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I think that the book-saving scene from the 1940’s was NOT when Aziraphale fell in love with Crowley; I think it was when he realized that Crowley loved him back. Aziraphale seemed to have been in love with Crowley since before the beginning.

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I also subscribe to the theory that the “rejection” was due to the characters misunderstandings, not the direct workings of a diabolical external power (revisions done to the book of life, etc). Did the misunderstandings come to pass due to Metatron’s manipulation? Likely, but it only worked because Crowley and Aziraphale had different ideas about the correct direction of their relationship. The dialogue in the scene makes it seem as though they both want the same thing (to be together), but don’t agree on how or even if they should go about it. Crowley thinks that they can and should be together beyond heaven or hell; Aziraphale disagrees. This is not to say that Aziraphale does not want to be with Crowley- just that he never believed they actually had a chance, considering his duty towards heaven (he still thinks his purpose is to serve God, not to love Crowley).

I like the idea I read about how Aziraphale chose to do what he viewed as the right thing (attempting to structurally change the ineffable bureaucracy) over his own happiness, so imma stick with that. However, I do think the language he used (“you’re the bad guys”) and his inexplicable loyalty to heaven were odd though, so if it does turn out that he was brainwashed, I won’t be entirely taken aback. Brainwashing would explain why his final actions seem to go against everything he’s worked towards this entire time…

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I am a subscriber to the Good Omens theory that Aziraphale “fell first” and Crowley “fell harder”. Not that Crowley loves Aziraphale more, just that the trajectories of their love story differ. Aziraphale pines with continuous desperation, whereas Crowley’s pining becomes more unbearable as time passes. Ie, Aziraphale’s pining level started high and stayed the same, so he’s used to the pain that accompanies it, whereas Crowley’s pining level increased over time, meaning that he felt the hurt of it more. Correct me if I’m wrong, but in my head, a graph of their pining would look like a horizontal asymptote at infinity with a logarithmic function approaching it.