Good Omens Fic Rec: Old Vines by sevdrag (seventhe)

Title: Old Vines 

Author: sevdrag (seventhe)

Ship: Crowley/Aziraphale

Wordcount: 189,706

URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23545207

Summary:

A.Z. Fell, one of the most respected names in wine and food blogging, has been sent on assignment with his assistant Warlock Dowling to spend six months in California Wine Country. Under direction (by his boss, Gabriel) to use this experience to double his blog followers and write a novel, Aziraphale is both excited and anxious about the opportunity.

Anthony J. Crowley is the owner and viticulturalist of Ecdyses, a winery that unexpectedly fell into his lap eleven years ago when he hit rock bottom. He may be in debt, yeah, but he’s paying off his loans — and despite pressure from his lenders and their team of inspectors, Crowley has found a kind of contentment tending his little corner of terroir and producing extraordinary wine. Crowley’s old vines are the heart of his vineyard, and he’s never let anyone in.

Crowley finds Aziraphale intriguing; Aziraphale finds Crowley enthralling. Turns out a famous wine expert and an experienced viticulturalist can still learn things from each other. The summer of 2019 unfolds.

Why this fic is awesome:

DO I HAVE A TREAT FOR YOU. I have been reading this along as it came out and it is beautiful bloody poetry. Human AU but so beautifully written and pieced together. Aziraphale barely even noticing as he is stifled and beaten down by his bosses (Gabriel, such an arse); Crowley prickly and anxiety ridden. The descriptions of the wines, the area the food will make you wish for Aziraphale’s tasteboods, will make you feel the luxury and comfort in every blooming word. I don’t even like wine but I absolutely loved reading this.

I feel like I could gush about this for hours and I still wouldn’t be selling it hard enough or lavishing as much praise upon it as it deserves. It is all Just So Clever. Each of the characters still retain themselves in every way and yet transplanted into this AU setting they still thrive and – like the old vines- grow and flourish.

Come for lovely gorgeous relationship, stay for the wonderful relaxing luxurious poetry in the language.

*collapses in a pool of language-raptures*