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2026-07-12
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2026-07-30
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A Kind of Magic.

Summary:

Ozone. Spice. Sharp citrus. The sting of a light sunburn.

Then,

Auburn hair. Amber eyes… like the rising Sun.

Life had been rather simple for Asa Fell and Anthony Crowley – some might even say boring! That is, until now. As the pair stumble into each other’s lives (unbeknownst to any… prior history…) on one seemingly random Saturday, they are faced with flashes of images and words and smells and well, lives, that seem to disappear as fleetingly as they arrived. And thus, a fussy bookseller and a (formerly) fast-living astrophysicist must navigate their developing relationship whilst grappling with something much larger than they could have ever imagined...

Oh! And somehow they have come into possession of a book written by someone named Nutter…

Notes:

Hi! Hey! Hello!

So, this is my first fic that I have EVER posted. And idk about y'all, but I actually really loved the Good Omens s3 ending! For those that also liked it, welcome to this little corner of positivity. For those that didn't enjoy it, welcome to this little corner of positivity!

I have a rough plan for this fic, but nothing concrete yet. I don't know EXACTLY where it is going, nor how many chapters it will have. I also cannot guarantee consistency, as I am in my final year of undergrad, working, and writing my Thesis (which I actually think having this fic as a creative outlet will really help me with!!)...

That being said, the tags and the rating are also not finalized, and I will put any content warnings or additional tags that I feel need to be known in the pre-chapter notes! I am also looking for more beta readers, so if anyone is interested.......... yeah.

BUT BASICALLY YEAH! I read Ser Pratchett's (and He Who Must Not be Named) Good Omens for the first time in MIDDLE SCHOOL! Since then, it has been so incredibly near and dear to my heart, and thus the show is as well! I hope that y'all enjoy reading this as much as I am enjoying writing it! Please don't hesitate to comment suggestions, questions, ideas for further chapters, inquires... literally anything.

So, to anyone reading this (hopefully there are a few of you), ENJOY, and THANK YOU <33

– Ziggy

Chapter 1: PROLOGUE – A Very Nice and Accurate Prophecy

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

13,843. Upon Sextilis' thirde Saturn's Day, a sudden shower shall drive the Star-Gazer kissed by flame into the Library of Turquoise, where his Sun doth wait. In this shoppe of others' tomes, Fortune's wheel shall spin her round, and The Harts shall en-join once more.

Anathema Device (Practical Occultist, Professional Descendant, and Transcendent Matchmaker ) flicked her eyes over the Prophecy for what felt like the 1000th time. She was perched at a cafe table, coffee untouched, watching the little turquoise bookshop on the opposite corner with focused intensity [just as she had every third Saturday of August for, well, however long she had been Anathema Device (Practical Occultist, Professional Descendant, and Transcendent Matchmaker)].

This particular third Saturday of August, however, was different 1– Anathema could smell it in the air (and before you ask, no, that smell was not merely the incoming torrent, though that certainly was a factor in this Difference). She could feel that characteristic, buzzing energy that told her Something was coming, Something was happening. This Saturday was Different.

So, as those first drops of rain fell, she watched as a tall, thin man with fiery hair stooped into that Library of Turquoise. She watched as a sunny bookseller bumbled about his shop. She watched as their eyes met. She watched as Fortune's wheel spun her round, and the fated hearts en-joined once more.

Alright, she thought, dark eyes twinkling knowingly. Time for a plan.

Notes:

1 Always trust a Witch when she says that Something is Different. return to text ↩

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