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What exactly do you find in a fandom of a book that makes the Apocalypse hilarious? Well, Slash Fic because Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls (including this troper who's responsible for 99% of all recs listed below). And some Continuation Fic (a Second Apocalypse is optional). But mostly slash.
Before you run away screaming, keep in mind that this article is part of an attempt to collect the 10% of fanfic that's worth dying for. That means that every fic on here was recced because of its high quality and in-character depictions. Which does include the slash.
These are recommendations made by Tropers for Good Omens fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found here.
You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. You can do it by expanding on the notes about the fanfic, or linking similar or related fanfics. Refrain from posting Conversation In The Main Page though; that goes in the discussion page.
Authors and Websites
Daegaer's GO fanfics archived at LiveJournal
- Recommended by Solandra
- Notes: Most of Daegaer's works focus on Aziraphale and Crowley, and she gets their relationship down pat with the right doses of character quirkiness, snarkiness, and sweetness. She's also frighteningly talented at pulling off even the most crack-headed ideas. (For those of you who don't like slash, rest assured that Going Home and nearly all of Daegaer's other works don't make Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship any more suggestive than their canon one was, unless you really want to make an effort.)
H.J. Bender's GO fanfics
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley (sometimes gen, sometimes slash)
- Notes: Saying these are funny is like saying that the original book has a slightly lighter approach to the Apocalypse. Even her shamelessly smutty fics are far more hilarious than PWPs have any right to be. As a bonus, Quantum Witch has illustrated some of Bender's fics for even more comedic goodness. (Be forewarned that while humor is the main staple of Bender's works, even the technically gen ones are packed with Ho Yay that barely stops short of actual slash.)
Fanfiction by Vulgarweed
- Recommended by JA Moczo
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley with the occasional mixup
- Notes: Do you like slash? Do you like some smut with your slash? Do you like your slash to be ridiculously well-written, fascinatingly historical, and droolingly hot? Then look no further! Vulgarweed is an amazing author who is still active in the fandom, and even better, she coordinates a lot with Quantum Witch, who (as she did for H.J. Bender) illustrated some fics too. Enthusiastically recommended!
Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot by Xylodemon
- Recommended by Solandra
- Summary: Gaiman and Pratchett actually wrote New Year's resolutions for Crowley and Aziraphale. This story takes Crowley's resolutions and expands each one into a story of its own.
- Comments: Chock-full of Crowley-snarkiness, and that's all that's needed.
Of Wishes and Fishes by Googlebrat
- Recommended by Solandra
- Summary: When a not-too-bright dogfish swallows a wishing ring and causes mayhem with his careless wishes, a restless Horseperson sees a great opportunity, and only an angel and demon can restore things back to their natural order.
- Comments: Has an entertainingly original plot guaranteed to leave you grinning.
When Summoning Please Watch The Wording by Ryuuza Kochou (Crossover with Supernatural)
- Recommended by EchoGarrote
- Summary: A capture, a ritual, and a small mistake in terms lets Sam and Dean become 'sacrifices' to another demon with yellow eyes. Things don't exactly end how you might expect them to.
- Comments: Brilliantly written in a style that sounds just like Pratchett and Gaiman wrote it themselves. Everyone is in-character and it's absolutely hilarious.
A Friend in Need by Pandarus
- Recommended by Novium
- Summary: Aziraphale gets an unexpected visit from a certain fallen angel from Supernatural.
- Comments: This is a wonderful crossover. It is very funny, and so well captures the style of Good Omens that it's hard to remember that it wasn't written by Pratchett & Gaiman.
Da Capo Aria by Lady Oneiros
- Recommended by Solandra
- Summary: Aziraphale takes Death's place for a day upon God's request.
- Comments: One of the rare Aziraphale-centric fics that does his character justice. Also has a non-Original Flavor prose (me pointing out that a fic's "great, but not in the style of canon" is just my Single Issue Wonk, so don't let that deter you) that manages to be evocative and atmospheric without a whiff of Purple Prose or Pacing Problems, inspired characterizations of God, Lucifer, and Beelzebub, and themes about divinity and death that avoid Anviliciousness.
Be Ye Therefore Merciful by Ambular
- Recommended by Solandra
- Summary: Crowley is recklessly heroic and gets into severe trouble for it. Aziraphale will do anything to help him, even if it means defying Death.
- Comments: Moving drama and Crowning Moments of Awesome for both characters make a gripping reading experience. (You can interpret this as pre-slash, but it's really about their canon relationship in general.)
