The difficulty is being up against another body. With - with warmth, and breath, and heaviness. All -
It's better if he doesn't think about what he's doing.
He lets go of Aziraphael's wrist, but leaves his hand loose on the blankets there. And slowly, the mattress behind the angel begins to dip again, pillows rustling under the weight of Crowley's head.
First, legs: the long pressure of Crowley's (on top of the blanket) fitting inside the crook of Aziraphael's (beneath).
Then his arm, which tightens carefully around Aziraphael, trapping the angel underneath the bedclothes and pulling Crowley closer - pressing chest to back and breath to breath and the jackhammer of Crowley's heartbeat against Aziraphael's ribs.
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The difficulty is being up against another body. With - with warmth, and breath, and heaviness. All -
It's better if he doesn't think about what he's doing.
He lets go of Aziraphael's wrist, but leaves his hand loose on the blankets there. And slowly, the mattress behind the angel begins to dip again, pillows rustling under the weight of Crowley's head.
First, legs: the long pressure of Crowley's (on top of the blanket) fitting inside the crook of Aziraphael's (beneath).
Then his arm, which tightens carefully around Aziraphael, trapping the angel underneath the bedclothes and pulling Crowley closer - pressing chest to back and breath to breath and the jackhammer of Crowley's heartbeat against Aziraphael's ribs.