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A professor doing his best to start over and a barista still flogging himself for mistakes of the past meet cute and hit it off like a house on fire. Excellent! Now can they make something sweet out of their broken bits and partially healed lives with the help of a small band of odd and oddly familiar friends? (and frenemies?) (SPOILER: Yes. The answer is yes. Absolutely. Hallelujah and amen.) [Complete!]
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But, soft! by On1OccasionFork
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens - All Media Types
24 Jan 2025
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With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls,
For stony limits cannot hold love out;
And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.
-Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene iiCrowley's life is going well. He's got his shop, his friends, and a new flat with a balcony perfect for a few plants. That's when things start to get complicated.
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- Part 1 of What the Cat Dragged In
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- 31/31
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Dream Endless was a celebrated concert pianist until Roderick Burgess brought a violent end to his career. After multiple surgeries and months of rehabilitation, Dream has recovered 95% of his left hand's former abilities. Unfortunately for Dream, that 5% is crucial to being a concert pianist. Luckily, you do not need to be exceptional to play at an inn, you just need a good sister to give you a push and make the connections.
Hob Gadling is no stranger to trauma recovery. Not only has he made that painful journey himself, but he's also been supporting his seven-year-old son through his too. So of course he couldn't help but want to be a safe harbor for Dream who is embarking on his own trauma recovery journey. Hob just wishes he'd known how captivating Dream was before he'd said yes.
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Discord decided that we needed to see Dream at the Olympics, falling into a pool, and Hob diving in for the rescue.
You're welcome.
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“It’ll be amazing,” Hob says, hoping to transfer his own excitement to Morpheus. “Think of it as an adventure.”
“An adventure,” Morpheus repeats, skeptical, but he’s smiling.
It’s not as if Hob Gadling hates his job as assistant stage manager at The White Horse Theater. It's a solid gig. But there is something missing in his life, and Hob’s itching to chase it down. As luck would have it, Dream—the bassist for the quickly rising band Endless—needs a new touring bass tech. Even as they initially butt heads, Dream captivates Hob, and he wonders what it is about the quiet musician that charms him in even their smallest interactions. It’s going to be a long ride, but Hob has never felt more eager for it.
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The man in the front row of Hob's Introductory Literary History class is attractive. Very attractive. Distractingly attractive, in fact, especially since he appears to be attracted to Hob in return, judging by the heat in his unwavering gaze. This is a problem, seeing as Hob is the lecturer of said class, and the man his student. Obviously nothing can come of it...unless Hob has misread the situation...?
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When a cat café opens next to the bookstore where Edwin works, Niko is adamant about taking him in for a new and unique experience. Edwin takes a chance and ends up with more than he bargained for–the attention of one bizarre cat man and an uncomfortably close encounter with his own feelings.
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- Part 1 of Catwin Cat Café AU
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The thing is ugly. It’s roundish and bumpy and its spines are black and irregular. The more Hob looks at it, the more he’s impressed by how truly horrid it looks.
He reaches out and picks it up, careful to not hurt himself with the damn spines. “Perfect,” he murmurs to himself.
“Excellent find,” a deep and beautiful voice says, making him almost jump. “You have chosen a magnificent specimen.”
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Or, Hob is set on finding the ugliest gift for the head of his department and things (don't) go as planned.
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Dream has been crushing on Hob, the barista at a local cafe, for a while now, but he didn't expect to literally fall for him. Fainting is one way to get Hob's attention, at least...
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- Part 1 of Crush
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Dead Men Tell No Tales by PumpkinKingSalem
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
29 Feb 2024
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A storm approaches.
If it wasn't evident by the dark, angry storm clouds hovering in the sky above, a deep shade of gray, swollen and heavy and waiting to burst at any moment. It would be by the restless sea. Rocking the White Horse- a pirate ship inhabited by one of the most feared pirate crews on this side of the globe. The ship creaked as it swayed uncontrollably nearly sending some of the crew members tumbling aboard. Running around like ants, they tried to move the sails in a position that would benefit them and help get them through the stormy night that creeped upon these rogue sailors. Furious waves hit the sides of the ship, soaking the main deck and tilting it, sending crewmen tripping over their own two feet- or, in some cases, foot and peg leg.
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After an incident during a court meeting where Prince Morpheus shouted at one of his court members simply for touching him, his advisors, Matthew and Lucienne, have a bit of an unorthodox suggestion to help him relax. How on earth Lucienne got the number of an escort, Morpheus isn't even sure he wants to know.
