Good Omens Fanfic Recs
In no particular order, but I did try to group them into some categories. Please please please double-check the tags on the actual fics before reading.
6,000 YEARS OF PINING
Once More with Pharaohs (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20428025/chapters/48461819) Egypt, 1337 B.C.: Aziraphale gets stuck reliving Tuesday afternoon over and over again. It wouldn't be so bad, if every afternoon didn't start mid-argument with a certain disagreeable demon. Or if cooperation with the aforementioned demon weren't Aziraphale's only chance at escaping the time loop...
The Seven Temptations of Aziraphale (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23865403/chapters/57365032) Mexico, 1379 A.D.: While taking a well-deserved holiday, Crowley makes a bet with a rival demon as to who can tempt Aziraphale to commit more of the seven cardinal sins. Best four out of seven wins. Loser leaves Earth forever. But winning's not as easy as it looks. Not when there are some fourteenth-century sins that even a demon can’t outrun...
A Truth Universally Acknowledged (https://archiveofourown.org/works/27086509/chapters/66138709) It's 1812, and Crowley is posing as a wealthy widow to tempt single men into competing for her hand in marriage. It's exhausting, until she bumps into Aziraphale at a ball, and finally has someone to talk to who isn't interested in proposing. Luckily, since it's well-known that Aziraphale has no intention to marry, nobody will draw the wrong conclusion from their enjoying each other's company. For some reason, everyone draws the wrong conclusion anyway. #GenderfluidCrowley
Sealed (https://archiveofourown.org/works/21995257) Crowley and Aziraphale create an official document for the Arrangement and Aziraphale proposes a ritual to seal the deal. #Ace
Pieces of You (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26328235) Crowley has always liked cameras.
You Were an Angel Once (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25815967/chapters/62711938) Michael gives Aziraphale an ultimatum: 2 years to bring Crowley back to Heaven, or he'll have to kill him. Set in the 60s. Happy ending promised. #GenderfluidCrowley
Cake, please (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26251975) The Book of the Dead has lots of mentions of cake...
The Great Theodolphus (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25246132) Crowley wakes up from a long nap and finds that Aziraphale's gotten rather attached to a magician. Jealousy ensues.
Have You Told Him (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23904904/chapters/57475903) Aziraphale can tell Crowley loves someone, even if he doesn't know who. Naturally, he does what any good friend would do, and teases Crowley about it relentlessly.
Five Times Aziraphale Saved Crowley from a Bad Date (And One Time He Didn't) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20875535/chapters/49620272) Crowley really should know better than going on dates with humans. He doesn't, though. Luckily, Aziraphale usually turns up just in time to get him out of it. #Ace
Shooting Stars (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25834237/chapters/62762053) During the early days of Creation, one angel gets restless and decides to investigate a newly-formed nebula. But a young Guardian catches him in the act! #Ace
The Freedom to Express (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26670802) Awkward Ritz dinner 20 years after “you go too fast for me”
hit and run (but don't dance) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20247556) Aziraphale and Crowley stumble upon each other for the first time in a long time in Venice, in the middle of Carnevale. However, Aziraphale spends most of the night paying attention to the wrong Crowley...
Of Poetry and Valentines (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22737661) Aziraphale receives a series of mysterious, anonymous Valentine's Day cards.
Thou Shalt Not Lie (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24844978/chapters/60100774) Crowley's experiments with espionage land him in an awkward situation, but luckily Aziraphale shows up to help him out of it. Although, considering the amount of truth serum Crowley's been injected with and all the feelings they've never talked about, maybe it isn't lucky at all.
Phenakisticiscope (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25623853) Aziraphale finds a fascinating new invention: the phenakistiscope, a disk with pictures that appear to move when you spin it. He wants to show it off to Crowley, but things go a bit strange...
What They Say About Assumptions (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20728790) Aziraphale has known that Crowley loved someone since the beginning. He’s also spent most of that time believing that someone was a demon. #GenderfluidCrowley
In Control (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25848418) 5 times Aziraphale was blindsided by panic attacks + 1 time Crowley helped him through it... #Ace
Keep My Heart Slow (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25503685) A five-times fic about revealing more than you might otherwise when you're caught up in a good book.
Entertaining Angels Unawares (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25123231/chapters/60869194) Thanks to some experimental magic from Upstairs, Aziraphale has a chance to interact with Crowley without being recognized. A bit of flirting couldn't hurt, right? It's not as if anyone will ever know it was him, and there is a lot he's wanted to say and do for a very long time. It isn't his fault Crowley is so good at his job.
