#welcome back hnk!!!!

[pemprika]

in a world that changes

#houseki no kuni #hnk #land of the lustrous #phos #phosphophyllite #welcome back hnk!!!! #next june we'll hopefully get... some answers... #i've been marinating in my thoughts for over a year yet simultaneously not trying to think about the last chapter #phos tribute... #pemprika

[dollya-robinprotector]

FINALLY! DOLLYA CONCEPT

I'll have a little look back and remember how I came up with this current Sona design. The me of 2021 definitely would look at this and go "WTF???". When I search and place old drawings side by side for comparison, It's really been a process of changing my perspective on myself and constantly finding what I want.

It'll be very random and full of my old drawings, so if you don't mind a little rambling, welcome to go under the cut and go back in time with me!

Let's start with this design. As you can clearly see it was based on how I actually look irl, from the outfit, hairstyle to make-up.

Tbf this was not my first attempt to create a Sona, but it was a huge milestone because it's 2018, the year I got into my dream Art university and left home. My style completely changed, and this Sona showed it perfectly.

I drew this with my fingers, on my broken phone, to enter a Vietnamese clothes design competition, where we modernized some traditional clothes. What I did here is a modernized Nhật Bình. I won and got my design made into real clothes and sent to me. I'm still proud of it to this day XD

It was fun! I draw her almost daily, like how I do with Lya and Lyah in this blog. I used her to make friends with other artists. I even created a gender-bent version for her : D

But the uni life was stressful, especially when I entered my third year and tried to escape my parents' grasp. They were furious and threatened me, I started working extra and do commission to pay for my own living and rent, lessons were hard, and homework and projects were pilling,... As a result, I often use my sona to stress draw.

It didn't help much, my anxieties and insecurities kept adding to the molten fire inside me, and my overthinking got worse day by day.

But then at some point, I decided to separate myself from that sona. She turned into one of my many OCs, maybe more special but I no longer see my entire self in her anymore.

I have to thank my two besties for that. They pulled me out of my darkest moments and stayed with me. They remain to be my only two most important people in this whole world.

I started to "reuse" the sona appearance into creating many other OCs for many other fandoms I joined (Cookierun, HnK, FGO, KnY, Genshin,...). I had fun jumping between different styles lol.

The idea for the current design started to take shape when one day I drew her wearing a white delicate dress (I usually just do red) and a see-through sleep dress I just bought.

Something started clicking.

Then I became an assistant for an Ero Artist. Yup. I started to be exposed to more "sexy" character designs and tbh I just love those. I love drawing female characters already, but there's something something about cute and sexy girls in lingerie... If you know what I mean.

The design slowly became clearer. Cute and pristine-white, see-through lingerie, with little four petals flowers, and little bows, perfect.

The details still varied. They depended on the style I was using or my mood, whether I wanted to go into details or not. That's the fun of drawing your own design, let's keep it.

And here we are~ Maybe it's still not final, but I'm happy with it, and that's enough for me now!

If you've been reading this far, thank you and congratulations! I will send you a kiss and wish you a good day~~ Hope you're having fun scrolling on my blog~

#Dollya concept #dollya art #Just Dollya herself #cw self destruction #cw self doubt #cw self loathing #cw self deprecation #concept art #character concept #all in all this is a fun journey

[abysseto]

The savior.

With HnK coming to an end I can’t help but feeling that nervousness and bittersweet feeling. Where are my HnK fans at???

Ig: abysseto

#houseki no kuni spoilers #art #digital art #artwork #drawing #sketch #digital drawing #haruko ichikawa #hnk #hnk spoilers #land of the lustrous #wip #fanart #moon phos

[red-dia]

Welcome back to hnk, what did you think of the latest chapters?

