HAPPY HOLIDAYS @practickles!!! I am your squealing santa this year :)) I hope this is everything you hoped for and more!! (and now i can follow you without being worried that i'll blow my cover lol)
@squealing-santa
screw canon(/j), they are happy together and have tickles.
switch!aziraphale, switch!crowley.
cw: light mentions of alcohol/sobering up magically, cursing (because it's Crowley), using a miracle to pin someone that could be read as invisible bondage.
Aziraphale turned a page in his book, but wasn't really reading anymore. This had been happening more and more often: he would stop reading just to think about the demon who was currently asleep on his couch.
Aziraphale and Crowley had finished off some good wine last night, and instead of sobering up, Crowley had decided to sleep it off on the bookshop's couch. The angel had sobered up, reading all through the night with the occasional glance to the demon's sleeping form.
Honestly, Aziraphale prefers Crowley awake. He loves the demon's antics and being able to spend time together (although the serenity and calmness radiating off the demon's lanky form was delightful). He didn't technically need to breathe, but he did -- soft deep breaths that were almost soft snores.
Aziraphale quickly snapped himself out of the trance he had been in, staring at his friend(?), and glancing back at the book. It was a sweet romcom, one that left Aziraphale feeling giddy and with butterflies in his stomach. The couple in his book were playful, and in the current scene, were poking each other and giggling. This was a fascinating idea that humans called "tickling", which led to supposedly uncontrollable laughter and seemed like a sweet bonding exercise.
Something clicked in his mind and he looked back at Crowley asleep on the couch, limbs splayed out haphazardly. His tight-fitting shirt had risen a little, leaving a sliver of the pale skin of his lower stomach on display. Aziraphale gasped excitedly, looking back at his book where the tickle fight was happening. Supposedly, even small touches could lead to ticklish sensations!
He stood up, beginning to creep over to the sleeping figure, before realizing that Crowley could sleep through almost anything and walking over normally. The angel stared at him with wide eyes, glancing back and forth between his calm face and the sliver of exposed stomach. He tentatively reached out a finger, poking Crowley's abdomen.
There was a faint reaction, a small breath hitching in between small snores and Crowley squirmed a bit. Was Crowley ticklish?! How silly! How human! What a delightful discovery! He giddily clapped, then began tracing the sliver of exposed skin. Crowley huffed, squirmed, and scrunched up his nose a bit, before rolling over and crossing his arms over his stomach.
Aziraphale was ecstatic at his findings, and couldn't wait to enact something rather devious (by his standards)!
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A few days later, he woke a grumpy Crowley up from his nap (and if Crowley became less grumpy when he noticed that he was covered in a cozy blanket, the angel didn't need to know). Aziraphale had a mission: go on a date -- a Friend Date (he told himself, at least) -- and bring up tickling to him! The angel had an innate need to tickle Crowley now, see his presumably adorable reactions, and have the physical contact that the angel began to crave.
"Come on, Crowley!" Aziraphale grinned, pulling the demon into a seated position by his hand.
Crowley grumbled, "For what?"
Crowley seemed entirely uninterested, but in truth, he loved spending time with Aziraphale and would do anything if Aziraphale truly wanted to spend time with him.
"A picnic!" Aziraphale gestured to a wicker basket stocked full of goodies.
Crowley rolled his eyes (but was truly content with this plan), put his shoes on, and drove them to a gorgeous woodsy park. When they had found their own spot, Aziraphale spread out a blanket on the grass, sat down, and began unpacking some small sandwiches and poured them both a glass of wine.
"Not so much now, my dear boy," He handed Crowley the wine, "I'd like you awake for a little while. It's dreadfully boring being all alone and reading by myself!"
He got nothing but a grunt in return, but everything was perfect, so Aziraphale continued on with his ramblings.
In between bites of his sandwiches, he told Crowley all about the books he had been reading, but especially about the lovely rom-com he had just read.
"They had such a lovely relationship! Human love just excites me so much! They do so many sweet things together, not unlike us!"
"Ngk-" Crowley choked slightly on his wine and turned a bit pink, but Aziraphale didn't seem to notice.
"They certainly touched a lot more than we do, though, Crowley!" The angel pouted.
Crowley shrugged, "We're not having sex."
"Crowley!" Aziraphale's mouth gaped as he gasped, smacking the demon softly on his leg, "Don't say that! They touched plenty without sexual implications!"
Crowley sipped his wine, not needing to respond.
"They cuddled, and kissed, and even- well," Aziraphale cut himself off, suddenly a bit embarrassed.
This now intrigued Crowley, who sat up a bit, and looked at Aziraphale, scooting closer so they were side by side.
He teased Aziraphale, "Oh? Was it sexual then? You realized I was right and you were wrong?"
Aziraphale huffed indignantly, "No! I'm just not sure if you even know what it is!"
Oh, Crowley was so up for a challenge. "I'm sure I would! I know much more about humans than you do."
Aziraphale leaned closer, grinning and placing a hand on the blanket behind Crowley, so they were almost touching. "Oh really?"
Crowley smirked and nodded, taking his sunglasses off and stowing them safely in the picnic basket, so he could look at Aziraphale in the eyes to show him how serious he was.
"Yes, they were tickling each other!" Aziraphale grinned, hoping that Crowley wouldn't know about tickling, so he could teach him.
"Oh, that? How would I not know about that?" Crowley didn't let anything slip, so Aziraphale thought it might be possible that he just didn't know.
"Yes, I think that's quite intimate," Aziraphale reached out and placed a hand on Crowley's knee, "it seems sweet to me!"
Crowley grumbled, avoiding eye contact awkwardly. "What, is this your way of asking me to tickle you?"
Aziraphale stammered, protesting quickly, "Why would I want that?!"
Now it was Crowley's turn to look offended, "There's nothing wrong with wanting that!"
Aziraphale was now slightly grumpy; this wasn't how it was supposed to go!
Crowley had that devilish (albeit attractive) grin across his face, placing a hand on Aziraphale's side.
"This wasn't how this was supposed to goHO-" Aziraphale smacked a hand over his mouth, eyes wide.
