The ineffable brainrotting

Quick Aziraphale study because I'm not over it yet.

HE IS A DUDE!

He literally said that to Crowley’s face. And yet, somehow, parts of the fandom turn around and villainize Crowley for finally pulling back or supposedly "ceasing to love him."

Let’s actually talk about that airport scene. People romanticize it as if it’s some tragic, misunderstood moment. It’s not. It’s disgusting. Crowley is having an active panic attack over Satan, and Aziraphale literally does not give a single shit. He screams at Crowley, manipulates him, and dismisses his trauma completely. And the fandom acts like it’s cute?

The way the narrative and the fandom treat Crowley is identical: Crowley is expected to keep loving, keep saving, keep humiliating himself, and endure being treated like trash—and then at the very end, the entire emotional burden is shifted onto HIM again. He’s expected to magically "know" he was loved all along, despite receiving zero empathy throughout the movie (and honestly, barely any in the previous seasons).

Aziraphale makes sure his former boss gets a comfortable, cozy life.

Meanwhile, Crowley with PTSD after Hell and Fall and depression lived in his car for three years. Aziraphale knew this, wasn’t even surprised, and didn’t care enough to offer a real solution.

Because Aziraphale is framed as the one who deserves to receive everything, while Crowley has to be the one to fix things, bend over backward, and beg for an "us."

It’s exhausting. And it’s tragic that Crowley remains trapped in this co-dependent loop—even in a new universe where it made zero narrative sense to repeat it.

Realizing through therapy how deeply unhealthy this dynamic actually is changes everything. Love isn't one person allowing themselves to be adored while the other destroys themselves waiting, pleading, and receiving nothing back—not even a confession when facing death.

Stop weaponizing Crowley’s devotion against him and stop romanticizing emotional exploitation.

I’m honestly so sick of these 'cute' edits that aren't actually cute at all, because they're always about Crowley making some kind of sacrifice—especially scenes like the church or the bandstand—while there is ZERO, absolutely nothing comparable from Aziraphale. Not even basic empathy or creating comfort for him. Creating comfort is Aziraphale’s love language; he literally did it for all of Soho and for Gabriel, but never for Crowley.

- (book) prevents him from getting shot at the birthday party

- compliments multiple times Crowley by calling him nice and kind and good, actually meaning it but whenever he does Crowley shuts him down

- worries about the agreement because he's terrified that Hell will destroy Crowley

- actually, worries constantly for Crowley, that he is very "lonely" in Job's episode hence keeps him company during the rest of their lives, but everytime he voices his concerns Crowley always shuts him down

- refuses to give him holy water because he cannot bear the idea of Crowley getting anywhere near something so lethal that owning it would basically be suicide

- eventually gives it to him because he realises it would be the safest option since it would be dangerous for Crowley to get it on his own

- tries to kill the Antichrist even though he said multiple times he wouldn't do it, because they needed to do it, and he didn't want Crowley to end up being the one to do it since Crowley never ever offered to do it himself : Crowley always asked for Aziraphale to do it and he finally did it for him

- did the I was wrong dance multiple times in the past for him and Crowley did it only once, then everyone decided that Aziraphale was an asshole to ask it once from Crowley

- before the beginning, tried to dissuade him from asking questions because he was scared he would get into trouble

- not acts of service, but actually touches him. Crowley gets close to him, but he never put his hands on him, except when they hold hands. Aziraphale does it, multiple times, and never asks for Crowley to reciprocate. That's a different way to show his affection. The heart eyes as well, Crowley never does it, except at the Ritz at the end of season 1, and with sunglasses on. What if Aziraphale needed to be touched, and have little side eyes smile to feel loved? Well fuck him I guess

- asks twice to return the favor in 1941 but Crowley shuts him down, so he never gets a chance to do it unless he finds a way to do it by himself

- evidently saves Crowley by tricking Furfur

- Crowley mocks him a lot, Aziraphale is always irritated but never talks back.

- hc but you won't convince me he didn't gave away his books to organise a whole-ass ball for anything else than to dance with Crowley, which never gave a fuck about it (because *gasps* he has a different love language : save and protect)

- he's "Crowley's emotional support angel" /affectionate (if even Shax can see it that means the bar is really low)

- if you take the F15 at face value : Aziraphale literally wants Crowley to be safe by saving their home (Earth) AND can bring Crowley with him at the same time without leaving him, with the guarantee that no one will threaten him on ennemy territory

- during the appearance swap, Aziraphale is the one asking Hell and Heaven to leave Crowley alone in the future to protect him, and looks intently at the demons and at Michael to make sure they understood

I probably forgot a lot of other things. I am dismissing GO3 because I found them very OOC in it. But I think we can see a pattern here : everytime Aziraphale tries to do an act of service or compliment him : Crowley shuts him down. Yet Crowley absolutely loves doing acts of service for Aziraphale, despite him not asking for it, until later when they get very close. What if Crowley doesn't want Aziraphale to return the favor? What's Aziraphale to do then? Except caving in and accept his relationship dynamic?

As for everything else :

- At the airbase, Aziraphale knows Crowley is spiralling so he snaps him out of it to save both of them. And the worst thing he could come up with was "never talking to him again" which wasn't a threat to him at all : he was just stating what would happen if they didn't made it and it was the worst thing he could think of. Never seeing each other ever again. It was the worse thing for him as well.

- About Crowley being homeless and Aziraphale not giving a shit : we don't know that, and it is never implied. We know from the lockdown episode that Crowley took a really long nap to avoid Covid. When we see him talking to Shax, she seems to only just start to learn how things work on Earth which means Crowley probably got evicted not so long ago. Who's to say Aziraphale wasn't gathering up the courage to offer him to move in? During the ball, for instance?

Doodled sth

Eden

(Matching pic to South Downs Cottage)