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"I won't-" Aziraphale says, then stops with a huff. "Look," he continues. "I can't save them all - nobody can - but I can save some, and that's more than enough reason to go."
"To go and get yourself discorporated."
Aziraphale goes to France to help with the war effort. It doesn't end as planned.
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31 Dec 2024
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Arthur had been watching Merlin ever since he had first met him. He was watching Merlin just like he watched the entirety of his kingdom to protect and defend. But as fate intertwined their lives closer and closer, Arthur started feeling like watching might just not be enough.
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10 Dec 2024
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When Arthur learns more about the meaning behind Emrys, the past comes back to haunt him.
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09 Dec 2024
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You are built for things bigger than love.
The love story of Arthur and Gwen and the thread of fate that ties them together.
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- Part 4 of author’s favorites
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09 Dec 2024
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Guinevere is not in the bed. She is in the far chamber, just visible through the archway, using his sword to practice drills up and down the narrow length of space beside the table.
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Arthur realizes his wife has been practicing and is instantly starstruck by this new common passion.
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09 Dec 2024
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“If the king is so concerned about Merlin,” he asks, looking at Leon, “Why does he always take him along on quests and patrols? It’s not necessary to bring a servant, and he’s clearly worried—”
Leon smiles. “We’ve often asked the same thing,” he says, and shrugs. “But I don’t think Merlin would allow himself to be left behind, so any argument is moot.”
“He could order him,” Mordred says.
“Merlin would just follow,” Leon says. “It’s easier to include him from the start. Sometimes, I think those two just need to be close to each other. Hard enough to keep them apart anyway, even at the beginning, when they were just constantly sniping at each other.”
When Mordred looks back, Arthur’s arm is around Merlin’s shoulder, and he is smiling broadly. Merlin’s eyes are bright and focused on Arthur, and his lips are tugged upwards, as if he can’t quite stop himself.
Merlin loves Arthur to the point of fear, Mordred realises.
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03 Dec 2024
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Things have changed after Camlann but some things are always going to stay the same.
The door behind the throne creaks open and Arthur doesn’t have to turn to see who it is. There’s something about the way Merlin is, now, that seems to change the air around him, make it heavier and easier to breathe all at once. Gwaine swears that once, when Merlin was angry, he felt his ears pop. (Leon says that Merlin had probably popped Gwaine’s ears purposefully, and that Gwaine had deserved it.)
“Done for the day, my lord?” he asks in a murmur, appearing at Arthur’s arm with that gravity and silent, storm-swelling magnitude. Arthur remembers his face — the older face, cragged with years Merlin hasn’t yet lived — picked out in white lightning and so, so angry. (Arthur remembers this face, too — the young one that looks old anyways — in the blue twilight of that thicket, standing over Arthur’s sister, so sad and so, so angry.) “Arthur?”
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28 Nov 2024
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destiny’s puppet by merlinemrys (divineauthor) for heartsick_stranger
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
08 May 2023
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“To know one’s own destiny is a heavy burden, Mordred.”
Arthur gets injured sparring with Mordred. Publicly condemned by Merlin, Mordred tries to seek Emrys’ forgiveness, but soon learns something that will change him forever.
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27 Nov 2024
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Merlin breaks off as his gaze falls on Arthur, and all the colour drains from his face so quickly, Arthur’s afraid he might just faint. The picture is only worsened by how still Merlin’s suddenly become, except for where his chest starts to rise and fall increasingly fast.
“Merlin?” Arthur asks, not bothering to mask the worry that’s curling around his ribs, and he takes a step closer, pain all but forgotten.
Or - the first time Arthur gets hurt after his return, Merlin doesn't take it well.
Merthur Week 2020, Day 3: “You’re hurt. Please, just let me heal it.” + Hurt/Comfort
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14 Nov 2024
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“Flowers,” Arthur repeats dubiously. “Merlin is out… selling flowers.”
“The cornflowers sell especially well,” Gaius says.
Or: Merlin, on his trips to find herbs for Gaius, starts bringing home flowers. It doesn’t take long until the townspeople of Camelot start asking for specific flowers, and for Merlin to start taking orders.
Things sort of spiral.
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11 Nov 2024
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No one understands Arthur and Merlin's relationship, least of all Arthur and Merlin. Limping home after Camlann they have time to figure it out.Now if only people would stop trying to give Merlin a promotion.
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11 Nov 2024
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Dämmerung by LiterallyThePresident
Fandoms: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller, Hades (Video Game 2018)
05 Feb 2021
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“I… I will not be able to convince him to stop fighting.” Patroclus said carefully, wary of displeasing a god, “Even my word cannot dissuade him from his destiny.”
“See that’s the fun part, you don’t have to convince him of anything.” Hypnos smiled, “In fact, you don’t have to do anything for this plan. We’re just gonna take you out of the equation for a little bit, that’s all, grant Achilles some clarity of mind.” Patroclus’ eyes went wide as he put it together, fists clenching on his thighs at Hypnos’ blithe air over such a cruel plan.
“I am to be held hostage?” he rasped, heart heavy and throat tight, “To be used against Achilles like... like a favored toy dangled over a misbehaving child?”