I've enjoyed them a lot!! As I said, I'm a bit held back because I haven't had the time to do a reread of the series, and I feel like I'm missing out on some things because I don't remember the lore as well as I used to. But the latest chapters reminded me of the very early chapters, which is sweet because they're the ones that really made me fall in love with HnK 👍

I'm a bit curious to see how Ichikawa will wrap up the plot (because, I doubt we're getting another volume after this one ends?). I feel like there's still a lot she wants to talk about, but I hope it doesn't come out as rushed or anything. The current chapters feel like a satisfying conclusion to the series imo

#lowkey im grateful for the hiatus because 1. she can take her time! good! and 2. hnk ending doesnt feel real man lmao #i find it funny that she kept making little rock ocs until the very end. good for her fr #personal #asks

[helena-and-helena-meta]

Welcome, welcome!

I'm Helena, Decay, or Phantomato which ever one ya'll prefer to call me! Sometimes I write and ramble, and my blog is based around the characters Helena and Helena META! Though my current obsession is all versions of Cú Chulainn from Fate, Archer Emiya from Fate, and Lapis Lazuli from Houseki no Kuni.

The things I write can be taken as platonic or romantic unless explicitly stated that they're platonic! I won't write smut though.

So I thought I'd put this here, but here is my Twst acc!

Also, here is my Azur Lane account the server I'm in is Amagi

Here is my Fate/Grand Order friend code!

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Helena's interests

I like games such as Azur Lane(obv), Destiny and Destiny 2, YuGiOh duel links, Minecraft, Terraria, Stardew Valley, Fate/Grand Order, and Twisted Wonderland

My current anime list consists of That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, Slime Diaries, Land of the Lustrous, YuGiOh, Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Takt Op. Destiny, Wonder Egg Priority, The Fate series, and Bofuri

My favorite shows are Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel, Steven Universe, FBI, SWAT, 911, 911: Lone Star, Kitchen Nightmares, Master Chef, and the first few seasons of Red vs Blue

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Helena's writing. Most of my stuff will now also be posted to my Ao3, DecayingHelena, though it's mainly just going to be the James Ironwood stuff

For That He Is Thankful (Rewritten)

Do you fear me? (Rewritten)

Memories of Tempesta(AL x TWST)

Floral Fever(OM)

Floral Fever 2(OM)

Ice cream (Rewritten)

"They called me what?"

"I love you."

Kiss(James Ironwood x reader)(Rewritten)

"Shall we dance?"(Ironwitch)(Rewritten)

A strange craft(RWBY AU)

New hopes(RWBY AU)

James Ironwood headcanons

Unwind with me(RWBY au) (James Ironwood x reader)

James Ironwood headcanons 2

Love and Bad Luck(Ironqrow)

The world of yesterday(Ironwitch)

New Light(RWBY au)

James Ironwood headcanons 3

Valentine's Day(James Ironwood x reader)

The one thing he wished for(James Ironwood x reader)

Ironwitch headcanons

Ironwitch headcanons part 2

Project Personality: Penny Polendina post

Ironwitch headcanons part 3

"Pillows don't talk."(Leona Kingscholar x reader)

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Helena's rambling

Yuu protecting Malleus(What made me write For That He Is Thankful.)

Aggressive love towards Malleus

Helena's thoughts on Self aware TWST

Helena's thoughts on Self aware TWST 2

Rollo, the twink baguette

Chaotic Yugi Mutou

Helena watches Land of the Lustrous

Silly little twst idea

Silly little twst idea pt2

Silly space idea :3

Aggressive love towards James Ironwood

James Ironwood with a new outfit

Recoil

Helena's obsession with Ironwood

Helena's idea on HnK! James Ironwood

Helena's RWBY tier list

James Ironwood but with Destiny 2 weapons

Helena's back problems

Helena's Hunter

Helena's favorite James Ironwood moments

Helena making fun of their favorite boi

Helena speaks in memes

No sleep Tumblr

Multiships my beloved

Helena's RWDE rant

Helena's nicknames

Helena finding a new obsession

"You brought this upon me."

Cú Chulainns as out of context Discord convos

Cú Chulainns as out of context Discord convos

Cú: Either always kissing death or always going overkill

Nero has no chill

Helena's screentime

Helena condones murder

Clowning on both Europe and America

Helena gets reminded of Malleus

#twisted wonderland #masterlist #Helena #Helena META #azur lane #Phantomato's stuff

[aquamorg]

Hello! Welcome to my writing blog!! You can call me eddie :D!!!

