#chernozemm

[mrghostrat]

fucking incredible art by @chernozemm (full on ao3)

flawless (E) (35k) (1/5)

When Crowley had snaked himself across the bar top, half purring, half snarling for Aziraphale to live a little, this wasn’t exactly what he meant by it. Not exclusively, anyway. If there was a list of possibilities, it may have been on there somewhere; scrawled as a hasty afterthought, perhaps under a subheading of Things That Would Surely Never Actually Happen. But the sight of Aziraphale lying naked and debauched in the middle of his black satin sheets was not something he was about to hesitate over. (If there was a second list, one surreptitiously scribbled on a napkin in the dark corner of a crowded bar, it would be titled Things Crowley Had No Right To Crave As Much As He Did, and it would start and end with this single bullet point)

@goodomensafterdark

[acethatlovesdinos]

Shoutout to Good Omens fanartists who give Crowley gray streaks, you guys give me life

It scratches an itch in my brain that I didn't realize I had until now, thanks guys

(Most notably: chernozemm and Mr.ghost-rat, if I remember more later I'll edit them in)

If anyone has more of that tasty fanart please show :]

Anyway congratulations you've altered my brain chemistry

[omens-for-ophelia]

Extremely weird ask but I dreamt that we were doing a joint birthday present, you did the sketch and some gorgeously coloured thumbnails and I did the lineart. I've no idea what we were drawing but it was iridescent and beautiful

omg love this 🤭🤭🤭

with it being the two of us... my guess would be something featuring a fem aziraphale soft tummy...? with horny overtones obv 😌

always thrilled to make a dream cameo heheh 🩷

& it's absolutely not weird at all i love hearing about dreams, the more unhinged the better tbh!

[dingledraw]

“That's not what I asked” comic (2/2) based on the lovely art and fic by @chernozemm

Part 1

[fuckyeahgoodomensfanfic]

Good Omens Fic Rec: the shame of wanting

"Aziraphale considered himself to be a hardworking, good angel. Robust and well-mannered, an affable colleague, a loyal child of God. He did his assignments, reported back to Heaven regularly, kept his clothes and corporation clean and prim, hardly ever had to call for maintenance. His quota was good, not the best, but satisfactory, and he did his part in the Ineffable Plan. On the inside, two newfound hungers ravaged him." A character study on Aziraphale trying to navigate the awakening of his bodily appetites and how they fit in with his angelhood.

Length: 2,893 words

AO3 Rating: Mature / Spice Level 🔥🔥

Best for: Mostly Safe in Public, At Home, Character Study, Heavy Topics

Triggers: None

Read it here, fic by black_earth

*Minor Spoilers* Oh, good Lord. So you probably know this author by their artwork, but I had no idea that they also write! So I had to devour this fic once I saw this posted. And it is just as exquisite as their artwork.

This is a short character study of Aziraphale's hunger. His desire to consume, touch, feel, and the shame he has for it. It made my skin burn, some of the lines here will rip you to shreds. It's so tactile and real. It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being touch starved. Burning desperation to reach out, coupled with overwhelming fear and shame. I'm obsessed with this. It's both devastating and beautiful. Aziraphale is such a complex character, and this piece really gets at the heart of why I'm so fixated on him. It's a powerfully queer narrative, the Angel who denies himself life's greatest pleasures as he believes them to be dangerous and damned. His fear turning into paralyzing shame? Ugh I have to end this post and go reread this. It's just too good

Mostly safe for public, though there is some brief explicit content towards the end. However, you should be reading this at home with your full attention.

Read it here, fic by black_earth

[focusfixated]

WIP Ask Game

If you’re tagged, make a new post and share 1-2 sentences from your most recent unposted WIP(s) with zero context- Let your followers guess!

tagged by @chernozemm, thank you!

i don't entirely know what we're guessing, but here are some contextless and characterless WIPs and their WIP titles anyway:

1 - "unseasonably cold august"

There was the garden, lush and expansive and filled with myriad blooms and perennials forming cresting waterfalls of colour all up and down the borders. There was the kitchen, cupboards stacked with herbs and spices and curry powders, freekeh and bulgur and couscous and vermicelli, cocoa and coffee and thirty-seven distinct types of tea. And there was the bedroom, its shelves filled with gifts and ornaments and the occasional glass swan or goose or badger from the Wynford-Joneses down the road, its large and comfortable bed beneath a paradisiac feature wall papered with birds and leaves and printed fruits, and its cupboardful of sex toys that got a thoroughly regular workout.