Going Home by Daegaer
- Recommended by Solandra
- Summary: Aziraphale is recalled to Heaven, and Crowley isn't happy about it. After offing Aziraphale's Replacement Scrappy in a variety of amusing ways, he enacts a Heaven-contacting ritual that goes wrong in all the right ways.
- Comments: I've already recommended Daegaer's fics in the Authors and Websites section, but this fic of hers deserves special mention as a work that pulls off the common "Aziraphale and/or Crowley are recalled by their superiors" plot brilliantly without descending into melodrama. In fact, you won't find any angst here, just light-hearted, humorous drama that's surprisingly poignant in showing just how much Aziraphale and Crowley mean to each other.
School Daze by Musegaarid
- Recommended by feral
- Summary: a Drabble involving Adam, Crowley, and "show and tell."
- Comments: Crack Fic. Also the other stories by Musegaarid are recommended.
Daegaer’s WWI series.
Angels Online by Shati
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.
Bad Grace by Quantum Witch (Contains an Aziraphale/Crowley slash subplot)
- Recommended by Solandra, L Guardinal
- Pairing(s): Newt/Anathema, Crowley/Aziraphale, Brian/Pepper, Adam/OC, and some other relationships between OCs
- Summary: The end of the world has failed to happen, but things aren't going to settle back down anytime soon. Anathema's expecting, the Antichrist's about to enter puberty, an angel and demon find themselves irretrivably in a Romance Arc, the Seven Deadly Sins awaken, and the Second Coming of Christ draws nigh.
- Comments: Like the original book, this Continuation Fic introduces several unique subplots, takes care to develop each of them with their own twists and surprises, and eventually draws all of them together at the climax to form a satisfying conclusion. Best of all, even when it takes the canon material into creative directions, it remains lovingly faithful to the established canon characters and relationships. The end result truly reads as a sequel to the original book.
A Precise and Accurate History of Monday, Eleven Years Later by Giddy Geek (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley, Greasy Johnson/Pepper (yes, really)
- Summary: Aziraphale and Crowley pay a visit to Adam eleven years after the Incident, presumably only to see how he's doing. But it's really more than that, and has to do with the New Arrangement formed during their trip to America.
- Comments: Has the most perfect Original Flavor writing in the GO fandom, hands down. Crowley and Aziraphale are as entertaining as ever, Adam and the rest of Them have much-welcomed appearances, plenty of lines are giggle-inducing, and the progression of the main relationship over these eleven years is very much in-character and gives you a case of the warm fuzzies, especially at the closing lines. All without being sappy or losing that original-flavored witty edge.
Its Own Place by Unravel (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Armageddon comes around again and Aziraphale and Crowley can't escape it this time.
- Comments: The aftermath for Aziraphale and Crowley, for whom Earth felt more like home than Heaven or Hell ever did, is dealt with in a manner neither preachy or melodramatic but humorous and sneakily serious in a very canonesque way. Really, that's the best way to describe a fic with two opening quotes, one from Paradise Lost and one from a rock band, that can both be used to sum up the story. (Plus, the slash's well-integrated and the story arguably wouldn't be as emotionally powerful without it.)
Survivors' Guilt by Irishbleue
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Implied Aziraphale/Crowley at the end, easy to miss.
- Summary: A series of vignettes about how significant historical events affect Aziraphale and Crowley over the years.
- Comments: This story may not be as original-flavored as other fics like Eleven Years Later, but it's got a smooth, almost lyrical feel to it that captures the characters' raw emotions and developments without having to say them out loud.
For All the World, sequel to the above, also by Irishbleue (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Crowley's still suffering from survivor guilt. Fortunately, Aziraphale is there to help him through it.
- Comments: The focus this time is on Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship and personal lives, in deliberate contrast to the epic, history-changing events of Survivors' Guilt. Despite the different focus, it retains the same lyrical quality and emotional depth, making even the sexual references seem somehow clean and in-character instead of giving off that "dirty" vibe.
Anything but Ordinary by Cimorene (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: A remix of Daegaer's AU fic Ordinary People that takes the original's basic concepts and ties them back to canon.
- Comments: The Slice Of Life events and gradually developing romance are done gracefully without ever losing sight of the fact that Crowley and Aziraphale are ethereal beings who, while being the most "ordinary" of their kind, are still anything but ordinary compared to humans.
Once More With Feeling by Xylodemon (Implied slash, but only a small part of the plot)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley, Newt/Anathema, implied Adam/Pepper and Adam/Harry
- Summary: Hell hasn't given up after the Apocalypse That Wasn't, and formulates a new plan involving the wizarding world. Characters from Harry Potter make appearances, though it's not so much a proper crossover as it's an Original Flavor GO fic with the Harry Potter cast as extras.
