#winteromens

Now that @di-42’s Winter Bang fic is complete and the new @gosummerbang has been announced, I thought why not post a roundup of the art I made for The Solstice Dinner!

This was my first bang and it was such a hoot! I was so lucky to get my first pick story and get paired with Di (who fyi is an absolute joy to work with) for this funny and sweet Gilmore Girls inspired AU. Everyone in the art chat was so helpful and supportive with each other, the mods/organizers are super responsive and damn, it was just great!

And then, through the clearing of the patrons, Aziraphale spots it — an enormous black snake, slithering its way straight for him. Aziraphale’s eyes roll so hard they nearly fall right out of his skull. “Don’t be afraid, ladies and gentlemen!” he calls uselessly, although most of the parents have already absconded with their children. “Just give Santa a few minutes to sort this snake out, and all will be well!”

Here's the first of three pics for the @gowinterbang--

The Snake In Santa's Lap

All the Winter Long

Story by On1OccasionFork

Gorgeous illustrations by @tanpopomugishu

Written for the Winter Omens Big Bang @gowinterbang

Rated T

Word count: 13,486

Summary:

Moving north was supposed to mean peace, books, and a slower life.

Instead, Aziraphale finds himself in a one-sided battle of manners with the man across the road — the one who keeps doing favours at dawn, vanishes before Aziraphale can say thank you, and leaves baffling, profanity-laced notes behind.

Excerpt:

As his eyes adjusted to the bright white of the day outside, he gasped.

A wide, perfect path led from his small porch to the pavement. A short distance away, his drive was nearly clear as well, the last few metres of snow giving way to the rapid shovelwork of a lean, black-clad figure.

Aziraphale turned from the window and hurried over to his wardrobe, pulling on a thick tartan housecoat and a pair of boots that he could slip on without bending over.

As quickly as he could without injuring himself, he rushed towards the front door. He was nearly too late. The drive was cleared completely and the person who’d done it was sauntering across the road to a snowless path of his own.

“I say—” Aziraphale called. “Thank you. Thank you so much!”

There was no acknowledgement of his gratitude, and without turning back, the black-clad figure disappeared into the house, the door shutting with a thud.

“Well,” Aziraphale huffed at the clear dismissal.

Continue reading (and see more art!) on AO3

Thank you to the wonderful @spectrallydistracted for the beta!

Get cosy! Make sure your favourite blanket is handy! Stock up on tea and cocoa! And follow @gowinterbang for more updates!

I am so very lucky to have teamed up with incredibly talented artist @hogs-and-ham to bring to you our human AU The Solstice Dinner which we hope you'll enjoy.

Here's a snippet:

“Ngk. Yeah, well.” Crowley shrugged and shifted on the seat. “Also wntdtsmsrr.” Aziraphale bit his lips. “Just as you say, my dear.” Crowley sighed. “I wanted to say I'm sorry,” he mumbled with his signature grunt. “Was an arse.” Aziraphale was stunned into silence for a moment, then he caught himself and hummed his agreement. “Quite.”

Check out other pairs' snippets or their work!

@thinkinginscripts and @maon25

@bohoteacher and maon25

@naturallyteal and @dragonfire42

@kneelbeforeyourdogbabylon and @crowleysgoat

And iarrannme and COsmicLunatic

The Winter Omens Big Bang is officially live! 🎉

Here's the gorgeous cover art for my fic, The Last Snow on Vörösmarty Tér, created by the wonderful @maon25 --I still can't get over how lovely it is. Working with Maon (and alongside @thinkinginscripts) has been such a joy, and I'm so excited to finally share what we've made.

And here is a link to my story: The Last Snow on Vörösmarty Tér:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/76058256

Be sure to check out @thinkinginscripts' fic, Santa, Interrupted, which will be out on December 22, featuring AziraSanta 🪽🎅💖!

As well as the fabulous work coming from:

@naturallyteal and @dragonfire42

@di-42 and @hogs-and-ham

@iarrannme and @c0smicdisaster

@kneelbeforeyourdogbabylon and @crowleysgoat

@sakascal and @demented_demeown

@fallenwithoutgrace and @alwaystuesday

@siobhans-world and @goldensnowspider

@spectrallydistracted

@werpiper

And ever so many more!!

Stories and artwork will be posting from December 15 through January 15, so be sure to check in often and treat yourself to all the wintery goodness as it appears. There is so much talent in this Bang--truly something for everyone.

