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The Season of Nightingales [PODFIC]

Summary:

A nice and accurate prophecy of the season following the parting ways of an angel and his demon—if such an Ineffable Plan were written by a benevolent God….

In this tale, the Second Coming looms large. As the effort to thwart Heaven’s wiles is complicated by unexpected friends, an ex-Inspector Constable, a guileful Metatron, and a Heavenly floor full of the Blessed Dead—Aziraphale and Crowley find that navigating their relationship is not mutually exclusive from saving the world from Armageddon.

There is an outcome where the Nightingales sing in Berkeley Square. The angels just need each other—and maybe a little help—to find it.

Notes:

I am blessed with the most incredibly talented friends!

DaneeCastle , who drew this extraordinary cover art!
PaperclipNinja , who composed and created the positively divine theme music!
And all my wonderful beta listeners (gratis by chapter) whose perfectionism and polishing I could not live without. 🖤

 

~I'm posting 2 new chapters every Wednesday. If you can't wait, the fic is always there for you!~

Chapter 1: The Rain

Notes:

Boundless gratitude to my beta and brit-pick listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, and Letha, blackjeans93, and GlitteringRock!

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Art Credit to the one and only DaneeCastle!

Nosferatini · The Season of Nightingales - Ch 1

Chapter 2: The Miracle

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, Letha, blackjeans93, and GlitteringRock!

Chapter 3: The Trick

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, Letha, and GlitteringRock!

Chapter 4: The Yellow Door

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth and GlitteringRock!

Chapter 5: The Shower Thoughts

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth and GlitteringRock!

Chapter 6: The Joy Ride

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth and GlitteringRock!

Chapter 7: The Recommendation

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 8: The Nightingale

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 9: The Toast

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 10: The Letters

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 11: The New Supreme Archangel

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 12: The Demon of Whickber Street

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 13: The French

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 14: The Angel Food

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 15: The Book of Life

Notes:

I have the absolute best beta listeners, who jumped on this at the last minute since I was late to recording, you rock FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, and TansyOgg!

Chapter 16: The Pearly Gates

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Extra thanks to my musician and almost-Kiwi friend, PaperclipNinja, who helped me critique my Taika Jesus.

You heard me. I cast TAIKA as Jesus and attempted (badly) to voice him that way. The messiah's had two thousand years of learning English from random strangers who want to meet him, he can have whatever accent he likes!

[I did in fact write the fic with this plan in mind]

Also also, you and I both know Taika would make a BEAUTIFUL Jesus, especially for this show.

Chapter 17: The Wing Joint

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 18: The Thing He Needs

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha!

Chapter 19: The Observation

Notes:

I'm well enough ahead now that I can post two chapters each week! Yay!

 

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 20: The Shopping Spree

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 21: The Sound of Music

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 22: The Question

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Notes:

Guess what! I'm almost done with recording! If you're enjoying the story, keep your eyes peeled for extra updates popping up throughout the coming weeks :)

Chapter 23: The Ineffable Panic

Notes:

Oh good, you're still here hehe. Hope you liked that last chapter!
GOOD NEWS! I'M ALMOST DONE RECORDING! I have a specific date I'm working towards, but for now just keep your eyes peeled for extra chapter posts, like this one on a FRIDAY!

As always, I owe boundless thanks and have incredible love for my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha, seriously don't know what I'd do without you all!

Chapter 24: The Deferral

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 25: The Human Way

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 26: The Answer

Notes:

Once you're done listening, please look at the LOVELY Chapter art made by OneDapperCat!

 

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

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Art by OneDapperCat

Chapter 27: The Disposable Demon

Summary:

CW: Body Worship ;)

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 28: The Inspector Constable

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 29: The Blessing

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 30: The Amnesia

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 31: The Talk

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 32: The Feathers

Notes:

Additional thanks this week to my dearest DaneeCastle , who made subtle adjustments to the cover art to suit this last set of chapters!

And as always, boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

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Updated Cover Art by DaneeCastle!

Chapter 33: The Ten Commandments

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 34: The Second Coming

Summary:

IMPORTANT NOTE!

At the end of this chapter you can CHOOSE YOUR PATH! Read the options under the podfic link before clicking Next!

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

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!!!AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER!!!

Please choose the fork in the road! See explanation below the pod link.

Choose Your Own Adventure!

1. Keep the story T rated —> Proceed to Chapter 35.

2. "Explicit Version? Gimme!" —> Listen to The Evening of Nightingales

 


 

Nosferatini · The Season of Nightingales - Ch 34

Chapter 35: The Rapture

Notes:

More boundless gratitude to my beta listeners, FirstVisitToEarth, GlitteringRock, TansyOgg and Letha !

Chapter 36: The Tree of Life

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That’s right, this is the end, and I have…

”THiNgS tO SaY!”

Two years ago today, I hit *publish* on chapter 1 of the written fic. It was always meant to be a pod, (dear lort I’ll never wait to pod a 177k longfic until finishing it again). And now, after a fair bit of change, blood, sweat and tears, it’s finally done.

It’s seen a rec from the Penguin Classics tumblr (see the cover in the images here!) and a few spinoffs, in addition to this podfic. I think this is the real end though, I think I’m finally ready to let go. So here’s to you, I hope you’ve enjoyed (or will enjoy) it!

 

Finally, it’s time to list out some thank you’s….

Danee — thank you for your friendship, patience, and the creative effort you’ve put into all the covers you’ve made for this fic and it’s counterparts.
Clip— thank you for the love, support, and music you’ve made, and for checking my kiwi Jesus accent!\
Visit, GR, Calli and Naty — Thank you for being the most delightful, detailed, and helpful beta listeners a parrot-person could ask for!
Dapper — Thank you for the lovely art you dod for Chapter 26!!
wibly — thank you for your help with Agnes’ natural prophecy and dialogue writing!!
Cirus — thank you for the last minute Kiwi beta on chapter 34!
Jeans, Db, B3, Mongoose, Fork, Scully, and Gaia — thank you for your beta lovin at various durations of this fic (once again) now that is now utterly complete.
Writers Guild — *Nods* you da bomb. Thank you for listening to me vent, obsess, and ask for thoughts, and for being a sizable chunk of my rock over the last two years.
u/soggyfritter, u/the_bentley69 and u/brahms4thrackett, thank you for building a place of love and support so powerful that I actually finished this fucking monster.

You’re all my heroes.

I bought a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape just to toast you all. Pouring a glass right now.

Cheers, to the world, *bla bla bla,* The Nightingales are back babyyyyy!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Notes:

Thank you to Pixabay for all of the additional sound effects and music, in particular, the freesound community, to whom I owe great gratitude!