[Crowley draws back slightly at that look, more out of surprise than any sort of fear. He's never felt much fear around Aziraphale, at least not because of him — fearing something happening to him is a different thing entirely — which might go some ways to explain why he's liked spending time with him so much.
Especially at the start, when he was fresh out of Hell and had forgotten what it was like to not be constantly on guard.
That's why it's best to do this now, before it gets worse. He doesn't know how bad the hunger might end up getting, how hard it could be to maintain control.]
If this is gonna turn into a Listen with Mother thing, I'm retracting my offer.
[He manages a grin, trying for a little levity as he pushes himself off from the doorframe to saunter back into the living room. Maybe if he can keep things lighter, Aziraphale won't feel so wretched about the whole thing.]
Or you could play therapist.
[He glances back over his shoulder with a silly waggle of his eyebrows, as if any of this is actually funny.
But he sits like a normal person, at least, rather than laying himself down on the sofa.
If the joking around doesn't have the exact desired effect, maybe it'll just annoy Aziraphale instead, and that's still better than him being distressed about what's coming.]
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Especially at the start, when he was fresh out of Hell and had forgotten what it was like to not be constantly on guard.
That's why it's best to do this now, before it gets worse. He doesn't know how bad the hunger might end up getting, how hard it could be to maintain control.]
If this is gonna turn into a Listen with Mother thing, I'm retracting my offer.
[He manages a grin, trying for a little levity as he pushes himself off from the doorframe to saunter back into the living room. Maybe if he can keep things lighter, Aziraphale won't feel so wretched about the whole thing.]
Or you could play therapist.
[He glances back over his shoulder with a silly waggle of his eyebrows, as if any of this is actually funny.
But he sits like a normal person, at least, rather than laying himself down on the sofa.
If the joking around doesn't have the exact desired effect, maybe it'll just annoy Aziraphale instead, and that's still better than him being distressed about what's coming.]