Crowley, that evil, evil demon, had squeezed Aziraphale's side! What a terrible thing for his corperal form to feel! Aziraphale, in all his planning, could not have anticipated this!
A small smirk crept across Crowley's face as he put the other hand on Aziraphale's clothed side and squeezed a few times in a row.
Aziraphale's hands flew down from his mouth to his sides, weakly pushing at Crowley's hands as he laughed heartily. His smile was beautiful. It was, well, angelic.
Crowley was right. Aziraphale thought this was quite nice. He hadn't laughed this hard in a while, and seeing Crowley's enjoyment of his reactions was amazing!
Crowley smiled widely, skittering his nimble fingers along Aziraphale's gorgeous plush stomach, before refocusing his attention on Aziraphale's thighs. Aziraphale's magnificently scrumptious thighs, currently busy with Aziraphale's frantically kicking feet. Crowley stopped, giving Aziraphale a small break, before placing his hands on those delightful thighs.
Aziraphale was not worried in the slightest; he had never heard of someone's thighs being ticklish, just the usual suspects like the upper body, feet, neck, and hips. But thighs? That seemed silly... until Crowley started squeezing them.
Aziraphale barked out a laugh, falling gently on his back as he was unable to hold himself sitting up. He made noises that were so embarrassing: he even squealed! Crowley was unwavering in his ticklish squeezing, grinning broadly. Aziraphale was laughing harder than he ever had, his head shaking back and forth as he laughed frantically, beginning to push at Crowley's hands again. This was Crowley's cue to slow down, and he moved his hands back up to the angel's stomach to gently trace shapes as Aziraphale recovered.
"Y- you're evil!" Aziraphale gasped, still giggling.
"I'm a demon, that's kind of the whole point," Crowley deadpanned, although unable to wipe the smile off his face.
Aziraphale caught his breath, then grabbed Crowley's hands. Crowley's eyes widened slightly, but he tried to play it off, scoffing.
Aziraphale sat up quickly, pushing Crowley onto his back and pinning him there with shocking strength. Crowley looked at him confused and began squirming awkwardly. Aziraphale had fully sat on his hips, pinning his arms above his head as he leaned over the demon, their faces quite close together.
"What? How did you-" Crowley stammered, baffled by Aziraphale's strength, "What are you doing?"
Aziraphale grinned, excited to give Crowley all the exposition of his plan. "When I was reading that book, I tried tickling you, when you were asleep. I poked you, and you reacted! I have to try it again!"
Crowley blushed a bit, before retorting, "Angel, anyone would react to being poked. I'm not ticklish, I'm a demon. Being ticklish is all- cute and innocent. I'm neither of those things."
"I beg to differ," Aziraphale grinned, slipping his warm hand under Crowley's tight shirt, beginning to trace circles on Crowley's stomach.
Crowley's brain short circuted. Not only was the angel on top of him, but he was touching Crowley more intimately than they'd ever touched. And Crowley did feel something -- was that being ticklish?
Crowley squirmed, averting his eyes from Aziraphale's as he clamped his mouth shut.
Aziraphale, ever so oblivious, was slightly upset that it didn't really effect Crowley like it did when he was asleep. Maybe he was controlling his reactions? Maybe he truly was right and wasn't ticklish!
Aziraphale huffed, "You really reacted the other day, I promise!"
Crowley was trying his best to not react, his serpentine eyes flicking towards Aziraphale's well-manicured hand, still tracing under his shirt.
"Ngk- just give it a rest, angel!" Crowley sputtered, feeling giggles (Yes, giggles! Demons aren't supposed to giggle!) bubbling up in his chest.
Aziraphale was starting to feel a bit hopeless; he thought it would have been incredibly endearing if Crowley was ticklish. The demon barely smiled (not counting his mischievous smirks), and Aziraphale would love to hear him laugh, truly laugh, for the first time in years. Aziraphale pouted and decided to give it one last go.
He poked Crowley in the side.
Crowley gasped, jumped, and made awkward eye contact with the angel on top of him.
Aziraphale, on the other hand, was ecstatic! A giddy smile broke across his face.
"No, angel, no. I was just startled-" Crowley said quickly, squirming.
"Oh my dear Crowley, my dear silly demon..." Aziraphale grinned.
"No angel I-" Crowley couldn't focus on being called Aziraphale's, due to the imminent danger of him being tickled.
Much to his dismay, Aziraphale began ruthlessly skittering his fingers over Crowley's stomach and sides. Damn his fashionable outfits! The shirt he was wearing was incredibly thin and did nothing to protect him from the angel's attack.
Crowley tried to keep his mouth shut and hide his reactions, but his attempts were futile. He burst out into loud laughter and squirmed as much as he could (which wasn't much). It made sense why tickling was used as a torture method in the past; he would have given up any secret that Aziraphale could ask for in this moment! Although, there was something nice about it: the intimacy, the giddy feeling, and Aziraphale's touch gave him a rush of happiness.
"Why are you laughing, my dear boy? Thought of something devious? Scheming?" Aziraphale laughed along with Crowley -- for such a supposedly evil being, he sure had a contagious laugh -- and scribbled his fingers even faster. "Or are you just... ticklish?"
And if Crowley's cheeks turned an even deeper shade of pink, he hoped Aziraphale didn't notice.
"You're- teasing- me!" He sputtered indignantly, through bright, happy laughter.
Aziraphale paused, pretending to look offended, "No I'm not! I'm simply asking questions to figure out why you're laughing so much!"
In the midst of talking, he wasn't paying attention to what his hands were doing. His hands moved down to the hem of Crowley's shirt, causing the demon to jump, eyes wide.
Aziraphale's eyebrow raised quickly, "Oh?"
Crowley shook his head, stammering "No," and tugging on his hands.
As both of them knew, although the angel's corporeal form was strong, Crowley could easily have gotten his arms free by non-human means. Maybe he just didn't want to.
The most devilish grin to ever cross an angels face suddenly appeared on Aziraphale's. He let go of Crowley's arms, but not before preforming a miracle that kept his arms trapped in place, taut above his head.
