Hey :) thanks for all you do for the fandom!
I was wondering, can you recommend any good (canon-verse) fics that have Crowley and/or Aziraphale being temporarily human or loosing their powers (and having to deal with what that entails)? I'm asking specifically for temporarily because I've found plenty that have them turn human for good but somehow couldn't figure out a way to search for ones where it's temporary.
Thank you already and I hope you have a lovely day!
We have a #turned human tag, and some of the summaries specify "temporarily", so look for those. There's not really a way to search for fics where there's not permanently human, other than skipping to the end to check. So that's what I spent ages doing...
Damned to Humanity by Justanothernerdsstuff (T)
“I thought,” Aziraphale said, his smile starting to shift. “That I was already excused from heavenly duties. Seeing how my last visit upstairs went,” He noted, silently thanking Crowley for stepping into that fire for him.
“You were. But this,” He flicked the card towards Aziraphale and it swayed through the air until it rested at his feet. “Is much more than being excused. You’ve fallen,” Gabriel clarified.
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Aziraphale falls, but Hell doesn't want him any more than Heaven does. As a result, he is turned human.
Trigger warning: the possibility of death is briefly mentioned.
human nature by attheborder (T)
When you’re talking about bodies locked in orbit, forever circling each other, it takes two to tango. Forces opposed; action and reaction. One, and the other.
But the blank-slate version of Aziraphale sleeping beside Crowley in this cold little bed had no fear of Heaven, no fear of Falling. Not even a fear of snakes. He only had, as all humans did, the knowledge of good and bad, and the ability to make a choice.
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Crowley must turn Aziraphale human in order to hide him from Heaven.
(Inspired by/fusion with Doctor Who’s Human Nature/Family of Blood arc)
Human Incarnate by nikkiRA (M)
“They think I’m immune to demon fire, see,” Aziraphale said, in a slightly airy voice. “So they had to… get creative.”
“Aziraphale, what. Did. They. Do?”
“Can’t you tell?” Aziraphale gave a little laugh. This must be what shock felt like. “Can’t you sense it?” He grabbed Crowley’s hand and pressed it to his chest, so the demon could feel his rapidly beating, very human heart. “I’m a human now, my dear. Very, very mortal.”
Aziraphale is punished. Crowley refuses to accept it. Shenanigans, feelings, and plots ensue.
It's Not the Fall (It's the Landing) by Ginger_Cat (E)
To save each other from Heaven and Hell, Aziraphale and Crowley become human. Things, predictably, do not go as planned.
Crowley thought about what he’d come there to do. He thought about what it meant, in the context of God’s warning. Really thought. There wouldn’t be hopping from restaurant to restaurant with his best friend for the next six thousand years (give or take). There wouldn’t be any more miracles, or tempting. There wouldn’t be any skirting Hell’s wrath for eternity. And when it was over, the deepest, darkest, horriblest pits would be reserved for him.
Crowley said, “Will you make me human, too?”
The Human Dilemma by theshoparoundthecorner (G)
“That’s not possible. How could my eyes just change overnight?”
Crowley snapped his fingers. The mirror remained stubbornly shattered. He looked up at Aziraphale, face pale.
Aziraphale took a step forward. “Like I said, I think something’s happened.”
“What’s going on? Why isn’t it working?”
Crowley snapped his fingers again, his agitation growing. Aziraphale placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Crowley, let’s leave the mirror be for now and talk this over. I’ll make us some tea, or coffee, or whatever you’d like. I just don’t think it’s a good idea to for either of us be around broken glass at the moment.”
Crowley nodded, taking Aziraphale’s hand and stepping over the shards to safety. Aziraphale could feel his hand shaking in his.
“Crowley,” he said, “I need you to take a deep breath.”
“Why? I don’t need to breathe.”
“Yes, I rather think you do. I think we both do.”
“Angel, what is going on?”
Aziraphale reached forward and placed a hand on Crowley’s chest, feeling a strong heartbeat racing beneath it.
Crowley reached forward and did the same.
“Crowley,” Aziraphale said after a moment, afraid to speak the truth into being, “I think we may be human.”
And because I know someone will mention it if I don't...
Pray For Us, Icarus by Atalan (Series) (G-T)
For three centuries, Crowley has been reincarnated over and over as a human with no memory of his past. Aziraphale has tried to find a way to restore him to his true self, but all he seems to do is hurt them both. This time, he only means to steal a brief moment when he walks into Crowley's flower shop. But Crowley can't let it go...
