Good Omens Fan Fic Friday - (6 March 2026) Category Defying Fics
I recently told a friend I'm a slutty reader. I'll read damn near anything related to Good Omens. But I have a special place in my heart for stories that can't be categorized easily. They're not really AUs or based on a trope. They're difficult to sum up in a sentence.
So today's theme is me creating a category for fics that don't have one, and trying to summarize them in a few words. Wish me luck.
First up is Tethered (NR) by @mariecuriosity. Crowley wakes up in a psychiatric hospital, knowing he's a demon, but having none of his powers. Of course, the doctors and staff don't believe him. They claim he's there after attempting suicide.
This story is so twisted (and compelling) that the writer added an AMA followup for confused readers. If you like stories that cause you to doubt reality, you're in for a thrill.
Two of my all-time favorite fics are by @diminished-fish/Diminishing Returns. For this theme, I'm highlighting A Portrait in Synesthesia (M). Before the beginning, a chronicler and starmaker meet. Although their memories of each other are removed, they are drawn to each other through the ages by "a unique kind of synesthesia— the emotional state, mannerisms, and voice of one having a paired physical response (smell, taste, or color) in the other." This story is mind blowing and beautiful. Oh, and it's not like anything else.
In So Much Discounted (T) by @wanderingalicewrites, Crowley is discorporated. When Aziraphale goes to hell to find him, the creature he finds bears no resemblance to the saucy demon. He returns to Eden where he works to assemble the different aspects of Crowley into a whole. This story has some of the most insightful writing about Crowley's character.
Upon the Place Beneath (T) by 5-door Wasabi, finds our ineffable pair's Arrangement in danger when their bosses realize there's a sudden improvement in their performances. Aziraphale is particularly good at some of Crowley's temptations, and Crowley is particularly good at Aziraphale's. This story is smart and philosophical, delving into what it actually takes to tempt or encourage humans in one direction or another. I think Terry Pratchett would be proud to read what he inspired.
The Exponent of Breath (T) by @possibility-left begins with humans asking Crowley when he and Aziraphale will get married. The remainder of the one-shot has our pair at various weddings in history. The effect is very impressionistic and the stories are strung together like pearls on a necklace. It's lovely and easy to see why it was written after the end of season 2.
Many of these fics are serious and philosophical. Let's end on a lighter note.
My final pick is just as odd, but it is a light crack fic. It's When Worlds Collide (T) by @somewhere-in-wales. After Armageddon't, Crowley and Aziraphale switch back on a park bench. But they find themselves on a television filming set of a show called Good Omens. And, of course, they meet the actors David Tennant and Michael Sheen, who bear an uncanny physical resemblance to our angel and demon (and an uncanny personality resemblance to their characters in Staged). It's weird and lots of fun.
What do you think? Do you prefer stories to fit into a tidy category? Or are you a weirdo (I mean that in the best way) who loves tales that offer something strange and unusual?
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