Would I think to, once I was back, I wonder? We were very means to an end with that business.
[Excusable to an extent. They were trying to prevent Armageddon. Maybe when they had some breathing room, they'd slow down, but he also knows himself. He has always been more abstract in his care than personal when it comes to them. He wasn't exaggerating when he compared them to mayflies to Anderson.
At Crowley's soft sideways admission, he nods. He has always had more in common with them, his role one that took him closer to them. He had to understand them to tempt them, and worst of all, he has been hurt the way so many of them hurt each other. Aziraphale has seen firsthand how difficult it is for him to accept acceptance. Love.
He brushes his knee with his fingers again without letting it linger. He suddenly very much feels his age and more than a little alone.]
You are loved. Not just by me. I'm sure you know this.
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[Excusable to an extent. They were trying to prevent Armageddon. Maybe when they had some breathing room, they'd slow down, but he also knows himself. He has always been more abstract in his care than personal when it comes to them. He wasn't exaggerating when he compared them to mayflies to Anderson.
At Crowley's soft sideways admission, he nods. He has always had more in common with them, his role one that took him closer to them. He had to understand them to tempt them, and worst of all, he has been hurt the way so many of them hurt each other. Aziraphale has seen firsthand how difficult it is for him to accept acceptance. Love.
He brushes his knee with his fingers again without letting it linger. He suddenly very much feels his age and more than a little alone.]
You are loved. Not just by me. I'm sure you know this.