All First Editions (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20072269) The only thing Aziraphale can say for certain is that the books should not have survived. He's going to need to sit down for a while and sort out all the rest. Unfortunately, he isn't very good at processing emotions, especially ones he's been in denial about for who knows how long. It's a messy process.
Sawdust of Words (https://archiveofourown.org/series/1451122) A series of stories tracing Aziraphale and Crowley's friendship from the Garden of Eden to after the Apocalypse.
How (not) to talk to angels (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22098640/chapters/52740313) Aziraphale sets out to seduce Crowley and Crowley is forced to deal with his feelings about that.
The (Other) Arrangement (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23164528/chapters/55443181) 5 times Aziraphale and Crowley pretended they were a couple and the one time they didn’t have to pretend. #Genderfluid #NSFW
Your Mirror (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22467220/chapters/53682895) A non-chronological friends with benefits story #NSFW
parallax (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22384006) It’s just to ensure Crowley’s doing it correctly, Aziraphale tells himself at first. To make sure he’s getting the miracles right. But when Aziraphale hides and watches Crowley perform his first miracle since his fall, Aziraphale finds instead that Crowley--oh, he was made for this. The love that brims from him when he is allowed at last to heal, to help, to save. A demon shouldn’t love performing Heaven’s work like this, should he? What else, then, is a lie? (Don’t ask questions.) Aziraphale can’t stop watching, through the centuries. Presently, Crowley catches him, and many, many truths come to light. #NSFW
The road to rapture has a lot of pit stops (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19931275/chapters/47194246) Five times they kissed over four thousand years, and one time they actually meant it. #GenderfluidCrowley #NSFW
BUS BENCH -> NIGHT AT CROWLEY’S
Emotional Honesty (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19468645) The Nice and Surprisingly Accurate Guesswork of Crowley and Aziraphale, Idiots Who Are Finally Holding Hands (Properly) #Ace
Just a Few More Steps to Safety (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26045485) Missing hug scene. #Ace
Like a Slave Who Longs for the Shade (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24739240) Crowley forgets to ask an important question, and Aziraphale would like to continue his public bench mental breakdown in peace, thank you very much. #AutisticAziraphale
Temptation (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25824244) A different take on the sex pollen trope (i.e., they do not have sex). Aziraphale gets too close to a particular plant in Crowley’s flat the night after the Notpocalypse and doesn’t like what it does to him. Crowley tries to help him feel better. From here you can go to the alternative ending, which is also good.
Going Home (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19083349) While waiting for the bus after Armageddon doesn't happen, Aziraphale wants to get something straight (or not) about who Crowley's best friend is.
LOCKDOWN-RELATED
The Boredom of Aziraphale (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25023625/chapters/60598354) After five weeks in quarantine, Aziraphale breaks down and calls Crowley - only to develop an affliction that has never affected him before. Aziraphale is bored. And his mind is full of thoughts he's sure don't belong. Can Crowley help cure him of this tragic condition before settling in for his two-month nap? Without...*breaking the rules*? #Ace
Ask and It Shall Be Given You (But You Have to Ask (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24010891) Post-quarantine call, Aziraphale turns to his favorite type of divination to determine whether he should actually invite Crowley over.
A Supernatural Entity's Guide to Picnicking Responsibly (https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Aspec_friendly_GO/works/23989738) There has to be a middle ground between breaking the lockdown rules and not speaking to Crowley until July. Aziraphale has two days to find it and convince Crowley to stay awake.
Two-Faced Lover (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25544176/chapters/61981126) While Crowley naps, an impostor sets up meetings with Aziraphale.
ILL OMENS: The Quarantine Fics (https://archiveofourown.org/series/1707424) These fics are not in continuity with each other, but each revolves around a different quarantine scenario. #Ace
POST-ARMAGEDDON
Flowers From Hell (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23380195/chapters/56023246) In which Aziraphale makes more of an effort to be involved with Crowley's interests and hobbies. (A/N: So, yes, this is my ridiculous plant story.)
The Wanting Comes in Waves (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25514137) They're looking for their South Downs cottage and the real estate agent assumes they're married.
On Demons and Hellhounds (https://archiveofourown.org/works/21179582/chapters/50414870) Crowley and Dog hang out. That's it, that's the fic.
This is Not my Beautiful House (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23194714/chapters/55524460) Crawly wakes up in a place he doesn't recognize. The last thing he remembers is being ordered to "make some trouble" up on Earth. Someone has dressed him in ridiculously tight clothes and cut off all his hair, and now there's an angel calling him by a different name and being nicer to him than anyone ever has. Clearly, there's been some catastrophic misunderstanding.
