Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot

Crowley thinks New Year’s Eve is an overrated tradition.Aziraphale presents arguments to the contrary.  It took a moment to resettle the skin he’d almost jumped out of (for someone who was already half serpent, always a risk) and realize what it was, because no one ever called at his flat (except Aziraphale, who never had to be buzzed in because he either came in with Crowley or deployed a sneaky miracle to bypass the concierge). Tripping impressively over his own feet, Crowley fetched against the wall as if he’d meant to nearly bang his forehead just above the intercom grille. “Mister Crowley? It’s Ana. And Newt. We’re out front, can we – “ Crowley jabbed the button and looked frantically around for possible embarrassments (he stuffed a pair of silk boxers under the sofa cushions, ears going a bit red as he remembered how they’d gotten over the kitchen door), while Aziraphale lifted his glass in a general toast to everything. “Lovely of them to call, don’t you think?”