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{{quote| ''"Suffer the little children to come unto me..."''}}
{{quote|''"Suffer the little children to come unto me..."''}}



''Somewhere else, the happy ending was different.''
''Somewhere else, the happy ending was different.''


''[http://www.populli.net/thewritegirls/afrai/s0.html The Sacred and the Profane]'' by Afrai is a retelling of ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'' [[Canon]] with Aziraphale as the one who fell instead of Crowley. Don't worry, they're still instantly recognizable to anyone who's read the original book: Zirah is still a [[Affably Evil|kindly]], [[Stepford Smiler|smiling]] [[Cute and Psycho|bookseller]], and Caphriel is still a sunglasses-wearing [[Deadpan Snarker]] [[The Fettered|dedicated to his job]]. They've just been translated through a [[Deconstruction|dented mirror]]. The plot, while rather condensed, is largely faithful to the events of the book, but with a [[Dark Fic|couple of necessary tweaks]] to match [[Cute and Psycho|Zirah]] and [[Knight in Sour Armor|Caphriel]]'s characters.
'''''[http://www.populli.net/thewritegirls/afrai/s0.html The Sacred and the Profane]''''' by Afrai is a retelling of ''[[Good Omens]]'' [[Canon]] with Aziraphale as the one who fell instead of Crowley. Don't worry, they're still instantly recognizable to anyone who's read the original book: Zirah is still a [[Affably Evil|kindly]], [[Stepford Smiler|smiling]] [[Cute and Psycho|bookseller]], and Caphriel is still a sunglasses-wearing [[Deadpan Snarker]] [[The Fettered|dedicated to his job]]. They've just been translated through a [[Deconstruction|dented mirror]]. The plot, while rather condensed, is largely faithful to the events of the book, but with a [[Dark Fic|couple of necessary tweaks]] to match [[Cute and Psycho|Zirah]] and [[Knight in Sour Armor|Caphriel]]'s characters.


Maybe you ''should'' worry. And keep a box of tissues by your side while reading.
Maybe you ''should'' worry. And keep a box of tissues by your side while reading.
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Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Warning: Spoilers ahead!


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=== This fanfic contains examples of: ===

* [[Affably Evil]]: Zirah
* [[Affably Evil]]: Zirah
* [[Alternate Universe Fic]]
* [[Alternate Universe Fic]]
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* [[The Dog Shot First]]: "You hurt him!"
* [[The Dog Shot First]]: "You hurt him!"
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: {{spoiler|[[Tomato in The Mirror|"I'm a demon."]] }}
* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror|"I'm a demon."]] }}
* [[The Fettered]]: Caphriel
* [[The Fettered]]: Caphriel
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: {{spoiler|[[Nightmare Fuel|...all from having the wrong thought at the wrong moment.]]}}
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: {{spoiler|[[Nightmare Fuel|...all from having the wrong thought at the wrong moment.]]}}
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** He's kind, but he's not necessarily nice. He'll go out of his way to help anyone, but he might end up swearing at them.
** He's kind, but he's not necessarily nice. He'll go out of his way to help anyone, but he might end up swearing at them.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]
* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]: Caphriel
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: Caphriel
* [[Insult Backfire]]
* [[Insult Backfire]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Caphriel
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Caphriel
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* [[Trauma Conga Line]]
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]
* [[Truth in Television]]: Caphriel's reasoning behind wearing his sunglasses all the time is terribly similar to that of mild agoraphobes or people with social anxiety.
* [[Truth in Television]]: Caphriel's reasoning behind wearing his sunglasses all the time is terribly similar to that of mild agoraphobes or people with social anxiety.
{{quote| ''He felt a little better with their comforting weight on the bridge of his nose. They were a sort of protection against the world.'' }}
{{quote|''He felt a little better with their comforting weight on the bridge of his nose. They were a sort of protection against the world.'' }}
** Making his self diagnosis with {{spoiler|clinical (suicidal) depression}} all the more awful.
** Making his self diagnosis with {{spoiler|clinical (suicidal) depression}} all the more awful.
* [[The Unfettered]]: Zirah {{spoiler|there's nothing you can do to him that would be worse than what has already happened and there's no [[Moral Event Horizon]] he won't cross.}}
* [[The Unfettered]]: Zirah {{spoiler|there's nothing you can do to him that would be worse than what has already happened and there's no [[Moral Event Horizon]] he won't cross.}}
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 13 October 2017

"Suffer the little children to come unto me..."

Somewhere else, the happy ending was different.

The Sacred and the Profane by Afrai is a retelling of Good Omens Canon with Aziraphale as the one who fell instead of Crowley. Don't worry, they're still instantly recognizable to anyone who's read the original book: Zirah is still a kindly, smiling bookseller, and Caphriel is still a sunglasses-wearing Deadpan Snarker dedicated to his job. They've just been translated through a dented mirror. The plot, while rather condensed, is largely faithful to the events of the book, but with a couple of necessary tweaks to match Zirah and Caphriel's characters.

Maybe you should worry. And keep a box of tissues by your side while reading.

It's still an excellent read for those who want to see the original canon in a whole different light.

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

Tropes used in The Sacred and the Profane include:

He felt a little better with their comforting weight on the bridge of his nose. They were a sort of protection against the world.

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