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Crowley/Nanny Ashtoreth Headcanon

After rewatching the show and focusing more on the character(mostly Aziraphale and Crowley) instead of the plot. I realized that Aziraphale and Crowley switched jobs that they would presumably do much better. Angels are usually perceived as kind, loving, and nurturing so it would be assumed that Aziraphale would do well taking care of a child. While Crowley, whose hobby is taking care of plants, would work well as the gardener. That made me wonder why their roles were switched. Maybe Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett thought it would be a funny thing to write or if there was something deeper.

Personally, I think Crowley made the decision to be the nanny because he had a natural connection with kids. Compared to most demons, Crowley is more mischievous with his work, similar to children that play pranks. I also headcanon that Crowley has unresolved trauma from his Fall because he saw God as a parent. This further convinces me of my opinion. Maybe Crowley sees himself in children- innocent and curious who are susceptible to “bad crowds” and suffering. With Aziraphale, I think he likes kids but would feel uncomfortable taking care of them because he seems to prefer being on his own reading books or enjoying a meal with Crowley. Plus, taking care of plants would be easier since he can miracle them to be healthy if he messes up.

I don't think my punishment was the Fall.

I think God put me in that garden, and you on the Eastern wall, knowing you were everything I'd ever want and everything I could never have.

My punishment was never to be a demon; the Serpent of Eden; the Fallen.

God cursed me to spend millennia walking the Earth, desperately and maddeningly in love with you, knowing that I could never have you.

The Ineffable Plan became my Ineffable Punishment; for a crime I didn't realise I'd committed until it was too late.

It's always too late, isn't it?

GOOD OMENS HEADCANONS WOO

Crowley does things wrong on purpose to see Aziraphale happy while explaining it to him

The day after THE INCIDENT Aziraphale woke up and thought it was all a nightmare, until he realised he was in heaven :(

Crowley has dreams about Aziraphale and cries when he wakes up

Crowley has a plant he pretends is Aziraphale

Aziraphale is autistic but thats barely a headcanon atp

Crowley keeps pouring drinks and making coffee for Aziraphale absentmindedly

Aziraphale doesn't like how bright heaven is

Every time there's a sudden bright light Crowley gets excited but MORTIFIED

Whenever Aziraphale hears a Queen song he SOBS

One of Crowley’s wings doesn’t work entirely right

Crowley tried and failed to hibernate (he was a bit delirious dont be mean to him)

Aziraphale was the person who got Latin to keep being taught in schools (felt bad for it)

WILL KEEP UPDATING I THINK THIS IS SUPER SILLY!!! a lot of these are written when im sleep deprived and delirious so if theyre stupid thats too bad

Good Omens Headcanon: How Crowley Became A Demon

We don’t know much about Crowley when he was angel. He didn’t mean to fall he just “sauntered vaguely downwards”. He hung around with the wrong people, “with Lucifer and the guys” and asked too many questions.

I’m gonna be focusing on him hanging around with the wrong people, specifically with Lucifer.

What if, when Crowley was an angel, he fell in love with Lucifer.

When I say “fell in love” I don’t mean actually falling in love with him, not the true love he felt for Aziraphale. Crowley might’ve had a teenager-like crush on Lucifer.

We don’t know how Lucifer canonically looks in the show, he might’ve been one of the most beautiful, handsome creatures ever.

Lucifer could’ve tricked Crowley to become a devil. Lucifer might’ve seduced him in a way. Lucifer could’ve said “You’re an Angel, I’m a Demon, this won’t work. But if you also become a demon we could be together.”

Crowley refused it at first. He wanted to be with Lucifer but he wasn’t ready to give up being an Angel.

It started off with small things. For example Lucifer could’ve made Crowley to believe the duties heaven gave him was boring and he could just lie about it. He might’ve told him he could lie all the time in hell, not having to do boring tasks.

But small things snowball into big things.

Overtime Crowley spending more time Lucifer and Lucifer messing with his mind, making him questioning everything about heaven causing him to fall, sorry I mean “sauntering vaguely downwards”.

We don’t know if Crowley hated becoming a demon but if he did have an adolescent crush on Lucifer, even though he didn’t mean to fall he might’ve been relieved to become a demon. He would’ve thought he had a chance with Lucifer. But when he went to Lucifer, Lucifer just told him “I just tricked you into becoming one of us, I never loved you.” breaking Crowley’s heart.

Kinda like a good girl falling in love with the bad boy but when she becomes a bad girl the bad boy leaves her. (In this scenario Crowley is the good girl and Lucifer is the bad boy.)

When he first met Aziraphale, he might’ve even thought about tricking him to become a demon like he once was. But when Aziraphale put his wing over him that made him change his mind.

Because when they first met it was time for the first rain. They didn’t know it if would rain holy water and the first rain was probably the holiest, it might’ve rained holy water. So Aziraphale covering Crowley with his wing, from Crowley’s POV would be Aziraphale protecting him.

He might’ve thought “This random Angel that I just met decided to protect me, I should leave him as an Angel.”

And/Or he might’ve become friends with Aziraphale to protect him from Lucifer. To make sure no more innocent angels like he once was fall because of getting tricked by a demon.

Credit to this beautiful animatic (that made me cry) for the idea: