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It was a sunny evening in Londen. Aziraphale cleaning up the bookshop, reshelving new books he got while Crowley is in a pub drinking his ass off, getting himself completely drunk to forget because why else would he drink somewhere alone? But that’s the problem… being alone. He rather be alone somewhere drunk than admit his feelings towards the angel, so he drinks to forget. After drinking to much of whatever he drank. Crowley got a splendid idea. Why not visit your friend’s bookshop while drunk? Crowley thought. What can possibly go wrong, so the demon got up and made his way out of the building. Stumbling towards his Bentley he couldn’t even walk straight, nor could he remember to sober up. he threw the door open and let himself fall into the car seat sitting like a bag of potatoes. ‘’okay… I’m not so think as I drunk I am‘’. he muttered; Crowley was in fact more drunk than he thought. The demon finally hits the accelerator and drove as a maniac trough Londen. Meanwhile Aziraphale was reading one of the new books he got Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The angel was standing in front one of the bookshelf’s when he heard a loud bang what made him jump in place dropping his book, he looked at the doors that where slammed open, Crowley standing in the middle of the path stumbling around eventually leaning against a bookshelf. Aziraphale immediately calmed down when he realized who it was, he sighed unbothered, picking up his book and placed it on the shelf. It does not surprise him much anymore when Crowley did things like this from getting drunk to hitting someone with his car. But he was still curious why Crowley was drunk and didn’t sober himself up. ‘’My dear. What happened to you? You look completely utterly drunk. I hope you didn’t run anyone over but knowing you, you probably did’’ the demon laughed in response ‘’n-no I didn’t, and I’m not drunk at all see?’’ Crowley stumbled forwards trying to proof his point, but it only proofed that he was drunk. The angel chuckled at his friend. ‘’Of course, you are not drunk and I’m sure you can walk in a straight line in fact I’m going to ask you to walk a straight line from the front of the bookshop to the back of it without falling do you think you can do that?’’ Crowley raised his eyebrow in response. ‘’I can do that’’ The demon lets go of the bookshelf falling a bit to the right, but he recovers himself fast. Aziraphale looks questionable at Crowley’s attempt to walk. ‘’ey don’t give me that look’’ Crowley said *walking* forwards. He was stumbling halfway trough the bookshop where the angel was standing ‘’I told you I can do it’’ but as soon as he said that he fell over his own feet infront of the angel. Aziraphale was at once concerned ‘’are you all right dear?’’. It didn’t bother Crowley at all instead he tilted his head up and laughed. ‘’Seems like a fell for you’’. The angel lets out a relieved sigh since Crowley is drunk Aziraphale didn’t pay much attention to the comment he made. ‘’you have failed dear, but your attempts were highly amusing’’. He chuckled along with the demon. Aziraphale helped Crowley up by the arms when he was finally standing a bit the angel sighed again with a worried smile ‘’What am I to do with you Crowley, you need to take better care of yourself dear I do worry about you’’. Crowley didn’t hear much from what the angel said to him since his head begins to spin, he placed his hand on his forehead. ‘’for starters you could throw me away’’ he groaned at the headache he got but it slowly went a bit away. Aziraphale clapped his hands together, moved them down.’’ I could but I wont you’re my friend’’ he released his hands, rubbing his nose bridge.’’ I might be a bit disappointed in you, though my dear I mean I know you drink to much, but I did not think you would get this bad’’. Crowley was getting slightly annoyed by all the questioning, his headache but he also couldn’t be serious. ‘’then you don’t know the real me’’ he raised his voice at the angel crossing his arms accidently leaning to the right what made him almost fall again but he recovered himself quickly. Crowley isn’t in a good state at all what made his friend concerned. Aziraphale looked with pity? Sympathy? At him, the demon couldn’t really make sense of it. ‘’what is going on Crowley? You seem upset about something, usually you don’t drink this much, in fact you never get this drunk, you have been acting so strangely lately it feels as if you’re trying to prove something’’. The angel clicked with his fingers trying to make sense of his friend’s behaviour really expecting him to answer honestly while he’s drunk. ‘’But I do not know what it is’’. The demon smirked in response leaning, stumbling forward ‘’if I-I was trying to prove something to you would you really think I would be here like this’’ as the demon was leaning forwards, he pouted a bit. The angel taken a step back while Crowley swayed his hand in the air. Aziraphale sighed holding his calm. ‘’ I’m trying to understand your behaviour. You seemed so focused before the apocalypse now it seems that all you care about drinking yourself into a stupor’’ the angel gave his friend a more concerned look, grabbing his hand what was floating somewhere in the air, putting it down so the demon doesn’t hurt himself on accident. ‘’ I am worried that you are trying to avoid something or escape from your emotions. I know you dear something isn’t right here’’. Aziraphale could really read his friend like a book he knew something was going on, but he could not place it. The demon leaned even more closer what made the angel flustered. He putted his hand in the air again and touched the angel’s nose fast, smiling widely not putting it together what he is doing. Aziraphale took a deep breath calming himself down >he’s drunk, and he doesn’t know what he is doing< the angel thought to himself. While Crowley softly sighed ‘’ Alright angel it doesn’t matter because even if you where right what could you possibly do to help its not like you can shut off the feelings, I have for you’’. He said annoyingly at the angel stumbling a bit fort and backwards Crowley didn’t even realize what he said. Even his drunk self couldn’t forget the feelings he has for his *friend*. Aziraphale was taken aback from the sudden unexpected confession of the demon, he looked at him in utterly shock while his cheeks starting to get a colour. ‘’ Crowley dear. What did you just say? Do you know what you said?’’ Crowley looking confused back at him. ‘’ I said what?’’. He doesn’t remember much from the conversation they had since he got at the bookshop. ‘’oh’’ Aziraphale looked away embarrassed. Maybe he has heard it wrong? Or he didn’t mean it since he is drunk. ‘’I see you don’t even remember. The angel nervously chuckled.’’ You said you had ehm feelings for me dear. Well at least that’s what I thought you said. Crowley was getting more confused and tired of this conversation. What may have been hours he finally remembered he could sober himself up. ‘’what?’’ he smiled sheepishly at his friend. ‘’I think I should sober myself up’’. The angel nodded in response. ‘’That would probably be a good idea before we continue this conversation. You aren’t yourself when you are drunk’’. With that Crowley clicked his fingers, his body shaking a bit as he sobers up, leaving a bad taste in his mouth. Aziraphale letting out a nervous cough.’’ So? Do you remember now?’’. Crowley starts to rub his forehead ‘’wow’’. He said loudly.’’ I’m never getting that fucked up drunk again I couldn’t even remember to sober myself up!’’. he laughed out, then looking at the angel who was waiting for an answer. Crowley got serious again adjusting his sunglasses. ‘’No angel I don’t remember much from earlier.’’ He sighed hoping that he didn’t say anything to embarrassing. The angel said fast ‘’You latterly said you have feelings for me dear’’. Crowley is the one now that stood in shock, he wanted nothing more then sink trough the floor or that the other demons took him and just killed him on spot. ‘’ I did?’’. He slammed his hand against his head. ‘’ I’m such an idiot’’ he muttered under his breath to himself. ‘’now it is a really good time to throw me out since you didn’t want to do it earlier’’. He said in a more high-pitched voice then he liked. The angel smiled sympathetically at his flustered friend.’’ You’re not an idiot Crowley. You did something stupid’’. The angel chuckled to himself. ‘’But that doesn’t mean you are an idiot. People do stupid stuff when they are drunk’’. Aziraphale hesitated for a moment and took Crowley’s hand. ‘’You are very important to me. I didn’t want to throw you away then nor do I now’’. He smiled at the demon as his cheeks are getting more of a colour now. ‘’ But if you have something to say to me dear you can say it’’. He gave Crowley’s hand a little squeeze for reassurance. Meanwhile when the angel took his hand it surprised him making him a more flustered mess, but he didn’t pull away he was to stunned to speak progressing all the things he said to him. ‘’I uhm’’. He waited a moment collecting himself ‘’fine’’ he couldn’t actually understand why he agreed to talk about his feelings I guess it was something the angel got out of him. Crowley closed his eyes. Aziraphale couldn’t even see if the demon closed or opened his eyes, but he could sense that Crowley was nervous. ‘’I didn’t mean to tell you while drunk but I meant the words that was the whole reason I got drunk in the first place’’ he really didn’t want to see the angel’s reaction as his face got more of a colour. Aziraphale was a bit shocked to hear it even though he sensed that Crowley was nervous he couldn’t imagine that he loved him to, that he was hearing it correctly when he confessed earlier. He stares at his *friend* for a bit before saying anything. ‘’ You….You actually meant it? You weren’t just joking?’’. Crowley is really starting to regret saying anything at all, that he got himself so drunk to end up in this situation. He slowly opened his eyes again. ‘’ no, I wasn’t joking’’. Aziraphale’s starts to feel a little lightheaded. The world seems to spin around him. ‘’W-Why didn’t you tell me sooner? You’ve been acting so strangely. But I never thought… I didn’t know’’. Crowley sighed getting more flustered by the second.’’ Well maybe I didn’t know how to tell you and you weren’t picking up the signs either’’. The angel was getting more overwhelmed by the situation. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down once again. ‘’ ehm Well in that case I should say something as well shouldn’t I?’’. His face grew more hotter.’’ I eh…. I have feelings for you to’’. He chuckled. ‘’does that mean we are both idiots?’’. Crowley’s worries went away as he heard the angel confess his feelings. He laughs along with the angel. ‘’ nah you’re not. You don’t get so stupidly drunk’’. Aziraphale sighed relieved. ‘’No that’s right. I don’t get that drunk. I know my limits. But dear since you are sober’’. He hesitated biting his lip.’’ And we have admitted that we have feelings for each other…. What do you…’’. The angel couldn’t find the right words, but he smiled softly at Crowley. He knew exactly what he wanted to say. That’s the benefit of knowing each other for 6000 years. ‘’ Whatever you want us to be angel’’. The demon smiled at him. Aziraphale smiling as well. He looked at Crowley and took of his glasses placing on the nearest shelf. ‘’I want to see your beautiful eyes you don’t need to hide them from me’’. As he said that he placed a hand on his cheek. Crowley only smiled more in response leaning into the touch. ‘’I… I want to be… I want this to mean something more. I want to be with you Crowley.’’. the demon placed his hand gently on his angel’s waist. He doesn’t pull him closer yet while he wants to he doesn’t want to go to fast for the angel. Aziraphale could sense that he hesitates .’’ You are not going to fast for me dear’’. With that Crowley pulls him closer their body’s pressing against each other. Their faces inches away from each other. ‘’you don’t know how long I have waited for this moment’’. He said in a breathy whispering voice. Crowley closed the gap between them their lips pressed against the others. Aziraphale’s other hand reached towards the other side of the demon’s face pulling him closer. They have both waited so long for this dancing around one another. They are on their own side now. As they explored each others’ lips aziraphale pulled away catching his breath. Looking deeply into Crowley his eyes. The world around them didn’t matter right now. Just the two of them. Aziraphale’s hand was still on his cheek he pulled him closer again pressed his forehead against the demons closing his eyes. ‘’I love you Crowley. He also closed his eyes as he pressed his hand on the angels his hand. ‘’I love you to angel’’. After all he didn’t regret getting that drunk.