First Dances (https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Aspec_friendly_GO/works/24946912) Crowley tries to propose, and Aziraphale misinterprets the question.
Good Endings (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19025134/chapters/45183448) Eight - give or take - matchmakers trying really, really hard, honest; two clueless ethereal/occult beings mutually pining their endless days away; and one witch, who can't leave well enough alone when it comes to matters of the heart, no matter how many centuries ago she died.
An Angel's Kissing Booth: Snakes Only, People (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24013057/chapters/57770401) It's Post-Amrageddidn't Happen and when The Them asks Aziraphale to proxy a kissing booth that only he can run ... well, he just can't refuse can he?
Luck of the Draw (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24956233) Two angels go down to Earth with the goal of wiping out Aziraphale. #MetaphoricalPokerGame #Ace
You’re a dream, darling (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23394718) There are two very important facts: 1) Aziraphale is dead. 2) None of this is real.
That Which Will Not Be Forgotten (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25283791) Aziraphale is off on a book-buying adventure, and Crowley decides to make some mischief while he's gone. Only problem is, it goes south and digs up some memories that Crowley would really prefer stayed buried. Luckily, Aziraphale gets home shortly thereafter and makes sure he's okay. #Ace
Faking It (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20574116/chapters/48842150) Heaven and Hell think they've figured out how Aziraphale and Crowley were immune. So. They have to keep up appearances, don't they? #NSFW
GENERAL FLUFF (and possibly some angst)
When You Give An Angel Tumblr (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25691365) Aziraphale explores Tumblr, and finds that Crowley has been using the anonymity of the Internet to share things that he hasn’t quite managed to mention to Aziraphale. Aziraphale is happy to give Crowley what he wants. Cuddles and relaxation ensue. #Ace
You Know the Answer (So Scream It Out Loud)(https://archiveofourown.org/works/23118769) This is apparently what happens when Crowley convinces Aziraphale to watch a bunch of British quiz shows with him. #Ace
Queen’s Most Ineffable Hits (https://archiveofourown.org/works/21701545) To Crowley's delight, his "bebop" is starting to grow on Aziraphale. He decides to introduce his angel to as much of Queen's music as he can. It provides an excellent soundtrack for their newfound relationship.
Happy Accidents (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24228337) When Aziraphale and Crowley finally confess to each other, it's completely unintentional.
Like Any Rose It’s Not Itself (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22667074) A single white rose grows from one of Crowley’s plants. Which is weird, because none of his plants are rose bushes. #Ace
Let's Meet in the Middle, My Love (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26627101) In which Aziraphale misreads a situation and Crowley has a moment.
The Nights Were Made For Saying Things You Can't Say Tomorrow Day (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22216675) The night after Adam and Dog are united, Aziraphale and Crowley start drinking like it's the end of the world, because guess what? It is. Crowley ends up passing out on the couch in the back of the bookstore, and Aziraphale figures he might as well give sleeping a try before it's too late. After a while, he falls asleep on the opposite side of the couch. So it's odd when he and Crowley wake up entangled in each other, just before Gabriel and Sandalphon show up.
Courting Past Each Other (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26568157) They're both in agreement that some romantic courting between them should commence as soon as possible, but unfortunately neither of them is in possession of their singular brain cell when it comes to deciding how to go about it, except that probably swans are involved. Or snakes. Or something.
How To Get a [Demon/Angel] in One Easy Step (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26279326) The courting rituals of angels and demons are...different. #Ace
Don't Feed Ducks Bread (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26294302) In which Aziraphale and Crowley discuss subjects including, but not limited to: Spider-Man, the cardiovascular systems of ducks, and what comes next.
Linguistic Evolution (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19787014) Aziraphale tries learning some of the new vernacular and Crowley can’t bring himself to mind the result.
Going Too Fast: A Fable For Our Time (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20154622) In which Crowley gears up for a big confession and Aziraphale is confused because he thought they were already in a relationship.
Slumber Party Summons (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20370781/chapters/48309142) Crowley gets Summoned by a teenage girls' slumber party. Everyone has far more on their minds than they've wanted to admit, even to their closest friends. Also, pajamas, hair and makeup, manicures.
Harmony Incarnate (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19240912) After dinner at the Ritz, Aziraphale and Crowley have a quiet moment at the bookshop. #Ace -- All This and Heaven Too (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19883464) is Crowley's POV, by a different author who was inspired by the original
What Needs to be Said (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25499677/chapters/61860583) Aziraphale doesn't understand why Crowley feels the need to verbalize something they've both known for centuries. Crowley doesn't understand why Aziraphale doesn't.
