Seeing In Black and White -Ineffable Husbands-
"It's a privilege Aziraphale, not something you're just given. Unfortunately for you, you're the only angel who doesn't get to fly." ~Gabriel
Centuries, Aziraphale had dealt with the abuse for centuries. The way that all the other angels treated him were horrendous. They treated him like a joke. It was funny to them to try to snatch one of Aziraphale's feathers every time he walked past. It was funny to them to make the occasional joke about his weight. It was funny to them to tease about his little habits. He just didn't fit in with the rest. They never accepted him, and he just had to accept that.
Crowley didn't know the full extent of the way Aziraphale was treated. He didn't know that Aziraphale's wings were in a terrible condition. Not until he found Aziraphale bleeding on the floor after he tried to clean his own wings.
Crowley listened to Aziraphale talk about the way he was abused. It was at that moment Crowley realized he needed to take better care of his angel. He was ashamed of loving Aziraphale, but now he'd let nothing hold him back.
Nothing would hold him back from protecting the angel either. He swore he'd do all in his power to make the angel feel good about himself. He just wanted to make Aziraphale love himself. Crowley didn't want to see Aziraphale suffer.