Crowley's snake-like eyes grew wider as he tugged frantically on his arms, beginning to giggle nervously. His whole 'bad boy' persona was completely gone now, and he was quite enjoying this (though he'd never admit such a silly thing).
"Oh Crowley," Aziraphale teased, wiggling his fingers at the squirming demon, "are you prepared for your demise?"
That shut Crowley up.
Until Aziraphale did something truly evil. Something so evil that even the higher-ups in Hell couldn't dream of. He repeatedly squeezed Crowley's hips.
Crowley made the most embarrassing noise possible -- he squealed.
"AAAAZiraphale!!!" He laughed, wiggling as much as possible, "YOU BASSSSTARD!!"
Curse that stupid hissing. Usually he was able to disguise it, whenever Aziraphale caught him off guard with accidental(?) flirting or made a silly joke that a big bad demon like himself shouldn't laugh at. Speaking of laughing, Crowley was laughing more than he ever had in his life.
And it felt amazing. Having his angel so close to him in such an intimate way, literally on top of him. He was able to let his guard down.
The angel gasped, "What did you just call me, my dear boy?!"
Aziraphale skittered his fingers around Crowley's stomach and sides, relishing in the rare and genuine laughter.
Luckily, although neither of them could be sure if it was intentional or not, Aziraphale's miracle that pinned Crowley's hand was slowly faltering. Crowley didn't realize (he was laughing too hard to think about much) until his arms subconsciously snapped down to grab at Aziraphale's hands.
Aziraphale paused his attack, concerned about his friend(?). Crowley looked at him, as his leftover giggles became slightly more devious.
Crowley latched his clawed hands onto Aziraphale's clothed sides and rapidly squeezed, disrupting the power that Aziraphale had held over him, and toppling them both over onto their sides, facing each other.
Aziraphale tickled Crowley back, angelic giggles pouring out of his mouth.
"You- you're such a demon!" He exclaimed through loud laughter.
Crowley nodded, squirming closer to Aziraphale as they tickled each other.
They were practically cuddling as their fingers slowed to tracing each other's abdomens, softly giggling.
Aziraphale stared into Crowley's gorgeous auburn eyes and was struck with a sense of overwhelming love.
Crowley's smile was wider than it should have been from leftover giggles as he watched the angel and his smile and gorgeous face. As if God Herself had heard his thoughts, sunlight struck the angel's face in a certain way where he looked like he was glowing (although he may have been radiating an otherworldly glow from overwhelming happiness).
They stayed there for a while, in each others arms, staring lovingly into each other's eyes.
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THE VERY END OF CRIMINAL MINDS SEASON 9 EPISODE 18 THAT IS ALL
I've been seeing this anew lately and I'm FERAL? The way Cas is laughing, genuinely laughing in a way we rarely see. And you can tell by their body language that they talk like this all the time (I would like to see it)
But what really kills me is Dean's face. He's so happy to be making Cas laugh like this, he looks so PROUD. You can see the anticipation in his expression as the joke's about to land, his body turned, watching Cas' reaction. Ugh they're so in love
everyone is pretty awesome, i'm curious as to who all the "founders" of TFB are.
i'd consider you a notable person! i get a little starstruck when you interact with one of my very rare posts đ
wordstrings was and still is very impactful for me, as is nhasablogg and the-best-medicine.
I was wondering what blogs people here in the community consider to be significant and notable people đ
Like, the stars of the tword community
For me it's @/otomiya
Fandom: Stranger Things
Characters: Steve/Eddie
Summary: Steve tries to confess to Eddie that he likes being tickled.
Words: 900
It was almost poetic, the way the sun spilled into the room that July afternoon and lit Steve up where he sat on Eddieâs bed, nearly like a spotlight. He truly did feel exposed, trying to figure out what to do with his hands, where to rest his gaze. Eddie wasnât the worst audience - in fact he sat there patiently, kindness in his very bones - but despite how many times Steve had rehearsed this speech he still found the words stumbling over his tongue and refusing to come out right.
âI just-â He paused, swallowed, restarted. âMaybe youâve noticed that, uh-â Inhaled, restarted. âYou know this thing you do.â His only full sentence made almost no sense.
âThing?â Eddie, bless him, did his very best to not smile, although his struggle was very visible to Steve who would love to put his attention anywhere but on his confession.
âYou know.â There were many things Eddie did, Harrington. âHow you- torment me?â
âWith tickles?â It wasnât necessarily a miracle that Eddie could figure it out just from that, since Steve always said he liked tormenting him after heâd reduced him to an incoherent mess. âSure.â
âIt, uh-â Made him so fucking happy he was putting himself through the torture of saying it aloud just so Eddie never took his protests seriously enough and stopped doing it? He couldnât say that. No way.
âIt what?â Eddie tilted his head at him now, curiosity laced in the way he batted his eyelashes, in the way he raised his eyebrows. âAm I doing it too much?â
âNo, no.â Truth was he probably was, but Steve, being an addict, needed it even more. âI- is it hot in here or is it just me?â
Eddie reached out and grabbed the hem of Steveâs shirt, fingertips nudging his neck and making him recoil ever so slightly, but all Eddie did was pull at it. âMaybe go for a tank top. I can lend you one.â
âItâs okay,â Steve said, because he knew that if he allowed Eddie to get up and walk away he would never try to speak of this again. âI, uh. Well. You know. How you torment me?â
âYes, weâve established that Iâm terrible for tickling you,â he said with a laugh. âI can stop.â
âNo.â The word had left his mouth much too quickly for Steve to register it was even forming on his tongue.
Eddie raised an eyebrow. âNo?â
âUhm.â What the fuck was he supposed to say now? âI just-â
âDo you like it or somethinâ?â
Steveâs heart skipped a beat and he looked away. He could lie. He could say no. Say he simply enjoyed the intimacy of it all. Say he enjoyed laughing. But while all of it was true it missed the key part of it all: that he liked it, period. Liked the whole experience of it.
