Obviously this wouldn't happen but what if Isabelle dated an angel or demon
Okay, I really cannot emphasis how much this would not happen. At least with my interpretation of the Good Omens universe (and how much I love Peter). HOWEVER, this is a fun thought experiment, so let’s do it.
(This also turned out way longer than I meant it to so, have fun)
If Isabelle Dated a Demon…
The demon in question would first be there to corrupt her soul, pure and simple
Beelzebub knows they can’t get to Isabelle directly, so they play the long game of waiting until she dies and claiming her
The demon has to disguise themselves to blend in with humans, which is a bit of a trick since Crowley has been the only one consistently Earth side in over 3,000 years
The demon would also have to make sure they never came in direct contact with Aziraphale or Crowley because if they did, Aziraphale has a store of water pistols filled with Holy Water just waiting to be used
So sneaky manipulation from the side lines it is then
They take the form of a human male, since from their research Isabelle seems to have a preference for those
His plan is to watch her, figure out her movements, and put doubt and fear into her mind
It will take years, chipping away at her soul piece by piece. That’s the price of real quality craftsmanship, but he’s been looking for a chance to prove himself and now is his opportunity
The problem is, having two supernatural entities as parents makes you rather attune to things that aren’t suppose to be there and Isabelle spots him immediately, demanding why he’s following her
He lies, obviously, demons lie after all, and says something he thinks human males usually say, he thought she was cute and wanted to ask her out
To his complete and utter surprise, she says sure
He’s in too deep now, and they meet for lunch the next day
He’s extremely awkward and literally has no idea what he’s doing; this was not part of a the plan at all, what do humans even do on dates?, what are dates? what is even happening?
Isabelle picks up on this internal screaming quickly, and takes pity on him asking him simple questions about himself
He starts telling he the truth, not the whole truth, just bits and pieces: he’s away from home for the first time for a job, he doesn’t have any friends in the city, and no he hasn’t been on a date before
She tells him she’s living with her Dads again after being away from home, she’s not sure what she wants to do with her life now, and she too doesn’t have many friends
He notices when he talks to her, he starts making a strange noise with his mouth, he’s seen Hastur do it after a good torturing, laughter if he remembers right, but it’s different from that kind of laughter; it makes his insides feel bubbly, he wonders if it’s this new food he’s consuming
He finds himself asking to see her again, and she says yes
They meet quite often after that
The demon tells himself he’s just getting closer to her to make the corruption easier, it’s what he tells his superiors when he makes his reports, but somehow corrupting her always slips his mind whenever they meet
He likes her morbid sense of humor, she likes how he doesn’t think she’s weird
They bond over not really knowing where they stand in the world; him from not being sure if he meets the expectations of what he’s been told to be his entire existence, her from always feeling like an outsider half in the supernatural, half out
Both of them layer these feelings in metaphor, but they are each still seen and recognized
Of course, everything comes to a head when she invites him to meet her Dads
It can’t be avoided, it was inevitable really, he’s got a plan
Before the meeting, he walks into A. Z. Fell and Co.
Aziraphale and Crowley know what he is in an instant
The prepare themselves for a fight, but are taken aback when the demon literally falls to his knees and pleads for them to let him speak
He tells them both everything, his mission, meeting Isabelle, and new feeling in his chest he can’t put a name to
Aziraphale feels it, knowing exactly what it is before Crowley puts it into words; “You’re falling in love.”
The demon asks for permission to be with Isabelle to which they both respond, it’s not up to them, he has to tell Isabelle the entire truth and then let her decide
He does as he told, finds her, and tells her everything
Once he’s done, she becomes very quiet
He can feel it, the anger, betrayal, the fear, and the doubt; all the things he was meant to corrupt her with, he feels sick
She asks him to leave, she needs time to think
He doesn’t bother checking into the head office, he can’t risk going in there now, he’s not that good of a liar
Somebody will come for him, he might have a chance if Aziraphale and Crowley put him under their protection, but he can’t ask that of them, not if he broke their daughter’s heart
He lives on edge for over a month; he wonders if this is what humans feel like all the time, in constant fear and knowledge of their imminent deaths
Finally, he gets a phone call
He meets Isabelle in the park; she tells him her Dads told her what he did, she tells him they don’t trust him, not completely, but they do trust that he loves her
She tells him she’ll give him a chance
The demon agrees; it will be a long road, and it can never be the same as it was, but it’s still a chance and they’re both willing to take it, together
If Isabelle Dated an Angel
Slight difference circumstances for meeting Angel boy
He’s heard about Aziraphale; the angel who walked into Hellfire and walked back out again, the angel who question the Great Plan, the angel who fraternize with a demon for over 3000 years and never got caught, at least until almost the end
He’s curious about this Angel and the Demon he associates with
He wonders what’s so special about the Earth, that the Angel of the Eastern Gate would defy the Great Plan to protect
So, ever so curious, he takes the back exit down to Earth to take a little look ‘round
His first stop is to Aziraphale’s bookshop, obviously
He’s got to know what’s so special about books that Aziraphale would make it his cover for so long
When he walks in, he’s surprise to see a young woman standing behind the desk
She’s human, as far as he can tell, probably one of those assistants he hears other humans fire to help run things
He asks if she has recommendations for books, to which she promptly replies, no
He’s rather taken aback, and so decides to take a look around himself
He notices her following him around the shop, making a point to say “that’s not for sale” every time his hand starts to go for a book
He starts to wonder if this really was such a great cover after all, when the Angel himself appears along with the famous Demon associate
Both Aziraphale and Crowley go stiff and immediately place their bodies between him and the young woman
Aziraphale asks, very calmly, what he happens to be doing in his shop
The angel blinks, and it takes him a minute to realize why Aziraphale is so on edge
“Oh, I’m just here for the books,” he promises. “I understand they help a great deal in understand human culture.”
He tells them about his interest in humans, and the Earth, and about them in particular
Both Aziraphale and Crowley seem unsure, but the young woman speaks up for him
She hands him a small pile of books ranging from history to poetry, and tells him they’re a good place to start if he wants to learn properly
She also introduces herself as Isabelle, and she looks forwards to meeting him again
They do meet again, and again, and quite a bit after
Once he finishes a books, he comes back to the shop to find Isabelle with a new pile of essential reads
They discuss what he’s learned, he asks questions about humans and she does her best to answer them
He can’t stay all the time though
He does have to pop back up to heaven, and do his daily round until he can sneak out the back again
He starts sneaking back even when he hasn’t finished a book
He finds he likes talking with Isabelle, not just about human beings, but about everything
He tells her about Heaven, the rules, and why he finds it so odd they’re pretending like the failure to end of the world didn’t happen
He often wonders if that means there is something wrong with him, that’s maybe he is thinking about it too much and he should just let it go
Isabelle doesn’t think so though, she says she likes that he’s curious, she says she likes that he’s not one of those “stuck up pricks”, and she likes how he’s brave enough to rebel in his own small way
He hadn’t thought about it like that before, and he does feel a little braver after that
He starts to notice things he likes about her too; he likes how smart she is, he likes how she never tells him his questions are dumb or obvious, he likes the sound of her laugh, especially if he’s the one to cause it
Azirphale and Crowley quickly catch on to what’s happening to the poor angel, even if neither he nor Isabelle can see it themselves
There could be a happy ending to this; Aziraphale and Crowley are proof of that, but it will hurt
Heaven will figure out what’s happening sooner or later and then the angel will have a choice to make: stay in heaven, or fall to Earth
But as the angel and demon look upon the angel and human, they both understand; they decion has already been made