Now I'm not much of a writer but I am very into storytelling and I already draw a lot and I'm a huge x reader reader so a way to get me to be better at writing is to start writing fanfics! I'm multi fandom too so I'm not just restricted to one

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Fandoms I'll write for:

Batman (more specifically his rogues, feel free to ask which specific versions)

Spiderman (into the spiderverse and across the spiderverse only)

Watchmen

Houseki no kuni

Re-animator

There will be more fandoms added when I get spark back those interests

Some things i'll write:

headcanons

scenarios

oneshots

pairings

Things I'm ok writing for:

Nsfw (obviously excluding any minor characters)

Most kinks and stuff (I'm not fully knowledgeable on most so I'll need to like do research or something for them depending)

"Yandere"/obsessive behaviors/noncon

Gore

Things I'm not ok:

Romantic scenarios with Joker for batman rogues

Romantic scenarios with the lunarians for the HnK characters

Anything gross with minors or animals really.

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And yeah I think that's about it really! Please note that I do take a lot of time to write, I'll be honest I'm very rusty! I'll make a master post in the future!

#eddie post #spiderverse x reader #atsv x reader #itsv x reader #batman x reader #riddler x reader #the riddler #dc x reader #marvel x reader #scarecrow #scarecrow x reader #x reader

[rinko-fujinami]

It's so funny to me that my Hnk Valentine's Cards are still getting interactions but I feel a bit silly for not plugging my lgbt Hnk server again sooner after I poasted them so here it is

Don't worry the server name was for April Fool's and I just haven't changed it back 🥴 All levels of fans are welcome!

#fist of the north star #Hokuto no ken #discord #discord server #lgbt #lgbt server

[robboyblunder]

Figured I'd share this digital Mural I did for my Ecoart class recently about successful activism efforts; the idea was to collect articles that show the less depressing side of environmentalism to inspire hope for activism!

I made two versions, one with the relevant titles and one without so you can see my art and have the context too. You can read the articles listed under the cut!

image ID in Alt text!

(please don't repost or use these, and leave my description; thanks! reblogs welcomed!)

Legal Rulings:

Protecting Amazon Rainforest Lands: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/ecuador-court-suspends-planned-auctioning-of-amazon-tribe-lands-to-oil-companies/#:~:text=The%20Waorani%20people%20of%20Pastaza,Pastaza%20Provincial%20Court%20%2D%20and%20won.

German Bill to force corporate contribution to cleanups of pollution/fines for litter: https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/11/03/germanys-new-plastics-bill-could-see-businesses-contribute-450-million-per-year-to-litter-

Japan and South Korea pushing against furthering fossil fuel projects, hoping to influence China: https://www.vox.com/22151710/china-japan-south-korea-climate-change-coal-finance

Supreme Court ruling shuts down seabed mining/oceanic environmental destruction: https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/supreme-court-slams-door-on-seabed-mining-time-for-a-ban/

Jakarta residents win ruling against Indonesian government to rule clean air as a human right: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/asia/jakarta-citizen-lawsuit-air-pollution-intl-hnk/index.html#:~:text=A%20Jakarta%20court%20on%20Thursday,on%20the%20city's%20notorious%20smog.

Green Energy:

India pushing for solar powered villages, setting future for more green energy: https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/11/01/indias-first-fully-solar-powered-village-is-helping-residents-to-save-time-and-money

China’s dedication to building massive windfarms aim to provide vital power that can replace fossil fuel for potentially 13m homes: https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/25/china-is-building-the-worlds-largest-wind-farm-and-it-could-power-13m-homes

Conservation Efforts/Natural Healing:

Mumbai beach is cleared in massive litter removal project reviving local wildlife: https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/asia/mumbai-beach-dramatic-makeover/index.html

Organization that has been dedicated to inventing massive plastic cleanup efforts for all types of waterways with massive successful runs: https://theoceancleanup.com/