Cars Don’t Talk Back (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20556764/chapters/48797984) Aziraphale is jealous of the Bentley
Among the Down (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20052454) Nesting was a concept familiar to angel and demon alike, though there may have been a small detail lost in translation between the two. -- Inspiration that is really worth a read on its own, oh yes: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/ariaste/186015800684
the sacred simplicity (of you at my side)(https://archiveofourown.org/works/23760616) Aziraphale and Crowley don't love in the same way, but it's valid. #Ace #Aromantic
in regards to grammar (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20497076) Aziraphale defends a non-binary kid with the power of knowledge. #Nonbinary
Love in My Own Way (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20266768) Crowley is aromantic and worried that he doesn't love Aziraphale. #Ace #Aromantic
SNAKE!CROWLEY
Hiss (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181566/chapters/45595444) Crowley was fine until The Other Snake arrived.
Shed Your Shadows (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26864353/chapters/65546272) Once a century, Crowley has to shed. Aziraphale doesn't know-- but he's about to find out. #Ace
A Dinner Date Gone Wrong (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25191886/chapters/61054372) Crowley and Aziraphale are supposed to be having dinner together, and they're both secretly and tremendously excited. Crowley has a snakey prank planned, but much to both of their dismay, Aziraphale is running late. Then, someone calls animal control on the large black snake outside the Ritz, and things go pear-shaped. Luckily, the angel is on the way.
Snapping (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24505414) In which Crowley is trying to sleep, and the world is being more distracting than usual.
Snake Eyes (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20264752) Crowley has snake eyes. They look like snake eyes. They function like snake eyes. The thing is snake eyes aren't all that good for seeing with. He doesn't really seem to let it stop him from doing what he wants. #Blind
The Portmanteau of Snake Cuddling is Snuggling (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24239509/chapters/58406548) Crowley has a fantasy, one he's been nursing for millennia. It might sound stupid, but he wants Aziraphale and him to transform into snakes and cuddle together. But that's ridiculous, because it's not like that would ever happen, right? #Ace
HUMAN AU
The Invisible Touch (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25878307/chapters/62881051) Aziraphale is reduced to a quivering mess just looking at Crowley’s face smiling up at him from the programme, let alone sitting in the front row of the theatre watching him perform, or standing face-to-face with him, with Crowley's hand on his arm, after he summons him to the stage to help him with one of his tricks... When Aziraphale reveals that he too is a magician and the two actually become friends, Crowley soon realises that someone has severely knocked Aziraphale’s confidence, and becomes determined to do whatever he can to restore it.
The Best of Both Worlds (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25771429/chapters/62590735) It’s 1895, and Aziraphale runs an old-fashioned apothecary shop with his brother Gabriel. Crowley is a pharmacist secretly planning to take over their business. But after he meets Aziraphale, the most adorable and trusting person ever to walk the Earth, what starts as an semi-innocent flirtation rapidly turns Crowley into a pining mess. This calls for a change of plans...
Changing of the Seasons (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26304256/chapters/64046350) Confined to his bookshop, Aziraphale joins a virtual training session about urban foraging led by botanist and natural wellbeing practitioner Anthony Crowley, and feels some relief from his anxiety for the first time since lockdown began. After that, he watches every video Crowley has posted online, but will he ever get up the courage to actually interact with him? After all, Crowley keeps giving him opportunities to do so... Perhaps once the lockdown is over, some one-to-one nature-based relaxation therapy might be just what Aziraphale needs? #Ace
A bookshop is not a business (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19321246/chapters/45958498) In which Aziraphale has no intention of selling books to anyone at all, let alone this infuriatingly persistent customer. No matter how nice his cheekbones are...
Free Trial Boyfriend (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26342653/chapters/64152415) Overall, Anthony Crowley considered himself a lucky fellow, with his good looks and a full ride swimming scholarship. There really wasn't much he can complain about. But his real struggle was that he's completely, maddeningly in love with his best friend - a strong, passionate and oblivious angel who, even after a full year of pining, still can't seem to get the hint, no matter how many times Crowley has tried to flirt with him. #Ace
Give me a title, I’ll give you my heart (https://archiveofourown.org/works/21160262) Crowley moves to Tadfield, Aziraphale is Adam’s father and a writer. Adorableness ensues. #AdamShipsIt
Pieces of my heart (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25817677/chapters/62716171) From that reddit: Straight guy worries he’s being homophobic to gay roommate, realizes he’s fallen in love with him. #NSFW
I'll Never be Lonely (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26431975/chapters/64395577) Aziraphale sells his soul in exchange for friendship, and gets more than he bargained for.
