he’d held the tip of his sword far too high and casually moved it lower when in fact he didn’t want to hurt him —— or anyone else. it’d only been about some questions.
“you’re supposed to attack me,” he retorted. “not 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 me.” aziraphale had warned him some time ago. >
the rebel angel was confused and briefly checked the way he was holding the sword.
“well, i don’t remember asking for your advice,” he snapped back and lifted the tip of the sword towards the other’s neck.
was it, though? was it really not too late for them? they’d spent thousands of years pretending and now —— what was left? he wanted to believe aziraphale.
but how were they supposed to run away from two sides that would never willingly let them go? and above all, the end >
𝐭𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾⠀ was ⠀ 𝘯𝘰⠀ 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 , ⠀ that
could ⠀ describe ⠀ the ⠀ parallel
of ⠀ his ⠀ 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 .⠀ to⠀ what ⠀ they
𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 ⠀ were⠀——⠀ 𝒕o ⠀ .. ⠀ 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 .
it ⠀ wasn’t ⠀ just ⠀ 𝒉eartbreak .⠀ it
was ⠀ the ⠀ 𝒍ight ⠀ that ⠀ once ⠀ had +
> finally falling shut. he relaxed into the warmth of the water and his angelic touch.
it was clear he was giving in— 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. he couldn’t stay mad at him for too long, especially when he took such care and told him all these things.
“you’re unbelievably >
he folded both arms over the rim of the bathtub and rested the side of his head onto them. his exhausted, yellow gaze found the other’s blue one, just staring at him without a word and letting his words sink in. it was the first time he allowed the angel to see his eyes. >
𝒂𝘻𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦⠀ could ⠀ 𝘴𝘦𝘦 ⠀ the
signs ⠀ of ⠀ the ⠀ inevitable
happening . ⠀𝘩𝘦⠀ 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺⠀𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 ,
it ⠀was ⠀coming .
because ⠀in ⠀the ⠀way ⠀ he
𝒘ould ⠀ shield ⠀ himself , ⠀he
couldn’t ⠀even ⠀see ⠀his ⠀eyes .
his ⠀𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴⠀would +
> had more sides. it was nice. pretending it was just the two of them on earth for so many years had been nice. he wished it was as easy as back then.
“i just want—“
he wouldn’t finish that sentence. there was really no need to anyway. he’d already told aziraphale what >
> what it was that he did wrong? it might’ve been the wrong moment for their first kiss, it’d been anything but soft and slow. he’d been rough and too desperate, but he’d thought he wanted it, too.
he didn’t return the angel’s gaze. his yellow eyes drifted everywhere else; the walls, outside the window, the water, his own hands —— as if the mere eye contact was too much to bear. he didn’t even meet his gaze when he said 𝒍overs.
that was what nina had asked him. >
𝒕𝘩𝘦⠀ 𝒂𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗅⠀ exhaled . ⠀ 𝒚𝘰𝘶
could ⠀ probably ⠀ 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍⠀ by
the ⠀ 𝒘ay ⠀ his ⠀ breath
became ⠀ heavier , ⠀ that
𝒕his ⠀ was ⠀ .. ⠀ 𝒔omething
that ⠀——⠀ 𝘩𝘦⠀ 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚
𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 ⠀ 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 .
𝒎ore ⠀ than ⠀ he ⠀ had
ever ⠀ really ⠀ spoken +
> so what was there to lose anyway?
“why did you,” he took a shaky breath, “treat the,” he swallowed hard, his body shaking, “the 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 like it was something that needed 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴?”
did aziraphale know how much it 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 him? how often he thought about >