okay hot take maybe but i dont actually think “you cant leave the bookshop” was meant to mean “you cant leave ME,” at least not entirely. i think even more than that, crowley was trying to say “you cant leave EARTH.”
remember the conversation in season 1 about everything that would be lost if heaven won armageddon? aziraphale would be giving all that up if he returned to heaven as supreme archangel, and crowley really hoped he couldnt do that, couldnt forsake humanity and the Earth they both love so much. but then aziraphale replies “nothing lasts forever.” 🥲
and the real kicker is, at that moment, crowley KNOWS about the plans for armageddon: the sequel from what he saw in gabriel’s file, but AZIRAPHALE DOESNT YET. so yes, what aziraphale is trying to say is “im willing to give up the comforts of Earth to protect you and make you happy” but what crowley hears is “i’m okay with letting the apocalypse happen this time” like ohhhh my god
crowley sauntering around england in his all black and his snakeskin boots and his fancy $200 prada sunglasses and his bright red hair and his tight turtleneck and even tighter low cut leather waistcoat… nobody’s doing it like he’s doing it. Whore.
Aziraphale is the meme where he trips and thousands of photos of Crowley fall out of his jacket. He tries to pick them up saying they aren’t his, just for more to fall out.
Aziraphale after one bad day in heaven because the other angels are so mean and there’s no cozy rooms full of book or tea or sushi and he needs his emotional support demon
