It's the third time I read a fanfic where Crowley destroys his plants out of rage, and that actually had me thinking
Yes, he is hard on them. He yells, and the threatens and, well, "makes them go away"
But most of us must know by now that, every time he takes a plant away, he keeps it on the side until he gives it to his neighbor. It's canon, I'm not making that up. He never truly hurts the plants. Puts the fear of Crowley into them? Yes. Terrifies them? Absolutely. But physically hurt? I don't see it. He is way too soft for that, even in a fit of rage
The plants are, unconsciously, a mirror of himself. When he terrorizes the plants, he is reliving his trauma of not being good enough for Heaven and being tossed out like he was broken and useless over and over again
He treats the plants like Heaven and God treated him, and yet, he never truly destroys them or throws them in the trash for being disobedient or imperfect. That's a step too far. Instead, he finds them a new home. Some place better. Some place he wishes he also had found. And maybe he already did: Earth, with Aziraphale
Alas, all this to say: destroying the plants, even with his rage goggles on, it's not very him
Destroying furniture? Throwing shit at the walls? Screaming? Sure, I can see that.
So far, we've mostly seen a very controlled type of rage from Crowley, mainly aimed at Gabriel in season 2. The only scene of actually explosive active rage we see is the one where he, well... explodes in the middle of Soho
And even that was very controlled, if you think about it. He just lets it all out at once, and then the rage is gone, only the low-key depression (over fighting with bae) remaining
So, yeah, realistically, I can kinda see him breaking stuff if he is at the very end of his rope and with no other way to decompress but never ever hurting his plants. Au contraire, I believe he would turn to the plants when he comes out of the high of being furious in search of some quiet comfort
It still hurts that Crowley was still holding onto hope and STAYED despite everything
He still wanted to be there for Aziraphale, if anything had gone wrong or Aziraphale changed his mind he could run directly to Crowley and Crowley would protect him without hesitation
Because Aziraphale can always rely on him
From gagging from just saying the word "Heaven"
To calling out to God
(Credits to @mobius-m-mobius for the second gif btw)
Are you secretly Michael Sheen?
Oh dear god, do I have to start denying this as well in every post? *coughs* I am not Michael Sheen, lurking amongst you on tumblr. I am not Neil Gaiman, either. You can ask them if you like. *waits* See? There you have it.
All done and explained nice and neatly :")
the way that in the book literally every single person that meets Aziraphale and Crowley assumes immediately they are together in both a romantic and sexual way. Even the delivery man sees them for half a second and goes “ah, the couple sharing the wine, perfect”
6000 YEARS
Things I Don't Think S3 Will Give Us (even if I really want them)
More than 2 Aziracrow kisses (I would like them to make out for 6 episodes but that's unlikely)
Aziracrow sex scene (though I wish they would)
An apology dance in present day (but I think we'll see 1650)
Crowley's pre-Fall identity (probably just some hints and that's it)
Pick up right from where S2 finished (I hate the thought of them apart for so long after The Kiss)
Crowley or Azi being tortured (this is still a comedy yo)
Aziracrow turning mortal (hate this idea)
Azi or Crowley becoming demon or angel respectively (hate this idea, they're perfect as they are)
Things I'm On The Fence About If It Will Happen or Not in S3
Aziracrow hug (please god let them hug)
Azi or Crowley death (albeit temporary)
An appearance from Jesus, God - or any of the characters from S1 not in S2 e.g. Adam, Horsemen
Narration (where's God yo?)
Scenes in Crowley's flat
Crowley sleeping (we were robbed in S1)
More long haired Crowley (I miss her) (if yes, it'd likely be through flashbacks)
Any major, permanent character deaths (when has this ever happened so far? except Ligur but ehhh)
Gabriel & Beelzebub appearing
Nina & Maggie appearing
Azi's eyes changing to purple while Supreme Archangel
Things I Think S3 Will Give Us
A happy, South Downs cottage ending for Aziracrow
More flashbacks including Blitz part 3 (I'm also hoping for 1650)
2nd Aziracrow kiss (YESSSSSSSSSS)
More Azi magic
A very funny, well thought out storyline with a satisfying conclusion, visually stunning, awesome costumes and makeup, incredible acting & a beautiful score
Y'know sometimes I wanna give up, and then I remember that Aziraphale saw a higher ranked Angel, tried to catch their attention, failed, and went on hitting on them for the next 6000 years
✨️❤️💙✨️
Remember the post I wrote about Aziraphale being a fighter?
Do you wanna know who isn't one?
Crowley
And no, I'm not saying he is a lover or some bullshit like that. Aziraphale is a fighter AND a lover. No, Crowley is a strategist.
He fights with his brain. He is really good at thinking on his feet. In a physical fight, he gets over the violence by talking his way out of it and using his creativity to come up with a quick exit. He thinks up plans quickly and efficiently (raising the antichrist, surviving Ligur and Hastur, getting Hastur stuck in the phone, figuring out how to cross the M25 aflame, the Arrangement, saving Aziraphale in 1941, the plan to rob the church in the 60s, fooling an horde of angels into believing Job's kids are new kids, do you want me to continue?).
And he has the added bonus of having a silver tongue, so his words are always clearly his main weapon to bring his plans into fruition. And, so far, we've only seen him fail once: convincing Aziraphale to stay