He'd give it until the turn of the following century, and if at that point Crowley had still shown no indication of any interest, Aziraphale vowed to purchase an unappealing bookshop on the most unpopular street he could find in London and spend the next hundred years or so learning to stop caring entirely.
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Hastur, for example, took up fishing.
You had me smirking both times there. I really enjoyed this piece, lots of hidden little gems (And the demon flew with the angel) and an overall sense of playfulness. Lovely.
Thank you for your lovely comments. I'm especially pleased this amused you because seriously, it's impossible for me to avoid attempting to go to the "smirk place" even if I'm writing something allegedly serious :D
I was very entertained by the lightheartedness and the humor and the almost-but-not-quite-yet romance--and then I read "one somewhat fallen, one mostly not" and it just struck me down with its poignancy. Excellent piece.
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"Are you seriously expecting me to accept 'you're not supposed to' as sufficient reason to refrain from doing something?" - Heh! Very Crowley.
the Forces of Who Could It Hurt? and Crowley realizing he's been reading Aziraphale love poetry! <3 Shakespeare!
Interesting motivation for the bookshop.
Hastur, for example, took up fishing. - *snerk*
And oooh, the last bit! Very neat!
I like it very much, thank you.
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Crowley suddenly became cognizant of the fact that he just spent the past three hours reading love poetry to his counterpart
You sure they're not in Egypt? ;)
Absolutely lovely. You have gorgeous descriptions and a deft hand with humour, and the ending was absolutely perfect.
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Hastur, for example, took up fishing.
You had me smirking both times there. I really enjoyed this piece, lots of hidden little gems (And the demon flew with the angel) and an overall sense of playfulness. Lovely.
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