âI do.â
He wasnât sure what he expected Eddie to do. To ask questions, to get up and leave, to call him gross. All he knew was that he didnât expect him to let out a low laugh, reach out to gently squeeze his knee and say, âI know, Iâm just messing with you.â But he did do exactly that.
âWhat.â Steveâs word was barely a question at this point. âYou mean to tell me Iâve been sitting here trying to confess like a moron and you already knew?â
âYou make me sound mean when you put it that way.â Eddie shrugged. âBut yes. Of course I knew. Why do you think I keep doing it?â
âGod, I hate you so much.â
âAwe, but you were just confiding in me. Of course you donât hate me.â
âStop grinning at me.â
âI canât help it when youâre so endearing.â Eddie tried to pinch Steveâs cheek, but he slapped his hand away. âYou donât want me to touch you? You donât want me to tickle your belly to pieces right this second?â
âShut up.â
âPin you down and make you say out loud how much you like it?â
âOh my god, you wouldnât.â
âWatch you blush and stutter.â
âEddie, I swear to god.â
Eddie softened, reaching out to run his hand over Steveâs hair. âI wouldnât do anything you didnât want me to. And thank you for telling me. You know Iâm just messing with you.â
âYou love teasing me,â Steve mumbled, leaning into the touch. âSo mean.â
âI enjoy flustering you, I do admit.â He moved his hand down, cupping Steveâs cheek. âAnd I wonât tickle you until you ask me to.â
âOh my god, you are mean.â
âI would call it considerate.â Eddie trailed his hand down further, fingertip moving from his throat to his chest to his ribs to his belly. âJust say when.â
Of course Steve said when, quietly, awkwardly, breathlessly, and Eddie had him pinned immediately, fingers curling over his skin and not stopping. Steve started begging for mercy out of habit, but he knew he would die if Eddie stopped now. Luckily for him Eddie mustâve realized it, for he merely used his other hand to squeeze at his thigh, over and over and over until Steve nearly bucked him off the bed. âFuck!â he cried, and Eddie laughed as well, purring out a âYeah?â which had Steve blushing to his roots.
He wouldnât have it any other way.
I once read a fic that was about Spencer accidentally handcuffing himself to his bed cause he was practicing escaping them and Derek found him and basically nsfw things went down BUT what if you replaced the nsfw activities with tickles đđđ
Spencer wouldnât necessarily call himself someone who was prone to luck, other than the fact that he was born as a white male in the 20th-21st century, and really, he was one among many. Sometimes he even considered this a misfortune seeing as certain things were now expected of him which he very rarely managed to fulfill. He was skinny and fidgety and intelligent in a way which had always made him an outcast in certain areas of his life. And with outcast he meant severely bullied as a child and not always warmly received as an adult. And it was fine. He didnât care. Who was he to wish for a community anyway.
He was around nine - no dad, mom acting in a way he yet couldnât comprehend - when he decided that luck was not on his side and that he would have to fight for everything in his life other than a splash of white male rights, and so he had never really considered himself very lucky.
Until Derek Morgan entered his bedroom one random Friday evening without having been invited, that was.
âWhat the hell?â
âI would say the same thing - because how the hell did you even get in here - but I have frankly never been happier to see you in my life.â
âReid, what- is it an UnSub? Wait, weâre not even working a case.â
âItâs not an UnSub.â
Something flickered across Derekâs face. âIs it a lady?â His wagging eyebrows were enough to have Spencer flushing, until he added âor a gentleman, I donât judge,â which really had him wishing the ground would swallow him whole.
âItâs not. Shut up.â
âAre you really in a position to be rude to me here, pretty boy?â
Derek was, of course, right. Spencer shifted, grateful that he was at the very least sitting on the bed rather than the floor which had been his first choice before heâd changed his mind about forty minutes ago. âSorry, sorry, just- get me out of here, please.â
Derek hummed as he approached him. âWell, you did say please. But I gotta know how this even happened first. You owe me that much.â
âI think you owe me an explanation as to why youâre barging into my apartment.â
âI think I barged in just at the right time, didnât I?â
Spencer relented. âI was trying to practice my escape skills.â
âAh. And then you couldnât escape.â
âSomething like that.â
âWhat was your plan for this exact scenario then?â
âI have brunch plans tomorrow with Garcia and she would eventually realize something was up and find me. Or the cops would. I donât know.â He pulled at his trapped arms, grateful that the handcuffs at the very least werenât messing up his blood circulation. They were merely tight enough to stop him from slipping out, cuffed to his sides in a way that didnât hurt. Heâd decided he wanted to start slow, not realizing he wouldnât get any further than this.
âThat would be like 15 hours from now.â
Derek was blinking incredulously at him. It was embarrassing. Maybe being found by Garcia in 15 hours wouldâve been better.
He averted his gaze. âI know. I just- I guess I wanted to prove myself.â
Derek sat down on the mattress next to him. âTo the team?â
âAnd myself.â
He sighed. âWeâll have a proper talk about this eventually. I guess I should get you out first. Whereâs the key?â
âUh.â
âSpencer.â
âIâm not sure?â
Derek moved his gaze to the ceiling. âOf course youâre not. Why would this rescue mission be easy.â
âI thought Iâd get out without it, didnât I?â
âYeah, well, clearly you overestimated yourself.â Spencer caught the moment Derek regretted his words, but he couldnât blame him. Spencer had been doing too many stupid things recently in an attempt to prove himself. A bad decision during a case and a scolding later, heâd started doubting his abilities as an agent in the field. Hotch had told him he could stay behind the scenes if he preferred, but that his analytical skills were useful in the place of action too. And so Spencer had tried to improve.
Clearly it wasnât working.
âSorry, I didnât mean it like that.â
âNo, no, I get what you mean.â He leaned his head back. âJust get me out of here.â
âHow exactly am I supposed to do that without a key?â
âYouâre an FBI agent, arenât you?â
âHa ha smartass.â He poked Spencerâs side, most likely out of habit, but Spencer, who couldnât move away from it properly, tried to jerk back which merely resulted in him slamming himself against the headboard. âJesus, sorry, sorry.â But Derek was laughing and Spencer was too, maybe out of nervousness, maybe because this whole situation was ridiculous.
