Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley
Additional Tags: Fix-It of Sorts, Humor, Angst, Sex, Assumptions, Misunderstandings, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Anthony J. Crowley
The last thing that Crowley expects on the day Aziraphale goes to Heaven is to see Aziraphale again that night.
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The end of denial
Summary
After so many years of denial, not having to hide who they are from each other and telling the world is the most wonderful feeling.
Notes
For the @flashfictionfridayofficial - Hour of denial
On Ao3
Rating G - 458 words
"Are you a bookseller, too?"
Crowley replied immediately, shaking his head, "Not even at gunpoint."
Aziraphale interrupted, "This is, um... Crowley. He and I..."
He looked at the demon in front of him, wondering how to introduce him, how to say he was important to him without saying what this was about.
He continued, "...go back a long time."
He was pleased to see Crowley's proud expression, but as always, he felt a tinge of sadness at having to deny what the demon really meant to him.
"Sir, you come in here every week, and every week Aziraphale tells you again that these books are not for sale."
Aziraphale, coming from the back of the bookshop, couldn't suppress a small, amused smile as he heard Crowley rebuff an insistent customer who came back every week trying to buy a book.
Apparently, this particular customer had reached the end of his patience, for he replied with obvious annoyance, "Who are you, anyway? I want to see Mr. Fell."
Aziraphale approached and calmly said, "I'm here."
The client turned sharply toward him, then, pointing at Crowley, said, "Your assistant is being very rude and I..."
Aziraphale shook his head and replied in a cold voice, "I'll stop you right there, Crowley isn't my assistant, he's..."
He paused and saw Crowley looking at him expectantly, waiting for him to continue, then he hooked his arm under the demon's and continued in a much softer voice, "...my partner."
Aziraphale had deliberately said it so that there would be no doubt as to the nature of the partnership.
Seeing the client dumbfounded by what he'd just said, the angel added, "And I have nothing more to say to you than what he's just told you."
Then he changed his mind and continued, pointing to the door, "Just one more thing, if you would do us the pleasure of leaving and never coming back. Good day to you, sir."
Ignoring the angry departing customer who showed his displeasure by slamming the door, Aziraphale turned his full attention to Crowley and, seeing his happy expression, knew he'd been right.
Crowley said softly, "Your partner?"
Aziraphale raised his hand and placed it on the demon's cheek as he replied gently, "Absolutely."
The time for denial was over.
They could be themselves now and show what they meant to each other, and Aziraphale intended to make the most of it.
With a light touch of his hand, he drew the demon's face to his and kissed him tenderly, in broad daylight, in the middle of the bookshop, where everyone could see them from outside.
They had nothing to hide anymore, and damn hell and heaven, they were no longer afraid to show their love to the world.
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Still not beta'd
Still not my native language
Still hoping you'll enjoy this story 🥰
Still thanking you for bearing with me 😝
Ineffable Growing Love series : (After season 2)
Part 1 Story 1-99
Part 2 Story 100-?
Ineffable Husbands masterlist : here (Before season 2)
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Fanfic Friday: WIP Version
I am working on a WIP that is giving me a bit of trouble, and so I thought for Fanfic Friday I would put my tentative description out into the universe to hold me accountable and keep me focused. So here goes!
Title: The Prisoner in Cellblock A
Summary: What if Uriel and Ligur were assigned to Earth instead of Aziraphale and Crowley? What if Adam Young was Adam Dowling? What if, after Hell's victory during Armageddon, Angels were hunted and essentially eradicated from the universe? What if Crowley, Hell's Grand Inquisitor, got a suspicious letter one day from Lord Beelzebub, demanding he come to them immediately for an urgent assignment?
Excerpt: Still eyeing the cells behind Crowley, Eric leaned in closer and whispered, “Hastur found him.”
Crowley shook his head. Eric’s shiftiness was annoying. “Found who?”
“The one who killed Ligur. Crowley, Hastur's finally captured the last Angel.”
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Fanfic Friday
Here's what I've been reading this week (3 OFMD fics and 1 GO):
This Sudden Burst of Sunlight by @piratecaptainscaptainpirates, which as of yesterday is complete! It's a modern AU that starts with Ed in a pretty dark place, but over the course of 15 chapters he he meets Stede and finds his community and reconnects with his art (he's a painter) and basically learns to love life. It's a wonderful journey of healing and so so sweet.
Invisible String by @dimplyowl, which is an older, illustrated (!) modern AU with a fun twist: Stede lives in the modern world, but Ed is the star of Stede's comfort novel series, a fictional version of Blackbeard. One day Stede notices the books have started changing from what he remembers, and Ed seems to be trying to communicate with him? It should be hard to pull off but they make it look easy.
Switzerland by @oatmilktruther, which is set after season 2 and explores disordered eating. What I like about this (besides everything there is to like about their fics) is that we get to see Stede do some healing and processing. It makes perfect sense why so many of the post-canon healing fics are Ed-centric, but one thing that season 2 could have accomplished with enough time is some of the growth Stede still has ahead of him. This scratches that itch while also being beautifully written.
A Lighthouse (Burning) by @books-and-omens, whose back catalog I'm working through after recommending them last week. It's another location-focused, canon-divergent story that puts Crowley and Aziraphale in a position where they're forced to acknowledge their feelings for each other, while also reflecting on time and memory and choice and desire. Wonderfully evocative as expected and stuffed to the gills with spooky atmospheric vibes. Highly, highly recommended.
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