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    "You really grew up like this," Erik asked, sounding somewhere between disbelief and discontent. Guilt churned in Charles's stomach, and he really couldn't think of anything to say that would ease those feelings, so he just nodded, crossing his arms over his chest. He didn't want to cross the threshold back into that house, and being stared at by Erik was much more preferable to most things as it was. Attempting to sneak at glance at his friend beside him, it became obvious that Erik was doing the same as their eyes locked. There was a small upturn at the right corner of Erik's mouth, and something warm broke through his surface thoughts. The word 'friend' floated through his mind, and suddenly Charles was matching his small smile. "Are we not going to go inside?"

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    Charles and Erik wind up accidentally playing house more often than not, and whether or not they admit it, they both enjoy it. Sneaking stolen time around training, their relationship develops and changes over talks and chess games and whatever else they can share.

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    14 Jun 2026

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    Aziraphale susses out Crowley's pre-Fall identity, as the Archangel Raphael. With this, he must rethink everything he thought he knew about the last six thousand years, about his own identity and his friend's, and even the Ineffable Plan. There is a fight, expressions of fear and hurt, reconciliation, yearning and confusion, and the sorts of questions that by all rights should cause an angel to Fall.

    Also, at one point, Crowley admits he once lied about breeding rats for demonic ends.

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    10 Jun 2026

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    Crowley didn't look up immediately when he heard the shop door open; he was just in the middle of finishing off a complicated bouquet, and the blasted ribbon was being difficult about things.

    "Just a sec," he said, scowling as the end slipped away from him again.

    There was a pause. And then a voice, softly, "There you are."

    An unusual customer walks into Anthony Crowley's flower shop with a very specific request. AU, series, complete, angst with a happy ending.

    (Series Summary: For three centuries, Crowley has been reincarnated over and over as a human with no memory of his past. Aziraphale has tried to find a way to restore him to his true self, but all he seems to do is hurt them both. This time, he only means to steal a brief moment when he walks into Crowley's flower shop. But Crowley can't let it go...)

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    07 Jun 2026

  4. Rec *

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    "Crowley," Aziraphale slapped his book shut and turned to him with a worried glance.
    "Have you heard anything of Raphael recently?"

    Crowley thought he might choke.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    Wing grooming had been a part of their routine for a while, but it had always been one-sided.

    Aziraphale's wings had been groomed by Crowley for centuries. But as soon as Aziraphale suggests he reciprocate, Crowley clams up and shoots the offer down without pause, excusing it away as being "too broken and bent and ugly to see".

    And it wasn't just that. Crowley was hiding something, connecting his insecurity about his wings, and about his Fall. Answers don't come easy for Aziraphale, especially with regards to his participation in the First War -- something he should remember, but somehow can't.

    Not knowing how to get Crowley to tell him the truth about the matter, Aziraphale sets off to find answers -- both Upstairs and Downstairs -- and discovers grisly details about the aftermath of the war.

    Namely, about the nature of the injuries that the demon now known as Crowley sustained when he Fell, and the being responsible for said injuries in the first place.

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    02 Jun 2026