#because that demon has been pining for an angel for 6000+ years

[3am-brainrot]

i rewatched good omens with some people over discord, this is what came of it

based on this scene:

[ekelhyiro]

“in behalf of my… good friend here”

“that’s what… friends for”

is it me or is this the first time aziraphale has thought that the title “friends” is no longer appropriate for their relationship?

every time he looks away when he calls crowley a friend. at this point he was not afraid to admit their friendship in front of others (in Shakespeare’s time for example). angel had already gotten used to crowley being around and being trustworthy, so after such a romantic gesture of his... it's hard to continue playing in a purely platonic relationship.

aziraphale knows how love feels! he felt it when he was in Tadfield because adam adored the place. did aziraphale feel love when crowley saved his precious books? most likely. how else to describe his facial expression, romantic music in the background and his undeniable desire to repay him?

in the first season, uriel calls crowley aziraphale's boyfriend, angel smiles shyly, but does not say anything about it. in the second season, shax calls them a couple and tells how at first she did not believe the rumor about them. it's strange to her that crowley sacrifices his entire existence for an angel who’s not even his type.

at the beginning of the second season, when zira introduces demon to nina, he says: “he and i go back a long time”. they are no longer friends. after all they've been through? people have not yet come up with such words that could describe their union.

aziraphale realised everything a long time ago, despite his "you go to fast for me crowley". he is the first to take steps to develop their relationship but is too afraid to say it out loud. he says "our car", "our bookshop", which should suggest that they are partners, but he never says through his mouth: "listen, honey, when are we getting married?" at the same time, our gentle demon, firstly, does not understand that he himself is in love, and secondly, that it is mutual.

crowley knows he loves angel, but he doesn't know HOW. he instantly furious as soon as aziraphale is in danger. no matter how much they resent each other, he will go, run, fly after him anywhere. and he makes romantic gestures. why? because he wants to please his angel. crowley wouldn't lift a finger without a reason, he's too lazy but now we see him performing miracles left and right.

i still don't understand how heaven and hell didn't notice that they were CLEARLY overdoing miracles not for the sake of good and evil but for the sake of each other.

crowley really didn't know it was LOVE. yes, just like in the books. thanks to nina, who, thanks heaven, shows up to ask how long they've been together or maybe an angel is his bit on the side.

and a miracle happens! so many fucking years they exist side by side and this red and, apparently, empty head finally understands that he loves him. maybe it's even mutual, everyone always takes them for a couple.

maybe... in that very moment they were supposed to get an official new name for their partnership but… we all got what we deserved. a portion of glass after 6000 years of pining.

[queenofthearchipelago]

Crowley's love in season 3

We talk a lot about Crowley as Acts of Service and yes, he is. And Aziraphale loves that about him, he loves being loved that way. BUT Aziraphale spent all season pining for Crowley to love him in new and different ways on top of that.

I think that while yes, season 3 should have a focus on Aziraphale actively choosing Crowley over everything else, because Crowley needs love like that. I also think that we need a focus on Crowley being more openly affectionate. More obvious with how much he loves Aziraphale because that's what Aziraphale needs. That's what they both need.

Crowley spent 6000 years scared of being caught by Hell for being nice. He wasn't allowed to be nice. He wasn't allowed to be kind. That's why he limited his outward affection for Aziraphale into acts of service. He can free the angel from his chains, that's the right thing to do. He can rid the jacket of the paint stains.

But they couldn't sit too close on their favorite park bench. They couldn't hold hands over the table at the Ritz. He couldn't look at Aziraphale lovingly without having his glasses on.

Because it would have been nice. Properly nice. Nice without the cover of just "doing the right thing." He wasn't allowed to be nice. Love was nice and he couldn't be that.

And I'm so proud of Crowley for realizing this at the end of season 2. That he can, actually, be nice now. It doesn't need to be an identity he needs to run from. It begins when Aziraphale says, "At heart, a good person." Like, Aziraphale was trying to give him hints all season about what he wanted out of their relationship, but ultimately it was Crowley on his own (with a nudge from Nina) that got him to finally see it. He loves Aziraphale. He's loved him for millennia. And he's been pretending they aren't in love for their whole existence.

He couldn't say what he was feeling. He couldn't do what he wanted. And sure, they haven't been pretending for the past few years, but that doesn't mean that he ever personally did anything that was more authentic. He wasn't pretending anymore, but he still didn't say it. He still didn't do what he wanted to do.

I think that's one of the ways that his confession and the kiss are going to matter in season 3. Crowley isn't pretending anymore, and now he's going to make an active effort to love Aziraphale the way he wants to. Because he can now.

Aziraphale has to come back from Heaven actively choosing Crowley. And Crowley in turn has to let Aziraphale love him as he actually is. At heart, a good person. And with that, comes acting on what he feels.

Demon, tell him you love him. Hold his hand. And when the fires rain from Heaven, save the world.

[ineffablegoblin]

I've heard/seen a few commentaries about GO Season 2 being not that great for it's unhappy ending, and particularly so for the abrupt and somewhat selfish/flat nature of Ineffable Beuracracy. I disagree with that, and I'm honestly not going to argue with the decision to make Gabriel and Beelzebub run off in a rushed sort of way without a redemption arc.

In the same way that Nina and Maggie are parallels to Crowley and Aziraphale, Gabriel and Beelzebub are mirrors of Crowley's vision. They had a secret relationship (like Azicrow) that was abruptly and unexpectedly unveiled (somewhat similar to Azircrow) and they run off together to Alpha Centuri to be themselves.

I mean, Nina and Maggie are sort of what Aziraphale sees. The perfect Jane Austen cliche warm romance, where two opposites realize they've been in love this whole time, and they fall in love irrespective of the world around them.

Gabriel and Beelzebub are what Crowley sees. Two leaders or figures from opposite sides, disregarding the world around them and going off to do their own thing together on their own side.

Gabriel and Beelzebub represent what it would have been like if Aziraphale and Crowley just ran off together to be "an us". I think it would have been sweet, but it would have also felt a little rushed, even with the pining, because it would have meant abandoning the entire world they have built together and lived in and fell in love with. Their first meeting and entire relationship is built on their connection to creating and indulging in the human world.

Them running off to be happy now would have left behind a crumbling system, still inflicting the damage that it always had been inflicting. 6000+ of pining is worth MORE than running away randomly from the oppressive force that made it 6000+ years of pining. The thousands of years of built up energy has to go somewhere, and it should go towards changing that system for the better by being together in the most meaningful way that they can. Azicrow running away now would make them, not flat per say, but more flat than they ought to be. They are the shades of grey.

The other characters do seem to exist around them, and that is simply because they either follow the system or oppose it. Very straightforward and very black and white (both in terms of two sides, and in terms of either following a side or running away from it). Crowley and Aziraphale manage to do both, it's part of what makes the stakes of Book 2/Season 3 so intense. Making change asks for complexity, which is what Season 2 gives us. I think it's perfect and very much on brand for showing an Angel and Demon who go along with their sides, only as much as they can, rather than an Angel and a Demon who go along with their sides until they no longer want to.

