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just remember, one day you're going to open tumblr and the crabs will be raving like they never have before

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I know we are all used to hear bad news from the USA or UK when it comes to trans rights but this time Germany wants to play in the same league.

Our idiots at home ministry came up with the fucking idea to start a register for all transgender and nonbinary people which would mean every person working at some public position could always at any given time see your assigned gender at birth, your deadname, your address and who knows what else.

We had been there in the past. Hitler Germany called it the "Travestite Law" back then. Our politicians didn't learn.

We all know this is unacceptable.

Please, if you are German, sign it. If you are not, spread it wide and far.

This had been stopped once a few years ago. It needs to be stopped again.

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As you know, you can make writers lives easier by doing unnecessary exposition scenes in real life, thereby making them realistic.

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The latest South Downs bsky post and some replies they responded to

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@pinkpiggy93 im not sure how to express this but your style fits this story so perfectly. Im not sure there would be a better one for it among all the good omens artists in this fandom (not to offend them, its just that I really think this one fits best). Its not just that its traditionally drawn (in watercolours and pencil, which for some reason vibes so hard with the melancholy in the story), it also just captures the softness of these characters, especially Crowley, so well. They look the way @seaskystone's writing style feels, if this makes sense to anyone except me.

Flower for Anthony - series: Pray for us Icarus

Writen by @seaskystone

Comic by me

Chap 2

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If you dont have david tennant you have to call peter capaldi

When Crowley wasn't available to play with Aziraphale so they hired the 12th doctor instead

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Aziraphale is having such a good time here. Bless him.

Even after they cut, Michael walks away grinning

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Some feelings in the last two, but nothing angsty!

Hey folks, a little heads up: I've been making these memes and posting them pretty much weekly for the last 1.5 years or so, which I honestly didn't think was going to happen when I started! However, as much as I love doing them, I can't keep up with the pace. So, to make sure I have time for other things, I'll be dropping to posting maybe every two weeks. I genuinely get a lot of fun out of making them but something's got to give 😅 Anyway, hope you enjoy these memes and see you for more in 2 weeks 💜

Last meme post

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need rick to write more about the duos that are not couples. give me more piper and leo. give me more hazel and jason. give me more thalia and percy. give me more annabeth and piper. give me more frank and leo. give me more thalia and jason. give me more reyna and nico.

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Good Omens Fan Fiction Friday (8/1/25) - BAMF!Aziraphale

I didn't realize how much I adored BAMF!Aziraphale until I started writing Anchored. And now I find in the comments, that I'm far from the only one. So let's give a shoutout to our favorite BAMF angel (or, as he might say, confident ruffian who has carnal relations with a female parent). We'll start with a fandom classic, You Can't Un-See a Dog (T) by DannyeChase/@holycatsandrabbits. Humans summon Crowley who tricks them into calling on the Guard of the Eastern Guard. The banter when Aziraphale shows up to rescue his demon is a riot. But Aziraphale is only getting started.

Love the idea that Aziraphale is not just a BAMF because he's strong. But also because he's smart.

Next up is Incongruous States of Being (T) by @zehwulf. After the Armageddon't, our favorite angel and demon go on a picnic with the Them, Anathema, and Newt. The kids ask: "Who would win in a fight, angel or a demon? Aziraphale dithers but Crowley answers immediately, "Aziraphale." When a group of demons appear in the park, we discover Crowley is right.

I adore this depiction of a strong Aziraphale who chooses to be soft. it's very compelling. Giving a shoutout to @fumblingbuffoon who introduced me to this fic--see, sometimes I do remember to add the recommender to my spreadsheet.😛

A Business Arrangement (E) by @copperplatebeech does give professional escort Anthony Crowley the traumatic backstory that causes me to avoid reading sex worker fics. Their tag "for the love of God legitimize sex work" persuaded me to give it a shot anyway. And I'm glad I did. Aziraphale is so busy doing his family's bidding in their security firm that he never attends to his own desires. Hiring Crowley benefits both of them. Especially since the escort could use a BAFM on his side.

