I come predisposed to being 'troubled', angel, it comes with the territory. Don't worry about me.
[He hates it when Aziraphale goes quiet, the way he tries to make himself small and insignificant and unnoticed. Hell was awful in it's own myriad of ways, but it never once tried to make it seem like it was for Crowley's own good.
He takes his hands in his own in careful, halting movements, in case his friend wants to draw away. He cups them in his palms so delicately, like they're fragile - some fine-boned bird weak and dehydrated.
It is the same tender care with which he's held the hearts of newborn stars.]
Angel [Plaintive, there's the crack in his voice, the damning evidence he isn't wheedling or tempting.] You can tell me what's wrong.
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Date: 2023-07-14 12:18 am (UTC)[He hates it when Aziraphale goes quiet, the way he tries to make himself small and insignificant and unnoticed. Hell was awful in it's own myriad of ways, but it never once tried to make it seem like it was for Crowley's own good.
He takes his hands in his own in careful, halting movements, in case his friend wants to draw away. He cups them in his palms so delicately, like they're fragile - some fine-boned bird weak and dehydrated.
It is the same tender care with which he's held the hearts of newborn stars.]
Angel [Plaintive, there's the crack in his voice, the damning evidence he isn't wheedling or tempting.] You can tell me what's wrong.