[waitingtobebroken]

Orchids Over The Arno

Tags: 6000 Years of Pining (Good Omens); Aziraphale and Crowley Through The Ages (Good Omens); Mutual Pining; Friends With Benefits; with feelings; The Arrangement (Good Omens); Part 2; Pining while fucking; Angst; Slow Burn; Porn with Feelings; Porn Contextual: Body Worship; Coming Untouched; Gentle Sex; Mutual Masturbation; Hand Jobs; Laughter During Sex; Begging; Oral Sex; First Time Blow Jobs; but also: Aziraphale and Crowley in Love (Good Omens); Crowley is Whipped (Good Omens); Soft Aziraphale (Good Omens); Smitten Crowley (Good Omens); Crowley's Love Language is Acts of Service (Good Omens)

Rating: Explicit

Words: 6,056

Summary:

Florence 1895 A few years after their fight and Crowley's nap, Aziraphale needs to go to Florence for a blessing. And Crowley follows after him because... Well, because Florence is an amazingly romantic city and he wants to explore it with his angel. Not that they see much of the city anyway. A bonus chapter for "Flowers From The Grave Of Our Friendship" which takes place after chapter 4, but can also be read as a stand-alone.

For those in need of a reminder (as it has been 3 years after all!), Flowers From The Grave Of Our Friendship is an Aziraphale and Crowley through the ages story, but they sleep together in Rome 41AD and manage to completely misinterpret each other's feelings. A lot of misunderstanding, angst and pining while fucking follows! They share one brain cell and it does not work most of the time, unfortunately!

This bonus chapter deals with the fallout of their fight after Crowley asks for the Holy Water and then proceeds to take a nap for 27 years after Aziraphale refuses to help him. While Crowley is sleeping, Aziraphale thinks something horrible happened to the demon and once he sees him, he has a bit of a breakdown. With the memory of that still fresh in his mind, Crowley finds it easier to delude himself Aziraphale does want him (not that he needs to but...) and he lets himself show his feelings a lot more than he usually does.

My contribution to the @goodomensafterdark Smut Wars

[24-guy]

Right I've put too much thought into even making this post to not do it anymore.

(A very crude)

Explanation on how every romance in Good Omens has connections to Ineffable husbands.

God I'm out of practice at this thing.

This will contain spoilers for Season 2 of Good Omens. Everything is below the cut.

Anyway. This is because I've seen some people pointing out how it's Maggie and Nina and Ineffable Beuraucracy in season 2 but it's not just them who we can look at for the husbands. And it's going to be really scuffed because I have no notes to pull off of, and because I'm relying on my memory.

First, we have Anathema and Newt in season 1.

They both come from descendants who are supposed to be enemies, a witch hunter and a Witch, and they follow in those footsteps - however crudely - and that is how they find one another. And once they do, they instantly seem to click. Anathema doesn't stop dating Newt as soon as she burns the second prophecy book (presumably). And Newt also doesn't return to London.

So what does this say about Aziraphale and Crowley? They come from opposing sides and find each other because of that (focusing on the garden of Eden, rather than Before the Beginning) and, once they meet, they always come back together again. And it's only after... Everything... Do they really part ways. The main reason I decided they were worth mentioning in this is because they are hereditary enemies. Demon and Angel, Witch hunter and Witch.

Our next relationship to look far too deeply into is, of course, Nina and Maggie. I'm a firm believer in Nina being a placeholder for Aziraphale, and Crowley is Maggie, and so I'll mainly focus on that but I will also go into the other option at the end of this section.

Maggie spends this season pining for Nina even though she is aware of her partner. And Maggie always goes to see Nina in her shop, not the other way around. And we see, in the last episode, that Maggie is willing to wait for Nina to be ready. She knows that she might have to wait a while, but she will always be there. Which just sounds a whole lot like Crowley. He is the one who goes to visit Aziraphale in the bookshop, he has been waiting (even if it's unknowingly) for 6000 years for something to happen, he's the one who ends up trying to move the relationship forward at the end, and even after "I forgive you", he still waits by the car to see if Aziraphale will change his mind.

On the other side of the coin. Nina is the one who stays in her place of comfort; the coffee shop, and entertains talking to Maggie as she walks in. She's the one who has doubts about herself ("I'm not your type") and pushes Maggie away both because of those and because of her toxic relationship she's in. I think it's incredibly important that we never see Nina's partner (who's name I have forgotten), because it only adds to the parallel that it creates. Aziraphale is always in his bookshop, unless he needs to be elsewhere. He entertains talking to Crowley, even though we all know he enjoys it just as much, and his relationship with Heaven is toxic as all. We watch as Aziraphale denies Crowley's proposition to run away in favour of changing Heaven, he wants to change heaven and he wants to do it knowing that Crowley is beside him but he is willing to do it by himself if he needs to.

The other reading is more personality based. Nina is sarcastic and snide but clearly has a heart, like Crowley. Is also probably insecure due to aforementioned toxic relationship. And Maggie is sweet and has a similar brightly colored - slightly dated - outfit range to Aziraphale. Also Nina calling Maggie "Angel".

Finally.

Ineffable Beuraucracy. They are successful because they affectively communicated and found common ground with opposing the Apocalypse. They also, you know, acknowledged being friends. And this is just an example of what Crowley and Aziraphale should have been doing from the beginning. It's all about the communication.

And that's ignoring the obvious angel and demon form an unlikely friendship which eventually becomes more through extended time together. :)

I have more thoughts but I've been typing this for about half an hour just trying to get my thoughts to be put to words but it was like trying to push grains of sand through paper.

As I said at the beginning. I'm very out of practice.

[crowlixcx]

For the brainrot series - as though you don't have enough requests, but I heard this song again today and the resulting assault on my imagination has irrevocably damaged my sanity, and I had to say something because I will not be suffering alone.

Okay, so, picture this:

Crowley is tired of the way things have been weird in this vague post-S3 world I'm picturing, and he's decided he's gonna Do Something About It (mostly because he's already about 'if I'm not a bush I'm not no one' levels of drunk). Naturally, he decides that what he's gonna do is woo his angel.

Easy enough. Humans do this shit all the time, and without the benefit of 6000 years of mutual pining and some slinky hips. In fact, thanks to his extensive knowledge of romcoms (a must for any demon if they want to learn inventive ways to sow discord among couple, etc, and for no other reason), he's decided that the perfect course of action is to serenade Aziraphale with a song that perfectly encapsulates his squishy, kind of embarrassingly soft feelings that the angel just has to give in and accept his expertly plighted troth (probably not a euphemism).

He is, at this point, at the 'I'm washing me and my clothes' stage of his drinking binge, but he's nervous, so sue him.

It takes him foreeeeever to pick a song (he only knows "bebop" won't do, but unfortunately that covers such a wide and sometimes contradictory swath of all music made since the 1940s, it's pretty impossible), and he keeps second guessing himself, so he makes it to the 'Kiefer Sutherland tackling a Christmas tree' stage of blitzed and hits shuffle on his 'Embarrassing Angelfeels I Can Never Admit To Even Under Pain Of Total Annihilation' Spotify playlist et VOILA! The perfect song! Crowley can't believe his luck, and he sets his plan into motion before he can do something stupid, like sober up.

So, it's about 3 in the morning at this point, and Crowley has set up his speaker system in the middle of the street facing Aziraphale's bookshop, and as you do, he climbs onto a stolen crate (containing an order of dildos the adult entertainment shop three streets over is going to be looking for in about five hours) and shouts for Aziraphale until the angel, and anyone else unfortunate enough to be hanging around at 3am on a Wednesday (mostly Mrs. Sandwich and her girls and poor Nina, who has unwisely chosen to arrive extra early to wait on a delivery of hazelnut syrup), pops their heads out to see what the deuce is going on.

