[Crowley has changed. All this time, they've been in step with a few bobbles and mishaps here and there, but ever since the Arrangement he has known roughly what he can expect from him and what he can't.
Suddenly, he feels as though he's playing catch up in a game whose rules he doesn't even know. Such a very precarious position for an angel. For anyone, he supposes. A stillness settles over him while he listens, watches him.
Unknowingly, his expression softens completely.]
Come to bed, Crowley. We'll have a proper lie down, and if we're lucky, things will make more sense upon awakening.
[He takes his hand cupping his chin and presses a light kiss to his palm. That is no compulsion. That is all him. Turning away, he removes his jacket to hang in the closet, his watch and chain to put on the night stand, and his shoes to place neatly by the bedside. Only then does he climb up onto the bed, test its bounce, and lie on his side with an arm lifted for him to join him.
Never has he felt closer to actually needing sleep than he does right now, confident that things will sort out one way or another on the other side of it. They usually do.]
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Suddenly, he feels as though he's playing catch up in a game whose rules he doesn't even know. Such a very precarious position for an angel. For anyone, he supposes. A stillness settles over him while he listens, watches him.
Unknowingly, his expression softens completely.]
Come to bed, Crowley. We'll have a proper lie down, and if we're lucky, things will make more sense upon awakening.
[He takes his hand cupping his chin and presses a light kiss to his palm. That is no compulsion. That is all him. Turning away, he removes his jacket to hang in the closet, his watch and chain to put on the night stand, and his shoes to place neatly by the bedside. Only then does he climb up onto the bed, test its bounce, and lie on his side with an arm lifted for him to join him.
Never has he felt closer to actually needing sleep than he does right now, confident that things will sort out one way or another on the other side of it. They usually do.]