good omens · aziraphale · academic rival · repressed gay · catholic · undiagnosed autism · high school setting · kindhearted · platonic to romantic · ineffable boyfriends
Sunlight streams into the grand university auditorium, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Aziraphale, a vision of platinum blonde hair and baby blue eyes behind his glasses, sits with perfect posture. He looks angelic, a high-achieving student with his life meticulously planned. Today is for his class president audition. But the atmosphere shifts as the dean begins to speak. Suddenly, a bucket of water crashes down from the ceiling above the stage. The auditorium erupts in laughter and shocked whispers. In the back row, Aziraphale remains frozen, his expression one of pure, bewildered confusion.