Once he sees his darling angel, Crowley takes another swig of frankly embarrassingly cheap vodka for a demon of his tastes, hefts hus microphone, and starts to sing (for a given value of sing).

It starts off soft, all chimes and romantic piano, full of joy and longing, and Aziraphale's face does that thing where he's definitely embarrassed, but also pleased, so Crowley shuts his eyes, and that's when the disco beat drops.

Oh yes. Crowley is about to fucking boogie down for the love of his life.

He busts out all the moves, wiggling those slinky hips (because he's never been one not to use every weapon at his disposal), belting out mostly the right lyrics in somewhat the right key, generally on time and everything.

Aziraphale's face, if Crowley would open his eyes and look, is now crossing over into horrified, yet hopelessly enamored, with a dash of down bad. His tastes are varied and interesting, okay?

The music fades out before Crowley does, still belting for a good thirty seconds after the track changes to 'The Edge of Glory', which isn't as perfect for his purposes, but Aziraphale hasn't fallen to his knees in besotted supplication (also not a euphemism, probably), so Crowley figures he may as well, and the whole street is both glad and a little disappointed that this is when Aziraphale steps away from the shop door, reaches up for Crowley's hand, and drags him off the box of dildos and towards the shop.

"That's lovely, dear. Why don't we go inside so you can sleep this off before we talk about it."

Crowley, of course, follows along happily, about 80% sure that is a euphemism, and decides send a little blessing to Barbra Streisand in gratitude. He knew 'The Main Event/Fight' had been the right song to choose.

(It was not, in fact, a euphemism, and Crowley thinks the squirming agony of having to listen to Aziraphale somehow turn a love confession into a lecture about proper methods of courtship and being considerate of human sleep cycles while suffering the worst hangover of his entire existence is possibly the best worst thing he's ever experienced. Hell should take notes.)

(They spend the rest of the day getting to know each other, and that is a euphemism.)

Now.

Did I fail to peel this mental image off the surface of my brain for the last 24 hours and decide to share the agony and the ecstasy of it? Oh yes.

Is it the perfect song to confess your love to your ineffable crush with? Debatable, but it has good results of one (1) success and no failures so far, so we can't really say no.

Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk.

The level of detail in this is unmatched. The creativity? Inspired. When I started th brainrot series never did I think I would receive something of this gravitas. Bravo my dear, I'm in the palm of your hand. And the specificity of the playlist turning to Edge Of Glory? Delicious. This is truly, marvellously unhinged. God bless the Babs and to you for the gift you have bestowed upon me. I will treat it with love and care.

[kaelyx-zac01]

Hot take: Crowley and Aziraphale are aromantic.

Okay, look, I get it. I'm pretty much sure the majority consensus concerning the nature of Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship is romantic. And I have nothing against it. In fact, I enjoy viewing them as a romantic couple. I know the significance of the nightingale song and its lyrics (although I still think it still applies even if Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship is alterous or platonic). And, given the ending, it really adds a certain pain when you know that they are both romantically into each other. And yet, character flaws and forces around them hinder them from getting together, something that we all have been hoping to see since the beginning.

HOWEVER, I would argue that viewing their relationship as a platonic or alterous bond between two aromantic, asexual, agender beings makes more sense and creates a different depth to their relationship. For starters, they are angels (well Crowley's a former angel). And, as hammered throughout the second season, they seem quite unsure about how human romantic love actually works --- a shared aromantic experience, honestly. We may know that it happens or understand the scenarios that can spark said attraction. After all, we see them in fiction and real-life stories. But, we don't really GET it, y'know.

Remember Nina and Crowley's conversation about him and Aziraphale being romantic partners? Crowley denies, of course. I don't think he has never seen their relationship as romantic. But, he knows they have a deep and intimate bond. And this conversation leads him to rethink his relationship with Aziraphale, hence his concerned look after their conversation.

First off, he cares about Aziraphale. Deeply. He can't see a future without them. Aziraphale is the only being he can be himself with these past 6000 years -- the only one who made him forget how lonely it is to be a demon who just goes along with Hell as far as he can. Aziraphale --- a bastard worth knowing and liking. Their partner. The only one who saw the goodness beneath the cool demon bad boy facade they've had for all these years. Without a doubt, he loves him. Is it romantic or not, who knows? But, he loves him. And he's worried about losing them, especially as he involves himself with Gabriel.

Now, fast forward to the end of the whole Gabriel-Beelzebub affair. Metatron comes in and speaks with Aziraphale. He's worried about them of course. But, more importantly, something bubbles inside him. Seeing Gabriel and Beelzebub choose each other reflects how he feels about Aziraphale. Because for the last 6000 years, this demon has been choosing Aziraphale time and time again. Aziraphale may be a bit hesitant at first to accept how bonded they are. But, for Crowley, his side is with Aziraphale --- always have and always will. And in his heart, he's hoping that Aziraphale confirms that he feels the same. And with Nina and Maggie's talk about how he should share his true thoughts, he gains the courage to let his bubbling feelings spill out for the first time in millennia.

And then, Aziraphale brings up Heaven's offer. He pushes through with his confession with all vulnerability he has to offer, hoping desperately that his feelings will push Aziraphale to choose him. But, Aziraphale still chooses his former side. "Nothing lasts forever", Aziraphale says and Crowley took that and applied it to their 6000 year-bond, evidently breaking his heart. Thus, as a desperate plea to make him stay and convey how much he loves him, he does what he's seen humans do in similar situations -- he kisses him . He and Aziraphale love humanity, understand humanity in a way. And here, Crowley uses it to convey how much Aziraphale meant to him.

And yes, I know it can be seen as a desperate romantic gesture, that Crowley's been suppressing his romantic feelings all this time and pours out 6000 years worth of romantic pining in one kiss as a way to tempt him to stay. I've seen people talk about how the kiss reframes or starts the transition of their relationship from a platonic to a romantic one. And although perfectly acceptable explanations, for me, it feels lacking. Worse, it also undermines how deep and meaningful platonic or alterous love can be -- that it isn't possible for them to be "just" friends since they are each other's special person.

I think it feels more accurate and meaningful to think of it in an aromantic perspective. Do they get the human romantic attraction and feelings behind kisses? Probably not. But, do they get that humans kiss the people who mean a lot to them, the person they love? Yes. And that shared understanding of humanity becomes a shared language they can communicate with. The kiss becomes more meaningful as Crowley uses it to express the depth of love he feels for Aziraphale in a way only the both of them can understand. Which makes it MORE painful when Aziraphale continues to reject him nonetheless.

