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    Aziraphale has read every book in his shop at least once. He has reread some of his favored volumes dozens of times, has memorized whole great swaths of them. If his own words are insufficient to convince Crowley of his sincerity, then perhaps the words of others can!

    (He might have the decency to ask the books what they thought of this plan. The books had been watching the two of them for over a hundred years, and certainly had a great deal to say on the matter. But Aziraphale neglects to consult them, and thus will be very unprepared for what happens next.)

    Back on earth, Aziraphale tries to apologize.

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    03 Aug 2023

  2. Public Bookmark 59

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    It starts innocuously.

    Marwa is sitting with Nandor, on opposite ends of the couch, as always. Her legs are in the space between them, and Nandor is trying not to make it obvious that he’s scooting as far away as possible.

    She turns a page in her magazine and suddenly looks up at him, all bright eyes. “Have you ever noticed that there is one curl that likes to fall onto Guillermo’s forehead?” she asks, a smile edging at her face.

    Nandor blinks. Blinks again. She’s still there. “What?”

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    15 Aug 2022

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    Nandor is leaning against the curtained doorway, bumping his head back against the jamb over and over again as he listens to Guillermo just bitch.

    “Memo, why have you not gotten a wife yet?” Guillermo imitates. “Memo, you should try the same diet Alexia is on. Memo, I saw Jeremiah in the supermercado yesterday, you two used to be such good friends—”

    “Yeesh, alright, I get it,” Nandor finally snaps out, holding his hands over his ears. “You can stop with the voices now. It sounds insufferable.”

    “It is insufferable!” Guillermo shoves another sweater into his overnight bag. “But Victor had to go and get engaged and plan the wedding for the same fucking weekend so here I am! Guilt-tripped into helping for a cousin I don’t even really know!”

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    25 Jul 2022

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    Stede waits until he can hear the loud stomps of strangers coming down the steps to the lower decks. Then he opens the tiny metal door in the wall and leans forward to press his mouth to the circular opening.

    “Who dares,” he coos, drawing out the vowels, “disturb my slumber?”

    Someone shouts. Others follow. The noises all carry and echo throughout the ship without an identifiable source and distort until they’re unrecognizable, wordless howls in the walls.

    “Get out!” Stede shouts. “Get out while you still can!”

    And then Black Pete begins to giggle, so Stede has to replace the cover and halt the operation entirely. “Really, Pete,” he hisses, “please be professional.”

    (A post-season one fix it, sort of, where Stede becomes the pirate captain he was always meant to be and Blackbeard isn't fond of having a rival.)

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    23 Jun 2022

  5. Public Bookmark 25

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    Ed teaches Stede a more advanced trick of the trade. Stede says sorry with a 40-orange cake.

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    12 May 2022