Crowley's Christmas Fic Exchange: A Crowley Carol for Midnightsilvers

[crowleysxmas]

Title: A Crowley Carol
Author: ellerkay
Characters: Crowley, Rowena, Castiel, Donna, Sam, Dean, Jack, Death, Jody
Rating: R/Mature
Genre: Gen, Humor
Word Count: ~5250
Disclaimer: All for fun, none for profit.
Summary: It’s “A Christmas Carol” and Crowley is Scrooge! He is NOT happy about it.
Warnings/tags: Swearing, alcohol (including alcohol drunk by

Comments

Comment 3 of 3

[midnightsilvers]

- “Happy fucking Christmas,” Crowley said - I love that he is still blood Crowley after all 😁🤗 don’t have to have a lobotomy just because it’s Christmas 😁👍🏻
(-And you were there,” he straightened up to point at Castiel, who tilted his head in confusion, “and you were there.” - lol 😂 wizard of Oz 😂😂)
-He pointed at Jody. “You - sorry for the time I nearly killed you.” - awwwwww! He got to apologise for that! Brilliant! Thank you 🤗🤗
-not only did I almost die on that bathroom floor, but you left me with the check.” - stop! My sides are hurting from laughing 😂😂😂
-“If she can’t help you save the whippersnapper, I’ll eat my own naughty bits.” - almost redundant to say so again, but that’s another great Crowley line! Your characterisation and voice is just spot on throughout 🤗🤗
- “It was nothing,” Crowley said. “Just saving my own skin.”
“I don’t think that’s true,” Jack replied thoughtfully. - Jack is such a bright nougat boy 🤗 he is good for Crowley 🤗
-“Maybe I could call you Uncle Crowley?”
Before Crowley could tell him ‘absolutely not’ and ‘not in a million years,’ Jack put his arms around him in a hug. Crowley stayed frozen for a second, because he certainly hadn’t seen this coming. Surely Death ought to have warned him about these dire consequences. He should push the lad away.
Instead, Crowley somehow found himself hugging Jack in return. Only for a moment, before he side-stepped neatly away, but still. It made his chest ache strangely. - oh. Oh. 😭😭 right in the goddamn feels!! 🤗🤗 that was just perfect, the reluctance and the acceptance and Jacks innocence (it’s the only way Crowley would believe/accept the sentiment) and of course Crowley still has to bluff it away, but he FEELS it!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Ahhhhhh my friend! I’m so happy. This was absolutely wonderful! And I can’t believe that you managed to tell the whole story in just over 5000 words! I thought it would probably be too big of a feat to tell the whole of A Christmas Carole but not only did you do so but you packed it with feels and laughs and perfect Christmas cheer while staying perfectly in character! Bravo! 🌹bravo 🌹 standing ovation.
Thank you so much for this gift my friend! It is perfect 🤗

RE: Comment 3 of 3

[ellerkay]

:DDDDDDD (imagine infinite happy faces/heart eye emojis here, lol) You are SO VERY welcome; I'm over the moon that you loved this!! Thank YOU for the absolutely amazing, genius prompt - there were so many good ones I was thinking about claiming as I read everyone's ideas, but the second I saw that my brain basically stuttered to a stop and went "THIS. THIS IS THE ONE I MUST WRITE." XD As I told you, this was an absolute joy to write; I had so much fun the whole time.

Don't feel badly that you didn't get the opening line reference right from the beginning - I only know it so well because they make a big deal of it in the Muppets version, lol! That one's my favorite (Scrooged being a close second). I think most of us know this story best from all the adaptations, heh. I did listen to the original in audiobook form read by Tim Curry a few years ago and it was pretty great, but I've seen adaptations far more times than I've read the book.

I'm glad I could cover all the major beats; like I said in my note, I was tempted to do a fuller AU and maybe would have considered it more strongly if there'd been more time. Then I could have had things like Sam as Bob Cratchitt working for Crowley, which I think would have been very entertaining. :P But mostly I really like how this ended up, canon-ish if not truly able to fit into the timeline anywhere. It felt more meaningful to write Crowley as Crowley rather than Crowley as Scrooge, if that makes sense.

Finally, thank you thank you THANK YOU for your comments!!!! It was truly worth it already just to get to write this story, but your response is wonderful (as always) and incredibly gratifying and have absolutely made my day. I knew you'd get and respond to everything I put in and it makes you a delight to write for. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 Happy holidays, my friend!

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[midnightsilvers]

You really did the story justice! It’s so good! Thank you again my friend! Absolutely THE BEST present that I got this holiday 🙌🏼😄🤗 thank you again! 💛

RE: Comment 3 of 3

[candygramme]

I read this with utter delight. I think that, even above Sam and Dean, Crowley is my very favourite character in the show, and from his very first cry of outrage, (They ate my tailor!) I've loved him to death and beyond. This was a stellar version of the Christmas Carol, and I can understand Crowley (our Crowley) saving it as the last story to post in the challenge.

There were so many things to love about this that I don't even know where to start - oh, yes I do! Crowley's assertion that if Rowena can't save Jack, he'd eat his own naughty bits and his subsequent conversation with Dean about that. Subtle! The characterization of everybody. Perfect to the last nuance, especially that of my other favourite, OG Death, who is other worldly and yet so very human. Of course he loves the Muppets. I bet he loves Christmas cookies too. He was probably waiting to see if they left any for him in the bunker.

I've got so much love for Crowley redemption stories. He'll never lose that wonderful snark even if he turns good - and if he doesn't turn good after this, I'll eat my own naughty bits!

Now I have to go find and read the rest of your spn fic. <3 <3 <3

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[ellerkay]

:D Thank you SO MUCH!! It will probably not surprise you to hear that I love Crowley and Crowley redemption arcs, too - and I absolutely think he'll never lose that snark. I love redeemed characters who keep their edge; they're the most fun and I think it's more realistic.

This comment gave me a real boost when I needed it yesterday, so thank you again. :) <3 <3 <3 Feel free to comb through my fic on my journal or on AO3!

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[fledge]

You know, and I've already commented below to review the story, I think this was perfect as it was - I'm sure you would have written a hugely entertaining Sam 'Cratchitt' working for Crowley etc. but it wouldn't have been so true to canon and I really love that about this; that you managed to keep so well to both canon SPN (aside from the little fact of Crowley not being dead) and the original Dickens story at the same time. That's quite a feat. It really did fit the whole timeline if you just adjust for the timing of Jack's illness, not!dead Crowley and not!dick Chuck (I didn't realise who that was meant to be until I read Midnight's comments - doh!! Of course! Actually you described him to a T lol). AND healing Jack in a much more satisfactory (and probably permanent) manner. As far as I'm concerned, it's 100% an improvement on canon! And Crowley makes the perfect Scrooge just as himself, no need for tweaks. I'm so glad Midnight loved their gift so much, but not remotely surprised :)

RE: Comment 3 of 3

[ellerkay]

Ahhhh thank you thank you THANK YOU again!! You got exactly what I was going for and I agree - fun as it would have been in some ways to go more fully AU, I liked keeping it grounded in near-canon. :) Thank you so much for this kind, thoughtful bonus comment. <3 <3 <3