#flapper crowley

[jessicaellenart]

I found an old doodle I did of 1920's Crowley 💖

I don't think i'll finish him, god knows what sketchbook he's living in 🙈 So if people wanna use this as reference for their own drawing, go ahead!

[i-hatethisgoat]

there's nothing i love more then good omens cosplayers in colour-coded historical dress you are all so fantastic i adore you

[theclaravoyant]

for historical ineffables…. may I humbly request 1920s feat. flapper!crowley? (any pronouns)

AN ~ you certainly may !! in fact whoops I have a huge crush on flapper!crowley 🫡 💋 (she/her for this one)

special guest appearance : trains 🚂

prompt me: historical ineffables

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Aziraphale arrived at the requested train station with the note still crunched in his hand. The familiar curl of the handwriting was engraved behind his eyelids. Of course, he’d only looked over the words so many times to try and decipher some hidden meaning; perhaps this was a trap or a threat of some sort from his worthy adversary. It was only his duty to investigate.

(It had nothing to do with the smile he imagined playing on Crowley’s lips as he penned it; I have a surprise for you.)

More than one surprise, apparently, as when he found the demon at the bar she was using a new and different form. A variation on a theme. The long lines of Crowley’s elegant frame were accentuated by the cigarette holder she twirled between her fingers, and contrasted boldly to the short finger-waves of her flame-red hair. A black and silver Gatsby dress draped over her slender form as if she had been the very model for them… only, the hem rested lower than one would typically wear this style so as to obscure the definitely normal human feet and legs Crowley sported. Not that anyone would notice of course. Certainly not Aziraphale, who was certainly not looking.

“My eyes are up here, Angel,” Crowley said, by way of greeting. She wore a practiced, small, almost sarcastic smile, but they had been seeing a lot more of each other lately and Aziraphale knew her honest eyes by now, even behind the glasses. She was happy to see him, and for some reason that made his cheeks feel unseasonably warm.

“Happy to see you too.” Aziraphale cast an eye across the bar, whose tender only met his in passing; well practiced in deliberately not paying too much attention. He pulled out the seat beside Crowley, and belatedly realised he was still holding that blasted note. If she noticed as he tucked it away - which she definitely did - she didn’t say anything. Simply raised a hand to request the Reisling, for my friend.

“Keeping a low profile then, I see,” Aziraphale said. He meant it to be scolding, but it sounded rather more impressed. If he knew Crowley, and he rather liked to think he did, that was how she took it too.

“Low profile was never in my job description,” she pointed out. “Besides, it’s a sign of the times isn’t it? We’ll be voting next, they reckon.”

Aziraphale snorted. “You’ve never voted a day in your life.”

“It’s the thought that counts.” Crowley shrugged, and took a sip of her old fashioned. “Which brings me to my next point.”

She reached inside her - for this part, Aziraphale really wasn’t watching - and pulled out a few slips of paper. It was a brochure, and two tickets for the Orient Express. Before he could help himself his jaw dropped and he whipped open the brochure, poring over the stunning molding and scenery promised aboard the luxury vessel. It even promised a tour of the history and workings of the steam engine, for VIPs - which of course, per their tickets, they were.

“I love trains,” he breathed. “Marvellous clever things, don’t you think?”

Crowley was almost laughing, watching him, and she didn’t do that much. His cheeks felt warm again all of a sudden and his hand began to shake, realising what he was holding. The smile on his lips died a little. Crowley’s did too. She tried to face eyes-forward instead, and hoped he didn’t push the tickets back across at her.

“You- You shouldn’t have.” Aziraphale’s chest felt tight. Crushing.

“It’s nothing,” Crowley said, and shrugged. “I have business in Constantinople, and word has it you do too. I thought perhaps I might like some company. That’s all.”

He should have said I’m not ‘company’.

What he said was; “Well, if it’s business.”

He raised his glass in toast, and clinked it against Crowley’s.

[elliart7]

Consider: she/her 1920’s Crowley absolutely tearing it the FUCK up in the flapper movement

[redscharlach]

Crowley, is that you?