âItâs okay,â he said, suddenly blushing for the second time since Derek walked in on him. âI wasnât prepared.â
âDownplaying your ticklishness, I see.â He leaned closer, grinning. âI have you right where I want you, you know. I could even tickle your neck since you never let me do it without freaking out.â
Spencer could feel the ghost tickles beneath his chin, which wasnât helped by the fact that his collar was touching his neck already. âYou wouldnât.â
âAre you so sure about that?â He wiggled his fingers in the air. âIt would be soooo easy. You wouldnât be able to stop me.â
Spencer started giggling, which was probably the most embarrassing thing heâd done during this whole interaction. âDerek.â
âThere we go. Thereâs that smile.â He leaned back again with a laugh. âI wonât do it, but itâs fun teasing you.â
âYouâre an asshole.â Spencer turned his head away from him in an attempt to compose himself, and as he did - surprised squeak, sigh of relief - he caught sight of the key on the floor in front of his closet.
âHey,â he said later, when heâd been freed and fed and, yes, somewhat tickled to death. âWhy did you come here?â
Derek put down his burger. âI was bored. You werenât answering your phone. Was gonna bug you to entertain me.â
Spencer let out a laugh. âWell, did I?â
âOh, very much so.â
(Lee! Aziraphale/Ler!Crowley) (brief lee!crowley/ler!aziraphale)
Summary : Crowleyâs dignity was positively shattered being tickled by Aziraphale two weeks ago. Well, only one way to fix that: getting revenge. [see part one here! this is a sequel]
a/n : i lobe them sm
Word Count : 3626
hope u enjoy! :)
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There are two types of demons: Those that like to strike as soon as they see their target, and those that plan their evil-doings methodically, thinking out every angle so they can strike their prey when they least expect it.
It might shock some to find that Crowley tends to lean more towards the latter.
It had been two weeks since Aziraphale had pestered Crowley with those god-awful jokes, relishing in his demonâs irritation. Two weeks since Crowley had been tickled into the couch cushions so Aziraphale could win an argument.
So for two weeks, Crowley has been planning.
And planning for Crowley doesnât mean he just thought real long and hard about how heâd make his move. No, planning requires research. Lots and lots of research.
Tickling isnât something Crowley would call a regular occurance between the two of them. Yes, it happens, has happened, but if you were to ask for something defining that they do together, tickling would be quite low on his list, if it made it there at all.
So maybe, before he strikes, heâll need something of aâŠrefresher.
Aziraphale stood in the bookshopâs tiny kitchen, making himself a cup of tea. Crowley stood at the doorway, wondering if his angel knew he was there.
âI know youâre there, yknow?â
Ah. So he does.
Doesnât matter. He knows Aziraphale will continue to read through his book on the counter, waiting for his water to heat in the kettle like Crowley wasnât even there. He was too comfortable in Crowleyâs presenceâŠmaking him far easier to attack.
So Crowley sauntered behind Aziraphale, miracling up a feather from his wing. He heard a page being flipped.
âWhatcha readinâ?â Crowley asked, before placing the feather under Aziraphaleâs shirt without having to move a finger. Real magic truly was the best thing since sliced bread (trust him, he was there when it happened, sliced bread was quite the invention for the time).
âOh itâs a lovely book, Iâve read it many times but somehow I keep coming back to it. Georgette Heyerâs âThe Black Moth.â Quite a page turner; it takes place in 1751, during theâAH-!â Aziraphale flinched, his right arm gluing itself to his side.
Crowley smirked behind Aziraphale, still looking over his shoulder at the book. His finger waggled near Aziraphaleâs coat, a magic tether traveling from it to the feather. âWhat was that, angel?â
âEr, nothing I justâwell I think there may be something in my shirt. I do hope itâs not a bug,â Aziraphale said, before snapping his fingers. A feather floated down onto the pages of his book. A black feather, to be precise.
Aziraphale clicked his tongue. âI see.â
âHow peculiar,â Crowley grinned. âWonder how that got in there?â He walked right out of the room to avoid further accusations, all of which would probably be correct.
Stage one: complete.
Now onto stage two. Snake time, baby.
Crowley very rarely switched to his snake form these days. Really no need, plus any time he did he was usually beaten within an inch of discorporation by a horrified human. So no, he doesnât typically take his snake form anymore.
But occasionally, when heâs feeling ratherâŠwell, one might use the word clingy (Crowley detests such accusations), heâll be a snake for a few hours just for the excuse to curl up on Aziraphaleâs lap while he reads.
This usually embarrasses Crowley, not exactly one open to admitting his love of cuddles and pets and head scratches. Which is why heâs especially excited about snake time today, since heâs getting to embarrass Aziraphale this time and not the other way around.
Heâd taken his form around 20 minutes ago, giving himself time to adjust to the change and alert Aziraphale of his body today. When he heard, Aziraphale went and made a cozy spot for himself on the couch, beginning to read his book. It was a silent code to Crowley that Aziraphale was ready for cuddles whenever he was.
It was no surprise when Crowley slithered his way onto the couch, his now curled body finding purchase on Aziraphaleâs lap. The angel got to petting, resting his book along the serpentâs scaled back. He scritched softly at Crowleyâs head, running his hand down the length of his now much longer body.
Crowley almost got lost in the comfy-ness of it all when he felt Aziraphale stray too close to his underside, a sensitive area on both of his bodies. Ohohoh, the plan, yes right, Iâll get on that now.
With the sneakiness only a serpent could possess, he slowly moved his tail around until he found the area buttons canât close up on Aziraphaleâs shirt, and slithered his way in. Bingo.
He only allowed himself about an inchâs worth of entry, canât get too confident now. He waited a few moments, listening for Aziraphale to stir or speak up. He didnât move, though, so thatâs a good sign. Now he can strike.
Crowley fluttered his tail back and forth, like a rattlesnake in slow motion. Aziraphale huffed.
âIs that you down there?â He asked, voice a little wobbly like trying to hold something back. Got âem.
âIs what me?â Crowley said in his tired, Iâm-far-too-comfortable-to-care voice.
