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AziraCrow | Book Reading
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Aziraphale liked books, especially the old ones. They were the main reason for owning his bookshop, after all.
He loved reading them, too. Sitting quietly in the back of his bookshop with a good book and the occasional accompaniment of an old record made for quite the delightful evening, in his opinion. Despite his being handless (and therefore, fingerless), Aziraphale was perfectly capable of turning pages on his own. Not with his talons of course; Heaven only knew the trouble that would come from attempting to turn the aging and potentially fragile paper with such unreliable instruments. It would be a simple enough fix if a page did happen to tear, but the memory would haunt him forever. Instead, all it took was a flick of his wing and woosh, the pages would turn themselves. Sometimes he just had to ask nicely. However, there were times that he didn't need to expend the effort.
Those times just so happened to coincide with a particularly serpentine visitor.
Crowley's visits were irregular and not always predictable. Most of the time he would pop in to complain about Who-Knows-What and disappear off to Who-Knows-Where. Sometimes he would stay longer, and they would share a glass of wine or some other alcohol, chatting a lot about nothing and reminiscing about times long passed until the shadows grew long. On rare occasions they would sit in comfortable silence, doing nothing more than enjoying each other's company. Aziraphale would then pick a book to read and Crowley would slither over to join him.
Of course, Crowley didn't like reading - or at least claimed he didn't. 'Not worth his time,' he'd say dismissively. Still, he (bored expression and all) would come, make himself comfortable by coiling around both the book stand and Aziraphale, and just watch. Just about anyone on Earth would likely be uncomfortable being stared down by such an intense gaze, but not Aziraphale. Over the many millennia, he has grown used to being observed by those golden eyes. Dare he say, he even found it comforting in a way, but that was besides the point.
He wasn't sure how it started; perhaps Crowley found himself overly bored that day, but he began turning the book pages whenever Aziraphale raised his wing to compel them instead. It had started him at first, and he had looked to Crowley with much confusion, though the demon had nothing to say in return. He merely shrugged (or at least it could be considered the serpentine equivalent of a shrug) and turned away. A few more pages in, and he'd turn them again. This happened over and over until Aziraphale heaved a sigh gave in, allowing the serpent to do as he wanted. At first, it was quite awkward to give verbal cues, and there were times when he became so engrossed in his reading that he forgot entirely, but eventually they settled into a comfortable rhythm. Nowadays he didn't even bother. It had become almost automatic: Aziraphale would finish the page and it would turn, no questions asked.
Aziraphale suspected it would baffle the minds of many to see a demon treat anything so gently, yet Crowley turned the pages in such a way that they were never bent nor crumpled. In fact, it seemed to him that the older the book was, the gentler Crowley'd be. He seemed... 'content' was the wrong word to describe his attitude towards the activity, but he never said a word otherwise. At least, not to Aziraphale.
He never pointed this out, of course. Crowley would stop doing it if he did, and he didn't WANT him to stop. He enjoyed it too much.
Once in a blue moon, Crowley would make a comment about whatever Aziraphale was reading at the time. It was often snide, mocking, not always audible. Hisses of exasperation or an exaggerated eye roll were not uncommon either. Then he would turn away, bored despondence washing over his face, shutting down any attempts to further the conversation. Not that he would respond if Aziraphale did, though that hadn't stopped him from trying. On one occasion Aziraphale had tried to push the topic, only for Crowley to deflect, insisting that he had only glanced the passage at random. He stopped turning the pages then. Aziraphale never tried again and settled with only giving him sidelong glances when he said something particularly egregious.
And so they would read, the silence broken only by the ticking of an old clock and the occasionally rustle of a page.
...
Aziraphale liked his books.
He liked reading them alone in his bookshop.
But he liked them best when Crowley was there to turn the pages for him.
Any Mods Out There? š
Do you like Good Omens and Alternative Fashion/Fashion Subcultures? We want you!
I had an idea for a semi-casual Good Omens x Alt Fashion event. It would probably include artists, writers, and anyone else who'd like to participate posting within a set timespan and those posts being compiled on one blog/in a collection on ao3/etc.
Unfortuantely, I doubt I could run such an event at the moment. That's where you come in! If you enjoy Good Omens & alternative fashion of any type, and are interested in running such an event or being a mod, please. Do that! Just make sure to let me know so I can spread the word to anyone interested!
If you are wondering what "alternative fashion" includes, it'd be anything considered out of the norm! From gyaru (and its many beautiful subcultures) to scene to fairy grunge to punk, anything is fair game!
HAPPY FIRST EVER FEMME AZIRAPHALE FRIDAY EVERYBODY!!
"Wait..What...what's Femme Azi Friday?" you ask, staring at your screen like it grew eyeballs.
After a beautiful session of raving over the beautiful and gorgeous Azira Fell/Aziraphale, Femme Aziraphale Friday was born! Femme Aziraphale Friday is a very official day where every friday, we show lover and appreciation for femme depictions of Aziraphale corporation! No matter how you imagine her, no matter how she dresses, every femme Azi is a valid femme Azi! The very first one was today! (Well, yesterday NOW for me , but it's Friday somewhere)
A grin spreads across your face "I love Aziraphale! Can I participate too?"
Anyone can join in whether it be through art, fics, posts, or any other outlet of creation you can think of!
Just use the tag #Femme Aziraphale Friday so all the beautiful creations can go under this tag! It's nothing serious, it's not a bang or something you sign up for. Just have fun!!
To round off this very beautiful first celebration of this joyous day, it's time to do some promo of THE VERY FIRST Femme Azi Friday Content!
If you may, please scurry on over to A03 to check out the lovely fic "Miss Fell" by the even lovelier @forsssnaken! It's very funny, very cute, and features the Ineffable Wives! Check out his other works as well if you have the chance, and check out his Tumblr as well! (I know I will)
The fic features artwork by the magnificent @fawnim! Check out her post, as well as check out her Ko-Fi! to show some support! Get a Comm or send a dono, she's raising money for a very important cause!
Thanks for reading! I hope you had a wonderful Femme Aziraphale Friday! Kisses all around! Toodleoo!
HAPPY FIRST EVER FEMME AZIRAPHALE FRIDAY!
Ms. Fell -- a femme Aziraphale fic where they get together at the end~
collaboration with @fawnim, go check out their lovely post (and commissions!)