We don't need to stop anymore
Summary
A goodbye kiss on the doorstep of the bookshop reminds Aziraphale of an aborted kiss on the same spot in 1941.
Notes
50 Types of Kisses - Writing Prompts
Kiss #40: A gentle kiss that quickly descends into passion, with little regard for what’s going on around them.
On Ao3
Rating G - 547 words
Crowley grabbed his glasses from the horse statuette, put them on his nose, and called to Aziraphale, "Angel, I'm off to the planetarium! Bye!"
Suddenly, the angel appeared from a shelf, walked toward him, and said sulkily, "You're just leaving without saying goodbye?"
Leaning against the door, Crowley replied, "I just did, didn't I?"
Aziraphale shook his head, answering, "Not properly."
The demon chuckled softly before leaning over the angel now standing in front of him and planted a light kiss on his lover's soft lips.
As he straightened up, Aziraphale couldn't help but think back to another farewell on the doorstep of the bookshop many decades ago.
"Well, maybe there is something to be said for..."
Aziraphale raised his glass to Crowley's and continued, "...shades of gray."
The demon clinked his glass against hers and replied, "Well, shades of...dark gray."
As he took a sip, Aziraphale countered, "Shades of a very light gray, I'd rather fancy."
As his gaze lingered on the demon, he realized something and asked, "Tell me, Crowley, why didn't you take off your hat and glasses?"
Crowley swallowed his drink in one gulp and replied, "Because I'm leaving.
Aziraphale, disappointed, said quietly, "Oh... well."
Throat tight, he struggled to finish his drink. He wanted Crowley to stay a little longer.
A few moments later, they were outside, on the doorstep of the book store.
Crowley said gently to Angel, running his hand along the brim of his hat in a sort of salute, "Thanks again, Angel, for saving my butt at the theater, and thanks for trusting me with, you know..."
He mimed the gesture of firing a gun to finish his sentence.
Aziraphale replied, "I've been trusting you for thousands of years, my dear."
"Well, again, thank you. I'm leaving now, Angel. Bye."
Crowley was about to turn when the angel whispered, "Are you sure you don't want to stay?"
Crowley swallowed before replying, "Stop looking at me like that. You know I can't refuse you anything if you look at me like that."
Aziraphale just breathed, "Please."
Crowley leaned forward and Aziraphale closed his eyes.
He felt the demon's breath come closer to his face, but he barely had time to feel the touch of the demon's lips on his when a burst of laughter in the street caused them to quickly part.
It was just a group of drunken partygoers, but the spell was broken and this time there was nothing Aziraphale could do to stop the demon.
"Why are you smiling like that, Angel?"
The demon's voice snapped him back to reality and Aziraphale replied, "I was thinking about another goodbye on this very doorstep a long time ago."
Crowley raised an eyebrow and replied, "If you're thinking about something else while I'm kissing you, I must be doing it wrong."
Aziraphale wrapped his arms around the demon's neck and said playfully, "You can try again, come on, make me forget everything."
Crowley brought his face close and whispered against the angel's smiling lips, "Your wish is my command, Angel.
He pressed his lips to his lover's and this time the kiss quickly turned from light to passionate and not even the bustle of the busy street could pull them out of their little bubble of happiness.
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Still not beta'd
Still not my native language
Still hoping you'll enjoy this story 🥰
Still thanking you for bearing with me 😝
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I have not decided if I will consume every moment of every trailer repeatedly, or if I will attempt to go dark so I can see it all unspoiled. (I was spoiled for S2, not by Every, but because I didn’t see it right at drop- about a month after, and I got clips on Instagram that gave it away. I was a casual fan until S2, the final 15 gave me the brainrot and I live here now.
Excited and terrified about the idea that we will eventually have a teaser/trailer where you know they are going to mess with us. Will it show someone hurt? Someone crying? More kissing? It makes me ill and happy at the same time.
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