In the end, Good Omens is a love story. The depth of their love is evident from the way they look at each other to how they look out for another. However, I just don't think it's a romantic one. I get how it can be interpreted as such. But, personally, given they are angels, I honestly find it more plausible for them to be aromantic: two aroace idiots who deeply love and care for one another. I can't wait to see what Neil Gaiman has in store for them

[vaguely-humanoid-form]

more screaming about good omens because I'm normal. spoilers ahead be weary ye traveler

tfw your not boyfriend kind of husband sort of rejects you after honestly too long of a time spent pining because he's being reinstated to the cult who previously wanted him dead because it's convenient for them and he says he wants to bring you along but that means changing who you fundamentally are like you're not good enough as is and you need to be "objectively good" to be valid and he's been so brainwashed by these people that he can't see that the issue is with the system, not the individuals, meanwhile his former boss is basically living your dream with your former boss and they're a demon and an angel and it's all good because they don't want to change the other and they accept each other for who they are and it's also so much easier because, being the bosses, they benefitted from the system and were the oppressors but also not completely the Bad Guys because as long as you aren't the top dog of a fundamentally flawed system then you are going to be hurt by it and THEN you see these humans who you and the kinda partner tried to get to fall in love because you did a funny little fuckup in trying to get the amnesiac version of the boss angel to Not Fucking Die so you had to lie to everyone and you got stuck in puppeteering these people's lives and they noticed it and they're kind of pissed, rightfully so, and they make much more sense of their relationship than you have with maybe so over there even though you've known him SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME ITSELF and when you know you finally decide to get your shit together and confess he says that his cult wants him back and he wants to take you with him even though you were excommunicated from that place ages ago and don't want anything to do it and you were in your own mess of a system and they offered you a place back as a high status symbol and you immediately said no because why would you want to be anywhere that you couldn't be with him? but when he gets the same thing from a place that you know for a FACT is super duper fucked up he says yes while thinking of you at every second because look, if we both go back, we can be together, we can be allowed, but that was never the point, the point was that we were on our side and we didn't need these flawed systems to be us but he basically betrays you and you confess with the last ounce of will that you have before finally, finally kissing him after 6000 years and what he has to say is "I forgive you" and you say don't bother because you have inexplicably lost everything.

can you tell that I'm normal

[gretchenzellerbarnes]

9 people you would like to get to know better

Tagged by @renlyslittlerose, apologies for the delay, this has been sitting in my drafts for ages now 😅

1. 3 ships:

Obikin - I. Am. Obsessed. With these two idiots. My current hyperfixation with Obikin started in the run up to the Kenobi series when I went back and rewatched the prequels and TCW (weirdly Obikin as a ship didn't register for my poor oblivious bisexual arse when the prequels came out). They're equals, more intimate than lovers, two halves of a whole warrior, they spend a lot of their time together bickering like an old married couple. Ahsoka refers to them as her parents in TCW season 7. Where there is one, the other is not far behind. I'm sure it was @/gffa who wrote a meta about how (whether you view their relationship as platonic or romantic) Obi-Wan Kenobi IS the love of Anakin Skywalker's life. To me they are the Star Wars ride or die. They ended tragically in life (in canon). They lived happily ever after as force ghosts. The love was there... 😭. I am Unwell about them.

Ineffable Husbands/Wives/Spouses - An Angel and a Demon. Hereditary Enemies. Unapologetically queer. The Autistic + ADHD ship. The angel is a fussy hedonist who will cut a bitch if they damage his books. The demon is genderfluid and serves cunt on a regular basis (especially at the crucifixion). 6000 glorious, frustrating years of pining. Bad. At. Their. Jobs. Just fuckin' kiss already (heheh, yeah that didn't work out so well 😅).

Thoschei - The Doctor and The Master. They were never married. They're divorced. They're childhood sweethearts. They've killed each other at least twice. They change genders like most people change socks. They should've fucked (you can tell I have a thing for enemies to lovers, right? 🤣). They've both destroyed their own civilisation at least once. Whenever The Master shows up you never know if they're gonna kill each other or fuck nasty (or both). For once brief shining moment (Twelve x Missy, World Enough And Time) they could've been more. Again, they have this tragic thread of "it shouldn't have ended like this, but it did". Unlikely to have a happy ending ever (unless through the pages of fanfic).

Special shout out to: Rebelcaptain (my other SW ride or die), Mulder x Scully (see below), Ventrobi (what? I'm a multishipper, and these two are constantly flirting every time they fight. They totally fucked after Revenge), Blackbonnet, and Catradora.

2. first ever ship:

Mulder and Scully - I shipped these two before I even knew what shipping culture and fandom was. I remember 10 y/o me watching the first episode of The X Files (and being shit scared to fall asleep for months because I was scared aliens were gonna abduct me lol 👽) and just being hooked on the series. And as the series progressed I became hooked on these two and their partnership. My OG ride or die ship, they are the reason that most of my other ships have that ride or die, banter and bicker like an old married couple, best friends, equals, you cannot find one without the other, no one understands me like this person understands me vibe.

3. last song:

Cat Pierce - You Belong To Me

4. last movie:

Barbie.

Finally watched it last night. Currently have I'm Just Ken stuck in my head 💖

5. currently reading:

Dune by Frank Herbert.

I am. Obsessed. After watching the 2021 film - it's probably my most watched comfort film atm.

6. currently watching:

Loki, GBBO, Strictly Come Dancing, Ahsoka (rewatch), SW Prequels. After question 2 I'm wondering if it's time for an X Files rewatch.

7. currently consuming:

Mint and lime iced green tea (tastes better than it sounds) and rice pudding.

8. currently craving: Chicken noodle soup from my local Chinese takeaway.

I tag: anyone who wants to have at it because I am crap at the tagging lol 😆💖

[angstykay]

Say yes to heaven or say yes to me!!!!

< ANGST ALERT>

(Crowley's pov) He was on his throne feet up on his desk staring at picture of him and aziraphale from when the angel decided he wanted to try phototherapy .He gulps down a sip of the strongest whisky he had, straight, with no mixer or ice to lessen the impact of the burning in his throat it was almost soothing to him. "All this time pining over him an angel I could have been a duke of hell," he says before he hiccups . Nothing could ease the pain of losing the love of his life for good and that's saying something he was ancient to mortals of course. He had no reason to be here anymore, he now consumed two bottles of whiskey per night. His plants could no longer bring him joy. What was the point of it all why was heaven punishing him so severely? He is not the worst demon but good demons didn't exist. And just then, he remembered something he had saved for a special occasion something to end his suffering.

A few days earlier You don't have to say yes, angel. Aziraphale refused to react when Crowley pleaded with him he would always obey the Almighty since it was his duty. Aziraphale had to say something since they were now standing silently just a few inches apart and he could see the despair in his dearest friend's eyes. "Crowley, I'll improve heaven for us". There is a glimpse of optimism in his eyes " ahh I almost failed to mention as the greatest part". The demon simply stared at him, knowing that whatever he was about to say would probably make things worse: "You can come back and be an angel again my first decree as ark-angel." Crowley, who was now on the verge of erupting into a full fit of rage.

"Hell no, i'd never go back angel they're all judgemental pricks " Aziraphale gasped Crowley jumped back away from him disappointed he would even suggest such a thing  "You have to make a choice," declares Crowley, "to say yes to heaven, or say yes to me and we'll build a life together just you and me." Aziraphale's cheeks grew a vibrant red and with his pale complexion there was no covering it up but he couldn't be tempted . "Don't force me to choose between you and heaven, Crowley" Aziraphale says firmly. In a more hushed voice, Crowley asks, "Why because you'll choose heaven" He is aware that he has never had so little power and that killed him, but in this moment, he must use every tactic at his disposal to persuade his angel to remain by his side. Even though Aziraphale never understood his feelings for the demon, the last thing he wanted to do was hurt or leave him. He rests his hand on the demon's shoulder to try to sooth his pain because Crowley has always been the best thing about earth but alas it was never meant to be a forever thing. "Yes, I'm choosing heaven" Aziraphale begins to choke but tries to conceal it from the demon but he could sense  the angels heart was being torn.

