Holy shit I am DYING every word of this is an absolute delight. Aziraphale and Crowley's banter is perfect, as is the constant concern for Crowley's Image (or poking holes in it)
“On Christmas?” / “That’s not a very demonic thing to say.” / “What if I told you I was hoping your answer would be ‘yes’?”
And I burst out laughing at: “Yet in thy dark streets…” / “Walks a sappy demon wearing ten layers of clothing.”
And then Hastur and Ligur show up and literally everything they say is hilarious, though I particularly liked Ligur being insistent that he gets to do the spying.
“It—” Aziraphale said. “—came upon a midnight clear.” I'M SCREAMING WHAT A PANIC RESPONSE. AND CROWLEY WENT WITH IT.
"Famine ate most of them before Aziraphale or the demons could get to them, and Pollution proudly dropped his jam tart tin on her petunias" This is WAY more precious than it has every right to be considering it's FAMINE and POLLUTION but like, a;slkdhgjf.
“I’m at university.” YES HI ADAM but also YES he would definitely have a hard time with university. And YES that would LITERALLY KILL CHRISTMAS omg.
Anyway it's sweet and then: “Well,” he said. “Another mystery solved.” / “And another one we didn’t need to be here for at all,” Crowley said brightly. / “Yes, well, that is the best kind.” asl;dfk adorable lazy beings. <3
And Aziraphale being lured in with fruitcake no one wants. Amazing.
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“On Christmas?” / “That’s not a very demonic thing to say.” / “What if I told you I was hoping your answer would be ‘yes’?”
And I burst out laughing at: “Yet in thy dark streets…” / “Walks a sappy demon wearing ten layers of clothing.”
And then Hastur and Ligur show up and literally everything they say is hilarious, though I particularly liked Ligur being insistent that he gets to do the spying.
“It—” Aziraphale said. “—came upon a midnight clear.” I'M SCREAMING WHAT A PANIC RESPONSE. AND CROWLEY WENT WITH IT.
"Famine ate most of them before Aziraphale or the demons could get to them, and Pollution proudly dropped his jam tart tin on her petunias" This is WAY more precious than it has every right to be considering it's FAMINE and POLLUTION but like, a;slkdhgjf.
“I’m at university.” YES HI ADAM but also YES he would definitely have a hard time with university. And YES that would LITERALLY KILL CHRISTMAS omg.
Anyway it's sweet and then: “Well,” he said. “Another mystery solved.” / “And another one we didn’t need to be here for at all,” Crowley said brightly. / “Yes, well, that is the best kind.” asl;dfk adorable lazy beings. <3
And Aziraphale being lured in with fruitcake no one wants. Amazing.