Well, That Was A Thing (Good Omens One-Shots)

47; An Angel's Pride

Context: Inspired by a Pride Month piece of the ineffable husbands, done by the lovely Alice Rovai, where Crowley gives Aziraphale a rainbow colored bouquet of flowers. (This takes place in a universe where only the events of season 1 happened, no season 2 or 3, except for the S2 flashbacks.)

Crowley had noticed Aziraphale acting a bit different recently. Come to think of it, he had also acted this way last year, around the same time. He quickly put two and two together.

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It's been a year since Crowley and Aziraphale decided to move to Devil's Dyke in South Downs. It was a strange choice. And they had first come up with it while drunk in the bookshop, so they hadn't even considered it as serious, at first. But then, while on a business trip searching for a rare first edition, Aziraphale stumbled upon an adorable little cottage in the countryside. It was on the market.

After mulling it over for a few days, and using a couple of small miracles to ensure no one would buy it before he was certain, he called the seller and put pen to paper. When he told Crowley about it and offered him the spare bedroom, the demon's brain short circuited. Aziraphale had to repeat himself slowly for the information to properly process in Crowley's brain. He had assumed the whole 'Heaven and Hell are done with us, we should retire in the countryside together' had been a drunken joke. He hadn't expected it to actually happen.

But he also wasn't against it. Ever since they were 'fired' (Aziraphale preferred to say 'retired'), Crowley had wanted a change of scenery. Though, he assumed Aziraphale would never leave his shop. So, he had let go of that idea. After all, they only had each other now. They should stick close to one another. Especially now, that they're free to do so.

Free to properly be friends. No more hiding. No more codes. No more lying. Just peace. It sounded like a dream. Naturally, he accepted Aziraphale's offer. They started packing for the move the next day.

The cottage was altered with a few miracles. They wouldn't have been able to fit all of Aziraphale's book collection otherwise. Besides the supernatural library which made up the attic, it was a quaint little home. It had a decent living room and dining area, with a comfortable kitchen. The guest bathroom downstairs was a bit of a tight squeeze but they didn't see the issue, since they didn't plan on inviting anyone, any time soon. The upstairs bathroom was much more comfortable. As were the bedrooms. Both were spacious, but Aziraphale gave the master bedroom to Crowley, assuming he'd miracle a bigger bed for himself. He assumed correctly. The demon needed his queen sized bed, after all. Anything smaller wouldn't have been good enough.

Then there was the garden. The cottage's backyard could have easily fit another house of the same size. Thanks to this, Aziraphale knew Crowley would have enough room to replant the greenery he had brought from his flat, as well as tend to the plants which were already there. Within the first month of them living there, the demon had whipped all the plants into better shape. After about six months, Crowley had grown their own little Eden in their backyard. Aziraphale could see and feel the love radiating from him whenever he worked in the garden. The angel thought that was a lovely sight. Equally as beautiful as the garden itself. If not more so.

Crowley also thought the same whenever he saw Aziraphale baking. He always found it very fun. Even when he made mistakes, he'd take it in stride and laugh it off. He especially loved when the angel would end up covered with flour and not even realize it. Like there was an innocence of sorts, when it came to doing things the human way. It was comforting.

Their time living together had been extremely peaceful. And for the longest time, they had been happy. As happy as they'd ever been. And Crowley still felt that way, but he worried about Aziraphale. He seemed a bit down lately. Come to think of it, he had been acting that way the previous summer too.