I don't need to be nannied. [ ... well. No, any thoughts he may have historically had about certain Crowley personas aren't relevant in the slightest.
There's an air of obligation attached to the term, the clear association with looking after a child. Not what Crowley means, he thinks. Obviously. Even if he did mean it like that, it can't turn into an obligation anyway. Aziraphale is never letting this happen ever again for the rest of eternity. So that's fine. Just having a bit of a back and forth. ]
But I'm sure I see your point.
[ Only one of them has, in fact, literally been a nanny.
He presses one more kiss to Crowley's hands before letting go, falling back on the hand-wringing habit that has never once failed him. He'll be using Crowley as a fidget toy again in no time. It's a necessary step in the process. Etc. ]
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There's an air of obligation attached to the term, the clear association with looking after a child. Not what Crowley means, he thinks. Obviously. Even if he did mean it like that, it can't turn into an obligation anyway. Aziraphale is never letting this happen ever again for the rest of eternity. So that's fine. Just having a bit of a back and forth. ]
But I'm sure I see your point.
[ Only one of them has, in fact, literally been a nanny.
He presses one more kiss to Crowley's hands before letting go, falling back on the hand-wringing habit that has never once failed him. He'll be using Crowley as a fidget toy again in no time. It's a necessary step in the process. Etc. ]