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New Fic: Confession is Good for the Soul

Jul 30, 2012 14:33

Title: Confession is Good for the Soul
Pairing: A/C
Rating: PG-13
Length: 2,905 words
Notes: Angst and a little fluff (Which, by the way, is also how you make nougat.)
Summary: Aziraphale is shaken up after a strange encounter in the park and goes to Crowley for reassurance.

( Confession is Good for the Soul )

original character, angst, fluff, crowley, aziraphale/crowley, aziraphale

Comments 4

ladymouse2 August 1 2012, 16:53:46 UTC

It's been some while since I read a tale in which it was Aziraphale who went to pieces and needed comfort and an infusion of common sense. A bit refreshing to see Crowley being the strong one of the pair.

Aziraphale in the book comes off as being more of "just enough of a bastard" to be this shaken it seems. After all, over 6,000 years of Earthly existence, he's surely faced similar situations and not only in the street. How about a Roman Emperor or three?

But then you add this paragraph for Crowley:
>Crowley knew that Aziraphale avoided tube stations during rush hour for this reason, and that he sometimes snuck off to maternity wards and watched families looking at their new babies, when he felt low. And maybe that was part of the reason that Aziraphale spent so much time holed up in his little shop with only his books for company.And give some lovely food for thought and some further dimension to the angel who to me at least always seems a little harder to get a handle on ( ... )

lazy_like_a_fox August 2 2012, 01:32:55 UTC

Thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed feedback! I think pretty much anything I got right in the story was thanks the beta who steered me away from more OOC lines many times.

hekateras August 1 2012, 19:27:52 UTC

This was... wonderful and unique. I loved your idea of why Aziraphale stays away from public places like that and prefers solitude - headcanon accepted, I'd say. And his reaction and Crowley's efforts to comfort him, and the ending, those were just lovely.

sarisa_rahe August 2 2012, 16:02:58 UTC

Ahhh I am so glad you've posted this! It is entirely your fault that I've gone on a Good Omens fic-reading frenzy again ^_^ I love the way you capture their voices, and it's clear how well you know the characters. All of the small details you've included illustrate how familiar you are with them and with their interactions, and how they view one another.

Also your avvy is adorable :)