people asked for a matching Crowley to the Aziraphale from yesterday so here he is
I don't know what hurts me the most.
Aziraphale being unable to see how Crowley walks away from his life, abandoning him.
Or Crowley waiting for Aziraphale to change his mind and make the best decision at the last second, as he always does.
but not this time.
going through my second rewatch of good omens season 2, and i've spotted something on Nina's chalkboard...
let's look a little closer........

CROWLEY + AZIRAPHALE
Bonus: Crowley without glasses⬇️
“It starts, as it will end, with a garden.” WHAT IF IT ENDS WITH CROWLEY AND AZIRAPHALE IN THEIR GARDEN OUTSIDE THEIR SOUTH DOWN COTTAGE WITH CROWLEY WATERING HIS PLANTS AND AZIRAPHALE ENJOYING A PASTRY AND READING
'"My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” Elizabeth’s astonishment was beyond expression. She stared, coloured, doubted, and was silent.'
Loving Vincent (2017) dir. Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
“I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘he feels deeply, he feels tenderly’.”
how terrible it is / to love something death can touch
Hey Neil, did Sadie and Crowley get divorced amicably or was it a messy breakup?
It was fine until they had to decide on who got custody of the twins.
Crowley admitted his feelings in Season 1
This specific quote is in reference to Act II, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra." Which canonically had not even been written yet in the series, which IMPLIES that when Shakespeare heard Crowley's words, he interpreted them as what they truly meant and transitioned them into the play. So basically Crowley has been absolutely besotted by Aziraphale from the beginning and Shakespeare agreed so much he put it in one of the most famous romantic plays of all time.
The original quote by Shakespeare read as follows:
This quote is spoken in the play when a follower of Mark Antony describes the appearance of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, as she rode her barge down the river Cydnus; and how Mark Antony first lays eyes on her then immediately falls head-over-heels in love with her. "Age does not wither her" means that her beauty and allure do not diminish with the passage of time. It implies that as she ages, she remains just as attractive and enchanting as ever. "Nor custom stale her infinite variety": Here, "custom" refers to familiarity or routine. The quote suggests that even familiarity or habit does not make Cleopatra's qualities or personality seem boring or less interesting. "Infinite Variety" implies that she possesses an inexhaustible range of qualities, moods, and aspects that keep her intriguing and unpredictable---Sound like someone familiar?
Now keep in mind that when Crowley said it, It was never originally about Cleopatra
Crowley said “Age does wither nor custom stale HIS infinite variety” because AZIRIPHALE is the subject.
Crowley has admitted to being captivated by Aziraphale since he first laid eyes on him; since the first ever rainfall. Through thousands of years, Aziraphale has–quite literally never aged nor withered but–remained a consistent and magnetic presence in Crowley's life; Aziraphale company never stales because he is infinite variety, the angel with 100 contradictions, who gave away their sword without hesitation and rebelled against heaven beside Crowley; who keeps surprising him at every turn. Aziraphale himself bends the effects of time and routine because no matter how many years pass Crowley will always find him as gorgeous and fascinating as he did before the light was even born.
Aziraphale obviously doesn't really understand Shakespeare or the depth of poetry at this time, (as interpreted by his reactions to the play) and Crowley realizes this and grasps the moment to confess his feelings knowing that Aziraphale likely would not look too deep past it, you can see the shift in him when he recognizes the opportunity and the sudden morose tone he has when saying it to no one in particular.
The Good Omens writers are absolute saints, nothing they do is lazy in the least and I am positive that effort went into finding a quote that encapsulated the true depth of relations between the two.




