http://ineffable-angel.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ineffable-angel.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] neutral_omens2006-05-15 12:06 am

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Date: May, 2000
Setting: Manor Grounds
Status: Public
Summary: A General Announcement and a meeting.



There had been a sign Aziraphale had sellotaped to the edge of his desk a few days ago, since his conversation with Hermes. It was simple, and drew a few questions, but Aziraphale rather liked it. It read:


Mr. Fell's Storytime. Come one, come all!
Saturday after tea.



It made him feel like one of the readers from that show, Jackanory. Except Aziraphale was rather grateful he didn't resemble Prince Charles or the like.

It was now three o'clock and he was sitting in the library, a large, weathered book open in his lap. He had his glasses on, sliding as they were, and a glass of water sat on a coaster within arm's reach. There were pillows strewed about in the small space in front of him, and the bookshelves stretched back. Aziraphale stroked his chin, deep in thought, as he mouthed the words of the next passage.

"Never was the dawn so beautiful," he said to himself, tapping the page. He was so wrapped up in the text and the elaborate illustrations he hadn't noticed the newcomer.

[identity profile] anthony-crowley.livejournal.com 2006-05-16 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Crowley had scowled when he saw the notice and tried to ignore the stab of jealousy. He liked it when Aziraphale read to him and didn't want to share the experience, but when it was clear that he had no choice in the matter, he decided to attend. Not wanting anyone to know that he was there listening to his partner's softly carrying voice, he lurked expertly in the stacks and kept an eye on who appeared.