Tree planting to stop Sahara desertification is succeeding in building a new ecosystem: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-green-wall-stop-desertification-not-so-much-180960171/

India plants 50 million trees inciting a global race to plant more encouraging mass replanting efforts: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/india-plants-50-million-trees-uttar-pradesh-reforestation

Organization that protects coral reefs and is advancing new promising techniques that may be the key to bringing back coral health in changing climate: https://www.secore.org/site/corals/detail/coral-restoration.20.html

NASA study finds we’re on track to repair ozone hole in atmosphere: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-study-first-direct-proof-of-ozone-hole-recovery-due-to-chemicals-ban

#mural #environmentalism #ecoart #scenery #original #long post #eye strain

[randomy-chan]

Pinned Post

Hello and welcome to my blog, my name is Ran and take a seat on this wild ride.

You most likely came here due to my hnk posts, where I put together all my braincells to discuss about details I noticed and also central themes about the story.

Before I accidentially deleted my blog a while back I also posted some hnk icons, though I think you’d still be able to find those posts.

I primarily reblog art from others and also mine. If you have interest in my art, you can find it under @randomys-art I also have a gem world where the people are slowly crumbling which forces them to use cybernetics.

Stay if you want to, don’t if you don’t want to.

#Randomy talks #Pinned post

[houseki-no-ocs]

lil unrelated to ocs, just wanted to know how the mun got into hnk and into making ocs

Any and all asks are welcome, so no worries about being unrelated!! :)

I got into OCs first, probably around 7th grade (~12-13 I think?)! I didn't even know the term OC, but a friend of mine at the time got me into anime by recommending Soul Eater! We made self inserts and rp'd as them, and eventually I made more versions of that self insert for other universes, then I got into making my own universes and filling them up with other characters and whatnot!! By then I knew what an OC was/is, but that was my OC journey and I've been going strong ever since!!

(WARNING FOR HNK MANGA + ANIME SPOILERS BELOW)

As for how I got into HnK, I saw a post here on Tumblr of a gif set from the anime, specifically the winter arc scene before Antarc gets taken, and is attaching the gold onto Phos' arms. I thought "woah this anime looks gorgeous" and.... promptly forgot about it. Then one day I was searching for something to watch. I recalled that post and luckily, I remembered the English title from the tags, searched Land of the Lustrous, and binged the whole series (still hopelessly waiting for a continuation of it). Then I turned to the manga and read all of that (I believe at the time it was only up to Phos just returning from the moon for the first time, to gather some gems to take back with them). And I have been reading since! Every day, I check that twitter account that counts down to the next chapter release lmao.

Sorry if that's not super interesting!! Thank you for the ask btw!! <3

#ask #not ocs #emmett speaks

[houseki-no-suffering]

an absolutely temporary MBTI of part of the HnK cast in order of how confident I feel about their type:

ENFP: Phosphophyllite

ESTJ: Bort

INFJ: Cinnabar

ISTJ: Antarcticite

INTJ: Lapis Lazuli

ISFJ: Sensei

ISFJ: Diamond

INFP: Ghost Quartz

ISTP: Rutile

IXXP/looping ISTJ: Cairngorm

XNXJ: Euclase

ESXP: Goshenite Junior

XSXJ: Jade

XSFP: Red Beryl(?)

INTP: Alexandrite(?)

ENTP: Padparadscha

ESFP: Yellow Diamond(?)

I(S?)XJ: Zircon

#houseki no kuni #land of the lustrous #hnk #mbti #i had to #to quote our favorite emo 'i am still observing' #but i couldnt resist #any imput is absolutely welcome pls obsess with me about mbti #most characters just didnt receive enough page-time to type them accurately #or they are changing at a v rapid pace #looking at you cairn #also pls phos stop looping/gripping and get back that Fi #same for ya shinsha #gosh these gems' feeling functions are all over the place

[purity1417]

Hello! :D and welcome to my blog.

You can call me Ike, i use She/he pronouns and im genderfluid! Im also pansexual with a preference to women.

