[1/2] Hello, and thank you for all you do! I'm trying to find a lost fic. I've checked your tags (thank you for the extensive organizing!) but have sadly been unable to find it here or on Ao3 :( It's a fic set after the Lockdown minisode. Crowley is taking a long nap and Aziraphale decides to visit him in his dream. He sits down in his armchair, closes his eyes, and opens his angelic ones. Dreams are depicted as lights across London - Crowley's is described as a black pillar.
[2/3] When Aziraphale reaches into Crowley's dream, he finds himself at Crowley's flat. Crowley is resting on his bed humming a song, and there's a detail that Aziraphale's jacket is hung nearby, so Aziraphale expects a simulacrum of himself to also be existing in Crowley's dream. He starts to say something but Crowley kisses him. [This is an adult fic so it escalates quickly]. They're lying together after and Crowley confesses. He realizes it's a dream when Az says 'I love you' back.
[3/3] Aziraphale wakes up back at the bookshop, Crowley calls him on the phone, and the fic ends with Crowley snapping over to the bookshop. To the best of my recollection, it was a 1-chapter fic. I really appreciate any help in finding this one; thank you so much.
I believe you're looking for...
I guess, I just don't know by rowenablade (E)
He looks very much at peace, and for a second Aziraphale thinks it may be better not to interrupt. But he’s missed the sight of Crowley so badly and now he’s right here, as much as he can be said to be anywhere in this place. Aziraphale clears his throat.
“Crowley,” he says. “I’m sorry to drop in unannounced, but-“
At the sound of his name, Crowley’s eyes open. When Aziraphale says sorry, his bare feet have hit the floor. By the time the angel manages to clamber over the syllables of unannounced, Crowley has slid his arms around Aziraphale’s waist, pushed him back against the hallway wall and kissed him, open-mouthed and hungrily.
Wake the Snake smut, get yer Wake the Snake smut here *bangs on a frying pan*
No angst or season two plot just good old fashioned shameless post-lockdown sexual tension that gets resolved, plus a first-class tasting menu.
...honestly the whole time @mostlyjustgoose and I were writing this I kept thinking of Neil's "You are invited to a seduction. Please come to dinner on Friday Night. Wear the kind of clothes you would like to be seduced in.” Heh.
The way that Snow was so convinced Hijacked Peeta would kill Katniss because snow definitely saw a bit of himself in Peeta. He too fell in love with a girl because of a song and he knows what it’s like to be in love, or at least he thinks he does. He was so quick to turn on Lucy Gray, the girl who sang and caused him to fall, so Peeta should be the same. Peeta too has a love rival, who knew his crush longer and better, but isn’t she supposed to be your’s? But Snow doesn’t understand real, REAL, love, like Lucy Gray’s love for him, and how no matter how hijacked Peeta was, he would still fight himself for Katniss.
too much about the spirit of lucy gray baird haunting snow through katniss and peeta and not enough about his own hubris during the 10th games haunting him through katniss and peeta
so many of the things katniss and peeta say/do during the 74th games are a reflection of himself, and a consequence of his own actions. how uncomfortable was he hearing that peeta suffered a beating to sneak katniss bread as children, knowing he’d broken the rules to sneak lucy gray food when she was starving in the zoo?introducing betting on tributes and convincing lucy gray to perform for the audience to gain their favor were his ideas as a teenager. how pissed do you think he was as he watched the two of them play to the audience’s pathos, from peeta’s interview with flickerman all the way up until the nightlock passed their lips?
and when you consider that district 12 only won the 10th hunger games due to him cheating, do you think he saw himself in katniss when she pulled out the nightlock? she undermined seneca crane, much like snow undermined dr. gaul.
the thing is, dr. gaul was entirely willing to have no victor during the 10th games as a statement to the districts and rebels. the failure of the games in the capitol’s eyes would have been worth it if she could crush any hope the districts had for victory—but snow chose not to see the big picture. he only cared about himself and his legacy to the games. and now snow has to watch as crane saves both katniss and peeta. because katniss called their bluff; somebody has to win. the capitol would have been furious otherwise—they’ve made their bets and formed their biases (game traditions started by snow). and how the capitol feels takes precedent over whatever ensues in the districts after this.
snow understands the big picture now, but it’s far too late. katniss played the system he built and the districts have been inspired. and now he’ll watch that same system crumble before his eyes because of a stubborn teenage girl from district 12. a nightmare of his own creation
I sometimes think about the little details of Mithrun’s time as a dungeon lord. When he became dungeon lord he wasn’t at his best, so it was probably a whirlwind of emotions and desires.
Kind of like when Marcille became a dungeon lord and she didn’t really clock how weird things were getting. But Marcille wasn’t a dungeon lord for long, Mithrun spent five years in that position. Once he calmed down, did he look around like ‘wtf? Why is my girlfriend a snake?’
Obviously we know that at some point he realized that things were weird
The mimics/illusions of his friends disappeared, his physical state was worsening. He had to realize that something was happening, he just didn’t know what.
Anyway I have nothing profound to say actually. I just wonder if he ever looked at Snake Girlfriend and wondered what was happening there. Did he.. like it?
I headcanon that he didn’t love her. Kabru is narrating the story and is trying to make it seem more appealing, so he says ‘the woman he loved’ but like..
That is not the face of a man in love. The picture and the text tell two different stories. Which is literally what’s happening in canon as, again, Kabru tells the story in a way that will best appeal/make a good lesson. Kabru has to know the truth, but he’s not narrating it truthfully.
