line where he goes on about how handsome Crowley is
Me: However if he doesn’t, I believe in Michael Sheen
a tribute to @blairamok’s au, On Thin Ice. check it out, it’s amazing!
that's how it happened, right? 🥰