What fandoms am I in?

For now, TES brainrot. I also sometimes come back to see what's the HnK fandom up to :) I also Play league and watched Arcane. Im starting to get into the witcher fandom and im catching up on Aot, i cant be spoiled :P

What is this going to be about?

Everything! My art, colorings, thought of the moment, maybe even headcanons. You can also leave suggestions.

Whos NOT allowed on my page?

Chronically online tiktokers, genshin fandom (of course), DSMP fans (SERIOUSLY guys), Jellybean fans(dont even get me started on that one), people hating on others for their interests-like cosplaying, furries etc.; Those danganronpa fans (if youre chill, youre welcome here :) ), and last but not least, racist, homophobes, mysoginysts and Karens (dont know if they even use Tumblr tho).

That's it! Hope u enjoy my silly little content.

[lilypadedits]

If your kin match ups are open, I'd like for characters I can kin who have a very strong sense of fashion who are the type to be welcoming and friendly, but also knowing when to step back and go serious mode when people are being rude to them or if the situation is unfriendly. It can be any character/s from any source!

They're always open and we enjoy doing them!

Rarity (MLP)

Sour Belt Cookie (CR)

Momori Ono (1BH)

Ryuko Tatsuma (BNHA)

Veronica Sawyer (Heathers)

Drupe (OK KO)

Sayaka Maizono (DR)

Misa Amane (DN)

Elesa & Fantina (PKMN)

Galko (Please Tell Me Galko-chan)

Kanamori (Heaven's Design Team)

Red Beryl (HNK)

☆ Mod Grim

#anonymous #grim fairytales ; mod grim #roll the credits ; finished request

[pinktatertots99]

the legend and the princess pt 3 - hnk fic

Part One

Part Two

Part four

synops: once landing onto the moon, for once in a long time the flesh, bone and soul of humanity all meet. but are things too good to go well?

notes: italics is for admiribalis speaking to gems. regular text for any other time varie speaks is directed towards aechmea and phos.

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as the ship opened the gems dispersed enough for phos to walk up, finding aechmea there to greet them. “welcome back young phosphophyllite. and welcome to your group aswell.” he stated, looking to the bowl with a brow risen, varie popping out to give the best glare she could as a slug.

“an admiribales, haven’t had one come to the moon in a long time.” he stated as varie glared. “i’m the ruler variegatus! and i’m here for my people!”

“ruler? a pleasure.”

“for you. not for me.”

phos stood there dumbfounded by the sudden spite this small slug spouted, the other gems looking over confused. “does that cloud guy have a head problem like phos too?” amethyst asked, the gem and lunarian moving to look at them.

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after introductions the gems moved to the main waiting room of the lunarian empire, a giant pool being there. “you may dip yourself into this pool king variegatus.” aechmea offered, varie huffing in annoyance as she jumped from phos’s bowl to the pool. in a splash they emerged in their third form, glaring at aechmea while the gems behind phos shrieked and hid behind them.

“THE LITTLE SQUISHY ISN’T LITTLE!!!” dia exclaimed.

“it looks just like us!!!” yellow stated as benito shivered. “iiiis that whwhat they ALL look like!?” they stuttered as alex looked around with their blindfold still on. “wait, what’s going on?”

“SO COOL!!!” goshe exclaimed, running up to the young slug. “oh wow you guys are so much cooler then i thought!! can ya turn into anything else?!”

“uuhhh, i don’t believe so, sorry.” she stated, goshe looking confused, looking to phos and back to varie. “senpai i don’t get what their saying.”

“that’s because they speak a different language, similar to the ones our humane ancestors once spoke.” aechmea butted in, gaining back their attention. “anyways, young prince shall we?” he offered his hand, varie snuffing at it as she left the water to go past him. “just tell me where my people are.” she scoffed as phos and the others watched.

“hey, phos?” yellow tapped their hand to their shoulder lightly. “where...where are the others?”

“uh...i...i think we should check on the slugs first. we’ll get to the others soon don’t worry.” they replied, gaining a couple squeaks from mostly dia, goshe and amethyst. “more squishies?!” “alright i’m down.” “oh i hope their just as cool!!!”

