High Treason, by Tomo Trillians (PG-13)
Title: High Treason
Fandom: Good Omens
Pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley, Newt/Anathema
Categories: Adventure, angst, romance, drama, pre-slash, post-canon
Length: Long [~30,000 words]
Warnings: Heaven and Hell as nasty bureaucracies, what looks like character death but isn't
Author on LJ: n/a
Website: Her page at the Pit of Voles
Review: "Hell catches up with everyone's favorite delinquent demon, and Crowley learns that his angel has rather handy swordsmanship skills and a tendency to ignore the rules."
Despite the lighthearted author summary, this fandom classic has some rather dark moments. There are plots afoot in Heaven *and* Hell, and our heroes are caught in the middle of the power-plays. Both Heaven and Hell are somewhat squicky, and you get the impression that most humans would prefer a third option for their afterlives. Aziraphale finds out how willing he is to risk Falling to save Crowley, and Crowley struggles with being a demon in love - both of them are suffering, in ways that really a) suit the characters, and b) had me get invested in the resolution. As for our background couple, Anathema and Newt have their own roles to play in saving Heaven, and it doesn't feel like the author just stuffed them into the fic to make it longer. The only thing that could make this better would be the Antichrist showing up and being, well, Adam-ish at everyone until they gave in.
Note: the author booked it from fandom a long time ago, so a) her website's gone, and only Fanfiction.net has her stuff, and b) no sequels, ever *wipes away tear*. The Fanfiction.net version has some punctuation missing, due to the site's periodic reshuffling of what punctuation is allowed.
High Treason
Fandom: Good Omens
Pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley, Newt/Anathema
Categories: Adventure, angst, romance, drama, pre-slash, post-canon
Length: Long [~30,000 words]
Warnings: Heaven and Hell as nasty bureaucracies, what looks like character death but isn't
Author on LJ: n/a
Website: Her page at the Pit of Voles
Review: "Hell catches up with everyone's favorite delinquent demon, and Crowley learns that his angel has rather handy swordsmanship skills and a tendency to ignore the rules."
Despite the lighthearted author summary, this fandom classic has some rather dark moments. There are plots afoot in Heaven *and* Hell, and our heroes are caught in the middle of the power-plays. Both Heaven and Hell are somewhat squicky, and you get the impression that most humans would prefer a third option for their afterlives. Aziraphale finds out how willing he is to risk Falling to save Crowley, and Crowley struggles with being a demon in love - both of them are suffering, in ways that really a) suit the characters, and b) had me get invested in the resolution. As for our background couple, Anathema and Newt have their own roles to play in saving Heaven, and it doesn't feel like the author just stuffed them into the fic to make it longer. The only thing that could make this better would be the Antichrist showing up and being, well, Adam-ish at everyone until they gave in.
Note: the author booked it from fandom a long time ago, so a) her website's gone, and only Fanfiction.net has her stuff, and b) no sequels, ever *wipes away tear*. The Fanfiction.net version has some punctuation missing, due to the site's periodic reshuffling of what punctuation is allowed.
High Treason