Crowley watched the interaction between the two angels and sighed.
"Yeah, I'm a bastard, Raphael, but I'm only trying to help. I've only ever been trying to help. Maybe I'm not going about it the right way - it's not like I have a lot of experience - but believe it or not I have no interest in being cruel to you just for the sake of it."
He looked away for a moment, took a deep breath, and continued.
"It took me five thousand years to recognize my feelings for what they were. Then it took another thousand and a couple of really dangerous situations before I'd admit them to myself or act on them. I've wasted a lot of time when I could have been happy. And I've learned that it's not about what you're supposed to do. It's about what you can't help but do. I... I just don't want you or anyone else to make the same mistake."
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Date: 2006-01-02 09:23 pm (UTC)"Yeah, I'm a bastard, Raphael, but I'm only trying to help. I've only ever been trying to help. Maybe I'm not going about it the right way - it's not like I have a lot of experience - but believe it or not I have no interest in being cruel to you just for the sake of it."
He looked away for a moment, took a deep breath, and continued.
"It took me five thousand years to recognize my feelings for what they were. Then it took another thousand and a couple of really dangerous situations before I'd admit them to myself or act on them. I've wasted a lot of time when I could have been happy. And I've learned that it's not about what you're supposed to do. It's about what you can't help but do. I... I just don't want you or anyone else to make the same mistake."