âIt is you!â Aziraphale let out a giggle through his words, moving Crowley around in his lap to stop the incessant tickling that was still taking place on his lower belly. âAha-! Crowley, stop!â
âI really donât know what you mean,â Crowley yawned. âAnd stop moving me, mâcomfortable.â
âI will not!â Finally, Aziraphale found the end of Crowleyâs tail, pulling it out of his shirt and readjusting Crowley in his lap. âNow you stop that or I will be putting you off to the side.â
Crowley huffed, his body adjusting under his head in a way that almost looked like his head was laying in his arms. âWhatever. Didnât even do it anyways. Punishing me for something I didnât do? Now thatâs just cruel.â
Aziraphale rolled his eyes, going back to petting Crowley while fixing his gaze back on his book.
Well, he really didnât wanna risk ending this. Might as well enjoy it and plan for the next stage in his great scheme.
Which, as it happened, took place the very next day, snake Crowley no more.
Aziraphale sat on his favorite chair, listening to a record he recently bought at Maggieâs shop. He was the picture of content.
Crowley was bouncing on his heels ready to ruffle the angelâs feathers.
âMmyes, some good oleâ Stravinsky. Rather liked that guy, with the whole yâknow, riot debacle,â Crowley made his way around Aziraphaleâs chair, leaning against its back. âGreat fun that was.â
âYes, that was a rather difficult event. I was there, you know, but I truly was only there to see the show,â said Aziraphale.
Crowley hummed, having heard the story before. He looked at Aziraphaleâs ear below him, giving a puzzled look.
âWhatâs that in your ear?â
Aziraphale furrowed. âMy ear?â
âYes yes, thereâs something in your ear.â
Aziraphaleâs hand shot up to feel around his ear, âWhere?â
âNo youâyouâre missing it, itâs nothing but a piece of fuzz, I think. Here, let me-â He shooed Aziraphaleâs hand away, before using his pointer to gently prod and scrape along the shell of his ear.
Aziraphaleâs shoulder shot up. âAha, wait, waitâthereâs really no neheheed-â He batted at Crowleyâs hand, but couldnât dissuade him.
âNo seriously, I can get it if you just give me a moment-â he wiggled the finger, and this time Aziraphale shot out of his chair with a quick giggle before turning and giving Crowley a pointed look.
âYouâre messing with me,â Aziraphale straightened his coat before giving his ear a quick scratch. There was a smile small on the corner of his lips.
âNow why would I do that?â
Aziraphale shot him a look, âIâm not sure, but I know thatâs what you were doing.â
Crowley walked toward Aziraphale until they were eye to eye. âI wouldnât dream of it,â he said, before walking out.
Stage three: complete, but Aziraphale was definitely onto him now. Time to set the real plan in motion.
Like it started, Crowleyâs plan took place in the back room, wine in each of their hands as they talked and bickered and laughed with each other.
After having made Aziraphale laugh at one of his favorite stories to tell, Crowley smiled and remembered. Admittedly he had gotten a bit tipsy and nearly forgot about the whole thing until he saw his angel folding over in laughter just moments ago. Made him remember what this was all for.
He glanced over at the desk, noting Aziraphaleâs current book having a very familiar bookmark peeking out of its pages. He had actually noticed this days ago, but was waiting until now to bring it up. Clever demon, he thought.
âWhatâs that there in your book?â He gestured lazily at it, sitting up like it was of great intrigue to him.
âOh thatâsâŠâ Aziraphale looked at the book, like it was the first time heâd noticed it there. âWell, itâs my bookmark, of course.â
âMmyes obviously itâs your bookmark. I meant what is it, exactly? Cause I don't know if I recognize this one.â
Aziraphale looked a bit flustered. âErm, well itâsâŠitâs a feather, actually. But it works just as nicely as a bookmark.â
Crowley hummed. âArenât your feathers white, angel?â
Aziraphale looked without words for a moment (oh how Crowley just loved flustering his angel), before straightening his back with newfound confidence. âWell I didnât say it was my feather, did I?â
âNo, youâre right, you didnât,â Crowley said, resting his chin in his palm as he relaxed over the arm of the sofa. Sometimes he likes letting Aziraphale think heâs won before pulling the rug out from underneath him. âIs it mine?â
Aziraphale was definitely blushing now, but he stayed on guard. âYes, it is. YouâŠput that blasted thing in my shirt the other day when I wasnât looking. When it fell into my book IâŠwell, I didnât have a bookmark before and then I did. Itâs really as simple as that.â He smiled at Crowley all clever, taking a sip from his wine.
Crowley gave Aziraphale a puzzled look. âYou think I put that in there?â
Aziraphale blinked. âWell obviously. Youâve been messing with me for days.â
Crowley smirked. âHave I now?â
Aziraphale glared at him. His eyes were a bit squinted, very suspicious. âWhat are you doing?â
âIâm not doing anything. Youâre accusing me of something I have no recollection of. Iâm just asking how you think I was messing with you,â said Crowley, thinking âthatâs right, lure him in.â
Aziraphale hesitated, like treading over thin ice. ââŠyouâve been teasing me, and you know it. Youâyouâre doing it now!â
Crowley couldnât hold back his grin anymore. âI mean, can you blame me?â said Crowley before standing abruptly. He took a swig from the bottle, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and sat it hard against the table. âYou messed with a demon angel. You never mess with a demon.â
Aziraphaleâs eyes widened. He set himself back further into his chair, hands holding onto the arms.
âI donât know what you mean.â
âOhh, don't act all innocent now. You were quite the tease a couple weeks ago, as I remember,â Crowley pointed a finger at Aziraphale, who actually startedâŠgrinning.
âYouâre still worked up over that, arenât you?â Aziraphale asked, a clever smile taking him.
âNoâno, thatâs not what I mean-â
âOh Iâm sure. But you canât really deny that apparently, youâve been thinking about this quite a lot,â Aziraphale looked as smug as ever.
Crowley was admittedly a little stuck for words at the moment. His mouth formed around rebuttals but they never made it past his throat.
