Fic Rec: "nobody left to believe in" by Emamel

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nobody left to believe in (5531 words) by Emamel
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Adam Young (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Not Really Character Death, Mutual Pining, Drinking, Angst with a Happy Ending
Summary:

Crowley had always trusted in the universe to look out for him, one way or another. And he’d never quite realised that, in all of his optimism, he’d somehow included Aziraphale in that assumption. That if there was something out there in the universe watching his back – be it God, Satan, someone else, or just the natural forces of cosmic entropy – then it only made sense that it would be watching out for the angel as well.

Crowley had been wrong about a lot of things – one of the perils of having been around since the Beginning.

He didn’t think he’d ever been as wrong about anything as he was about this.

AKA - Aziraphale didn't manage to find a body in time for Armageddon, leading Crowley to the conclusion that, rather than discorporated, he must have been smote.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Oh, my aching heart! I loved Crowley's despair and denial so much! The way he's trying to convince himself he's mostly fine about things where it matters least is just heartbreaking in the best way!