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Title: Il Tempo Sempre Volgera
Recipient: hsavinien
Author: pasiphile
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: fem!Aziraphale/fem!Crowley
Summary: Crowley and Aziraphale come across each other in 18th century Venice.
Author's Notes: I’m not an historian, and therefore I humbly apologize for any anachronisms and mistakes.
Prompt:

Comments

[shinobi_mi_chan]

Oh my gosh , I really loved this! The characterizations were spot-on, and there were some many lovely little moments. The end was a fantastic touch!

[pasiphile]

Thank you! I had a lot of initial anxiety over their characterization, and I still wasn't entirely sure of it when I finished it, so hearing someone say it works is a great relief :D

[hsavinien]

Oh, that's sweet. ^_^ I really like it. Genderbending and cross-dressing in one story, definitely yay! The little bits of previous history sprinkled throughout were nice and I enjoyed the hopefulness of the end.

Thank you!

[pasiphile]

I'm so glad you liked it, I did try my best to make it gender-atypical, and I wasn't that sure if I succeeded. So yay! And yes, they do deserve a happy ending.

[irisbleufic]

Do you know, this is the first time I've read gender-swap for these two where I've found it perfectly in-character and, quite frankly, loved it. Beautifully done, secret writer!

[pasiphile]

Thanks! I'd figured they would still be essentially them, even if they happened to have female bodies, although they'd see some things differently... It was a difficult balance to find and it means a lot that you liked it.

(Also, I might have done a little dance of joy when you first commented, because I really admire your writing and knowing you approved of this made me quite ~proud~)

[puokki]

Oh this is just so very sweet. Crowley's vulnerability and Aziraphale's gentleness when dealing with her and Crowley learning to trust and just be. I find their voices very spot-on. Everything about this is so tender, they taking care of each other and looking at fireworks alone and things not being explicitly said but rather implicitly shown and guh it all makes at least me feel very much better. Also Venice is so vividly there in the story, not just a meaningless background, but almost a character with its own personality.

[pasiphile]

The dynamics between Crowley and Aziraphale, the whole old-married-couple thing they have going on, is one of the things I like best about Good Omens. Knowing each other well enough not to need words, trusting each other enough to show their vulnerability... I can get quite lyrical about this, but that was what I was trying to convey and I'm delighted it worked. So thank you!

[keksdiebin]

Well, that was... really nice <3
I love how effortlessly they switched into their female forms. The way you described them was great - I could see Aziraphale's eyes and Crowley's sharp, female cheekbones. Oh and the sex... <3 The way they are acting was so IC.
This part made me laugh:
'The grandson. At least this one's born in England.'
Aziraphale is so English ;)

[pasiphile]

Thank you! I had to restrain myself from describing too much when it came to their appearance. And the sex... I hadn't written f/f sex before and it was all new and slightly scary. Incredibly glad it worked!