Lavender, Chamomile, and a Rather Permanent Arrangement (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19850095/chapters/47006497) Crowley owns the flower shop across the street from A. Z. Fell's tattoo shop, and can't help but be intrigued by the slightly eccentric, yet incredibly friendly tattoo artist. #Trans #Ace
YES. YES. YES. GOODBYE? (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26855548/chapters/65523676) Aziraphale and Crowley are independently dragged along to a paranormal investigation event in a haunted castle on Halloween. They're both extremely skeptical about the whole thing, but manage to keep themselves entertained.
(Please Don’t) Look Into My Eyes (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26954869) Aziraphale needs some new nifty little reading glasses, but he can’t cope with how gorgeous, attentive and lovely Crowley, his new optician, is. The fact that Crowley keeps leaning in close, casually touching him and staring into his eyes really isn’t helping. Welcome to the sweet torture that is Aziraphale’s eye test from hell.
The Scarecrow (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26750191/chapters/65259487) The last surviving member of his family, Aziraphale inherits a crumbling 14th century cottage from his uncle. Staying in the cottage to catalogue his uncle's collection of rare books, Aziraphale combats his loneliness by speaking to the scarecrow in the neighbouring field. He awakes one night to find the scarecrow in his bedroom, mouth torn open, speaking to him...
The Sometimes Wife (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20530484/chapters/48728987) It is a truth universally acknowledged that older brothers are the worst. As the youngest of three children, Parson Aziraphale Fell has been given an ultimatum: find a wife, or lose the family's support. The only problem? Aziraphale has never looked at a woman that way in his life. His attention has instead been captured by the family gardener, a beautiful young man who holds Aziraphale's heart in his hands. But when a mysterious newcomer arrives in the village, Aziraphale finds himself falling - quite unexpectedly - for her as well. Aziraphale knows he will have to choose. After all, it's not as if he can have both...can he? #GenderfluidCrowley
OTHER AUS
Wrong Turn (https://archiveofourown.org/works/25225810/chapters/61145332) Lots and lots of somethings are wrong. First, Crowley's nearly hit by a car. Then he almost brains himself tripping over new and excessive piles of books at the bookshop. To add insult to near-injury, Aziraphale starts throwing knives at him. Safe to say his day could be going better. The thing that's the most wrong of all is the universe, of course. In this one there was never an Arrangement. Aziraphale and Anthony (they can't both be 'Crowley') aren't friends and they certainly never agreed to prep for Armageddon. Unfortunately, the end of the world is two days away. So that's something Crowley really has to fix before they can figure out how to get him home.
Mystery Science Theater 6000: The 1992 Screenplay (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22326292) In the not-too-distant future, an angel and a demon sit down to watch a movie that probably shouldn't exist. While they start out happily mocking the out-of-character moments and strange plot twists, one character in particular may be more than they can handle... (Combination riff and analysis of the 1992 Good Omens Screenplay)
In Mixed Company, or the Corporate Retreat of Heaven and Hell (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22309822/chapters/53287501) Every 300 years, Heaven and Hell share a company retreat on Earth during which angels and demons temporarily surrender their celestial powers. Officially, it’s a time for fostering team unity and better understanding the needs of the client base. It’s definitely not a time for terrorizing the hotel staff with divine/diabolical showdowns, abusing the ethereal expense account, or furiously snogging your hereditary enemy. But when Aziraphale and Crowley are up for promotion, Hell breaks loose and Heaven might just break free.
One Night in Bangor (and the World's Your Oyster (https://archiveofourown.org/works/20053450) Heaven and Hell share a corporate party once per millennium. This time someone's had the bright idea of issuing a challenge to the demons of Hell. Crowley has no intention of missing the opportunity; Aziraphale's just enough of a bastard to make him work for it. #NSFW
The Star Stone (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26010496/chapters/63242083) Heaven punished Aziraphale by making him human and erasing his memories, but Crowley's got a plan to save him.
OTHER POVS
Spying Omens (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22414189/chapters/53552950) Where did Michael get those “Earth Observation files,” and what’s the story of the angelic fan (and their demonic counterpart) who was hiding them? #Ace
Adventures in Attempting to Purchase a Book from That Weird Old Soho Bookshop, A. Z. Fell & Co. (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19315309) A rare book collector posting on a niche internet forum is dismayed to discover the last missing book is only available at the best worst bookshop in London.
So You Need to Get Into A.Z. Fell & Co.; Now What? (A Guide for Unfortunate Bookworms) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/19893115) Inspired by the previous fic.















