Very powerfully told, Secret Author. As celandineb said, the contrast between Crowley's unemotional narrative and his tremble-and-flinch reactions brings the horror into focus. The optimism gone from him, and the conviction that Aziraphale would strike him -- that's just heart-wrenching.
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Date: 2006-12-29 07:54 pm (UTC)Very well done, Secret Author!