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It's Only a Matter of, Mine by theplushfrog
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
22 Jul 2023
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See the thing about time is that it isn’t so much a straightforward thing. The idea that time marches ever onward in a neat and tidy line really couldn’t be further from the truth.
Time is like water. Well, also very much not, but minds can only hold so much, so for the purposes of explaining–time is like water. It moves in rivers, but also streams, creeks that twist and loop. It pools into ponds and lakes, then expands past thought into oceans and tides and–you see that this is all very difficult to keep within the metaphor.
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Crowley has a unique relationship with time.
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He had been so concerned with her within his defenses, so that he hadn't even thought of himself within hers. He hadn't thought he could spark such emotion in himself or others, not after—well he wouldn't think of that now—but still, here she was, sobbing quietly against him.