#corvid-zone crows

They had first names (like, Joshua Begruvia, Anthony Andrews, smth like that), but they called each other by their last names (like people did at the time), so when they reincarnated after ~200 earth years (~2000 afterlife years) they only remembered/ kept their last names.

They forgot a lot of small details about their first lives after thousands of years, but remember each other (and their history) really well.

They were both Apostles of True Christianity, and (after Jesus got mad at regular Christianity for not following his specific instructions) Andrews was blessed with dreams telling him how & where to make the first church of True Christianity. He got Begruvia (his best friend/ lover) to help him, even though he was a bit hesitant.

Begruvia started wanting to leave their duties behind & go live rich, lavish lives as “bachelors” together, but Andrews insisted on using their wealth and resources to build the church & spreading the word.

Begruvia had a Judas-like falling (betraying his friend & religion for comfort), like, after falling into bad habits, selling the blessed artifacts in the church/ stealing the church’s money to pay off his debt. He broke Andrews heart, and when he “disappeared without saying goodbye” (aka got killed for not paying all his debts/ died while off paying the debt), Andrews decided to focus wholeheartedly on the church and leave his personal life behind.

Begruvia was actually sent up to earth after just a hundred afterlife-years or so (while Andrews was still alive) to end this new, powerful church he had insider information about. Andrews (10 years older, much more powerful) takes this to mean Begruvia actually meant to betray him all along, and banishes him to hell forevermore.

Begruvia is (not just) a little hurt, and decides to dedicate his existence to Andrews downfall.

(Friends to lovers to enemies to lovers)

Andrews got reincarnated about 5 years before Begruvia, and got, like, put back in charge of the church right away (godly interference or something, idk)

Andrews really is about to banish Begruvia to hell again, but he decides to be merciful (and selfish) and give him a chance to repent and redeem himself so he can go to heaven, instead of being in a cycle of trying to end the world forever. So he traps Begruvia with him, on earth, where he’ll act as Begruvias prison-warden/ parol officer.

Begruvia keeps being rude and making snide comments while he’s Andrews “prisoner” (aka Andrews is making sure he doesn’t end the world), and eventually Andrews boils over and says something about Begruvia being the one to leave him, anyways.

They talk it out, Begruvia explains he had no choice and couldn’t return, they try to forgive each other and move forward with less old shit weighing them down.

Now that Begruvia doesn’t have to (and can’t) end the world, living domestically with someone they’re still in love with makes them- not mellow out, but sort of fall back into being lovers. They progress all the way to kissing each other quickly before leaving a room before they realise what they’re doing.

They have a Conversation (tm) and basically decide it’s fine, and to live in married bliss.

Begruvia doesn’t have so much angst and reasons to end the world anymore, but he’s still a Phantom and likes causing trouble. He teaches Julian to play pranks (and open car doors), and Andrews ends up babysitting Julian sometimes before he has swim practice. They sort of become his uncles.

Begruvia spreads rumours online, steals from subway and just generally dicks around, and Andrews takes care of the church and keeps half an eye on Begruvia so he doesn’t go too far with his pranks.