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Title: Who's the Devilish of Them All?
Author: Mrs_SimonTam_PHD
Artist: EnTeSelene
Summary: There is a portraiture in Winchester Manor that bears a resemblance of a man in black, holding a carnation, with flames surrounding him. No one knows where Man with Carnation came from, whether it’s a mirror or a portrait, or even what time period it’s supposed to be from.
But it’s in Winchester Manor, and Man with Carnation has advised three generations of Winchesters under the moniker Crowley.
This is that story.
TAGS: Canon-Compliant Violence, Canon-Compliant Events, On-Screen Deaths, Not Main Character Deaths, Crowley lives, But People Who Died in the Show Died, God!Crowley, Imprisoned!Crowley, Gaslighting the Catholic Church, Slight Michifer if You Squint, Slight Michael/Raphael (Unrequited) If You Squint, Brief Mention of Dean/Lisa, Fairy Tale Style Retelling of the Story
There must be something very wrong with me because, when I considered this project for the first time, what popped into my mind was this 😂
Which needed some 'touches' to become Crowley's bang material. So, I went hunting for that gorgeous season 9 promo…
And then shopping for an interesting mirror
I used Ibis Paint to put it all together, placing my enchanted mirror in a dungeon and painting over the collage. This was the result and my prompt for the Reverse Bang. I titled it 'Mirror, mirror'.
I was fortunate because Lucibae (Mrs_SimonTam_PHD) picked my prompt and wrote a charming fairy tale I’m in love with. It’s here, and it’s amazing. It was a very fun collaboration, which is the best thing about participating in Bangs.
To make the banner, I took the carnation and placed it on the mirror's surface. Drawing this one was much more challenging than I expected. Turns out that reflections are hard.
And that’s all. I hope you enjoyed my intent to art. Please check my author’s story because you'll enjoy it. Also, dive into the rest of the Bang. There’s a lot of good stuff in there. Thank you, AgentPatheticHasBeenRockstar for being such a cool mod and making this challenge possible.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/CrowleyReverseBang2025
Thank you for watching. Kudos and comments are cherished and appreciated if you feel inclined ❤️.