In @klikandtuna's Down/Up (M) we get two for the price of one--BAMF!Aziraphale and BAMF!Crowley along with BAMF sidekicks Gabriel, Beelzebub, and Muriel. This is a tight, concise speculative season 3 story, told in 12 chapters. It is a wild ride! [Edit - Oops! @klikandtuna points out is actually 20 chapters. But I stand by my description. It's tightly plotted moving swiftly and a great read.]

The Book of Prometheus (T) by @lyricwritesprose is inspired by The Flowers for Anthony series. In this tale, it's Aziraphale who keeps getting reincarnated with every life showing a different aspect of his character. BAMF!Aziraphale is the version that shows up at the Armageddon't, thanks to Adam. I have to thank @turquoisedata for suggesting this fic to me--one of the great benefits of making these lists.

A Model Guardian (E) by fuuma-san serves up a seemingly conventional depiction of Aziraphale as a bad-ass. He is, after all, a bodyguard assigned to protect the model, Crowley. And yes, he knows martial arts and can toss someone around like a sack of potatoes. But he's also a bad-ass parent to four queer teenagers. Again, this is a compelling BAMF!Aziraphale who is both strong and caring. Thanks to @addledmongoose for sharing this wonderful find with me.

The fic, Strangers Again (patria sine memoria) (M) by @doric-column offers another view of BAMF!Aziraphale whose badassery is rooted in his intelligence. As Crowley says, "it's hot." But it starts in a tough place when Crowley enters the bookshop to discover Aziraphale has lost his memory--but only his memories of the demon. It's a fascinating read, a tight and compelling story.

Finally, we'll end with The Last Angel (M) by @bellisima-writes in which Aziraphale is "the BAMFiest Aziraphale." Yes, it's right in the tags. I love this post-apocalyptic tale in which Aziraphale and Crowley never met on earth, and Hell won the war against heaven. Aziraphale is the titular last angel. And Grand Inquisitor Crowley is assigned to get him to talk. These reimagined characters fascinate me. I highly recommend it if you want BAFM!Aziraphale dialed up to eleven. There's one more BAMF!Aziraphale story I love. But it was a Tumblr post and I can't find it. I'd be forever grateful if someone has the link and would be wiling to share it in the comments. In the post, Crowley is stuck in hell and another demon is sent to earth to replace him. Aziraphale promptly discorporates that demon and every other replacement until Beelzebub finally gives up and returns Crowley to earth. Do you know it? [Edit: @turquoisedata found the link here. The ficlet is by @rainydaydecaf and very entertaining in just a few words. ]

I hope you like my small selection of BAMF!Aziraphale works. Reblog and share your own. We can't ever have enough feisty fics about our favorite angel.

'll be back next Friday with more great Good Omens fan fics on a new theme. In the meantime, check out my other favorite fics on this pinned post of weekly Good Omens fan fiction recommendations. And if my faves appear to be your faves, check out my bookmarks on AO3--all the fics I rate in my top 10% of everything I've read.

Don't forget to nurture the fan fic community. Share kudos and comments to show the many wonderful creators how much we appreciate them. Writing is a lonely hobby. Let's encourage the hard working writers we love so much

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I’ll never not be amused by the fact that I can drop the words “crucifix nail nipples” into a conversation and some of you who have been with me since the livejournal days will join me in the flashbacks, screaming and crying all the way.

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Reading Terry Pratchett can be super tiring because sometimes you KNOW there's a pun somewhere but you cannot figure for the life of you where it is. Or you think you've found it but you're not sure it's the whole of it.

Alternatively you've clocked the pun immediately and it's so bad* it's exhausting

*(in the fun way bad puns are)

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"dolphins are completely evil" I actually don't think we should assign human morality to animals with no concept of law or civilisation with an intelligence roughly equating to that of a toddler