ext_1675 (![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
laceymcbain.livejournal.com) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crack_van2010-08-18 08:20 am
laceymcbain.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2010-08-18 08:20 am
Entry tags:
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended by Laura Walker (Teen)
Fandom: GOOD OMENS
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~ 26,600 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
googlebrat
Author Website: Fic tag on LJ / Shewhoguards on FF.net
Why this must be read: We all have lists - things we have to do, things we want to do. Crowley has a list, too, and as they're counting down to the End of Days, he's doing his best to get through everything on it (although the list changes as they go along and with input from Aziraphale: "Well, you're not doing that. Or that. And if you actually did try telling Gabriel exactly what you thought of him, I assure you, my dear, everyone would die a lot more quickly than you otherwise would.")
What I really like about this story is that it's so much more than the list. There's a narrative thread underpinning the entire story and woven through the list so that it's more than simply checking off accomplishments - it's how the characters feel and think about those things, what they're afraid of, what they want, and why they choose to do things. It's a story of friendship and regret and trying to change things that seem inevitable (or at least, Ineffable). It's not slash, but it doesn't have to be - the friendship is wonderfully characterized and carries the story without feeling like you're missing anything at all. And Crowley's list might surprise you ...
32. Swim with dolphins
"This is over-rated," Crowley decided. "Can't think what humans see in it."
"I think they don't usually become dolphins when they swim with them," Aziraphale volunteered, taking a rather careful leap out of the azure water and splashing back beneath the waves with sleek grace.
"Makes it even more boring then. Why do they want to swim with an animal whose only thought in life is how to convince someone to give it another fish?" Crowley demanded. "And the smiling is starting to creep me out. I can't do this smiling all the time." He followed Aziraphale out of the water, executing a particularly stunning somersault in midair before slicing back into the water with a clean dive. "And this body seems to demand I do acrobatics whether I like it or not."
"You smile as a human," Aziraphale said mildly.
"No, I smirk," Crowley said firmly. "Or I look smug, maybe. Demons do not do happy-friendly-smiling, except when we're trying to convince someone to do something they shouldn't."
Aziraphale didn't correct him, but the fixed smile on his dolphin's face seemed to beg to differ. Or maybe it was just made that way. Hard to tell with dolphins.
"Sharks, maybe," Crowley said thoughtfully. "Swimming with sharks might be more appropriate. At least they have proper predator smiles."
33. Swim with sharks
"Now this is more like it," Crowley said, smiling a toothy dangerous sort of smile, full of razor teeth, his ebony shark eyes rippling with glowing gold as he cut through the water with the sharpness of hunger in every motion.
"What exactly is the difference between focusing solely on finding the next fish as a dolphin, and focusing solely on finding the next fish as a shark?" Aziraphale queried.
Crowley didn't even have to think twice about it. "Sharks do it with style."
Read the story: 100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - in one file at FF.net
In four parts on LJ:
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 1
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 2
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 3
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 4
Don't forget to feedback the author - it doesn't matter how old or new the story is. Authors love to hear from you!
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~ 26,600 words
Author on LJ:
googlebratAuthor Website: Fic tag on LJ / Shewhoguards on FF.net
Why this must be read: We all have lists - things we have to do, things we want to do. Crowley has a list, too, and as they're counting down to the End of Days, he's doing his best to get through everything on it (although the list changes as they go along and with input from Aziraphale: "Well, you're not doing that. Or that. And if you actually did try telling Gabriel exactly what you thought of him, I assure you, my dear, everyone would die a lot more quickly than you otherwise would.")
What I really like about this story is that it's so much more than the list. There's a narrative thread underpinning the entire story and woven through the list so that it's more than simply checking off accomplishments - it's how the characters feel and think about those things, what they're afraid of, what they want, and why they choose to do things. It's a story of friendship and regret and trying to change things that seem inevitable (or at least, Ineffable). It's not slash, but it doesn't have to be - the friendship is wonderfully characterized and carries the story without feeling like you're missing anything at all. And Crowley's list might surprise you ...
32. Swim with dolphins
"This is over-rated," Crowley decided. "Can't think what humans see in it."
"I think they don't usually become dolphins when they swim with them," Aziraphale volunteered, taking a rather careful leap out of the azure water and splashing back beneath the waves with sleek grace.
"Makes it even more boring then. Why do they want to swim with an animal whose only thought in life is how to convince someone to give it another fish?" Crowley demanded. "And the smiling is starting to creep me out. I can't do this smiling all the time." He followed Aziraphale out of the water, executing a particularly stunning somersault in midair before slicing back into the water with a clean dive. "And this body seems to demand I do acrobatics whether I like it or not."
"You smile as a human," Aziraphale said mildly.
"No, I smirk," Crowley said firmly. "Or I look smug, maybe. Demons do not do happy-friendly-smiling, except when we're trying to convince someone to do something they shouldn't."
Aziraphale didn't correct him, but the fixed smile on his dolphin's face seemed to beg to differ. Or maybe it was just made that way. Hard to tell with dolphins.
"Sharks, maybe," Crowley said thoughtfully. "Swimming with sharks might be more appropriate. At least they have proper predator smiles."
33. Swim with sharks
"Now this is more like it," Crowley said, smiling a toothy dangerous sort of smile, full of razor teeth, his ebony shark eyes rippling with glowing gold as he cut through the water with the sharpness of hunger in every motion.
"What exactly is the difference between focusing solely on finding the next fish as a dolphin, and focusing solely on finding the next fish as a shark?" Aziraphale queried.
Crowley didn't even have to think twice about it. "Sharks do it with style."
Read the story: 100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - in one file at FF.net
In four parts on LJ:
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 1
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 2
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 3
100 Things Crowley Would Do Before the World Ended - Part 4
Don't forget to feedback the author - it doesn't matter how old or new the story is. Authors love to hear from you!