2 - "island resurrection"

He’d been dreaming. The memory of it lingered in his mind, indistinct, like a jumble of footsteps in the sand where too many people had walked. Above his head, in the corner of the room, there was a hole in the roof. He put a hand on his belly. Distantly, he thought of a hollow tree. The empty barrel of a gun. A crate with an open lid. He couldn’t remember what he’d been dreaming about.

3 - "the morning starts with music"

He shook his head. With his back to the counter, he spread his arms to hold the edge on either side, making a barrier with his body, clad in its too-short sweatpants exposing his bare, hairy ankles, and a too-small t-shirt advertising the New York Marathon, 2007, that neither of them had run and probably belonged to someone's ex-girlfriend. Behind him, twisted and smoking like an eldritch monster, the coffee machine had melted into a gluey lump, fused somehow with the counter itself.

[tiny-vermin]

women should be sweaty in the garden and also touching each other. like if u agree 👍

‼️ cottage wives for @chernozemm ‼️

my commissions are open too !! <3

OKAY the vision for this was initially like this ^^ really cropped image of just their torsos so you couldnt see their faces and her Hand. but then i got carried away and its all there now!

i also got a lot of help for this from my artist besties (blows all of u a kiss) because i love second guessing myself. 7 + 9 = 14 yaknow. but sometimes this is good cus i did fix a lot of things. eg crowleys braids did NOT look this pretty until i redid it like 4 times. lmfao.

[arlospace]

@chernozemm pointed out the similarities of Aziraphale/Crowley and Pam/Jim so naturally I made this

[fledglingdoodles]

WOWIE It’s been over three years almost since the last time this fic updated - but as we all know, life finds a way…to get in the way of things, BUT! My collaboration with PercyByssheShelley from the @do-it-with-style-events 2021 Reverse Bang finally has its third and final chapter posted!

Go send Bysshe some love, as they were the one who had to go back through the written draft and zhuzh it up to get the chapter ready for posting (all I had to do was embed the illustration). And an especial shout-out to @chernozemm for commenting a very nice comment that ultimately compelled me to reach back out to Bysshe. I am so happy that this story finally got the conclusion as planned!

[mrghostrat]

catch me monching on @chernozemm's cottage wives like an everlasting gobstopper

[acethatlovesdinos]

Ok so this anon gave me an idea

I'm so sorry @chernozemm

(Throws smol beast Crawley at u)

[omens-for-ophelia]

Your art is so tender and loving, there is a gentle caress in every line 😭❤️ I'm shaking apart to pieces

oh goodness 😳💚

thank you! asjskf this is incredibly high praise and i don't know what to say other than thankyousomuch 💚💚💚

i admire your art very much and have for a long time! it always has such a smooth, rich confidence and passion, and your skill with anatomy makes everything so tangible and gorgeous i wanna just bite bite bite 👀

[knifeforkspooncup]

Rating: Teen and Up

Words: 3,376

Summary:

After 6000 years in the spinning hubbub of earth, Heaven had been overwhelmingly sparse. So bright it stung, so empty it echoed, so utterly quiet the silence howled in your ears and never seemed to stop.

Heaven was like if radio static had teeth, a total body itch you couldn’t scratch, an endless drip drip drip of gentle water slowly driving you mad.

And Aziraphale had spent an entire year there.

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A while ago I saw this post by @chernozemm and @dingledraw about how Aziraphale would feel after being in Heaven as an autistic coded character. It stuck in my brain as a concept and here we are! Complete with art by me (full image is in the fic! Its very soft!)

Thanks to my lovely beta reader @aspiring-pansy for looking this over!

[dingledraw]

“That's not what I asked” a comic (1/2) based on the lovely art and fic by @chernozemm

Part 2

[worrynoodle]

Okey dokey...

I need a break for a while I think.

