I am so here for the Ineffable Husbands being protective godfathers and I’m gonna go ahead and explain why.
Firstly, obviously they were raising the wrong child for Eleven years but you bet your ass they were still raising that little sucker. Theoretically, their involvement in this child’s upbringing could have been the bare minimum; Nanny Ashtoreth very well could have been neglectful at her job and only really interfering when she needed to encourage evil. This she didn’t do. She was in Warlock’s room tucking him in at night. She was playing his music box for him.
When Warlock asks for a lullaby what does she say?
And you bet your ass she sings to him.
This isn’t the routine of a person only interested in inspiring evil into a child. Crowley is here to make sure the antichrist grows up normal so we can assume he is also here to actually be a nanny.
Can you imagine what kind of hijinks they would have gotten up to in those eleven years? You bet Nanny Ashtoreth was kissing scraped knees and Gardener was showing Warlock fox cubs that were born in the bottom of the garden. They were both just generally involved in him as a person.
Granted they got off to a bad start when Aziraphale!Tracy was literally aiming a weapon at him while Crowley egged him on. But in their defence, it was a pretty desperate last attempt to avert the end of the world and they hadn’t realised Adam had chosen humanity too.
When they do come around, though, after Aziraphale is gifted a new body and three of the horsemen are defeated we get some truly amazing moments between the angel, the demon, and this child they have known for maybe thirty minutes.
Aziraphale moves to defend Adam almost immediately.
He looks at Crowley first like he is very much expecting the demon to do something, and then instantly steps up. He could have made his point about the Great vs Ineffable plan from where he stood but he chooses to step up to Adams side and confront his higher-ups head on like he’s afraid of what they’ll do to the child if he keeps saying no to re-starting armageddon.
Then we get Crowley doing exactly the same; he moves to Adams other shoulder and we get this wonderful image of them practically standing guard over the boy.
I don’t think I even need to explain this one.
That gif without context looks like some proud ass parents with their son at a science fair and no one will ever convince me otherwise.
But that isn’t the end of things.
In a fit of anger both respective leaders, Gabriel and Beelzebub, say some pretty unpleasant things to Adam. And on my first watch, this moment grabbed me as inherently protective; it’s also a moment I think is a tad unappreciated.
That tiny little purse of Aziraphale’s lips. He’s just recently come to the realisation that angels aren’t that great and he’s watching Gabriel literally insult a child. Antichrist or not, he looks uncomfortable with this interaction. Even a little annoyed by it.
That’s the face of a man biting his tongue so as not to start a fight.
And I mean. Crowley probably looks at Gabriel (or any archangel) with disgust as a general rule but he looks extra infuriated at that moment like he really can’t believe what’s coming out of his mouth. We’re probably about one insult away from a full-on sneer. He is not a happy demon.
The face of a demon trying not to throw punches tbh.
Let’s not forget the look of utter concern on their faces when Adam’s satanic father gets mentioned.
Everything about the interactions in the other plain is absolutely perfect. Everything they say to him first of all, the soothing tones and the whole Human Incarnate speech was a brilliant representation of them being supportive godfathers.
But there was still something that struck me as sweet.
Crowley immediately puts his glasses on before trying to address Adam; up to this point he’s not bothered. Not since Hastur broke them. So I’ve always interpreted this as Crowley trying to make himself less intimidating to the child by covering up his eyes.
And I am of course such a sucker for the For good or for evil, we’re beside you interaction. The holding his hand was almost too much for my fragile heart to take.
Both Crowley and Aziraphale continue to shout words of encouragement to Adam during his interaction with satan. Say it again, Adam.
We round it off with one of my favourite moments in all of the Adam + Ineffable Husbands interactions and that’s Crowley’s immensely proud little face when he realises that Adam defeated satan and rewrote reality.
He’s so pleased. Look at his little grin. He’s so proud of their antichrist godson.
And that is why I will go to the grave insisting that after the Notpocalypse, Crowley and Aziraphale 100% kept in contact with Adam Young. AND they sometimes still get letters/emails from Warlock, to which Nanny and Gardener OBVIOUSLY will respond to.
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