Leave the Light On | A Good Omens AU
Chapter Eight: Something More
by @enbyziraphale and @artist-formerly-known-as-crawley
(thanks for y’all’s patience! we got it finished and ready a week or two ago but work and travel for the holidays, etc got the better of me so I haven’t had a chance to post! I hope you enjoy!)
Anathema looked over to give Newt an apologetic grimace as he sighed, and fell back against the pillows on his own side of the bed.
“Again?” she asked, leaning against Newt’s shoulder and looking up at him with a playful eye roll. She grinned as he huffed out a soft laugh of his own, leaning over and pressing a kiss to her hair.
“Anathema, this is serious.” She rolled her eyes. Everything was always serious when it came to Tony. George probably stole his blankets or, more likely, one of his plants had a spot.
“What did the tradescantia do this time?”
“This isn’t bloody plant related!” Tony snapped, and her eyes widened. “It’s, this is… this is something else!”
The frantic distress in his voice gave Anathema pause, and she shifted from teasing to genuine concern.
“Are you alright? Did something happen?”
“Mhhk. Yes. Well, no, but also yes. I don’t know. Something always happens, or else nothing’d ever happen. That’s a terrible way to phrase your question. Something could mean anything. How am I supposed to know how to answer that?”
“Tony, you aren’t making any sense,” Anathema said gently. “Take a second and try to calm down, okay?”
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