#houseki no kuni #land of the lustrous #hnk #lotl #kingdom of gems #fanfiction #variegatus #i made this

[ask-the-party-god]

Hey speaking lil Hal, whatever happened to Arquiusprite? I feel like we never talk about him. And come to think of it, didn’t he came to the welcome back gathering to see davepeta when they came back with terezi? -HNK Anon

yeah he was there! hes just kinda

yknow

a bit private maybe? he lurks around a bunch and is pretty hard to track down, even more than cat tavros, and thats saying something!

#party god #ask

[wordsintimeandspace]

Better With You (3/6)

Due to a petty feud between their respective department heads, Crowley and Aziraphale have been hiding their friendship for months. When they’re suddenly stuck in lockdown amidst a pandemic, Crowley is not coping well. Thankfully, Aziraphale is there for him - but their changing relationship means that keeping secrets from their bosses only becomes more of a challenge.

Crowley/Aziraphale, rated M (for chapter 4). Read on tumblr or AO3.

Crowley knew that doing ninety miles an hour in central London was probably a bad idea and would only get him a scolding from Aziraphale, but he couldn’t bring himself to care. The streets were deserted anyway as he sped towards Soho. With screeching tires, he finally came to a stop in front of Aziraphale’s place.

He miraculously found a parking spot not too far away, grabbed his bag from the back seat and hurried towards the entrance. He’d thrown together some clothes, toiletries and work things before he left, enough to hunker down with Aziraphale for a while. Hopefully long enough until the worst was over. Crowley’s heart pounded in his chest as he rang the bell. He vaguely noticed how his hands were shaking. It felt like he’d just ran a marathon, his body trembling under the strain, but Crowley pushed through it as Aziraphale buzzed him in and Crowley sprinted up the stairs.

Aziraphale was waiting for him when he reached his floor. He was standing in the door, the light from his hallway illuminating him from behind in a way that made his soft white hair look almost like a halo. Crowley’s breath caught in his throat. Aziraphale looked like an angel, and Crowley had never wanted to fall to his knees in front of him any more than he did now.

Aziraphale’s lips were curled into such a tender smile that it made Crowley’s heart clench, but the smile slipped away as soon as Aziraphale took him in properly.

“Crowley,” Aziraphale started with a frown. “My dear, you look awful.”

Crowley scoffed, still standing at the top of the stairs. Suddenly he was self-conscious, unsure if he should come closer, although every single muscle in his body seemed to quiver under the strain of standing still instead of launching himself at Aziraphale. “Thanks,” he finally muttered. “That’s why I came here, just for the ego boost.”

Aziraphale let out a huff. “That’s not what I mean, you’re still handsome as ever. It’s just… oh, Crowley, please come here.” Aziraphale stepped forward, opening his arms for Crowley, and the last bit of Crowley’s self restraint snapped.

He dropped his bag at once and leaped forward to throw his arms around Aziraphale’s neck. Aziraphale answered without hesitation, wrapping his arms around Crowley’s waist. He held him close, both gently as if he was the most precious thing in the world and firmly as if he never wanted to let go. Crowley let out a shuddering breath, hiding his face in the crook of Aziraphale’s neck as he blinked against the tears burning in his eyes.

“It’s alright,” Aziraphale whispered in his ear, soft and sweet. “You’re alright, my darling. I’ve got you.”

Crowley desperately tried to stifle the sob that rose in his throat, but it was like a dam had cracked open, the exact same thing that had been gathering fissures for the last few weeks now. Each of Aziraphale’s hushed whispers punched just another hole into it, yanked just another sob out of his chest. Crowley couldn’t stop the tears from streaming down his cheeks any longer. Aziraphale just continued to hold him, soothingly rubbing his back and whispering words of comfort into his ear.