The Washington Post, Washington DC, May 23, 1920

[doodleswithangie]

VOL 1: Loving You Brings Only Heartaches by @seven-stars-in-his-palm

It's been 62 years since Aziraphale and Crowley's disagreement in St James' Park, and the world has entered a new era of flapper girls and arbitrary Prohibitions. After attempting to finally get in contact with the angel again, Crowley finds out Aziraphale has been accused of murdering Mr Howard, Soho staple and owner of the Harmony Emporium a few doors down...in his very own bookshop. It's up to Aziraphale and Crowley to solve this mystery, or else they might be next.

For this year’s GOMM Reverse Bang run by @go-minisode-minibang! I had the pleasure of working with two amazing writers, so presenting the first of two! August wrote an incredible high stakes mystery that’ll keep you guessing until the end. Read it here!

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Image One:

Book cover featuring female-presenting Aziraphale and Crowley in 1920s fashion. Aziraphale peers through a magnifying glass, wearing a yellow and white blazer and skirt set trimmed in plaid and matching brown hat, gloves, and bow tie. Behind her, Crowley wears a white embroidered frock and sunhat with a black velvet overskirt and faux fur-lined cape.

The cover text reads: “A.Z. FELL AND Co. Loving You Brings Only Heartaches. Written by Gravitron. Illustrated by Doodles With Angie.”

Image two:

Book page with illustration and text. Both male-presenting, a wild-eyed Aziraphale is drenched in blood and wields a knife, while Crowley frantically interrogates him.

The excerpt reads:

“Why?” is what spills out of Crowley’s mouth before all else, having to shout it to be heard over the roar of the chaos. “I don’t—it’s only been sixty years, sixty years, and you’ve already—how—?”

“My own shop!”

Crowley blanches. “Eh?!”

Aziraphale’s eyes are blown open in terror, the shoulder under Crowley’s hand shaking like mad. He attempts to shove past the demon, but he remains firm in putting himself between the two. “They had–had to kill him in my own shop! Now everyone is—goodness, they must already think—” He drops the blade in his fist in horror, the imprint of blood deep under his well-manicured nails. “Never would I—oh, it doesn’t even matter, this is going to be terribly inconvenient…”

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[ineffable-fits]

1910s aziracrow! crowley is embracing the emerging flapper style, aziraphale gravitates to this kind of shirt-dress style with a collar. She usually wears white but I think she also likes pale pinks and blues like this. to bring out her eyes :')

[snapdragnillustration]

I'm going to draw Crowley in a series of outfits. Here are some I've done already:

Other ideas? Comment them below!

[biceratops7]

I decided to be a she/her 1920’s crowley truther cause I refuse to believe she would pass up the opportunity to absolutely tear it up in the flapper movement

hey neil!!

the historical flashbacks are some of my favorite scenes in season 1 and season 2 of good omens, so i was wondering if there were any time periods you’d really like to portray aziraphale and crowley in that you haven’t already???

Quite a few. Ones that we had planned as possible for Season 2 (that either didn't get written or didn't get filmed) included a Wild West one, a 15th century Papal one, an Arabian Nights one, and a 1960s American one with Crowley and Aziraphale female presenting. And we have the whole of human history as a canvas. But for now the ones you've got are all.

[youryurigoddess]

Aziraphale’s wine

It is a truth universally acknowledged in the Good Omens fandom that an angel in need of a drink turns to his secret stash of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the back room. He picked up a dozen cases in 1921, and a whole century later there's still some left… for special occasions.

Just to put things in perspective, a standard case contains 12 750ml bottles, for a total of 9 liters of wine. A dozen cases equals 144 bottles, or 108 liters of wine. That’s quite a lot for a single purchase, so Aziraphale — the established sherry and sweet drinks connoisseur — must have had a good reason for it.

One potential explanation is the aura of grandeur around this particular wine. The papal connection, rich history of the region, and recognition of high quality products give Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines a very luxurious status, considerably influencing their price tags. And Aziraphale is known to have standards.

Another one is the way in which their taste differs from Aziraphale’s usual choices: Châteauneuf-du-Pape reds are often described as earthy with gamey flavors that have hints of tar and leather. The wines are considered tough and tannic in their youth, but maintain their rich spiciness as they age.

Since everything in Good Omens has a meaning, it never hurts to run through a quick Strong’s Concordance search whenever a date pops up in a dialogue or, even more importantly, somewhere on screen. More often than not the result seems to match the researched topic, as it’s the case here:

1921: to know exactly, to recognize.