I encourage you all to take one as well. This is very disparaging news. And everything unknown that surrounds it (if s3 is going to be dropped, if DT and MS are going to speak up or drop the show themselves etc etc and all of that). I think it is a good time to go support your favorite good omens fic writers and artists and remember that we as a fandom have put in a lot of creativity and we arent the ones who did something wrong.

I don't really know what to hope for but if what the victims say is true I hope they get justice for what has happened to them. I hope this gets legitimately investigated and that we can all get some closure.

But for now, you aren't wrong for loving Good Omens and the world it's created. You arent wrong for wanting to make art and wanting to enjoy art about it. This all sucks.

Here are some of my favorite good omens writers and artists, go enjoy their wonderful creations:

@mrghostrat Fanfiction and art

Flawless (E)

Editors Note (M)

Big Name Feelings (E)

In the Room Where You Sleep (E)

@camilleflyingrotten Art and comics

@snae-b Fanfiction

Long Haul (E)

Lunacy (E)

Somn (E)

Protect and Serve (E)

@caedmonfaith Fanfiction

Plus one (E)

Aziraphale in the Evenings (E)

Win a date with Anthony J Crowley (E)

The pact (E)

@gleafer Comics and art (and fics?)

@chernozemm Fanfiction and art

Black_earth on AO3

Flawless (E)

There are even more, go give them some love! Thank you all for your amazing art and I will absolutely continue to support you all! Link your favs too I'd love to read them!

[maaikeatthefullmoon]

Once upon a time, there was a Good Omens fanfiction reader, who swore they didn't like AUs.

They read all the discussions about the 'classics', the 'must reads' and shrugged.

"But it's not canon", they muttered to themself. "They're not human. How on Earth can anyone write these stories about them when they're not actually bloody human? It’s not right."

And then, dear reader, they were persuaded to read just one AU. They were still an angel and a demon, just in a slightly different universe. And then...then they tried a human AU. And then...then they were hooked. Obsessed, one might say.

That reader, dear reader, was me. Of course. Obviously. Well, duh. And I would like to share the obsession in the form of some recommendations.

I have the wonderful @shadesofecclescakes to thank for MANY of these absolute beauties, she is absolutely the QUEEN of recommendations (and medicinal gifs).

So, now, in no particular order, some Highly Recommended AUs:

Or Be Nice by charlottemadison Rated E - A is a bookseller, C is a drummer, they are BOTH petty bitches. They're newly neighbours. C has a CAT and I'm there for it, he also has migraines and I hard relate. It's bitchy and the pranks were DIVINE. It was also deliciously spicy. The loveliness is that the author really captured the flawed nature of humans but also how it can be overcome. Same author as What We Make of It (what was Shotgun Wedding - an absolute GO AU CLASSIC and one of the best things I've ever read)

Not a Mounted Dildo but a Fuck Machine by NaroMoreau & summerofspock Rated E - So very, very E. This one was just filthy. So wonderfully filthy. The authors would like to tell you there was no plot to their porn, but there really was. A meets a girl online, because A is straight. He really is. Honest. But then, oops, lockdown happens. But, it's a good thing, really. For his best homeboy C is there, to help this poor virgin 'learn the ropes' for when lockdown is over and he goes on his first date...with the girl he's so very much into...coz, no homo, yo...;)

The Whole Damned World Seemed Upside Down by WyvernQuill Rated M - An AU in the way that it's still angel/demon but after Crowley makes a wish for things to be 'different', the universe obliges...and he's dumped into a reality which is very, very different to what he knew. He learns some truths and there's a whole lot of drama. Beautifully written with a wonderful plot and great drama. Excellently described and would make for great TV. (Oh, and Death in the new reality is really squeamish - it's brilliant.)

Telling Tall Tales by Siobhans_World Rated E - A sweet pretend relationship fic, where A pretends to be Maggie's boyfriend to help her pass as straight for her family. But he then meets her cousin, C, who he then inevitably (ineffably?) falls for. Miscommunication, angst, fluff, gay panic, it's got everything.

