#go 1x01

[viperinz]

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[poohkeepsee]

"Operation Lovebirds: I'm going to wait until they both happen to be near the awning. Then, sudden downpour, they back out of the rain, bump into each other, look into each other's eyes, and vavoom!"

[princessrhcenyra]

GOOD OMENS ⇢ 1x01 | IN THE BEGINNING 

[elivanto]

If they’re so clever, what are they doing in the sea all day? Just swimming and eating things and singing and... Oh, my God, I want to be a whale.

[soft-angel-aziraphale]

The thing I love most about the meeting at St James park 11 years ago and the following scenes is Crowley's systematically undoing Aziraphale's "holier than thou" attitude. He does it meticulously and it's quite brilliant.

For starters, on the bench even before he asks for help when Aziraphale is stating about how lovely heaven winning will be Crowley starts putting doubt (crafty demon he is). He lists things that will be lost but not just regular things, stuff Aziraphale likes, things he knows Aziraphale likes.

Begins simple; music. No classical composers, Albert Hall or Glyndebourne. Next moves to food, he knows his angel loves food. No little restaurants or gravlax in dill sauce.

Then. THEN, the stinger

No more old bookshops. I mean that brief look of dread on Aziraphale's face isn't lost.

However, being the stubborn angel (half brain washed by heaven) Aziraphale is, even with all those reminders of the lovely things he'll loose, he doesn't take Crowley's advance on them working together.

However you can see Aziraphale's anxiety over the entire thing in his posture, his hands knitted in front as they walk up the stairs, the nervous looking around incase their conversation is being overheard.

No I am not interested! Aziraphale isn't walking to the Bentley after this line, he doesn't plan on going with Crowley. So...what does the wily serpent do?

Honestly in 6000 years, when if ever do you think Aziraphale has ever turned down an offer for food? Knowing this Crowley uses his 1793 owed one, I betcha he was saving it for something like this. Aziraphale immediately spots, hands no longer anxiously in front of him and returns to the car. Also on a note, I don't think Crowley forgot what year it was, I think he just wanted Aziraphale to say it since he knew he had him.

So, lunch at the Ritz. Aziraphale is more relaxed now. Next part of the plan...

I mean what better way to finally lay the most convincing blows to your "hereditary enemy", who is still turning you down for saving the world then getting him hammered?

No more chateauneuf de paps or single malt scotch. Again casual mentions of things Aziraphale likes.

But the kicker comes while drunk in the bookshop. Literally stone cold drunk, Crowley is still able to deconstruct Aziraphale's thinking. I mean god knows what he said in the 6 hours prior but we get

Dolphins! That's my point. Sky turning red and what are they putting in bananas these days?

Drunk demons way of saying this won't just effect humans.

And then ETERNITYYYYYYYYYYY

Aziraphale's reaction is almost that he never once considered what this meant which Crowley uses to his advantage, to deal his final blow.

The Sound of Music.

Aziraphale's reaction alone you just see the wheels turning, he's gone from "it's all going to be rather lovely" to "I don't like it anymore than you do."

Now Crowley has something to work with since Aziraphale isn't just outright telling him no, he can't interfere with the Divine Plan™️. And plays on Aziraphale's quality to continue doing the right thing while thwarting him. Mission accomplished.

TL;DR: Crowley manages to use things the angel loves along with the hatred of The Sound of Music to his advantage. Best demon.

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[keikomivra]

#friends to lovers

[avengersandangels]

when they snap

(suggestion from @moonibinbon)

bonus:

[keikomivra]

crowley referring to aziraphale as angel