Crowley tries to leave with dignity, but even if there's the slightest slimmer of hope that he might feel the same as him he decides to make one last plea to convince the angel to stay with him. One moment he is by the angel's door, the next his lips are slamming against his. Crowley is holding the angel by the collar while the angel is pinned underneath the aggressiveness of crowley towering over him  his hands clutched around the demons waist like a reflex allowing the kiss he finally realizes  he can't accept these feelings he pushes the demon away, saying, "I forgive you, Crowley." A 6000-year friendship was shattered by Crowley's inability to control his emotions, so he simply leaves the bookstore and departs in his Bentley tears fall down his cheeks the last time he cried like this was right after he fell..

Aziraphale didn't realise it, but he was crying as well he didn't realise how much he loved the demon until it was too late. He goes outside takes in his surroundings one last time. He spots a feather that is lying on the ground must have fallen out of the Bentley he puts it in his pocket he wanted at least one thing to remember the good times they shared he took a few moments before saying, "Maybe in another life, my dear Crowley."

Back to present Crowley The plants are trembling a lot because they are aware of Crowley's scheme, but what can they do? After all, they are just plants that will eventually rot. He almost drops what he is holding as he stumbles past them. " Almost ended it prematurely fellas ", he laughs as he pull out two glasses he pours champagne in one and the last few drops of holy water he had spared into the other. " AZIRAPHALE YOU BASTARD YOU BEAUTIFUL HORRIBLE ANGEL BASTARD" Crowley was usually a happy drunk but heartbroken Crowley was a menace to everything especially himself. "Why couldn't you have said yes to me so cheers to you angel" just before he takes a sip he conveniently nods off  glass tilted towards himself one drop was enough to kill him it was now a ticking time bomb.

Aziraphale in Heaven He always envisioned himself as an angel in authority, admired by those around him. Recently, his intellect had left him, and he had been telling the same dumb jokes he used to tell Crowley which use to have them bent over in laughter, but now only draw angry looks from angels who have never seen anywhere but heaven. He bowed his head for a brief period in an attempt to close his eyes and focus on his thoughts, but something wouldn't let him. His thoughts kept returning to the kiss, which was unlike anything else he had ever experienced. It didn't even compare to the first time ate. His thoughts simply kept returning to the demon in ways that heaven would never condone. His heart bled for Crowley, and it begged and pleaded with his brain to head back to him and beg for his forgiveness for not seeing his love for him sooner and for not choosing him. His brain and heart were at war, and his heart was gradually gaining the upper hand.

He looked up at the angel now in front of him, she coughed near him to catch his attention she kept herself prim and precise like the kind of angel he used to see himself to be. Before he can address her, the lift that only goes to see the Almighty opens before him with his name above the lift the Almighty was beckoning him, he clears his throat and rubs the bridge of his nose. He rises to his feet as the angels on that floor begin to applaud him, not out of favour or support for him but rather as is customary when an angel ascends to see the Almighty.

He whispers "I'm sorry" as he starts to walk away from the lift as the doors quickly close and the angels are ordered to report back to work, leaving them unable to react. His heart is fully in control, knowing that it's now or never Aziraphale time to think for yourself and choose to be happy.

When Aziraphale gets to Crowley's place The angel knocks but receives no response, which doesn't significantly alarm him, so he miracles himself in only  to discover the normally kept immaculate place completely destroyed and torn up. His heart sinks and he runs to find him. When he finds him slumped back on the coach past out glass tipping towards him, it doesn't take an idiot to figure out what the demon has done or was planning to do. The angel's heart broke seeing him so broken tears still stained on his cheeks. He kept repeating "no no no no," creeping over so as not to wake the demon as he slept, for one move would cause him to lose him for the duration of time. He reaches out to take the glass from him, but as soon as he has it, Crowley violently grabs Aziraphale's wrist, causing him to whimper in pain. Crowley appears to be prepared to kill him, but as he realises who is in front of him, he jumps back and softens his expression as he wipes his face as his anger turns to sadness once again.

The cynicism in his voice as he said, "Here to gloat angel," was evident. He runs his fingers through his hair before continuing, "here to make me regret not coming with you and conforming by showing me how better your life is." Aziraphale just looks at him for a moment and before his brain can comprehend what's going his body is wrapped around Crowley sobbing violently now into the slender demons torso. As instinct crowley embraces the angel even though he himself was distraught, he hated to see him cry this violently. He let the angel sob he was alarmed and confused, "hey hey what's this about" he pulls the clearly distressed angel away from his body making him face his gaze now. Aziraphale's starts to immediately for the first time in 6000 years speak his mind, "Crowley i'm sorry for everything i've loved you for as long as i can remember I was so stupid to think i could go on without you, i never needed heaven you are my heaven i need you....". Crowley just stood there in shock at the angels confession his eyes start to fill up but with tears of joy, he cuts the angel off by pressing his finger against his lips. "Kiss me angel" and with that this time the angel waits no time and obeys the demon wrapping his arms around his neck pushes their lips together both their pain and misery melt away when they kiss. Crowley's hands resting on the angels lower back pulling him as close as possible. when they pull apart both gasping for breath a smirk begins to grow on Crowley's face, "I forgive you angel" he kisses the angel's temple, but Aziraphale isn't finished he waited 6000 years for this he pulls him in for another kiss.

" I love you Crowley" he lays his head into him he rubs the top of his head " I love you too angel".

Hope you enjoyed this was so fun to make I have so many ideas!!!!!!!! till next time xx

[aziraphales-library]

a doctor who crossover where crowley and aziraphale meet ten and rose please? or any good DW crossovers?

Hello!

Here’s a few fics that I found when searching through this tag.

Ten and Rose fics:

The Second Best Flea Market in the Universe by badxwolfxrising (T)

Some things you can find at the second best flea market in the universe: spare TARDIS parts, rose water lemonade, an angel and a demon in love and, most surprisingly, the truth.

Journey’s Beginning by Colbert100 (T)

The Metacrisis Doctor and Rose struggle to sort through their confusing feelings for each other after they're left together in the alternate universe (which also happens to be a 6000 year old universe which recently suffered an almost-apocalypse). Meanwhile, Aziraphale realizes that he's deeply in love with Crowley after the apocalypse-that-wasn't, but he's not brave enough to let Crowley know. When the two odd couples run into each other, will they help each other out or just make matters worse?

Ten and Donna fics:

The Demons Have the Phonebox by theplatinthehat (NR)

Soho, London, 2019. A man with a blue box has vanished. An angel has been taken from a bookshop. And two redheads are joining forces to get them back.

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey by Sir_Bedevere (T)

Six thousand years is a long time. In the end, you’re bound to see the same old faces knocking about.

Or, a couple of pining idiots keep running into the one human who a) knows what they are and b) figures them out in 0.3 seconds. Oh, and an unexplainable alien is there too. He doesn't figure much out, because he's too busy licking things.

And here’s a WIP:

Space Boys by Stackthedeck (T)

Five times Crowley was confused for someone else and one time he recognized himself. That'd make a good title if I could shorten it.

Crowley has always thought himself to have a unique appearance, what with the eyes and all. As someone who has lived for 6000 years, it's not unlikely for Crowley to have a doppelganger. It is unlikely to only hear of that doppelganger. It's impossible to hear of him centuries apart. And yet. There's someone running around the London area doing good deads with Crowley's face and he's been doing it for several centuries. Crowley has to put a stop to it.

~ Mod G

[asgardian--angels]

Some more Good Omens Book minutiae

There have already been some good posts highlighting trivia and changes between the book and show (a couple are here and here) so I thought I’d add in some more that might be useful and haven’t been overdone yet. Ones I think are most helpful are bolded!