She’s not in the bed with him, he’s not looking at her. Honestly I think he just wanted to possess what his brother had/what his brother wanted
But anyway, so a snake.. What was his daily life like? What does the life of an established dungeon lord look like?
He’s got his friends and the things he does to defend/upkeep the dungeon. I just can’t get over THE SNAKE GIRLFRIEND
I know she’s a representation of his mental/emotional state. I know. She was probably so perfect and wonderful because that’s what Mithrun wanted and the goat was fully capable of giving him that.
Hey so I’ve seen a lot more content regarding the lockdown recordings now that season 2 is right around the corner.
Do you happen to know any good angsty fics that portray the aftermath of Crowley asking Aziraphale if he could “slither to the bookshop with a cask of wine” and Aziraphale telling him no?
I also wouldn’t mind AUs where Aziraphale says yes and him and Crowley end up on lockdown together
Thanks in advanced
Hi. We have #good omens lockdown, #awake the snake, and #covid-19 tags that you can check out. Here are some angsty fics set after the lockdown phone call. Mind the tags, folks!...
Voicemail by edensdelight (T)
What happens to Aziraphale after Crowley says, "Goodnight"?
Moving Forward by Aegopixel (G)
If what he was doing was so right, then why could he feel the frosted edges of a deep hole forming in his heart? Was he scared that this might be it? That Crowley would sleep straight on till July, as promised, and then wake up as if nothing had passed between them?
Aziraphale is certain that he is in the right when he tells Crowley that they can't see each other during the lockdown. But after two weeks of hearing "goodnight angel" playing on an endless loop in his mind, the angel stops and he wonders. He starts to fear that perhaps he was wrong to expect certain things, after all. And that maybe he is two weeks too late to rectify the situation that his heart desires.
May We Find Solace by Anonymous (T)
Aziraphale waits dutifully till July for Crowley to wake up, but he realizes he's been handling things a bit worse than he thought without someone there to voice his worries to.
Or, in which they're both starved of each other's company, and Aziraphale just wants to sleep until everything is okay again
Guardian for a Guardian by Starlight_fallen (NR(
July took far too long to come for Aziraphale after Crowley said he was sleeping until the lockdown ended. When July rolled around and Crowley kept sleeping, Aziraphale was upset. He regretted not letting Crowley come to the bookshop to wait out the lockdown but he also knew he couldn’t impose himself on Crowley for such a long, undetermined time. When August rolled around and still no response from Crowley, Aziraphale slipped further into his own head until he couldn’t stand it anymore.
Crowley wakes up and realizes that Aziraphale needed him and now needs to show his stubborn angel that he can be there for him too.
Sometimes even angels need a guardian angel themselves.
In Search Of Your Glory by NuriaSchnee (E)
Aziraphale didn't know a heart could literally break. Let alone a demoniac one.
When July arrives and Crowley doesn't show up and doesn't answer the phone, Aziraphale decides to go check on him to his flat. He finds him unconscious and not responding on his bed, with a dark mark marring his chest which is quickly consuming him to death. Suddenly, Aziraphale finds himself in a rush to save his friend's life.
Take Me Down to the Very Root of My Soul by zerodaryls (E)
During the lockdown, Aziraphale comes to realize the extent of his feelings for Crowley. And suffers the consequences.
OOF it's been a while since I've had a nightmare visceral enough to wake me up from a dead sleep into straight terror... But I guess I shouldn't have underestimated how much my brain would pick up from a podcast Teirlisting Horror Games. .....
(I go on to describe the dream in the tags so watch out if you don't want to hear descriptions of the horrors my brain can cook up.. cw Body Horror mostly)
me: I shall feed you every 5 days, and weigh you on the 4th of each cycle so I can guarantee you're not busy digesting food when I go to harass you for weighing.
my 14g corn snake, like clockwork several hours after the weighing session: *sticking their head out of their fake leaves like they always do when they want/are ready for a meal* Food? Food? Food?
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Amusing habit aside, do you think this is an indication I should bump the little guy up to every 4 days for a bit, or are they just doing that corn and king/milk snake thing where if it were up to them they'd happily become a tsuchinoko?
Snakes are better at establishing schedules than most folks realize and it sounds like you have inadvertently conditioned your snake to understand that being weighed means they'll get a meal within one (1) solar cycle.
It's not a bad thing, it's just like a cat who knows that every day at 8 they get The Good Food™ and they start meowing around 6:30 to let you know that they know it's going to happen soon and maybe, just maybe, reminding you of the impending event could make it happen sooner.
Be strong, friend. Don't fall for it.
If you don't find this behavior charming, you can break it by randomizing feeding within a 4-6 day schedule and only weigh immediately before offering food. It's totally harmless, though, so if you're enjoying their pitiful big sad eyes and play-acting like they've never had food before, let 'em beg!
You could help them find other ways to occupy themselves by introducing an enrichment opportunity after weighing them. Something to sniff, an interesting texture, something to climb, a tube or box to hide in, etc. Keep these items on rotation each week so that your little one learns to embrace change in their environment and never gets too bored with an item.
If they're going to be peeking out anyway, they may as well get some mental stimulation, eh?
Also, good on you for keeping tabs on their weight! That's a great way to acclimate them to handling, build trust, and keep an eye on their health at the same time. :)