- Comments: Details the second coming of the Apocalypse so perfectly in-tune with the canon style and characters that it feels like you're meeting and becoming enthralled with the original characters all over again. And yes, the Harry Potter characters are IC too.
Sparks by Afrai (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Pepper/War (yes, really)
- Summary: Pepper's all grown up, but she's restless about her life until she meets a certain Horseperson who has something eating away at her that she can't name. Somehow, the two give each other what they're looking for.
- Comments: Makes the Crack Pairing work beautifully by showing how the two redheads' personalities attract and play off on each other, and how humanity might just be affecting War as it did a certain angel and demon.
Great Are The Myths by Daughtersofisis
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley near the end
- Summary: The world is fine, but Aziraphale and Crowley are still tense and anxious. Aziraphale suggests to Crowley that they check with their superiors for peace of mind. Unfortunately, they don't know the full details of portal-opening...
- Comments: A satisfyingly long work that answers the So What Do We Do Now question facing Aziraphale and Crowley at the end of GO canon. How the two beings cope with their anxieties in the wake of the Apocalypse That Wasn't are dealt with thoughtfully without ever descending into wangst. Even their eventual Relationship Upgrade is done in an in-character manner that doesn't need big declarations or confessions of love to be believable.
Twofish by A demon of my word (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Crowley's new hobby is seeing how long other fish survive against his pet fish, The Great White Bastard. Aziraphale drops by in time to witness this. There's toasting to the number of fish killed, and talk about a woman who's being driven mad by her divine sight and a previous experience in a whorehouse. Then there are kisses and merging.
- Comments: One of those fics that really can't be described without sounding like Crack Fic or Mind Screw. Initially appears to be nothing more than a silly, nonsensical drunken conversation between Aziraphale and Crowley, then morphs halfway through into something achingly beautiful and tender that makes most other Shipping Fics look downright pedestrian.
The Sacred and the Profane by Afrai (AU, Slash)
Falling Rain by Ariastar (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Aziraphale and Crowley wait out the Great Flood on Noah's Ark and actually build a nice rapport, much to Crowley's chagrin.
- Comments: Gets Aziraphale and Crowley's personalities and interactions so effortlessly right that everything else is just icing on the cake.
Everything That Rises Must Converge by Bookshop (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Aziraphale can't sit on fences, and Crowley wants the third side.
- Comments: Proof that a fanfic doesn't have to be of epic length to be funny, romantic, and thoughtful at the same time. Done with excellent footnotes, a precise blend of the silly and the serious, and Aziraphale/Crowley interaction that's just understated enough to work.
Traditions by UseTheForceEm (Slash)
- Recommended by Solandra
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Crowley's been given a birthday from Down Below, and he wants to be distracted from the related memories of his Fall. That's when Aziraphale shows up, intent on chewing him out for what he did when drunk some time before. Things do not go as either anticipated.
- Comments: This fic is a lemon with explicit m/m action. That said, it's a lemon done right. Neither Aziraphale nor Crowley are derailed into more "appropriate" roles or given corny romantic lines. The plot doesn't throw them into bed right off the bat, allowing them to set their own pace. Even in the midst of the "action" scenes, the characters' quirks and natures (especially the fact that they're not truly human) aren't forgotten, thus avoiding the typical Slash Fic feel of everything else in the story only being a clothesline for the smex. Oh, and it's definitely not IKEA Erotica.
Through Thick and Thin by Kikimora (Slash)
Gifts by murderofonerose (Slash)
Trust, Charity, & the Fine Art of Incompetence by violet gallagher (Slash)
- Recommended by feral
- Pairing(s): Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: Crowley and Aziraphale are given new assignments to tempt / redeem each other to the other side. Though it is actually a set up by both sides looking to scapegoat someone for the failed apocalypse.
- Comments: So What Do We Do Now Continuation Fic with a Relationship Text Upgrade
But For the Grace of by Amber Diceless
- Recommended by feral
- Pairing(s): implied Aziraphale/Crowley
- Summary: "In the Eternal Conflict between Heaven and Hell, some beings inevitably get caught in the middle. How they deal with this conundrum varies as much as the beings themselves."
- Comments: Crossover with Hellblazer. Funny, cute, and everyone's in character.
Manchester Lost by JA Moczo
Barghest: The Three Heads of Cerberus by Secret Weapon
The Casefiles of Dr. Darryl Birkett: Counsellor to the Immortal by Dreya Uberwald
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