Crowley can see in the dark (because he’s a demon, not because he’s a snake)

Crowley does eat (and notes that sleeping is enjoyable after a heavy meal), but on at least one canonical occasion Aziraphale takes Crowley’s portion of food for himself (angel food cake, to be exact, and he does it without needing to ask) so infer what you will about how we never see Crowley with food in the show

Crowley does read, or at the very least it mentions him attempting to calm his nerves by reading a novel

Aziraphale learned magic when he took a class in the 1870s taught by famous stage magician John Maskelyne

Aziraphale takes his tea without sugar

Crowley does not like to shapeshift, because he is afraid he’ll forget how to turn back 

It’s not terribly clear but somewhat implied that Nanny Ashtoreth and Brother Francis were NOT Crowley and Aziraphale (they reference a ‘team’ working for them) but that the two did exchange and compare notes on Warlock’s progress frequently. So thank Neil and Co. for the screenplay choices. Additionally, Brother Francis never actually did any real gardening, he just miracled everything to look perfect

When Warlock was 6 years old, nanny and gardener left and were replaced by two tutors, Mr. Harrison (evil) and Mr. Cortese (good)

Aziraphale will employ any means “short of actual physical violence” to discourage customers in his bookshop, including unpleasant damp odors and glowering looks to anyone who walks in

That clunky watch Crowley wears was custom-made to have the time in 20 world capitals as well as the time in Hell, which was always “Too Late”, and whose battery burned out years ago but he never noticed so it kept working

In 1653 Aziraphale added his own annotations to the proof sheets of a Bible published by Bilton & Scaggs Publishing (the same as who published the Nice and Accurate Prophecies), adding a bit about losing his flaming sword (basically the dialogue in the scene of the series where God confronts him at the gate in episode 3), and is now known as the Bugger Alle This Bible, one of a special collection of misprinted Bibles Aziraphale is proud to own

Aziraphale does watch films. This includes one documentary about gorillas making nests. He also makes an Exorcist reference.

For 6000 years Aziraphale thought dolphins were fish

Crowley watched Mary Poppins on TV at Christmas one year

Aziraphale buys his clothes, while Crowley manifests them

Anathema refers to Crowley and Aziraphale as “two consenting cycle repairmen” :)

Anathema’s bicycle is named Phaeton

Aziraphale’s bookshop is situated directly next to another bookshop called ‘Intimate Books’ and he occasionally gets confused customers that wrongly come into his shop

Anathema is British, not American, in the book

Adam has an older sister named Sarah

Aziraphale is the first angel to own a computer

After the non-Armageddon, Adam alters reality to send Warlock on a plane to America, because Adam thinks America is a cool and magical place and that Warlock deserves something good. (We do not find out if Warlock’s life improves, only that he liked England because it was ‘a good place to be an American’)

Crowley was so impressed by how diabolically mundane the warranty conditions for computers were that he sent a stack of them down to Hell’s ‘Immortal Souls’ agreement department with a memo saying ‘Learn, guys’

When Crowley trapped Hastur on his answering machine, he considered taking the tape and playing it in his car until it became Freddie Mercury, but he decided even that was taking it too far

While NOT show canon, in the book the combination to Crowley’s safe containing the holy water is 4-0-0-4, the year he “slithered onto this stupid, marvellous planet” (Neil has stated that the combination in the show is meaningless and was the default for the safe they bought)

In the book, it does NOT expressly say that Crowley destroys the plants he deems failures, just that he leaves and returns an hour later with an empty flowerpot

Crowley’s flat contains a bedroom, office, kitchen, lounge, and bathroom, each “forever clean and perfect” because he doesn’t really “live” there, as well as a fridge stocked with gourmet food that never spoils and the fridge isn’t even plugged in

Shadwell believes that Aziraphale is a Russian spy

Crowley and Aziraphale had both visited Shadwell’s apartment exactly once (and Aziraphale was rather disgusted by the state of the place)

In the book (as opposed to the show) Aziraphale is full aware (and nonplussed) that there’s only a 50/50 chance Heaven would win against Hell in Armageddon, and that it doesn’t matter for humans so much anyways because everyone will be killed horribly as civilian casualties during the war itself (a hilarious and very bitchy speech absolutely worth reading, when he possesses Marvin the TV preacher)

The road to Hell isn’t paved with good intentions, rather with frozen door-to-door salesmen, and young demons go ice-skating down it on weekends

Madame Tracy’s real name is Marjorie Potts

Aziraphale has “neat, copperplate” handwriting

Crowley is an optimist

It turns out, Hastur’s murder of the telephone salespeople prevented a Crowley-esque domino effect of thousands of people getting angry from the calls and passing that anger on and on, thus actually spreading a wave of low-level goodness across London

In the book, the M25 wasn’t actually on fire, but rather an inexplicable glowing combination of “pain and dark light” called infra-black, and was both 700 degrees Celsius and -140 at the same time. The Bentley spontaneously combusted when crossing it.

When Crowley meets Aziraphale-as-Tracy, he does say ‘Is that you? Nice dress’ but the TV version added the ‘It suits you.’ However in the book he also says ‘Aren’t you going to introduce me to your new body?’ :)))

When Adam acknowledges Crowley at the airbase, Crowley feels true terror for the first time in his life, because while Hell could make you cease to exist, the Antichrist could make it so you never existed in the first place

When Aziraphale makes the soldier disappear, he actually was transported back to his childhood home in America where his family lives

In the book, to get them both home from Tadfield Crowley steals a Jeep from the airbase

Crowley and Aziraphale are deadass just referred to as ‘the couple with the bottle [of wine]’ one time

There is no body swap scene at the end, because there didn’t need to be; in the book, the stakes of Aziraphale and Crowley’s Arrangement were not nearly as high. A big deal was never made of it, as they were too unimportant to warrant the attention of their superiors. Retribution never came. While they could get in trouble (and Crowley was threatened many times) for defying orders concerning the Apocalypse, little mention was made of their friendship being a crime. Thus, they never had any real reason to deny being friends, and were much more comfortable with their loyalties and each other. This lack of tension marks the biggest divergence between the series and book, and creates a starkly different (and interesting!) dynamic for the characters in the show.

Just me but I get the distinct sense that book Aziraphale and Crowley are already an old bickering married couple and this explains the distinct lack of pining lmao.

Anyway, I hope these were enjoyable or helpful!

[wyvernquill]

WyvernQuill's GOOD OMENS Works - Masterpost

Hello everybody, hope you're doing well in these turbulent times! I figured now would be as good a time as any to compile all my GO fics here, so anyone affected by quarantine/social distancing measures can treat themselves to a bit of Ineffable Goodness if they're so inclined. (All of these are Aziraphale/Crowley, with the occasional side pairing thrown in, and all of them have/will have a happy ending, no matter what!)

So, without further ado:

Good Endings (56k, completed, T): humorous post-canon slow burn with ensemble cast matchmakers, angst, and Pratchettisms abound; book canon, mostly written pre-show, with plenty of illustrations!

Flies and Furniture (<1k, completed, G): Ineffable Bureaucracy gets lost in an IKEA. That's it, that's the fic. More than a bit cracky, obviously.

Marriage and Misery (10k, completed, M): Regency-era marriage of convenience, lots of pining and misunderstandings; human AU, but pointed avoidance of period-typical homophobia - Aziraphale has many struggles to overcome, but being gay ain't one of 'em!