So, ignoring that, Prince Morpheus gives Hob Gadling a call, and makes a date with him.
Hob is drawn in by the mystery of that phone call, having not been given a name by the caller. By the time he realises this might be a bad idea, it's too late to back out. Thankfully, it's not his past he finds waiting for him.
However, finding out you've been hired by the Crown Prince isn't exactly relaxing either…
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When Dream comes to him for help with his broken hand, Hob's fairly certain he can get him back to painting again. Whether he can fix Dream's broken heart is another matter entirely.
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Mr. Robert Gadling may be tolerably handsome, of an amiable disposition and in possession of a good fortune (for a tradesman), but is it enough to tempt Morpheus, the 14th Viscount Amaranth? Will the months Mr. Gadling is to spend at the Amaranth country mansion as a result of a wager between the Lord Amaranth and his elder sister allow the unlikely pair to develop a friendship—or, perhaps, even a forbidden attachment?
A series of rousing events involving balls, duels, play readings and meddling suitors lie between the Amaranth household and their return to town come winter—events which may forever change the viscount’s opinion on the merits of life in the country and, more importantly, on the balance between duty and the pursuit of happiness.
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(AKA The human!Dream coffee shop AU that no one asked for.)
He almost misses the table in the back corner. Far from the front windows and veiled by a thin curtain of ivy, a single table calls to Hob from across the cafe. It's only when he approaches the corner that Hob realises that table is occupied. Small wonder he missed this detail the first time; the man seated at the table is dressed entirely in black, and he's looking down at an open book so Hob can only see a shock of black hair. Still, there's nowhere else to sit, and apparently none of the students are inclined to share a table with a man who looks like a raven in human form.
Hob clears his throat and puts on his best smile. "Excuse me, would you mind if I shared your table?"
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- Part 1 of Black Coffee
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Never Have I Ever (Been Myself) by FeralTuxedo
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
20 Nov 2021
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Aziraphale Fell, BAFTA-winning actor of stage and screen, is bored. Bored of playing middle-aged divorcees in dull BBC dramas. Bored of answering the same questions on chat shows and breakfast television. Bored of keeping the real him hidden away.
So when the opportunity presents itself to collaborate with up-and-coming rock band Witching Hour, he takes it, against his own common sense and the condescending advice of his agent. Witching Hour’s mysterious guitarist Crowley, flame-haired, moody, and a good fifteen years his junior, certainly seems worth the risk.A human actor/rock star AU.
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- 11/11
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When Crowley arrives at the cinema to see the latest horror movie, he's surprised (and delighted) to see a beautiful man in the seat next to him. A man who is apparently terrified of horror movies. So Crowley, naturally, does the gallant thing and offers to let Aziraphale hold onto him during the scary parts. What else is a man to do?
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The Realm of You by hope_in_the_dark
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
07 Sep 2020
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Az Fell moved out of London for a change of pace. He's expecting a sleepy village, a bookshop to call his own, and a taste of the quiet life.
He isn't expecting to fall face-first in love with the town baker, but that's what happens anyway.
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- 8/8
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Crowley is a world-famous rock star who sells out arenas. His name is synonymous with 'rock-n-roll', and he thrives on the spotlight. When he agrees to raffle off a date with himself for charity, he's expecting to meet an overzealous fan that wants to wear his skin and very well might try to roofie him. What he's not expecting is to be instantly attracted to the quiet man with the unusual name who shows up for the date at the Ritz... and he's certainly not expecting for Aziraphale to have no clue who he is...
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Aziraphale has problems. No one needs to tell him so, he's well aware that his issues are many and in-between. He's an agoraphobic shut-in with a bad back and a sad past. It's a rule that, to most, he isn't much worth the effort of getting to know. Crowley doesn't seem to abide by any of that. He's an enigmatic gardener with a green thumb and a smile a thousand miles wide. It's something like love at first sight; if that included a panic attack and a minor foray into bird watching.
Aziraphale is smitten, now if only he could get past his fears and admit it.
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Dr. Aaron Gabriel and Dr. Beelzebub Prince are the chairs of rival departments at Tadfield College. Also, they're dating. Or, not. They're doing something. They don't even like one another. Or maybe they do. They're working on it, okay?
A continuation of the events of Golden Handcuffs.
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- Part 2 of Interdepartmental Cooperation
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- English
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- 13/13
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