#pray for us icarus

[fuckyeahgoodomensfanfic]

Pray For Us, Icarus a Good Omens Fanfiction Series by Atalan

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...

Read the series here and check out my rec here

[mothdogsart]

So excited to share my latest bind! This is a Good Omens fic called Pray for Us, Icarus by Atalan/@brightwanderer 💐

I went a little nuts with the floral designs in this one. The cover was so much fun to put together, and I somehow managed to match the bookcloth color to the headband color perfectly. I also made the chapter headers look like Aziraphale was gathering his bouquet from Crowley throughout the years:

I can’t add another photo on mobile, but Part 7 has two wine glasses with apple slices 🥰

Technical details follow ➡️

Fonts: Glamore (title) and Sabon (body)

Cover material: Allure bookcloth in Mudpie

Dust jacket image: Abraham van Beijeren, Creative Commons usage

Endpapers: Renato Crepaldi

Text block: Hammermill 70lb Ivory

Designed in Canva and Procreate

The fic can be read at http://archiveofourown.org/series/1448647

❗️My binds are not for sale. Authors can request gift copies.❗️

[katcsy]

Human Crowley from 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘜𝘴, 𝘐𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴

[inezrable]

fine i'll read pray for us icarus

[aithusarosekiller]

You ever post something knowing that you're the only member of the target audience?

Bc I just dropped this on TikTok

And I feel like nobody else will relate

[and-fishing-equipment]

okay so this is important

[brightwanderer]

I'm sure you get one million and one asks ab Pray For Us Icarus all the time, but I wanted you to know that I truly couldn't stop crying for 30 minutes after finishing. It was so beautiful and perfect and then it was ~over~. Just, thank you 💗

I also wanted to ask, and sorry if this is a repeat, if you always knew Death had put the "curse" on Crowley? If not, what were other options you considered? Also, have you finished season 2 yet? (You'll like it 💗)

Thank you! <3 JUST finished S2 last night so I can finally read my asks again! I did like it :D

So basically when I wrote "Flowers for Anthony" it was one of those stories that came out of nowhere and felt like I was just writing it down while someone else dictated. I had a loose idea of the setup - Crowley was human and had been reincarnated many times, the flowers were important, Aziraphale didn't dare be near him because of how badly it had gone in the past. I didn't have specific backstory worked out at that point, because it just HAPPENED and I thought at first it would be a oneshot.

When I realised I was going to continue the series, I knew I wanted to pin down the exact circumstances of Crowley's situation before I went any further. I pretty much went through all the options I could think of for how he could have ended up like that, and discarded a lot of them - Heaven or Hell doing it to him felt wrong, God or Satan doing it to him felt wrong, him doing it to himself or by accident felt wrong, I didn't want to introduce some new character or force... I settled on Death because, as you might have noticed from the way the series ends, I have some THOUGHTS on the idea that "life is only worth living because of death".

I did hesitate to do it, though. And in a way I still regret it a bit. Because Death, as a character in Good Omens, has much sharper edges than the Death of Discworld, but they are still very much kin to each other... and the Death of Discworld is incredibly important to me (as is the one in Book Omens in fact) as a concept and as not being a malevolent entity.

What I wanted to convey in this story was that Death wasn't actually acting out of maliciousness or cruelty; he was operating on a completely blue-and-orange morality system. As far as he was concerned, Crowley was just wrong, and it was weird that he, a demon, was so insistent about it, and slightly annoying that he was meddling in Death's domain... oh well, make him mortal for a lifetime, he'll understand then.

... wait, what do you MEAN he's still refusing to concede the point?

Anyway my slight regret is that I don't think I got that across as clearly as I wanted; I think he came off more villainous and spiteful (which, in fairness, is how Crowley, Aziraphale, and Adam all interpret his actions, and we only get their POV on it).

(Pestilence, on the other hand, absolutely WAS acting out of spite and malice.)

[swanunderbridge]

FUCKKKK PRAY FOR US ICARUS whyd it take me so long to read this i think this is the best good omens ff ive ever read hands down.

[aestophobia]

i just finished pray for us icarus and will say with absolutely certainty that it is the best fic i have ever read.

[fuckyeahgoodomensfanfic]

Good Omens Fic Rec: Pray For Us, Icarus (series)

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...

Length: 65,836 words

AO3 Rating: Teen and Up

Best for: Safe in Public, At Home, Human AU, Canon AU, Angst, Romance, One Sitting

Triggers: Temporary Character Death

Read it here, fic by Atalan

*Minor Spoilers* There's nothing I can say about this story that probably hasn't already been said. It is one of the most popular and well-known Good Omens fanfics, and for excellent reason. I know for certain that I'm not the only one who has wept while reading it. Today was my third time with this story, and, whoops, I cried again.

I've tried to express my thoughts in this post in a few different ways. I can't wax poetic about how much I love this story—my writing skills just aren't there. And much of what I've tried to say feels redundant. I even had a whole paragraph comparing it to the themes in this art by chernozemm which is how this story feels to me.

What I've settled on is that you should read this story because it is intrinsically Good Omens Fanfiction. This series only works as Aziraphale and Crowley, and you could not repackage or retell this story for any other fandom, or, God forbid, traditional fiction. All the emotions we feel reading this come from the intimacy we already have with this world and these characters. The story, and the author, know we can read between the lines. Thus, it can drop a simple line and have us crumple because we already know the subtext behind it. That's why I am so addicted to fanfiction! I'm not saying this is the only story that has accomplished this. But I do think it's one of the most successful.

This series, in my opinion, must be read all the way through. In my eyes, this is a singular work and no one should be skipping any part of this saga. It bothers me that the hit counts between the parts is not equal. The first part has 99k hits and the final 47k. The drop off is criminal! Every section of this story is important and critical to the full picture. So if you read the first part, Flowers for Anthony, and did not proceed to the rest of the story, please get on this!

Completely safe in public, but if you can, I really suggest you read this one at home in one sitting. You'll want to devote all your attention to this story. If, for some reason, you haven't read this one yet, please make it a priority! This is one of the most heart-wrenching and romantic stories I've ever read, and it deserves its spot as a fandom classic.

Read it here, fic by Atalan

[moldyfruitsalad]

okay so i finished "pray for us, icarus". i know it's already popular and most of my thoughts have been shared in the community already, so i'll keep it short. it was a wonderful story that you should read if you haven't already. it's absolutely heartbreaking, but also hopeful and romantic. it's an enjoyable read in its entirety, even when the writing is devastating. the whole story was a perfect mix of emotions, and the ending was really good. one of my new favs for sure :]

[its-a-show-stoppin-number]

(THIS IS LITERALLY JUST BECAUSE OF GABRIEL’S MEMORY LOSS BUT I AM TERRIFIED)

[aroaceblackhole]

Reading Pray for Us Icarus. FUCKING HELL

[theartsyghost]

When I reread something ik will make me cry and then it makes me cry

[camelliakindalove]

Fic Rec! (Ineffable Husbands)

I don't usually make posts like this. But lovely ineffable husbands fans please do yourselves a favor and read the "Pray For Us, Icarus" series on AO3 by Atalan. It's earth shatteringly beautiful and tragic and definitely deserves some love on this platform

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1448647

[brainisafunnyplace]

i was scrolling ig and this small flowershop i follow posted a pink bouquet with ROSEMARY and i was hit with war flashbacks