Team Ineffable - A Pokémon GOmens Story (3k, completed, G): humorous meet-cute fluff with a bit of a crack twist, in which Crowley and his one (1) braincell try to pass him off as a Pokémon Go expert to impress Aziraphale; human AU, no real knowledge of Pokémon Go required.

By Any Other Name (12k, completed, T): soulmate names AU with a bit of a twist, full of pining and misunderstandings. Crowley's name reads "Aziraphale", but Aziraphale's doesn't read "Crowley"...; follows canon through the 6000 years of slow burn, part of a Soulmate AU pact with Lurlur and Pearl09 - do read their fantastic fics here and here, too!

All's Fair In Love And Serial Killing (10k, completed, M, graphic violence): serial killer/cop AU that is far cuter and sillier than that premise suggests - apparently I can't write anything without a twist to it; human AU, mind the warnings, minor character death but only bad guys, unreliable-narrator!Crowley.

Yes and Please and Thank You (19k, ongoing, T): lots of angst, Crowley has been under an obedience curse since before meeting Aziraphale and it causes Problems(tm); first two chapters follow canon, everything after is post-canon, some Adam&The Them feels thrown in for flavour.

AN ANTICHRISTMAS CAROL (7k, ongoing, T): retelling of A Christmas Carol but with more of a romance plot; human/Victorian AU, written in the style of Dickensian prose.

Born To Take Care Of You (18k, completed, M): reverse!Omens mutual pining and mistaken identity, featuring Azirafell, Baron of Eternal Torments, and the Archangel Raphael pretending to be merely a demon called Crowley; reverse AU, obviously, follows the 6000 years of slow burn.

Tied Up With String (comic, completed, G): silly little fluff comic for the Christmas season, featuring atrocious self-knitted sweaters.

The Whole Damned World Seemed Upside Down (102k, completed, M): my GOBB fic! Crowley in opposite-world, humour, second apocalypse, lots of angst and pining with a happy ending. Ensemble cast, but, y'know, OPPOSITE ensemble. Main selling points include: Death doting over an adorable kitten, the Not-Them, Notziraphale actually selling his books, and secret library parties!; one-year-post-show canon. Also has beautiful art, and a fantastic mini-sequel by @rosiepaw!

Here's some more fics that I can only take partial credit for, so to speak:

COLLAB WORKS WITH VARIOUS OTHER AUTHORS:

Correction Fluid (16k, completed, E): very very smutty, and very very kinky. Doing your taxes (yes, really) has never been so hot - I was mostly involved in the form of 50+ humorous footnotes, all the wonderful sex is the work of... entirely too many fantastic fellow authors who just went feral in a Google doc.

Correction Fluid [ART] (art, completed, M): see above - sexy collab art for sexy collab fic, coloured by the awesome robynthemagpie!

Līgfāmblāwende (5k, completed, G): St. George and the Dragon, except it's Crowley and he's really just playing along with it for laughs. Light-hearted and fun!

Of Good Books & Black Omens (11k, completed, T): crossover with Black Books - Aziraphale and Bertram strike up a friendship over hating the customers of their respective bookshops, and Crowley feels replaced; Manny, meanwhile, is just along for the ride. Knowledge of Black Books enriches the experience, but possible to read just for Aziraphale and Crowley, as well.

My Fair Angel (14k, completed, G): writing all done by the amazing @handlebarstiedtothestars, I only did the illustrations. Retelling of My Fair Lady, in which Aziraphale and Crowley attempt to pass off the Them as little heirs and an heiress; includes lots of delicious, delicious pining and genderqueer!Crowley in Audrey Hepburn's beautiful dresses.

Miami Ice (3k, ongoing, T): a present for @aughtpunk, built around their prompt of Aziraphale and Crowley being responsible for the Under Pressure sample in Ice Ice Baby - now with extra Florida, alligators, NASA, and space!

And, I only drew for these, but can personally vouch for their fantasticness, so what the Hell, they get included in this list, too!

GOBB FICS I DID ART FOR:

Panem Et Circenses (89k, completed, T), by @thelittleblackfox: Aziraphale and Crowley take part in the Great British Bake-Off. Need I say more? Absolutely brilliantly written and downright delicious, and you'll LOVE Mel and Sue!!! Not a human AU, but canon divergence - slown burn, and lots and lots of mutual pining.

Butterflies In A Bell Jar (31k, completed, T), by @still-not-king:two office workers meet, hit it off, and fall in love, almost as if they've always known each other... but why is the office's non-fraternisation policy so unforgivingly strict, and what's the deal with their odd bosses? An absolutely wonderful office human!AU... or IS IT!?!? ;)

All The World's A Stage (16k, completed, G), by @ifeelbetterer: theatre students Adam and Warlock are matchmaking between their professors Crowley and Aziraphale, and maybe, possibly, perhaps, growing fond of each other in turn... adorable, full of pining, and some big misunderstandings all around!

Tadfield Heat (15k, completed, M), by @vodkertonic: do you like Hot Fuzz? Then you'll love this one! Crowley and Belle (Beelzebub) are detectives in a tiny little village, and their respective crushes, bookshop owner Aziraphale and the strange new American in town may or may not actually be spies... Ineffable Bureaucracy and Ineffable Husbands, an absolute delight!

Roman Holiday (30k, completed, G), by @percyjacksonfan3: beautiful, touching retelling of the movie, featuring genderfluid!Crowley (and a less bittersweet ending than the original, rest assured!)

All of these five are absolutely fantastic fics I am honoured to have had the privilege of drawing for, and I promise you're going to enjoy every single one!!!

That's all of them for now, though rest assured I have more planned - I'll update this list if any of the ongoing fics get completed, or if I start a new one. Please enjoy, and stay safe everyone!

^-^ <3

(And here's some dancing book!Husbands for you, just because!)

[thorkizilla]