Crowley was only vaguely aware that Aziraphale steered them into his flat, without ever easing his grip. As soon as they made it to the living room Aziraphale sat down on the couch and pulled Crowley into his lap. Crowley followed willingly, curling up against Aziraphale’s chest, letting himself be held until finally the sobs died down. The utter despair he had felt previously was numbed for now, replaced by a fragile calm and a growing feeling of embarrassment. Crowley sniffled one more time, his nose still buried in the crook of Aziraphale’s neck. He didn’t feel up to facing him just yet. But if Aziraphale was bothered by his sudden breakdown he didn’t show it. His ministrations never ceased. He still stroked Crowley’s back and the nape of his neck, occasionally pressing a kiss to the top of Crowley’s head.

“‘M sorry,” Crowley finally croaked when he felt like he couldn’t escape reality any longer.

“Don’t be,” Aziraphale protested. “You have nothing to be sorry about.”

“Might have ruined your shirt though. Bet it’s all gross now.”

Aziraphale tutted. “Nonsense. And even if you did, it’s hardly more important than you are.”

Crowley closed his eyes against the nearly unbearable gentleness in Aziraphale’s voice. He suddenly wasn’t sure if he could handle this much affection after being starved for it for so long, but he definitely wasn’t going to tell Aziraphale to stop. “I missed you,” he mumbled against Aziraphale’s skin.

Aziraphale pressed another kiss to the top of his head. “I missed you too. And I’m sorry I didn’t realize how hard all this was on you. I should have checked on you way sooner.”

“It’s alright. It’s not that I called you either.”

“No. You could have though.”

“I- I wasn’t sure if it would have really helped,” Crowley admitted. “Hearing your voice without being able to see you. Or touch you.”

“Well. I’m glad you’re here now.”

Crowley’s breath caught in his throat as he recalled their earlier conversation. “Did you mean what you said?” he finally managed to get out, heart pounding hard against his ribs. “About your… affection.”

“Darling, let me look at you,” Aziraphale breathed out, and Crowley didn’t resist as Aziraphale guided both of them to lie on the couch until they were face to face, bodies still pressed together. Aziraphale cupped Crowley’s face in his hands and smiled at him so brightly it was almost blinding.

“There you are,” Aziraphale said, his thumbs brushing away the remaining wetness on Crowley’s cheeks. Crowley still felt like hiding, but he was lost in those pale blue eyes, drinking in the love shining from them, and he couldn’t have looked away even if he’d tried. “And yes, Crowley,” Aziraphale continued, his voice so calm and steady that Crowley never doubted that he spoke the truth. “I meant each and every word.”

Crowley let out a long breath, reaching out to grasp Aziraphale’s wrists. He felt Aziraphale’s pulse throb under his fingertips. “I feel the same, you know,” he finally managed to get out, his voice hoarse, and Aziraphale’s eyes gleamed in response.

“I wasn’t sure, but… oh, I had hoped you would, Crowley.”

“I thought I’d been quite obvious as well,” Crowley mumbled, tilting his head to press a kiss to Aziraphale’s palm. “Guess being around these wankers at work all the time makes it a little hard to get that point across.”

Aziraphale winced at his words.

“What?” Crowley asked.

“Oh, nothing, I’m just... thinking about what Gabriel and Beelzebub would say if they could see us now.”

Crowley let out a huff. “I don’t want to imagine,” he grumbled. “But they couldn’t possibly have anything to complain about. All we’ve been doing has been perfectly innocent.”

The smile was back on Aziraphale’s lips in just an instant. It slowly curled into a smirk, something wicked hidden behind his usual softness. “Would you rather make this a little bit less innocent?” he asked, his voice still even and calm as if his words hadn’t just sent a shiver down Crowley’s spine. “Because I would very much like to kiss you, although I was planning to wait until after I cooked you dinner. Just because we can’t go on a date doesn’t mean we can’t do this properly.”

Crowley snorted. “And then what? Will you kiss me goodnight after and and banish me to the guest room, because that’s the proper thing to do?”

Aziraphale studied him for a long moment before he spoke. “You’re more than welcome to take the guest room, darling, if that’s what you want,” he finally said. “Just because I invited you over doesn’t mean I have any expectations whatsoever in that regard.”