Provided examples: I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; I found out. The general usage of the word usually refers to knowing someone aptly, properly, thoroughly, even biblically. Which might be either a wishful thinking on Aziraphale’s part or just another layer of subtext in this already romantically charged scene. The table dressing, multiple candles, and focus on the lamps with Auguste Moreau’s Young Lovers statues in the background seem to successfully communicate what the angel left unsaid.

Too bad that Crowley remained so adorably oblivious for the next eighty years. At least when he finally came to the realization, he responded with an attempted temptation to another vintage red wine @vidavalor already analyzed.

But back to Aziraphale’s wine. To be exact, it’s a 1921 Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the domaine de Baban. An actual French vineyard from the Rhône region that still exists to this day, even though a few decades ago it got merged with another estate into what is now known as domaine Riché-Baban. According to the local guides, the 11 hectares on the estate are located in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape designation area in the Bois Lauzon and Mourre de Baud districts. At the moment 90% of the wines produced there are sent to wine dealers.

1920s were quite an interesting time for this region, but not because of the flapper cabarets or drag shows usually associated with the era on the Old Continent. To the horror of European oenophiles, right after World War I the whole of France found itself awash with fake wine. One of the worst outrages was the use of lead that magically transformed cheap, acid wine into something deceptively rich and sweet on the outside and one of the most powerful neurotoxins on the inside. People were already well aware of its effects — the poisoning from drinking sweetened wine probably made Handel go blind and Beethoven go deaf, but it shows how desperate for sweetness they were before sugar became available to the masses.

Admittably, it wasn’t a new practice. Far from it — the Romans liked it so much that they even advised to pack lead pans on travels to boil local wine in them to make it sweeter, especially in colder provinces like Britannia. But Aziraphale didn’t buy twelve cases of counterfeit wine for the sake of some good memories of Rome and its many health hazards. No, the fussy angel made sure to get the actually good stuff from the other side of the English Channel.

Henry Tacussel, whose name is mentioned on his wine label, was a French viticulturalist and a close friend of Baron Pierre Le Roy of the Chateau Fortia nearby, a trained lawyer and fellow winegrower from Châteauneuf-du-Pape who established the Winegrowers' Union of the Rhône Valley. Together with the Baron he became one of the founders of Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC), a labeling system intended to protect regional products and technologies that is still in use in France and serves as an inspiration to similar solutions worldwide. Their efforts were deliberately centred on Châteauneuf-du-Pape because with such a beguiling name even in comparison to other labels it seemed to attract an undue share of fraudsters at the time.

Soon after Aziraphale’s shopping spree, the local wine producers led by Le Roy and Tacussel began a very long campaign to establish legal protection for the wine from their commune. The delimited area and the method of wine production were finally awarded legal recognition after a decade, in 1933, but it wasn’t the end of the criminal activities on this front. An undercover investigation by The Sunday Times discovered that most of the “Châteauneuf” in the 1960s Britain was actually blended and bottled in Ipswich.

One question remains: was it a purely human affair, or maybe one requiring a demonic or angelic intervention?

[catgrub]

what if. flapper crowley. ok thats all

[fuckyeahgoodomensfanfic]

Good Omens Fic Rec: loving you brings only heartaches

It's been 62 years since Aziraphale and Crowley’s disagreement in St James’ Park, and the world has entered a new era of flapper girls and arbitrary Prohibitions. After attempting to finally get in contact with the angel again, Crowley finds out Aziraphale has been accused of murdering Mr Howard, owner of the Harmony Emporium a few doors down...in her very own bookshop. It’s up to Aziraphale and Crowley to solve this mystery, or else they might be next.

Length: 11,613 Words AO3 Rating: Teen and Up Best for/Keywords: Safe in Public, Pick-me-up, Comedy, Mystery, Ineffable Wives Major Triggers: None

Read it here, fic by gravitron

*Minor Spoilers* I simply adore everything about this story! It's the Roaring 20's and Crowley has just happened upon a grisly scene at A.Z. Fell & Co.'s bookshop! Who killed the Record Shop owner? Why is Aziraphale covered in blood? And what happens when Crowley decides to wear white?? The game is on!