I swore, for about five full minutes, that I wasn’t going to become a GOOD OMENS blog, no matter how many of my friends were! But then people started making all this art, all this great commentary, and, oh, god, NOW THERE’S DELIGHTFUL FIC TO READ OH NO and here we are. AND YES I’M STILL CRYING ABOUT THE STUPID ANGEL AND THE STUPID DEMON AND MY STUPID FEELINGS ABOUT THEM but at least the fic writers are here to help make it better! (Or worse. Or both.) GOOD OMENS RECS: ✦ a city wall and a trampoline by kafkian, aziraphale/crowley, 4.7k    In their cottage in the South Downs, when Crowley eventually succeeds in getting Aziraphale to use a laptop, it takes Aziraphale literal hours to get past the default Windows screensavers of picturesque locations because ‘oh, look, isn’t it lovely, Crowley!’ ✦ Add Wings, Add Harp, Add Heart (all set) by DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee, aziraphale/crowley, 4.1k    “WE AREN’T MARRIED.” “Well we aren’t not married,” Aziraphale argues. Crowley makes an annoyed sound and stalks away. He comes back a minute later, “Well I certainly don’t honor you or whatever they say in those promise things.” “Vows. And you honor me with your presence, my dear.” Crowley realizes he and Aziraphale act like a married couple. A minor crisis is had. Fluff ensues. ✦ you smiled (and it broke my heart) by TheIndianWinter, aziraphale/crowley, 3k    Aziraphale attempted a smile for him, but it was too sad to really be a smile. (Over the course of millennia, Crowley had grown quite familiar with the angel’s smiles. From the reluctant ones that tweaked at his lips after an off-colour remark from the demon, to the full-blown beatific expression of pure angelic joy that did strange things somewhere in the vicinity of Crowley’s stomach. He knew Aziraphale’s smiles. This was not one of them.) “I’m thinking of closing the bookshop,” he said. ✦ Jesus was a Crossmaker by WritingIsMyCoffee, aziraphale/crowley, 4.8k    In which Crowley can’t handle another 6000 years of pining and Aziraphale is very much himself. ✦ such surpassing brightness by Handful_of_Silence, aziraphale/crowley, 7.7k    The revelation that Aziraphale might have been in love with him for thousands of years is surprising. The fact that literal books have been written on the subject comes as even more of a shock. ✦ Something So Magic About You by champagne_for_breakfast, aziraphale/crowley, 1.8k    “To the world”, he says. It’s not what Crowley means, though. I love you, is what he means. I’m so glad the apocalypse didn’t happen. I’m so happy you are not dead. I was so scared. Do you know how much you mean to me? I have always loved you. ✦ Show/Tell by walkalittleline, aziraphale/crowley, 3.3k    It took Aziraphale approximately five thousand nine hundred and forty-five years—give or take a few months—to fall in love. It didn’t take Crowley nearly as long. ✦ Doing Good by fabrega, aziraphale/crowley, 2.2k    It was hard to adjust, after the Apocalypse, but Aziraphale and Crowley were going to try. ✦ And The Violins Played On by dunk_on_em (the_author_at_221B), aziraphale/crowley, 1.1k    Mathew 5:28- But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman demon to lust (and love) after her him hath committed adultery (and fucked up royally,) with her him already in his heart. ✦ Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by orphan_account, aziraphale/crowley, 2.3k    “It’s only a sin in excess, my dear,” said Aziraphale. “Like gluttony.” ✦ Four Letter Words by DHW, aziraphale/crowley, ~1k    There are some things a demon just doesn’t like to admit. ✦ (subject to change) by acetheticallyy (jacquesdernier), aziraphale/crowley, 3.3k    It isn’t that anything bad is going to happen to him should he do it—quite the opposite, in fact. But something bad might happen to someone else, someone he rather cares for a great deal, and that’s the part that has him stuck. ✦ Talking to the Plants by orchidlocked, aziraphale/crowley, 2.5k    Soft Crowley thinking about his Angel Aziraphale in the wake of the Apocalypse that wasn’t, while talking to his plants. ✦ Too Generous by rfsmiley, aziraphale/crowley, 1.5k    “You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.” ✦ i’ve been with you such a long time (you’re my sunshine) by citadelofswords, aziraphale/crowley, 1.2k    There’s still holy water on Crowley’s floor. Somehow, that was what did it. (or, the night after the end of the world.) ✦ Strange Bedfellows by fabrega, aziraphale/crowley, 2k    “You know, humans say that a good bed at the end of a long day feels heavenly.” ✦ After All by AmberDiceless, aziraphale/crowley, bookverse, 20.1k    Of course everyone knew there would be consequences, and that the world would have to end sometime. A story about What Happened After, with guest appearances by Him Below, the four Archangels and the Big Cahuna Himself. ✦ that pulse of my nights and days by Ark, aziraphale/crowley, NSFW, 1.6k    this sooner,” he says, pulling back and—oh, naughty angel!—increasing the length and girth of his cock when he pushes back in. Crowley gasps, and Aziraphale—greedy, too!—tilts in to swallow the sound from his lips, flicks his tongue against Crowley’s as though chasing after the flavor of this elongated pleasure.

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Good Omens Fic Rec pt. 4

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A Letter from “Crawly” to Azirapil by mostlydeadlanguages | 500 Words | G

This remarkable letter of unknown provenance surfaced recently in the cuneiform collection of the University of West Wessex. Addressed to Azirapil from a Mr. “Crawly,” it appears to be begging for the other’s return to Ur from a western journey with another individual, Abiraham. The relationship between the two (brothers? business partners? friends?) is unknown.

So You Need To Get Into A.Z. Fell & Co.; Now What? (A Guide For Unfortunate Bookworms) by arkhamcycle | 1.8k | G 

London’s antique enthusiasts and rare lit nerds alike know that if you’re looking for a specific vintage or antique book, you have a good chance of ending up in A.Z. Fell & Co. as a last resort. And if you’ve ever been in (or are currently in) this predicament, you know how much of an absolute nightmare it is trying to even get in the door. Luckily, this handy guide, the fruit of a months-long collaborative effort to create the perfect formula for gaming the A.Z. Fell system, will tell you everything you need to know, complete with a comprehensive breakdown of what, exactly, the opening hours are. Compiled by pageknight and inky of the Rare Antique Forums.

the bookshop nemesis witch by FlipSpring | 5k | T

The life and times of Nicole Percival Castings, Witch. Featuring: her ongoing love/rivalry with a particular magical bookstore, an Eccentric(TM) shopkeeper who keeps a huge snake in aforementioned bookstore, finding oneself and one's magical power, the cyclicality of life.

it's a new craze by attheborder | 5.5k | G |

CROWLEY: I try not to make a habit of gratitude, but I must give our appreciation to everyone out there who’s been listening and subscribing to The Ineffable Plan. AZIRAPHALE: Ooh, yes, we’ve become quite popular, haven’t we?CROWLEY: Yeah, just hit number eight on the advice charts ��� No advertising at all. AZIRAPHALE: Mm. How … miraculous. CROWLEY: … Aziraphale. You did not.

A Nice and Accurate Lesbian Herstory Archive by badwig | 7k | T

6000 years of dyke drama.

Where Thou Art by Mottlemoth | 7.5k | M |

A late-night bus to London, a few human comforts, and a long overdue confession... nothing will ever be the same for an angel and his demon.

The Gospel of Crowley by gutterandthestars | 10k | T

Crowley tempts Jesus in the wilderness! Turns out Jesus gives as good as he gets. Also Crowley pines over Aziraphale and has Big Gay Angsty Feelings because, well. Because Crowley.

A Nanny? In MY Summoning Circle? by pukner | 10k | Not Rated

(it's more likely than you think) Warlock "Lockie" Dowling summons a demon. Or, he buys a book off a suspiciously familiar bookseller and is convinced into demon summoning. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

The future's going to break through by nieded | 10k | T 

My take on South Downs: Aziraphale and Crowley decide to become professors. This is inspired by the headcanon that Crowley has 20 different degrees. He is the Serpent of the Tree of Knowledge after all.

Something to do with these sacred words by Solshine | 11k | T

Crowley confesses early, and Crowley confesses often. Aziraphale never knows quite what to say.

Basking by bomberqueen17 | 15k | NC-17

Crowley is extremely confused about how or whether celestial beings can experience physical sexual desire. He's also not fantastic at using his words. Things go all... snake-shaped.

One Night In Bangor (And the World's Your Oyster) by Atalan | 17k | NC-17

"All right, I know I'm going to regret asking this," Aziraphale says. "What exactly does this wager entail?” Crowley grins like the cat that not only got the cream but has absconded with the entire cow. He grabs the bottle and swigs straight from it despite Aziraphale's tut of disapproval. "The pot goes to whichever demon can get an angel into bed by the end of the evening."

in search of the wind by drawlight | 27k | NC-17

After the World Doesn't End, Aziraphale is not returned to his body. Crowley tries to find a way to get to Heaven's fast-shut gates. Aziraphale tries to find his way back from the sky (and back in time).