Good Omens Fic Rec: Old Vines

A.Z. Fell, one of the most respected names in wine and food blogging, has been sent on assignment with his assistant Warlock Dowling to spend six months in California Wine Country. Under direction (by his boss, Gabriel) to use this experience to double his blog followers and write a novel, Aziraphale is both excited and anxious about the opportunity. Anthony J. Crowley is the owner and viticulturalist of Ecdyses, a winery that unexpectedly fell into his lap eleven years ago when he hit rock bottom. He may be in debt, yeah, but he’s paying off his loans — and despite pressure from his lenders and their team of inspectors, Crowley has found a kind of contentment tending his little corner of terroir and producing extraordinary wine. Crowley’s old vines are the heart of his vineyard, and he’s never let anyone in. Crowley finds Aziraphale intriguing; Aziraphale finds Crowley enthralling. Turns out a famous wine expert and an experienced viticulturalist can still learn things from each other. The summer of 2019 unfolds.

Length: 189,706 words

AO3 Rating: Explicit / Spice Level 🔥🔥

Best for: Mostly Safe in Public, Human AU, Romance

Triggers: None

Read it here, fic by sevdrag (seventhe)

*Minor Spoilers* Now this is one well researched AU! This is wine blogger/winery owner human AU. As someone who knows absolutely nothing about wine (nor likes the taste sorry), I was blown away over the amount of detail in this story. The author clearly knows what they're talking about, and uses this knowledge to actually direct the plot not just as neat side info. This level of detail is a feature of this story and stands on it's own outside of the Good Omens backdrop. This story also has an excellent grasp on who Aziraphale and Crowley truly are, what makes them tick, what their insecurities and motivations are. It understands that what makes them so compatible is the way they push and surprise each other. They fall in love not just because they're surface level compatible, it's that they keep each other on their toes. This story also has a line that I booked marked for myself, describing Crowley as, "arrogant and yet somehow pleading for feedback," that's definitely Crowley to me.

Every 6 chapters we get a perspective flight tasting. It brings a small sampling of what everyone else in this story is thinking. I loved these chapters. There's only 3 of them so it never stops the plot, and doesn't take over the flow. It's just small interludes that are pleasant to read but also add a lot of context. We have Warlock, Adam and The Them, Anathema, Newt, and Gabriel as reoccurring main characters. I liked their inclusion a lot, particularly Adam and Warlock. Their plot line was very unexpected in a good way. It really takes a village to keep the winery running and they make a very believable sort of family.

Safe for public I'd say, there is sex in it but it's not very graphic and they're pretty short scenes. They are a part of the story, but not the highlight. This is something very casual to read, something where are you want romance but nothing heavy. I highly recommend the pinterest board the author put together for this. It really helped me set the stage and understand the wine stuff better. If you don't like jargon heavy AUs this isn't for you, but I personally found it fascinating. Who knows, maybe I'll give wine another shot after this!

Read it here, fic by sevdrag (seventhe)

Why dont we all look at Andy

your love returns in tragedy (ID in alt)

The Marvels trio consists of an amnesiac woman with PTSD, an overworked astronaut with major emotional trauma and a sixteen-year-old forced to confront the horrors of war when she should be fighting low-level crime at most. How the FUCK are they the most emotionally healthy and responsible team in the MCU.

Hey everyone I am really sick so made the alphabet in Spore

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Who wants to bet Peerless Cucumber has an entire fan base within the pidw’s fandom? Potentially even bringing in a portion of pidw’s readers who just want to enjoy shen yuan just loosing it in the comments.

Like sure, some of the fandom’s definitely there for the toxic masculinity and papapa, but I guarantee you there’s an entire section dedicated to gleefully watching the fandom sewer rat being feral.

YOU CAN HEADBANG WITH ANY HAIRSTYLE!!!!

“Seaweed Brain-“

Harry Styles Wattpad Fan Fiction Recs

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I do majority of my reading on Wattpad, so I've put together a list of my all-time favourite books from there and also attached my own reading list as well for anyone who would like to look through it!

Click for the full reading list

Breaking The Ice by sarbearfive

Hockerry with a slow burn romance. Read it all in one night IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!

Spotlight by Kiwiharryy

Enemies to lovers, also they're in a fake relationship which I eat up everytime!!!!

Rising Stars by tpwk1d00

Two famous singers fall in love

PRETEND by alittleloveeee

Another enemies to lovers where they're actors

Scandal by angelsvol6

Yet another fake relationship fic, trust me THIS ONE IS SO INCREDIBLE, I've read it at least 3 times now.

Assumptions by sugarpaperactuallyx

Famous au where the reader is working on the "behind the album" documentary with harry.

ULTIMATE SHIPS CHALLENGE - Face-Touching Scenes [1/5]

Good Omens Fic Rec: Slow Show

In which temptations are accomplished, grand romantic gestures are made, and two ineffable co-stars only take four seasons of an award-winning television program to realize they’re on their own side (at last, at last.)

Length: 95,505 words

AO3 Rating: Explicit/ Spice Level 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Best for: At Home, After Dark, Romantic, Pick-me-up, Fandom Classic

Triggers: Internalized Homophobia, Past Drug Use

Read it here, fic by mia_ugly

*Minor Spoilers* If you've been in the Good Omens fandom at least since season 2 came out, you've either already read this or have heard about it. Definitely one of the most popular stories out there so you don't need my recommendation really. But for any newbies, this is one you'll want to start with! This is an Actor AU, which to me feels like perfect "fanfiction". It just seems like a staple of the genre to have at least one very popular actor story and this one lives up to the task! Very good characterization, tropey without being predictable or overplayed, and overwhelmingly romantic. The fanfic equivalent of settling in with a pint of your favorite ice-cream. One "me problem": I'm not a fan of Avery as an Aziraphale name lol. I eventually had to just shut myself up and go with it, plus the author is right that it makes a much better human name that most other nicknames we get. Safe for public at the beginning, but that doesn't last long. A lot of this is going to be at home, after dark kind of reading. Pace is up to you, I think it's best as one long sitting. But it lends itself well to breaks too. If by some chance you haven't read this one yet, get on it!

Read it here, fic by mia_ugly

"Of course you'd be out here hiding with the books Granger." Hermione scowls at him. . . . HNY! LOW and behold, a sparkly green slytherin dress. AND as i have neglected Tumblr i'll be posting my other piece here first too! Instagram just seems easier sometimes but i feel much freer to talk rubbish on here ;)

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Five Start Armageddon

This week’s prompt in the GO Reference Library study club was the Them. And this immediately popped into my head! I loved the Famous Five as a kid, and Eileen Soper, who illustrated them, made such lovely art.

jolie really said “i can fix him” and died trying

No one can deny that Tomarry has some of the most beautiful fics in the Harry Potter fandom. Say what you want about how “it will never work” ITS FANFIC THATS THE WHOLE POINT.

But some of these fics make you believe that no matter who they are to each other they’re meant to be. These fics have me feeling *all* the feelings.

(I’m listing a few not all cuz I don’t have time for that rn sry)

(Just realized all of them are incomplete but THEYRE WORTH READING EITHER WAY)

- draw me after you (let us run) by ToAStanger on Ao3 (it’s locked so you can only read it if you have an Ao3 account)

- Too old to be this young by Nadia_Castillo on Ao3

- Full Circle by tetsurashian on Ao3

- Holly & Yew by LovelyLotus on Ao3

- Eat Your Heart Out by evaleon70 on Ao3

(I can rec complete fics if anyone wants them)