( while he knows that he is on the losing end of this conversation, that does nothing to dissuade him from wanting to fight against it. he makes a frustrated face over at crowley, puffing up and ready to go on the defensive in some attempt to recover his misstep. )
No, listen here—
( he starts, flipping his palm through the air as if that might display his displeasure. aziraphale doesn't manage to actually present any argument however before one of the attendants pushes open the curtains to greet them. with a glance at the clipboard in her hand, she turns to them and asks if they were ready to continue forward.
the question feels a bit like a shock. he had been thinking that he would have a little more time, that the both of them would wait for much longer than this before they were prepared to usher them into the next stage. suddenly, this seems a little too fast. he hasn't seen anyone else around, but surely there is someone else waiting? surely, there are other couples seeking to get bonded right now and in this particular tent?
no?
he smiles, awkward and nervous. )
Yes, of course.
( then he reaches for crowley's hand in a slightly challenging manner. to show him that it was fine! that he was indeed a perfectly acceptable partner! )
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No, listen here—
( he starts, flipping his palm through the air as if that might display his displeasure. aziraphale doesn't manage to actually present any argument however before one of the attendants pushes open the curtains to greet them. with a glance at the clipboard in her hand, she turns to them and asks if they were ready to continue forward.
the question feels a bit like a shock. he had been thinking that he would have a little more time, that the both of them would wait for much longer than this before they were prepared to usher them into the next stage. suddenly, this seems a little too fast. he hasn't seen anyone else around, but surely there is someone else waiting? surely, there are other couples seeking to get bonded right now and in this particular tent?
no?
he smiles, awkward and nervous. )
Yes, of course.
( then he reaches for crowley's hand in a slightly challenging manner. to show him that it was fine! that he was indeed a perfectly acceptable partner! )