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14 Oct 2024
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we shall have the world forever for our own by quitequaintrelle
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV)
04 Dec 2024
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Your new beginning starts here! Lying wholly within the South Downs National Park, the village of Wood’s Bottom is your destination for an idyllic retirement. This quaint hamlet is a short five miles away from the seaside resort of Brighton, with its vibrant array of shopping, culture, and leisure attractions. Boasting stunning landscape views, entirely average weather conditions, welcoming neighbours, and intimate rural charm, Wood’s Bottom is your opportunity to live the exceptionally normal and relaxing lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of.
Aziraphale and Crowley have finally found their forever home after successfully ensuring there is still a “forever” to share. Surely they will integrate perfectly well amongst their new neighbours. Surely.
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Within These Castle Walls by christi_writes
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
18 Oct 2020
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Story formerly titled What Lies in These Castle Walls
Victorian AU. A celebration at an aristocrat’s castle turns deadly with a murder most foul. Paranormal encounters at every dark turn, humans going carnal left and right, and if that stupid Duke puts his hands on Aziraphale one more bloody time, Crowley was going to lose it.
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Circa 1880's Victorian Era. Crowley's just woken up from his century nap and the world has changed, including Aziraphale.
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16 Sep 2024
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March of the Black Queen by sual
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
03 Sep 2023
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"I feel,” Aziraphale begins, then immediately falters, hands starting up a familiar fidget. “I still feel as if.” He swallows unnecessarily, and then finally confesses, “It’s just that I still feel a tremendous deal of shame. Over. Over everything.”
Crowley snorts, turning back to his newspaper in a last ditch effort to avoid wherever this is going. “I believe the kids are calling it ‘Catholic guilt’ these days, Angel.”
Aziraphale’s face scrunches up with distaste. “We’re hardly Catholic, my dear.”
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After everything, Crowley and Aziraphale attempt to mend the holes in their relationship. They go about it as haphazardly as they do everything else.
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13 Sep 2024
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equinox by leaveanote
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
05 Aug 2019
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Here in the South Downs cottage, Crowley has more than he ever thought he would: the two of them, safe, and he gets to live alongside Aziraphale every day. He still can't bring himself to say it, though, still finds himself wanting, doesn't want to drag the angel down with the mess of his love, doesn't want to ruin what they have.
Aziraphale, however, is getting tired of Crowley staring longingly off into the night sky, and confronts him.
There is more of a balance here than Crowley thought.
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The angel smiles. That crinkling kindness, that laugh in the corner of him, bright and deathless and pure, and Crowley’s resolve is melting. Aziraphale does remove his glasses now, fingers brushing his temples, folds them into his own pocket, pocketing Crowley’s last defense. Neither of them looks away. The night sounds clutter around them, the sway of elderly oak branches, the gentle scuttle of a village turning itself into bed, reinventing for the next day, the caw and croon of things with feathers, searching for love. A knowing hum in an ancient throat, leaning in.
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07 Sep 2024
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i had a night (i had a day) by rufeepeach
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
15 Jun 2019
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“You said something, back in Tadfield, while we were waiting for the bus,” Aziraphale says. “It’s been rattling about in my mind ever since.”
“If you’re talking about the invite back to my place, that was a shameless ploy to get you to clean up the holy water and what was left of Ligur,” Crowley says.
It’s a lie – Crowley had been as surprised as anyone to rediscover the remains of his former colleague on the floor of his flat, the night the world didn’t end. What it had been, Aziraphale is sure, was an unsubtle way to say ‘please don’t leave me alone’, a sentiment Aziraphale more than shares. He never intends to leave Crowley alone ever again, if he can help it. He’s had more than enough of that for one eternal lifetime.
“No,” he says, shaking his head. “I’m talking about something else. You suggested that everything, our prevention of Armageddon included, was perhaps part of the Ineffable Plan.”
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07 Sep 2024
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come as you are by fruitygoblin
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
21 Jun 2019
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Aziraphale visits a modern art gallery, goes on a diet, and submits to the mortifying ordeal of being known. Not necessarily in that order.
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07 Sep 2024
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Falling Apart All Around You by PinkPenguinParade
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
30 Oct 2020
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Aziraphale took a deep breath and stepped round the corner, trying to school his face into something properly angelic. "Be not afraid," he said. As opening gambits went it wasn't spectacular, but it was traditional and he wasn't up to inventing something on the spot.
The demon Crawly stood there, defiant, a gaggle of children shoved behind him. "I won't let you take them. I don't care what Heaven thinks."
"Be not afraid," the angel said again, focusing on the children who were, in fact, very, very afraid. His voice was going soft, and he resolutely avoided looking at Crawly. "I come not to harm thee."
OR, Aziraphale fell in love on the Ark. Crowley took a little longer.
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06 Sep 2024
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The Whole World and You by Jazzythursday
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
15 Oct 2021
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It's far closer than they usually sit. No longer a row between them, a couch away, on opposite sides of a bench. They’re pressed side by side now, as if it’s the most natural thing in the world. And maybe it could be, maybe it always has. Like this, he can feel all the peaks and valleys of the demon’s lithe frame flush against his softer one. Even on the uncomfortable seats, he can’t help but think they fit together remarkably well.
He looks down and Crowley’s hand is still curled around his wrist. In a moment of bravery, he moves his own up and laces their fingers, pressing their palms together. Those, he’s happy to find, fit together remarkably well too.
Or: 6000 years and a night in a Mayfair flat, after the world doesn’t end.
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19 Aug 2024