Follow @gowinterbang for updates!

Go read, go admire the art, go enjoy the winter wonder of it all!

Aziraphale harrumphed and glared at Crowley until the demon huffed and said “I don't wanna shoot you, and I don't wanna stab you, so I’m gonna say no to your duel idea, angel.”

“I was thinking more along the lines of a snow ball fight,” Aziraphale clarified, sounding shocked or disappointed that Crowley hadn't thought of it himself.

“Then why didn't you just say that?” Crowley griped as he glanced out the window. The snowfall had slowed, and the wind wasn't blowing, but Crowley knew it wasn't going to last. He really didn't want to go out there, it was cold and everything in him just wanted to find someplace warm to snuggle down and go into a relaxed stupor. But if a snowball fight would get Aziraphale out of the you can't do what Hell ordered you to do mindset, then fine, a snowball fight it would be.

🎄

Winter Omens Big Bang time! I'm posting chapter 1 today because today is the winter solstice. Why is that important, you may ask? Well, you'll have to read my story to find out. 😁

There are 6 chapters in total (around 48k words by last estimation) and I'll update every Sunday and Thursday.

The art was created by the fabulous DeMented_DeMeown and it's amazing!!! I'm so in love with these pieces, I can't even tell you how much I love them. You're getting a sneak peek with this cover art - which uses one of the pieces - for the rest you will find in chapter 5 and 6 when they come out - and anywhere else that DeMented_DeMeown decides to post them. 🥰💜

I want to thank my wonderful beta readers @angie-words and @playdohangel for all their help and support, the @whickberstreetwriters for being my wonderful home on the internet and the mods over at @gowinterbang for organising this fun event that'll keep us all fed with fanfic and art through the holidays and into the next year!

Holiday Hazards

Rated E (the E rated chapters are number two and six)

Words: ~48k

(some) Tags: Established Relationship, Lack of Communication, Winter Solstice, Crowley Hates the Cold (Good Omens), Food Kink, Food Play, Light Dom/sub, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Oral Sex, Biting, Crowley's Tongue (Good Omens), POV Crowley (Good Omens), Top Aziraphale/Bottom Crowley (Good Omens), Top Crowley/Bottom Aziraphale (Good Omens), Witchcraft, mentioned emotional abuse, mentioned disordered eating, mentioned illness, NSFW Art, Post-Canon

Tags will be updated when necessary (and it will be necessary, DeMented_DeMeown agreed that it would be fun to keep the ones for the last chapter secret for now 😏). Please read them carefully and decide if this is for you.

Summary:

Crowley and Aziraphale are going on their first ever winter holiday as an Us. Crowley doesn’t understand why Aziraphale insisted on a town in the English countryside during the coldest winter they’ve had in decades, when they could have gone literally anywhere (preferably somewhere warm) and plans to spend his time where it’s comfortable (in bed with Aziraphale). Aziraphale has naturally other plans.

The next morning, the weather only seems to be getting worse, much worse. Now they have to find out what’s going on and how to save everyone, themselves included - so Crowley can finally have the winter holiday he wants.

Excerpt

“You could always apologise,” Aziraphale said in such an obvious unaffected, casual tone, he could have just as well held up a flashing neon sign saying ‘Oi, you should do exactly what I just said’. Crowley growled. He was not going to apologise to his car. He was a demon, for someone’s sake. Even if that didn’t account for much these days - after their second Armageddon’t (or was it Second Comingn’t?) and freedom from their head offices won (this time for real, hopefully) - he still had his image to keep. You never knew what was lurking in the night, and he’d rather that anything that might be lurking out there got the message to do it somewhere very far away. Besides, it was the weather’s fault that his mood had taken a turn for the worse. The weather’s and Aziraphale’s because it had been his idea to drive to Fucking-Nowhere-Holt for a bloody Christmas market and the ambience or Christmas spirit or some such nonsense. Which had made the Bentley - always quick to please her favourite angel, blasted traitor that she was - start playing Christmas songs.

Read on AO3

@gowinterbang Also, please don't forget to check out all the other wonderful stories and artworks created for this event. For example:

Thinkinginscripts and maon25

bohoteacher and maon25

NaturallyTeal and dragonfire42

@di-42 and @hogs-and-ham

iarrannme and @c0smicdisaster (COsmicLunatic)

@kneelbeforeyourdogbabylon and @crowleysgoat

Ao3

Cottagecore_Raccoon

@cottagecore-raccoon