#team Aziraphale

[libraearthtravelco]

Crowley in the Bandshell: Run away with me to Alpha Centauri...

Aziraphale: no.

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Crowley on the street in Soho: Come on! Let's go off together to Alpha Centauri!

Aziraphale: I forgive you.

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Crowley in the bookshop: if those two idiots can run away together so can we *sad smooooch*

Aziraphale in tears: I forgive you.

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Crowley literally anytime, anywhere: let's be together here, our home...

Aziraphale: *happy smooooch* I thought you'd never ask!

I whole heartedly believe our Angel says the stinging "I forgive you" for making him choose between his two great loves: Crowley and the Earth he's loved and cared for since it was born. He'll fight for both and I'm gonna cheer him on.

[onceuponasongofice]

This was enlightening, I always thought I’d be more of a Crowley.

Fun

Here’s me

[gleafer]

This isn’t my headcanon, this is my RELIGION: The Garden of Eden is like The Sandbox in Team Fortress 2.

A giant, no holds barred, free for all!

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[guardian-of-soho]

Thinking again about the very first scene, and how Aziraphale was fascinated and besotted by the Starmaker. Not-yet-Crowley is so full of light, and joy, and innocent intent — and Aziraphale is already afraid. He already knows not to ask questions. Whoever he’s been with, they aren’t like the Starmaker. Heaven already isn’t safe; they don’t love what they’ve made. They’re blithely planning its destruction. But the Starmaker loves his stars. He wants them to live. And even though Aziraphale doesn’t have words yet for what is wrong in Heaven, he feels the fear of it — and he sees the Starmaker hasn’t gone wrong yet, and he loves him for it. He loves him for loving the world.

[laniakea314]

This gets me every time. He must’ve been so happy 🥹

Afterwards it’s like he can’t help using the term, even though he seems careful when he says it.

Perhaps, after Crowley saved his books he wasn’t so sure if what he felt for him was just friendship.

But whatever they are, he trusts Crowley completely.

Even with his life.

“You said ‘trust me’” “And you did”

[ashke-e]

Yep, this is my headcanon. It wasn't tell in a show, I hope it will be clear during the finale. But I do believe that final song in a Bentley was a message from Aziraphale, and that he did what he have to. They both were petrified with fear of the threat from Up and Down, now one of them can make a difference. Believe that he could...

I really dont know how I can handle next few years of waiting.... I must know how it would end....

The Final 15: Aziraphale's decision matrix in a no-choice situation

I have been thinking and reading about what happened since season 2 came out, and I think I have finally been able to put it all down into a logical sequence. This meta is the result of both countless posts I have read on tumblr and my own thoughts.

But let us start from the beginning, which is essentially Metatron's offer:

Notice how Aziraphale consistently declines the honour, as Metatron keeps pressing. When he says that Aziraphale is the perfect choice he also mentions that Aziraphale "is a leader, is honest and doesn't just tell people what they want to hear", which is of course a lie and they both know it. Initially, Aziraphale can't deny it because he can't just go "well, actually, I have been doing exactly that, stretching the truth in my reports and on a few notable occasions outright lying to my superiors and even God Herself". So he deflects to "where will I get my coffee?", preferring to highlight his attachment to Earth. In response to that Metatron makes his final move: he knows about Aziraphale's partnership with Crowley, and that means he knows about the lies.

This threat to Crowley gets Aziraphale to the following decision matrix:

Telling Crowley about the threat is useless. Aziraphale knows he will suggest running away together, and that puts them both in danger. Similarly, running away alone / hiding Aziraphale will not be a good move either because Metatron will not hesitate to harm Crowley and use him as a bait for Aziraphale.

So this means that Aziraphale's best option is not telling Crowley about the threat and persuading him to come with Aziraphale, his second best being going alone. Both of these offer best safety guarantees for Crowley, and this is something Aziraphale would not compromise on.

So our angel launches into this entire speech about making a difference. These are the only arguments he can come up with on the fly regarding why he took the position (the position he does not want! At a place he does not want to go back to!). And he is terrified that Metatron will come back and he won't be able to finish this conversation, won't be able to persuade Crowley. Add to this the fact that Crowley is clearly trying to have an important conversation with him too. A conversation they would like to have in private, but which Aziraphale knows can be interrupted at any moment. That's why he tries to stop Crowley, that's why he is constantly glancing out of the window.

Aziraphale is angry and frustrated, but this is mostly anger at Metatron who put him into this position, at the unfairness of it all, at himself for not being able to get Crowley to agree. It is the despair that just when Crowley confesses his love, instead of being able to say "I love you" back, he has to swallow it down again. Aziraphale's "I forgive you" is "I forgive you for not trusting me to make the best choice for us both", "I forgive you for not agreeing to go with me, I understand why you declined". And this aligns neatly with the theory about the Nightingale song in the car being a message from Aziraphale: it is his way of saying "I love you, I chose you, I chose our side, and that’s why I had to go".

And you know what? Crowley is a clever noodle and he knows Aziraphale well, so he will figure it out, he will spot this out of character, under-duress-only style of decision-making and start untangling that mystery.

We all know how it ends, and I can't wait to see it!

[cabinette]

i did it. are you happy

[limeykaa]

I know the second Crowley will think Aziraphale is in trouble, he'll break into Heaven and get his husband back (and Muriel will help).

[all-seeing-aleph]

Sounds nice. I promise to take care of tiny bebe

Get a tiny Crowley or Aziraphale assigned to you

Just reblog this and comment something on another one of my art posts (yes I'm addicted to attention) and I will assign you a tiny Crowley or Aziraphale (your choice) by drawing them. (Crowley's and Aziraphales will be drawn after work and as long as I have the power to stay awake, for as many days as I can)

@goodomensafterdark

[kotdish]

[daily-crowley]

Crowley Of The Day: Let’s start the year with me finally posting this scene 🙂 let’s hope this year brings more angst for them, I would like that.

[extraaa-30]

how crowley reacts when people on this site shit talk aziraphale

just a reminder 😊✨

[tonydaddingham]

if s3 doesn't begin with aziraphale doing the fucking apology dance then what is the point

[thepunkmuppet]

# i know what you are

[keishiko]

Crowley may be a little too fast for him, but when he finally gets there…

Aziraphale being manipulated and having religious trauma, yes, but consider. Aziraphale having the absolute BALLS to march back into a place that used him, took Crowley away, and abused their power, so he can take the bureaucracy by its neck and stop the world from ending. Because he will try

[ship-my-pants]

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