Did you ever fall in love with your best friend but kept it to yourself because you didn’t want to lose said friend?
Everything We’ve Learned Along The Way, by SpectrallyDistracted. Rated T, 9k. P. Jan 26.
Oh, I truly can’t begin to tell you how much I loved this story! It made me feel all fuzzy inside! So heartwarming, angst-free, sweet and just joyful! Friends to lovers human AU that will touch your soul and heart. The love between Aziraphale and Crowley seeps through every single line of this fic as they pretend-date as an experiment to understand why everyone Crowley dates falls in love with him.
My own Just a Neighbour I Know. Rated T, 14k. P. Jan 26.
Lighthearted neighbour human AU written for a dear fandom friend. Featuring awkward flirting, pining, two very smitten and very oblivious men, misdelivered post, Agnes the cat, and Crowley’s cupboard.
So I’m There, by AngieWords. Rated T, 9k. P. Feb 26
Human AU written for the DIWS Maggie’s Record Shop event and inspired by the song The Bones Of You by Elbow. This is a lovely and tender story of second chances. Crowley and Aziraphale had been friends in their uni years, and then drifted apart for reasons you’ll find out. I love how the writer manages to write a satisfying growth for both characters in a relatively short fic. Nothing feels forced in this story, it flows beautifully!
Group Chat: Flat 3B, by whatkeepsusalive. Rated T, 31k. P. Dec 25.
Flatmate human AU. This fiction is the sweetest, fluffiest, most adorably tooth rotting thing ever. Every chapter brought the sun to my day and left a big grin on my face. Crowley and Aziraphale are flatmates. If they cook together, text all day long, banter lovingly and cuddle on the sofa, certainly that's all part of being flatmates, isn't it?
It Doesn’t Mean Anything, by AppleSeeds. Rated T, 5k. P. Nov 25.
Lovely and funny friends to lovers human AU. Azirapahle thinks that Crowley flirts with him just because Crowley is a flirty kind of person. Ha!
Regrets, Choices & Other Things, by SpectrallyDistracted. Rayed E, 24K. P. Oct 25.
Trigger warning: car accident mentioned. No serious lasting consequences and no graphical depiction of injuries.
Friends to lovers human AU that will warm your heart! Aziraphale and Crowley have known each for a long ti- eeerrr, since uni. All they are is co-workers, nothing more: neither of them knows anything about the other’s private life. Until Crowley is hit by a car and suffers from amnesia. In his post-accident state, Crowley seems to think things are quite different to what they are in reality. This will lead Aziraphale to question everything he’s always believed to be true.
My own Never Gonna Fall For, rated T, 8k. P. Sep 25.
Friends to lovers human AU inspired by a David Bowie song that wouldn’t leave me alone until I had our Ineffables dance to it. A bit of short lived angst with a fluffy happy ending. After breaking up with his emotionally abusive ex, Aziraphale is never going to fall in love again. He’s very happy with being alone, with not having to compromise or mould himself into something he’s not for someone else’s sake. And if sometimes it feels like his best friend Crowley might want something more, he’s certainly imagining things.
Read Between The Lines, by MissUnderstoodLyrics. Rated E, 5k. P. Feb 24.
I loved, loved, loved this friends to lovers human AU! Crowley and Aziraphale work at the same webzine, are friends and are secretly pining for each other. Just the right amount of miscommunication and very low angst, this story is so sweet and heartwarming!
Not A Thirst Trap But An Oasis, by LexArturo, scullyphile. Rated M, 4k. P. Jul 24.
Lovely story where Aziraphale and Crowley were school friends who went separate ways and find each other again via Instagram. Featuring trans Aziraphale, genderfluid Crowley, beautiful art, and sweetness.
To Catch A Ghost, by anatomicgirl. Rated T, 17k. P. Feb 25.
Such an intriguing ghost story! Spooky and sweet in equal measure. Human AU in which friends Aziraphale and Crowley are vloggers dealing with paranormal phenomena. On their way to Tadfield they find themselves stuck alone in a cottage belonging to an old lady and her niece. Even skeptic Crowley has to eventually concede that the cottage is haunted. Obliviousness in action, this fic was lovely!
Ambisexual, by fishey_me. Rated G, 2k. P. Feb 25.
Very sweet human AU where Aziraphale has been pining for Crowley for 20 years.
You Can Stay In My Bed, If You Like, by AppleSeeds. Rated T, 3k. P. Jul 22.
Lovely human AU where Aziraphale and Crowley wake up together in Crowley's bed after Aziraphale's birthday party. Alcohol was involved. And Gabriel. Should they be alarmed? Mortified? Thrilled? Did anything happen? Let's find out while the two roommates snuggle a little closer to each other.
Friends Don't, by MissUnderstoodLyrics. Rated E, 33k. P. Dec 24.
Honestly, I can’t even begin to tell you how much I loved this story. In my comment on the last chapter I said that it was like an unexpected day off at work: precious, exciting, comfortable, you know it will be over all too soon but it’s one of those gifts that make life happier. In this enemies (meh!) to friends (ha!) to lovers (yay!) Crowley and Aziraphale work as advice columnists for two rival newspapers in Tadfield. The newspapers are bought by the same media company and our two heroes find themselves co-hosting a podcast. How will they cope? Oh, they’ll cope very well indeed, let me tell you. This fiction is uplifting and funny, the banter is clever without ever feeling like they are overdoing it, and the Ineffables react to their feelings in an insecure, fragile, but all too relatable -and fairly realistic- way. It never feels like the writer is pushing it. It became instantly one of my all time favourites.
On The Same Page, by Chekhov. Rated E, 117k. P. Sep 20.
Human AU where Aziraphale and Crowley are both writers. Aziraphale writes Christian books, Crowley writes adult books and they help each other out with their writing. Until they have to pretend to be married. This was such a good read, I really couldn't put it down. It's almost exclusively narrated in Aziraphale's POV but the mutual pining is evident and the build up to them resolving their issues is so bittersweet and deep and just lovely. There is a happy ending, don't worry. And the side story will really... aargghh, I won't spoil it for you, just read it.
Very Personal, Very Quickly, by mageofthepeople. Rated E, 5k. P. apr 25.
The sweetest friends to lovers human AU! Aziraphale and Crowley are flatmates and best friends. The level of trust and bond in this fiction is so heartwarming and for once they are communicating beautifully and clearly.
