Aziraphale and Crowley are slaves living in the Akeshi capital, meeting briefly at a slave market and making an instant connection.
Crowley dreams of the two of them running away together, before Aziraphale is sold on to a new household. Crowley prays to Aziraphale's god to make him brave enough to find Crowley again.
While they're apart, Aziraphale discovers a means of escape - across the Akeshi straits. But Crowley can't swim...
Why we love it
This was such a powerful read. It starts very strong, with a first meet that stayed with me all the way while I was reading this. Their first encounter feels like a soul-binding one, and once you've read everything, you come back to it and just... yeah. Crowley knew.
I loved the utilisation of language in this fic so much, the way their names are twisted, the way they create their own means of communication. I loved the world building. It's done brilliantly, in few words, and yet you get how things work in this universe so easily. Truly beautiful writing.
And OMFG the ending. Ends on a cliffhanger, thankfully it has a sequel! Time to read that I suppose!
Tags: Fantasy AU, Cliffhanger, Secret Relationship, POV Aziraphale, Language Nerd
Turns out God has a Suggestion Box. It's on the moon.
Why we love it:
I barked. I actually CACKLED. It's 587 words of making you snort (and then stabbing your heart out of nowhere). Breaking the fourth wall brilliantly.
I loved it, it's a quick read and it's gonna stick with you for much longer than it took you to read and leave a comment on it.
Tags: canon-adjacent, humour, heaven is terrible, fourth wall break
Five times Aziraphale didn't understand Crowley's references, and one time he did.
Why We Love It:
Anyone who loves The Princess Bride is going to fall in love with this short fanfic. One lazy afternoon in the bookshop, an annoyed Crowley blurts out one line from the movie… and Aziraphale doesn’t get the reference. The demon is afraid he’s shown his (smitten) hand, but he can’t be sure. So over the next six months he makes other references, and Aziraphale continues to appear clueless.
Finally, Crowley has driven himself quite mad, and decides to do something about it—damn the consequences.
The consequences turn out to be better than anything he could have dreamed of.
Tags: Subtle Love Confessions, Inspired by movie, Canon Adjacent
I just posted the last chapters of my first complete work. I finished writing them over the weekend, but one of my readers "kindly" asked me to wait until Monday to post them so she could catch up. I'm very excited, though, and already planning the sequel. Thank you to everyone who's been reading, especially to those who commented or left kudos. I've had a lot of fun with this project and enjoyed interacting with my readers throughout.
If you haven't seen my story before and are curious, you can see the summary and archive warnings below. There's no strong language or sexual content, but it is rated teen and up for violence.
Chapters: 29/29
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: found family - Relationship
Characters: Rone Castaway, Robin Granger, Raven De Angelo, Jason Lee
Additional Tags: POV First Person, POV Multiple, Prison, Found Family, unhinged character, Overstimulation, Seizures, Unrealistic Depictions of Prison Life, Angst, Family Fluff, Character Growth, Murder, Safe For Work, no strong language, No Smut
Summary:
Four boys, four walks of life, four perspectives. Each of them has their own inner demons to battle. After all, you don't get sent to prison solely for murderers without having a few issues to work through. Whether it was gang-related, framing, vengeful patricide, or the dissociative killing spree of an assassin, they all ended up there for a reason, and they're all there for life. Roommates for life. Might as well make the most of it, right? The only problem is that someone turned the place into a dangerous playground for all kinds of killers, and not everyone plays nice. While these four are getting along and helping each other learn to communicate, trust, reflect, and be honest, the rest of the prison is falling further into disarray as inmates realize how much they can get away with.
Cut off from access to Earth, the hosts of Hell find other ways to torment Crowley. Aziraphale provides a refuge.
Why We Love It:
A story that sticks to canon, in this Book Omens fic Aziraphale and Crowley don’t live in each other’s pockets, and Aziraphale is actually rather snippy and somewhat protective of his private space. But when Crowley starts having a problem with Hell, Aziraphale immediately steps up to help him.
With funny, clever dialogue, we’re treated to multiple scenes of how Hell is slowly driving Crowley mad, until the final, crucial scene where it seems all is lost. In the end, our angel and demon pair have to admit that they’re better off together than apart.
Obviously.
Tags: Book Omens, Hell is terrible, BAMF Aziraphale, Moving in together, First Kiss
"Who knew Aziraphale has such a great singing voice. Crowley knows, of course. And he dreams about it. Aziraphale's performance is devine. Much better than his magic act." — Tartan_is_stylish
"Crowley follows the voice of an Angel into the bookshop. A surreal performance awaits as the Angel takes centre stage— waiting to take his hand in song." — Shades O' Grey"
Why We Love it
Anyone who adores the dreamlike experience of Micheal Sheen's Nye and fell in love with his performances of "Get Happy" will love this story. The writing beautifully captures the tone and feeling of a dream right down to the unique formatting and spacing of words— creatively stylised words emphasised to create a poetic feeling to reading it.
It takes you by hand through a journey that will either string you by the heart or sew you back together in the end.
Tags: Post S2, Inspired by Music, Inspired by Theatre
