Title: As Above, So Below (Part 3 / 3; Part 1 is
here, and Part 2 is
here.)
Pairings & Characters: Aziraphale/Crowley, Adam/Sophia, Mandy/Iván, Raphael/Uriel, Pippa & Robert (the cute grandson), Anathema/Newt, Janet & Natalie (the twins), Gabriel, Dagon, Ligur, plus a chorus of ducklings, a mouse, local yokels, and just about everything else you've come to expect of this rapidly expanding universe; to say Ensemble Cast this time around wouldn't be inclusive enough!
Rating: NC-17 (***WARNING: It's for excessive language, gore, and graphic sex this time; I'm not even kidding, there is blood near the end of this installment.***)
Word Count: 10,000 for this part (9,000 for
Part 1; 7,000 for
Part 2; 26,000 total)
Notes: This full-length story is
CoT 'Verse #26 and follows the latest two intsallments,
Technical Difficulties (#23) &
And Pardon'd the Deceiver (#24), which were the gifts I wrote in this year's
go_exchange; the title is a reference back to something Adam said in the final scene of
Until Death, which is probably the most crucial past piece you need to keep fresh in your memory with respect to this one (granted, keeping the opening scene of
Some Assembly Required is also essential). Preferably, though, you'll have read everything leading up to this point, as where I previously thought that
Some Assembly Required and
Breathe would be the most emotionally trying climaxes this series would ever see, I was wrong. Before the next spring wedding, there's a tempest that they all need to weather.
Summary: As you from crimes would pardoned be, / let your indulgence set me free.
(
As Above, So Below: Part 3)