Crowley felt like he should scoff at the coddling, or at least counter Aziraphale’s ridiculous concern with a quip, but he was too busy blinking away the moisture gathering in his eyes and swallowing around the lump in his throat. Instead of speaking, he hid his face in the crook of Aziraphale’s neck all over again, breathing in the comforting scent of his skin. His words were reassuring to hear, Crowley had to admit. But the thought of sleeping in the guest room, away from Aziraphale’s comforting warmth and softness, was almost unbearable. “I don’t think I want to sleep alone,” he admitted eventually.

Aziraphale hummed, pressing a kiss to the top of Crowley’s head. “In that case you’re more than welcome in my bed. Again, I have no expectations. If all you want to do is sleep, I’ll be more than happy to do that with you beside me.”

For a moment, Crowley was at a loss of words. Aziraphale handled him with such care it was nearly overwhelming. He wasn’t sure how to deal with it, except to answer with a joke to hide his vulnerability. “Are you an angel? I mean an actual, proper angel? All with a shining halo and white wings? Do I need to be afraid of your divine wrath if I ever piss you off?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Aziraphale said, without any malice. “I know you went through a difficult time recently, and I simply don’t want to take advantage of you. I don’t want you to think my support comes with any conditions. And…” Aziraphale hesitated for a moment, taking a deep breath. “... you did tell me once that you’re asexual. Or, well, on the spectrum. I just thought it might be a delicate topic.”

Crowley felt his cheeks heat up. He hadn’t been sure if Aziraphale remembered - there had been a lot of wine involved on that particular evening, and he’d never brought it up again before now. “Hnk, I- yeah. I am. Demisexual, I mean.”

“Yes. I need you to know I am perfectly fine with that. I would never push you to do anything you’re not comfortable with.”

“I know that, or I wouldn’t be here.”

“Good. I’m glad,” Aziraphale said softly, pressing a kiss to the top of Crowley’s head.

“And, there are a lot of things I’m comfortable with, but, uhh…” Crowley trailed off and gulped around the lump in his throat. He struggled for words for a moment, eventually letting out a groan. “Can we just, not have this conversation right now? I think I went through enough complicated emotions for the day. Give me a break, angel.”

Aziraphale chuckled and raked his fingers through Crowley’s hair, scratching gently. “Of course. Take all the time you need.”

Crowley let out breath. “See, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Angel. Too bloody good for this world.”

“Nonsense,” Aziraphale said, a smile in his voice. “If it reassures you, I don’t think all my thoughts regarding you in my bed are very angelic.”

Crowley laughed. He finally pulled away from the safe hideout that was the crook of Aziraphale’s neck and rolled over until he was hovering over him. “Good,” he said, grinning down at him. “I don’t think I want them to be. You can be an angel and a bit of a bastard at the same time, yeah? Think that would suit you.”

Aziraphale's lips twitched. "Is that a compliment?"

“Highest one there is. And you know what? Fuck doing things proper. Can I kiss you?"

Aziraphale’s eyes shone up at him. “Yes,” he whispered. “Yes, Crowley, please.”

It was all the encouragement Crowley needed. With his heart thumping wildly in his chest, he leaned down and finally pressed his lips to Aziraphale’s.

Crowley felt something uncoil inside of him, at the first gentle touch, at Aziraphale’s soft gasp, at he way he curled a hand into Crowley’s hair to keep him right there. It was like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders, a pressure eased from his chest so that he was finally able to breathe. Aziraphale’s lips were warm, his body soft against his own, and Crowley never wanted to let go again.

It wasn’t like everything was well, all of a sudden. The state of the world outside still made him want to despair. But Aziraphale’s gentle touches and sweet whispers wrapped around him so tightly that for the first time in weeks, Crowley didn’t feel like he would fall apart any second now. It calmed his nerves, soothed all the raw places inside of him until the hurt was just a faint echo in the background instead an all-consuming ache. And for the moment, Crowley thought as he kissed Aziraphale again and again, that was enough.

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