Flawless by @mrghostrat & @chernozemm Rated E - I've decided only to include one fic by each author and boyyy was it hard for ghostrat! But Flawless was, well, flawless. For such a relatively short story, it kept us guessing until the end. The characters were all beautifully written - the flaws (ha.) were DEEP and CRACKED but so fucking perfectly sculpted and presented. It was incredibly real and believable. Extremely maturely written and satisfying. AND THE ART!!!

How To Pull An Angel: A Bunnings DIY Guide by NascentSurrender Rated M - When I first saw the title, I thought it was going to be a silly, irreverent, comedy romp. But it was actually a funny, well written story that will stick in my mind always. Firstly, C watches Bluey - which is now CANON for me. Secondly, having lived in Aus as a child, I've got a soft spot for the country anyway, and I've barely ever seen it come up, so this was lovely. There were some wonderfully humorous bits, but also tender and beautiful moments that I adored.

Montreal Confidential by Maggie_Honeybite Rated E - I learned about Montreal (and Canada & their baked goods), classical music and mafia stuff in this fic. A is a widower. C plays the cello. His cello's name is Bentley. This is one of the only age-gap, mild D/s fics I've actually gotten into. There's fluff AND drama. CW for non-con (not A/C)

Under the Summer Stars by @pannotbread Rated E - an amazing astrophysics/astroecology/astrobiology fic that has pining, slow burn and Only One Telescope (yes, really, and it's everything you'd imagine). It's got beautifully written (erotic) imagery and So Much Science that's been written accessibly but still with amazing detail. It's poetry. It's hot. It's gorgeous. CW for internalised homophobia and self hatred. *Not completed yet*

Oddity by @tsyvia48 Rated E - A museum fic! About David Bowie! A is in charge of collections, C is an actor hired by (highly incompetent) Gabriel to guest curate a new Bowie exhibit. Miscommunication ensues for delicious tension. There's bitchiness, there's a bit of light angst, there's a lotta love. *Not Completed Yet* Poetry Carved In Flesh by @fellandcrow Rated E - I'm obsessed by tattoos. Hence, I am obsessed by this story. I'm planning a(n enormous) GO tattoo once GO3 is out, and this fic has actually helped me with my ideas. London-based A stalks lovingly follows Edinburgh-based tattoo artist C online. They build up a rapport. Well, C likes A. A is SMITTEN with C. C encourages A to get tattoos. Which he does. C designs a tattoo especially for A, the fic has currently left off at the point where C is in London and going to tattoo A. *Not Completed Yet*

There Is A Light & It Never Goes Out by @phoen1xr0se Rated M - A escapes from a disappointing, chaotic life to a remote island for five months to do research on puffins. There he meets lighthouse keeper C. Who also ran away, 20 odd years ago. There is a chaotic, found family on the island, but it is small, and it is lovely. This fic is written with love and passion and the imagery is so beautiful. The author has actually gone to do Actual. Physical. Research. on puffins. So how is THAT for dedication? Cannot wait until it resumes. *Not Completed Yet*

Ok, because I am Bad At Tumblr, I've not tagged the majority of authors, if you are on here - please let me know if you're here and I'll edit!

I should probably add in the following, I suppose. I'm writing an AU.

Free by, well, me. Imposterssyndrome (yes I know it's Imposter Syndrome, but that one already existed) Rated E - A runs a bookshop, C has an unfortunate past as a runaway ex-addict. They meet in an acute mental health ward after both having had a mental health crisis. Eventually A invites C to move in, and they navigate sharing a space, and their lives together. The story starts heavy, and is an emotional roller coaster, but there are moments of fluff and smut mixed in. There is a happy ending, I promise. It's a passion project, heavily researched and has a LOT of lived experience in it. I've gotten to know some amazing people through it who have messaged me and shared their experiences and I'm so glad I wrote it. *Not Completed Yet*

Last thing to say - once I finish Free, I will be teaming up with @shadesofecclescakes to write another human AU which is VERY much in her wheelhouse and I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT. I just know you're all going to LOVE it. The only thing that will make it even better is ART, so we're still on the hunt for someone.

**Last-last thing to say. I’ve missed off a few Biggies. There are some super popular AUs, mostly written around 2019. Most people will have read them. I’ve tried to focus on the perhaps lesser-known & WIP ones. Although I know many people don’t read WIPs, hopefully you’ll (book)mark them for future!**