( they were not talking about the same thing at all.
aziraphale looks like a deer caught in the headlights of a car as he processes that particular piece of information, the realisation rapidly dawning on him. he starts to mentally replay some of their conversation, but he still thinks it's far too sudden. it's far too abrupt!
why now? why was this a topic of conversation now? was this truly the best time? after he had just recently sunken his teeth into crowley's shoulder? was he mad? shouldn't he have about the opposite sort of reaction to this?
after a brief, excruciating pause, he starts to talk all at once. )
No! No, no. We're not—
( he lifts their joined hands, nearly about to gesticulate, but then stops. he doesn't let go of crowley's hand. )
Together. In that sense.
( not currently, he thinks. if they were, there wouldn't be a question about it! it wouldn't be some nebulous, unsure thing. that hardly feels like a relationship at all! he feels insulted that sounds plausible to crowley! really!
more importantly, he's insulted at the line "least romantic relationship i've experienced". when exactly had crowley racked up experience on that front?
his fingers tighten around crowley's as if to keep him from pulling away. )
I mean, we could be, but I-I didn't know that's what you meant.
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( they were not talking about the same thing at all.
aziraphale looks like a deer caught in the headlights of a car as he processes that particular piece of information, the realisation rapidly dawning on him. he starts to mentally replay some of their conversation, but he still thinks it's far too sudden. it's far too abrupt!
why now? why was this a topic of conversation now? was this truly the best time? after he had just recently sunken his teeth into crowley's shoulder? was he mad? shouldn't he have about the opposite sort of reaction to this?
after a brief, excruciating pause, he starts to talk all at once. )
No! No, no. We're not—
( he lifts their joined hands, nearly about to gesticulate, but then stops. he doesn't let go of crowley's hand. )
Together. In that sense.
( not currently, he thinks. if they were, there wouldn't be a question about it! it wouldn't be some nebulous, unsure thing. that hardly feels like a relationship at all! he feels insulted that sounds plausible to crowley! really!
more importantly, he's insulted at the line "least romantic relationship i've experienced". when exactly had crowley racked up experience on that front?
his fingers tighten around crowley's as if to keep him from pulling away. )
I mean, we could be, but I-I didn't know that's what you meant.
( oh, that isn't the way he wanted to say that. )