Heaven’s Final Betrayal (6/6)
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Fandom: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Aftermath of Rape/Non-Con, Dissociation, Consensual Oral Sex, Consensual Anal Sex
Word count: 4,042 (total 23,243)
Fic Summary: It was obvious that Heaven wouldn’t exactly be thrilled about Aziraphale’s role in preventing Armageddon. But neither the angel nor Crowley could have predicted how far they were willing to go to get revenge, and now Aziraphale needs him by his side more than ever.
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When was the last time he turned the page? Crowley thought suddenly.
He uncoiled himself gently from where he had been resting, in his serpent form, across Aziraphale’s shoulders while the angel sat in his favourite armchair, reading. Or at least, Crowley thought he had been reading. It was hard not to drift off when he was in this shape, and his angel’s body was so warm and soft underneath his scales, with no noises but the regular murmur of Aziraphale’s breaths and the swish of the pages turning filling the air. But even in his dozy state, it seemed to have been a long time since he’d heard that page turn, or felt Aziraphale’s shoulders roll underneath him with the movement.
He stilled for a moment, loosely stretched out across the angel’s back, and tried to feel for the pattern of Aziraphale’s breaths. It was hard to tell, but they seemed quicker than before.
Worry beginning to bite at him, Crowley slithered down from the back of the chair to the floor, and quickly transformed back into his human form, moving round to kneel in front of Aziraphale’s line of vision.
“Angel?” he asked carefully.
Slowly, Aziraphale looked up from the book at him.
“Are you ok?” Crowley said.
Aziraphale blinked, and then raised a slight smile. "I'm fine," he replied.
Crowley raked his gaze over the angel’s face. Glassy, distant eyes. Vacant expression. The way he seemed to have already forgotten about the book in his lap - if he’d been reading it at all, rather than just staring at it. Crowley knew the signs by now.
"I don't think you are," Crowley said softly.