Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons — Tag Meaning
Recasts characters as celestial and infernal beings — guardian angels falling for their charges, demons going soft, Heaven and Hell as rival bureaucracies. Good Omens supercharged the 'opposite sides, same arrangement' template, and the genre's core question is almost always whether love counts as falling or ascending.
What to Expect From "Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons" Fics
Wings, temptation, and theological workplace drama; an angel/demon pairing defying both head offices is the standard configuration.
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