It's just the power to charm

[caycep]

((Closed to Cayce, Azi, Crowley, and Ellie. Backdated to a day or two after the Bentley Babes caper.))

Cayce wasn't jealous. That much was easy enough to define; she cared for Crowley a lot, but not That Way. And notwithstanding her admission at the community Truth or Dare game, she definitely wasn't queer for Ellie either, although she certainly liked her well enough. Actually, she thought the two of them pairing up was kind of cute.

But for reasons she was still hard pressed to identify, she was a little perturbed when the two of them up and vanished from the lake party, and clearly Aziraphale was too. They'd exchanged a few half-heartedly snarky (and subtly worried) comments at the time before finally sort of shrugging it off, and Cayce had said something about coming by the tea shop later.

So now she was suiting action to the word. She sort of hoped that Crowley wouldn't be around. It'd spare everyone a touch of awkwardness.

Comments

[soho-angel.livejournal.com]

"Agreed," Aziraphale said, and helped himself to a croissant, feeling cautiously optimistic. It wasn't the first time he'd had to deal with some unexpected and uncomfortable problem involving Crowley, but this time he had an ally. He'd never realized how much of a difference that could make.

[caycep]

"I'll give you a shout if anything goes pear-shaped for me," Cayce said. She picked up a croissant and twisted one of the points off. "And Aziraphale? Thanks. It—I'm glad you're looking out for Crowley."

[soho-angel.livejournal.com]

Just doing my job, he almost said, and had to stop himself, because it wasn't. It really wasn't. But it had become so much a part of what he was that he simply couldn't comprehend doing otherwise.

"Likewise, my dear," he said instead, reaching across to pat her hand and smiling. "He does take rather a lot of looking after, doesn't he?"

[caycep]

"More than he'll ever admit," Cayce agreed with a small laugh.

((Anything else we need to cover, or shall our heroes move on to their respective heart-to-hearts?))

[soho-angel.livejournal.com]

((I think we can move on from here. New thread or just new sub-threads?))

[caycep]

((New sub-threads suit me fine. I'll kick one off for Cayce and Ellie.))