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[Finally Complete!] The Fell family ruled over the town and made it prosperous for generations thanks to a dark bargain they made with the Unseelie fae - binding the mysterious Groundskeeper to their service - but lately, the town has begun to suffer due to the family not upholding their end of the bargain. Aziraphale must return home to settle his father's estate and face the trauma he fled as a boy and the magical forces and people who want him to uphold the bargain… at the cost of his own life. Will Aziraphale sacrifice himself to save the townsfolk, or will there be another way he can satisfy the demands of the fae with his life intact?
“I expect the plants under my care to grow better,” the man snarled. Perhaps it was a trick of the light or a sudden and well-timed gust of wind, but the cabbage seemed to tremble at the man’s words. “This one is lucky that you intervened or it would be on its way to the compost heap.”
“Lucky indeed,” Aziraphale agreed. “I– I’m Aziraphale.”
The man examined his face with only slightly less scrutiny than he had afforded the cabbage. “Crowley,” he said. “I’m the groundskeeper.”
[Written for the Fairy Tale GO Bang 2024]