He growled before rushing over and grabbing Aziraphale by the lapels.
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âMaybe soâbut only because I needed to plan out exactly how I was going to get you back,â Crowley growled, grip tight on Aziraphaleâs coat. He liked how nervous the angel suddenly looked. âLike I said, angel. You donât tease a demon.â
Crowley let go of him, walking back and almost pacing in thought. He waggled a finger in the air, âBut I canât do it now. No, no youâre expecting it now. Iâve gotta get you when youâre totally off your guard,â He plopped himself back down on the couch, pointedly not looking at Aziraphale.
âSoâŠyouâre not tickling me now?â Aziraphale raised a brow his way, taking a slow sip.
âNo, Iâm not.â
Aziraphale shrugged, placing his glass on the table. âIâd let you.â
Crowley paused. He looked at Aziraphale like the angel had grown an extra arm. âYouâd let me?â
âWell, yes. I donât actually hate being tickled. You just keep doing it when Iâm in the middle of something, or Iâm trying to relax,â he said, which was the last thing Crowley was expecting. âIf you just asked Iâd be happy to oblige.â
Crowley was near seething. He wasnât actually mad, just utterly irritated by how nonchalant Aziraphale could be about the whole thing. Crowley was beyond embarrassed when Aziraphale tickled him the other week. How could someone not be embarrassed by it?
Crowley shook his head, âItâs the principle of the thing. You tickled me when I wasnât ready, Iâve got to do the same back,â Crowley took a much needed swig. âSâhow revenge works, angel.â
âBe my guest then. Iâm happy to wait,â Aziraphale grinned, so pleased with how quickly things had turned in his favor. Sure, he was still going to get tickled eventually. But now he knows the real context.
Crowley was still so flustered over his little tickle attack the other week, that he had been meticulously planning on how to get Aziraphale back just to regain his dignity. He couldnât deny how adorable that much effort and thought was.
Crowley grumbled, throwing his head against the back of the couch. âGrrrrbut itâs not as fun now,â he slumped. âNow you know itâs gonna happen. Shouldnât have said anything.â
âYes, maybe you shouldnât have,â Aziraphale said. âBecause now, once you do tickle me, Iâll have no choice but to tickle you back immediately after.â
Crowley gaped at him, actually letting out a low chuckle. âOh really? Well thatâs not fair, is it? Supposed to be tit-for-tat, donât you think?â
âNo, no I donât think so. See, it doesnât affect me nearly as much as it does you. Thatâs the fun in it.â
âIt does not affect me. Sâjust not right for a demon to have such a weakness. Makes sense when youâre an angel, sâwhy you donât give a shit.â
âIâll have you know itâs perfectly normal for a demon to be ticklish. I tease you for it because itâs fun, but itâs not like you can help it. Itâs your vessel, dear. And itâs a vessel I think you should take much more pride in than youâre giving it right now.â
Crowley just grumbled again, not really having a good response. He knows he canât help it, but itâs still soâŠweird. Itâs not just because heâs a ticklish demon. Itâs that heâs a ticklish demon who actually finds it a little bit fun when his angel is the one tickling him. Thatâs the part thatâs got him all screwy.
But itâs not like he could just say that.
So he stewed for a bit, thankful for Aziraphale allowing him his stew time in peace. The angel sat contentedly, sipping on his wine and basking in the lovely tension their bookshop always seemed to hold.
Crowley stewed and stewed. Pinching his lips together, sipping on the wine, reaching over and filling Aziraphaleâs glass when he realized it had gone empty. But he had to say something eventually, because obviously Aziraphale wasnât going to speak first.
And also because he kind of still wanted this to happen. Just a little.
âFine.â
Aziraphale looked up. âFine?â
âYes, fine, whatever, just get over here and let me get my fffffucking revenge already.â
Aziraphale grinned, already beginning to stand. âI thought you said I couldnât expect it when you get your revenge?â
âOh thatâs still gonna happen,â He smiled as Aziraphale sat next to him, the demon already crawling into his space.
âYou do remember Iâm getting you back as soon as youâre done, right?â Aziraphale said with a nervous titter in his voice, backing up towards the arm of the couch.
âYeah I know. Guess that just means Iâve gotta make this count,â Crowley said as he fully closed in on Aziraphale, cornering him into the couch. He just hovered, for a moment, his hands floating over Aziraphale without touching him.
Aziraphale swallowed. âWellâŠ?â
Crowley grinned. âWell, what?â He wiggled his fingers, and Aziraphale tittered anxiously.
âAre you going toâŠ?â
âCanât say it now?â Crowleyâs eyes were devilish as he smirked. âIs someone getting nervous now that Iâve got him cornered?â
Aziraphale rolled his eyes, a meek attempt at confidence over the situation. His slight squirming and tight lipped smile gave him away. âNo.â
âNo?â Crowley asked, before jerking his hand down near Aziraphaleâs side, laughing at Aziraphaleâs flinch. âI havenât even touched you!â
âBut youâre going to!â Aziraphale practically whined, a ghost of a giggle lacing his voice. âJust get on with it, Iâm not sure I can take this.â
Crowley smiled genuinely. âOh alright. But just because itâs you.â
Finally, after waiting oh so patiently for this moment the past two weeks, Crowley struck. He went straight for Aziraphaleâs sides, thankfully unguarded since the angel had taken his vest off hours ago. Aziraphale yipped, trying to hold in his laughs for a brief moment before falling into those angelic cackles Crowley could eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
âAH! AhahaâCrohowley!â he laughed, sliding down unconsciously and only stretching his body out more for Crowley. âWahahait!â
âOh no, Iâve done plenty of waiting recently,â Crowley said, delivering sporadic pokes up and down Aziraphaleâs torso, the angelâs cackles shooting up as he did so. âSee, sânot so fun when itâs you getting tickled, huh?â
âItâs fuhuhun! Justââ he was cut off by his own loud laughter as Crowley shot his hands into his armpits. Arms slammed against his sides, twisting and turning every which way because it was just too much. ââtihihickles!â
Crowley chuckled, ecstatic. âBet it does,â he said, pulling one hand out from its trapped state in Aziraphaleâs underarm to reach up and give his ear gentle scratches. Aziraphale squeaked, a hand shooting up to protect the ear. Seeing the opportunity, Crowley shot his hand right back under his arm, and Aziraphale shook his head through his laughter and shock.
