There You Are - A post season 3 Good Omens fic Chapter 16 and 17 (epilogue)
CW Explicit
Summary:
Crowley and Aziraphale return to themselves in the bookshop before God and Satan after living a full life as Anthony J Crowley and Asa Fell.
Crowley was quiet for a long while, gaze fixed on the window.
When he finally spoke, his voice was small and worried.
“D’you think maybe… we’ve cocked it up already?”
Aziraphale blinked, his thoughts still pleasantly fuzzy. “What do you mean, dear?”
Crowley gestured to the window, fingers trembling slightly. “The whole point was to escape Her, right? To make our own universe, from scratch. With no God, no angels, no demons…”
“And we did,” Aziraphale nodded.
“But this new one we made…” Crowley frowned. “That’s…us. That was very clearly us. Presumably there’s a God in there.”
“Yes…” Aziraphale said slowly, brow furrowing as he followed Crowley’s line of thought.
“So haven’t we just… put Her right back in charge?”
Aziraphale considered this, then shook his head. “I don’t think so, darling. If She were back, I think we’d know by now. Things would feel different.” He squeezed Crowley’s hand.
“But we were supposed to make a universe without Her…” Crowley said, still looking anxious.
“And we did. We made seven thousand of them, untouched by her. If this one does contain Her in some way… it’s not Her as she was. It’s an extension of us. Like She wrote in the book, the universes are created in our image now.”
Crowley looked skeptical, but a reluctant smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “That’s not exactly a comforting thought, angel.”
“No. It’s absolutely terrifying. But it’s exhilarating too,” Aziraphale added. “We get to decide what to do now. No more divine influence.”
“Hmm. You’re a divine influence.” Crowley smirked, rolling over to pin Aziraphale beneath him, and nuzzling playfully into his neck.
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