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1. The Serpent's Mercy by Anonymous

   Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Other
   • Work in Progress

   14 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
   • Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens)
   • Crowley (Good Omens)
   • Aziraphale (Good Omens)
   • Alternate Universe - Pirate
   • Alternate Universe - Human
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Slow Burn
   • Blood and Violence
   • Forced Proximity
   • Found Family
   • Captivity
   • Survivor Guilt
   • Morally Grey Crowley
   • Pirate Captain Crowley (Good Omens)
   • Naval Officer Aziraphale
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Forbidden Love
   • Redemption
   • Betrayal
   • Whipping
   • Ineffable Husbands (Good Omens)
   • Ineffable Idiots (Good Omens)
   • Protective Crowley (Good Omens)
   • Hurt Crowley (Good Omens)
   • Crowley is a Mess (Good Omens)
   • Idiots in Love
   • Crew as Family

   Summary

   When the pirate ship Serpent's Mercy descends upon His Majesty's naval vessel HMS Providence, the attack is swift and merciless. Lieutenant Aziraphale Archer, a navigator with more love for books than bloodshed, watches his crewmates fall one by one until only he remains—spared for reasons he cannot fathom.

   Captain Crowley is a legend whispered in fear across the seas, a man who leaves no survivors. Yet when his gaze lands on Aziraphale—pale, trembling, but refusing to beg—he makes a decision that defies his reputation.

   Now Aziraphale finds himself a prisoner aboard the ship that destroyed his world, forced to navigate for his captor while navigating the treacherous waters between hatred and an inexplicable attraction. As days turn to weeks, he begins to see the man behind the monster—and the darkness he carries.

   But can a pirate captain truly change? And can Aziraphale ever forgive the man who took everything from him?

   Series

   • Part 2 of Ineffable Them

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