Here are some #musicians fics I've recently added to my 'to read' list...
Back Then by AppleSeeds (E)
In 1994, Crowley booked Aziraphale Fell as his local support act for a gig in London and it led to the most special and exhilarating night of his life. Now, thirty years later, they're performing at adjacent venues, and Crowley can't resist the temptation to see him again.
Heartstrings by threebeforenovember (T)
Azira and AJ were inseparable all through primary school, but now it seemed as though AJ had disappeared and no one cared. Azira asked all the homeroom teachers, but not a single one had an Anthony Crowley in their class. It seemed like he had moved again, with no explanation. Azira tried to accept the fact, but it continued to weigh on his mind. In fact, it weighed on his mind for years.
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Aziraphale and Crowley are childhood friends, classically trained musicians, and can't figure out their feelings.
The Pianist by NGK_RedKite (E)
Aziraphale has had a lingering Crush on the pianist at the Ritz for a while now. It may be time to approach the gorgeous man.
Set in the busy streets of London in December, a lonely bookshop owner, comfortably well-off, decides it's finally time to approach the man he's been admiring from afar.
A confident and charismatic redhead whose music is enchanting.
But is the pianist's confidence just a facade?
The Hook by CemeteryAngel725 (E)
Ever since they met at an exclusive college for musicians twelve years ago, Aziraphale Eastgate and Anthony Crowley have had each other's backs. Sure, Aziraphale is a small-town organist and choir director composing hymns and Mass settings on the side, while Crowley is a Grammy-winning songwriter and record producer, but when they get together in front of a piano, it's undeniable that magic happens. So when Crowley gets stuck writing the music for a brand-new boy band, it's natural that he calls Aziraphale for help. And Aziraphale is more than happy to be there for him.
All he has to do is conceal what a smoking crater his life has become. Oh, and make sure Crowley never finds out just how much Aziraphale loves him.
Music and Love Everywhere by pilatesandpinot (E)
Following a string of bad relationships, record shop owner Aziraphale decides he’s content with his life in 1990s Soho as a single gay man with a group of friends who always have his back. That is, until he attends a gig with his friend Anathema, where he meets a handsome musician named Crowley. However, Aziraphale’s certain they met before, three years ago on an online music chat room, where Aziraphale went by “Recordshopangel” and frequently chatted with “JustaJ666”. They even planned a date, but “JustaJ666” stood him up and never messaged him again, leaving a hole in Aziraphale’s heart for someone he never even met in person.
Afterwards, they continue to bump into each other and form a budding relationship. Except Crowley doesn’t know who Aziraphale is, and Aziraphale isn’t sure how to tell him. Or ask what happened three years ago...
Take My Hand by TawnyOwl95 (E)
When Aziraphale ran away from home, he hadn't expected he'd still be running three years later. At least he now has some time, some money, and, strangely, a globally famous rock star who wants to go on an American road trip with him.
Anthony Crowley, frontman of Halos, is not finding fame or his bandmates everything he'd hoped for. The only decent person on the American tour is the guitar tech, so when an opportunity to run away presents itself, Crowley isn't going to say no.
They might both finally find what they've been searching for.
