at first sight

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"well that went down like a lead balloon" Crawly heard himself say.

yes, yes it did rather.
the angel's eyes glazed over him as he thoroughly considered his response.

"Bit of an overreaction if you ask me, first offense and everything..... I can't see what's so bad about knowing the difference between good and evil anyway" he continued on. maybe he could entice the angel of the eastern gate. he'd given away his flaming sword so he couldn't be all .. good.

well, it must be bad..... the angel paused.

Shit.
Shit.
I never introduced myself.

"Crawly."

Crawly.
Otherwise. You wouldn't have tempted them into it

"Oh, they just said, get up there and make some trouble"

Well obviously. You're a demon. It's what you do.

"Not very subtle of the almighty though...

fruit tree in the middle of a garden with a 'don't touch' sign. I mean... why not on top of a high mountain? Or on the moon. Makes you wonder what God's really planning.

best not to speculate. it's all part of the great plan.

Crawly scoffed internally.

It's not for us to understand. it's ineffable.

Ineffable. huh.

Crawly decided then that he would befriend the angel. he'd never met someone so enticing.

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