professional angelfucker

Honestly?

After everything is done, and they've had the cottage in the south downs as many wonderful years as possible, at some point they'll both close their eyes for the last time.

...and open them on the desert of the Discworld.* For those who aren't aware, the desert (probably The Desert, tbh) is not the afterlife. It's a place in between, where Death brings souls that need to travel onward. For some, it's an easy stroll. For others it's an insurmountable passage, full of whatever torment they bring with them.

I think, for our angel and demon, it's a place to turn to each other and grin and say "Oh, that was a good one!"

I think after they die, they sit down on the edge of the desert and chat, and because they expect there to be wine and a picnic, there inevitably is wine and a picnic. For as long as they want, they gush to each other about how it went and their favorite parts, tease each other, argue, complain—and compare.

Because this isn't the first time they've done this.

And it isn't going to be the last.

I think once they're done talking, Death will approach. He tends to be lonely, so I think he enjoys these visits every century or so. They'll chat with him a bit, and eventually he will ask if they're ready to cross the desert.

They look at each other, and it's how they always look at each other. It's "to the world" and fingers pressed to lips pressed to lips; it's stargazing in the South Downs and a first date in the back of a neighborhood cafe.

Not looking away, Crowley says, "Nah," or maybe Aziraphale says, "Hm, not quite yet."

Either way Death nods, and takes out two convoluted hourglasses, with almost embarrassingly obvious angel and demon theming—and he tips them both over.

Aziraphale and Crowley both go up in waves of golden dust.

...and somewhere in the world, two humans are born, and the story begins again.

Because maybe our universe doesn't have magic—but that doesn't mean no universe does, and who said our souls have to stay here forever?

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im not letting people claim "system" is medical exclusive terminology in plural spaces when any other plural could (and to an extent should) relate to the first definition of the word btw. its not like narcissism or bipolar or borderline where the word originated in medical spaces with fictional (mythology) or real language roots. it existed before and during and after its use in the psychology field for reasons outside of systemhood.

i get not wanting the medical/disordered aspect and plurality aspect of dissociative disorders muddied up because theyre still very different experiences but when SYSTEM is already the most common way to refer to both disordered systems and plurality as a whole, not letting "undeserving" people use it and forcing them to use "plural" in a state of infighting like this just lets you single out. essentially. "systems i dont like" or at the very least "systems i think as less than me" in contexts that have. nothing to do with the disorderedness

when i use system to refer to myself or plurality as a whole im not doing it because I want to steal terms from diagnosed certified verified mentally ill people. im doing it to blur the lines between medicalized plurality and nondisordered plurality from a DISCOURSE standpoint because i dont think people deserve hints or signs on whether they can decide they like me or not

if you are plural or experience plurality you are a system. of youre a system you are plural or experience plurality.

episodes of paranoia, delusions, and dissociation

cyclical thoughts/spirals

magical thinking

episodes that can be very similar to psychosis or mania

attributing human emotions to inanimate objects

dermatillomania and trichotillomania

false sensations (like bugs crawling on skin)

paying way too much attention to very small things

physical health issues caused by compulsions

symptoms that are "problematic" (doing things that are considered "wasteful", needing reassurance or validation from others...)

extreme, deep, dreadful fear of things that can't truly be explained

disconnect between emotional and cognitive/logical responses or thoughts

contamination fears

problems with addiction and dopamine regulation

other people trying to force exposure therapy onto you without your consent and it making your anxiety way worse