âNohot fahahair!â Aziraphale blushed, unsure of what to do with his hands. He opted to batting them around uselessly.
âYouâre playing with a demon, angel, what did you expect?â Crowley said, before taking both hands out to squeeze, pinch, poke, prod and scribble all over Aziraphaleâs tummy.
Aziraphaleâs laughter was all over the place now. It was like he couldnât decide whether to give deep, belly laughs or squeals and giggles fit for his angelic persona. The tips of Crowleyâs ears grew warm at the sound.
âThis is hysterical, by the way,â Crowley laughed, pinching Aziraphaleâs hips and watching as he barked a laugh, twisting and gripping onto Crowleyâs wrists. âI mean I knew you were ticklish, but this is priceless.â
âYouâve made your point!â Aziraphale giggled out helplessly. âI gehehet it! Itâs bahahad! Itâs sohoho baahahadâ!â He fell into a giggle fit that made it impossible to hold a conversation, wheezing pitifully.
âI could keep going, yknow. Show you actual demonic torture,â Crowley grinned when Aziraphale shook his head, cheeks plump and pink from mirth. âSay youâre sorry and Iâll consider it.â
Aziraphale slapped Crowleyâs arm playfully. Crowley poked softly but quickly over Aziraphaleâs torso, easing up on the tickling just enough for him to get some words out. Aziraphale panted a bit, giggles lacing every breath.
âOkay okhahay! Iâm sohohorry!â Aziraphale giggle, pushing Crowleyâs hands away from him. Crowley let his hands be moved for just a moment, before giving one last quick squeeze to Aziraphaleâs hips just to make him yip.
Crowley smiled down at his angel, watching him catch his breath and try to will away that blush from his cheeks. Aziraphale looked up at Crowley with a pointed expression, âWily serpent.â
Crowley laughed, âYou asked me to!â
âI did not ask you to. You obviously wanted to do it so IâŠobliged,â Aziraphale shrugged, the lie plain as day on his face. Crowley couldnât help but snicker.
âYes, of course. Obliging the temptation of a demon really is your forte, after all,â Crowley teased, laying his front down on Aziraphaleâs, making himself comfy. âHad your fun?â
Aziraphale sighed through a smile, rubbing a soothing hand up and down Crowleyâs back. âWellâŠnot quite.â
Crowleyâs face puzzled before feeling Aziraphaleâs grip tighten around his torso. His snake eyes grew twice their size, âCâmon angel, play fair.â
âThis is fair. I told you what Iâd do if you tickled me,â Aziraphale kissed Crowleyâs forehead, not giving him a moment to think about that shit before digging his fingers into the backs of Crowleyâs ribs.
âFuhuAHK-!â Crowley jolted, falling into helpless laughter on top of his angel. He squirmed and giggled and held onto Aziraphaleâs body even tighter just so he could resist throwing himself off.
ââDemonic cackleâ my behind,â Aziraphale teased. âYouâre far too sweet for that, my dear.â
Crowley blushed, hiding that and his smile in Aziraphaleâs neck, not missing the way the angel giggled whenever his nose brushed the skin.
The plan ended up being much more than successful. It was everything Crowley couldâve ever hoped for.
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a/n : hope u enjoyed! consider reblogging if u liked it <3
Summary: Maeve keeps her promise; blindfolds can be a lot of fun. (I AM CRIMINAL MINDS TRASH SORRY ANYWAY HOPE YOU LIKE THIS BYE) {Warnings for slight bondage and sexual themes!}
âIâll make blindfolds fun again.â
After the incident with Diane, Spencer was sure that promise wouldnât be able to be fulfilled. Two traumatic experiences were much harder to cure than one. But Maeve was kind, and gentle, never pushing the subject or making him feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
They built up to it, kissing with her hands over his eyes, him allowing her to hold his wrists together in her handsâŠAnd he felt safe with her.
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Fandom: Criminal Minds
Characters: Spencer Reid, The BAU
Anonymous said: Spencer cracks the identity of a âserial ticklerâ and has to come to terms with his own hidden love of tickling.
A/N: This was fun! It was fun writing about a case like this again but from Spencerâs POV this time. I hope you like it!
Warnings: An UnSub who breaks into peopleâs homes and ties them up to non-consensually tickle them, but this oneâs super ungraphic and mostly just fluff tbh.
Words: 7.4k
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Spencer was squinting at the board, which was poorly illuminated now due to the descending sun. He probably should have turned on a light, but heâd been standing there for the past twenty minutes and refused to move. If he moved he might lose it, the little hint of something at the back of his mind. The board contained pictures of bodies, only this time they were all alive, tied up but alive. That was unusual, to have every single victim to interview. They werenât even really hurt, only a little traumatized, but they all knew that talking to traumatized victims was almost harder than talking to mere witnesses whoâd simply seen something out of the ordinary. Hell, even talking to family members was easier than to scratch open wounds that had barely had time to start healing.
He rubbed at his temple and sighed. This was hopeless.
âI canât seem to find a connection between them at all,â he said when Gideon entered. âTheyâre all of different ages. Different socioeconomic backgrounds. Different skin colors, different body types, different types of people entirely. The only thing they seem to have in common is the fact that they live here in Quantico.â
âTake a break,â Gideon told him. âLetâs recoup in fifteen, okay?â
Spencer deflated. âFine.â
âThatâs not a punishment, Reid,â he replied with a laugh. âHave some coffee. Hotch and Morgan will be back soon.â
âOkay.â
Gideon tilted his head. âAfter you.â
âYouâre no fun, you know that?â
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i like criminal minds, doctor who, good omens, supernatural, stardew valley and a lot lot lot lot more but those are the mains.
i have recently discovered i have a proclivity towards tickling. if you find it strange so do i. but i will be using this space to explore it. thank you and have an amazing day đ
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