It doesn't all register at once. First, distantly, the sound of Aziraphael's voice, and then the fact that the angel is not beside him.
It's only when Crowley turns to look for him, and sees him still standing there by the jeep, that -
The first thing that flickers across his face is confusion. Bewilderment, even, that Aziraphael should not even be looking at the sky; should instead be standing there asking such a deeply, stupidly banal question.
The second is hurt.
The third is contempt.
"Everything's fine," he says coldly, and - just a little - indistinctly.
(He's standing in a patch of slush, but he can't feel his lips.)
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Date: 2008-12-06 08:00 pm (UTC)It's only when Crowley turns to look for him, and sees him still standing there by the jeep, that -
The first thing that flickers across his face is confusion. Bewilderment, even, that Aziraphael should not even be looking at the sky; should instead be standing there asking such a deeply, stupidly banal question.
The second is hurt.
The third is contempt.
"Everything's fine," he says coldly, and - just a little - indistinctly.
(He's standing in a patch of slush, but he can't feel his lips.)