What I wouldn't give to see this as a show minisode. I can totally picture how it would’ve played out on screen, and exactly it would have been acted. It nails the zany vibes of the 1941 flashback, and I could hear Aziraphale’s voice delivering every single line. The characterization was absolutely perfect in my eyes.

And making it wives! My heart can’t handle it. I loved their disguises, and the (AMAZING) included illustrations set the tone perfectly. It gave me such a fun dose of nostalgia for Nancy Drew books! The mystery was a blast, and seeing them run around town, interviewing witnesses, and chasing down bad guys? Pure joy. I would absolutely read an entire series of these two solving mysteries together.

It’s funny, it’s heartwarming, and it’s so perfectly in character. Do yourself a favor and check it out—it’s the perfect little pick-me-up that’ll leave you so warm and joyful. I promise!

Read it here, fic by gravitron

[theclaravoyant]

prompt me stuff: pre-1990s historical ineffables

so far;

Wild West / misc Crowley + horses

60s wives

9 Nov 1989, Berlin (Fall of the Berlin Wall)

1920s + flapper!Crowley

~15th Century + jousting

79AD, Pompeii

[hsslilly-blog]

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Thank you to everyone who took part in this event hosted by me and @ih8harley! We're happy to share all the beautiful art we came up with during this month!

Ladybug Mac | HSS f!MC - @ih8harley

Autumn is Strange | Autumn Brooks - @hssprimefan

The Possible Costume | HSS mc!MC, Julian Castillo, Katherine and Autumn Brooks - @hssprimefan

The Witch, the Pirate and the Fairy | Payton Saunders, Julian Castillo and Autumn Brooks - @triciabeloved

Payton and Mia Costume Photo | Payton Saunders and Mia Warren - @ryp3004

Blairwitched | HSS nb!MC - @hsslilly-blog

Scream! | HSS f!MC, Wes, Autumn, Payton, Koh, Nishan, Mia, Julian and Katherine - @highschoolstoryliveson

Costume Contest | Payton x Ezra, Nishan x Sakura, Julian x Autumn, Katherine x Mia, f!MC x Wes - @highschoolstoryliveson

Long Distance Halloween | Payton and Preston Saunders, Nishan Khandaar - @hssprimefan

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | Wes Porter x nb!MC x f!MC - @hsslilly-blog

Blair and Mac as the Doctor and Rose | HSS nb!MC and f!MC - @ih8harley

Pumpkin Carving! | HSS m!MC, f!MC and Nishan Khandaar - @triciabeloved

Heathers | HSS f!MC, Kallie, Koh, Mia and Payton - @oakwolves

Link Costume | HSS m!OC - @hssprimefan

The Creature | HSS f!OC - @ryp3004

Payton Montana | Payton Saunders - @hsslilly-blog

Haunted Ezra | Ezra Mitchell - @hsspfan

Haunted Ria | HSS f!MC - @hsspfan

Haunted Evie | HSS f!MC - @hsspfan

Haunted Jordan | HSS m!MC - @hsspfan

Pirate Julian | Julian Castillo - @cadybear420

Mermaid Jordan | HSS f!MC - @cadybear420

Warrior Koh | Koh Sunya - @cadybear420

Revolution Ezra | Ezra Mitchell - @cadybear420

Flapper Payton | Payton Saunders - @cadybear420

Evil Queen Mia | Mia Warren - @cadybear420

The Khandaar Carol | Nishan and Myra Khandaar - @cadybear420

Haunted Gala | HSS f!MC - @hsspfan

Ryanne and Blair Halloween Photo | HSS f!MC and nb!MC - @ryp3004

Koh and Kallie as Crowley and Aziraphale | Koh Sunya and Kallie - @triciabeloved

What’s your favorite scary movie, Payton? | Payton Saunders - @hsslilly-blog

Haunted Blair | HSS nb!MC - @hsspfan

Happily Ever After | HSS f!MC x Ace de La Cruz - @oakwolves

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We're Off to See the Wizard! | Katherine, Ezra, Julian, Nishan, Mia - @hssprimefan

Anti-Villains | Kallie x Koh - @hssprimefan

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Nebula and Galaxy Costumes - @starlight-blvd gifts @hssprimefan

Once again, thank you very much for taking part in this event! See you in the next one! 💜🧡💜🧡

[foresttoffee]

I needed Crowley in a flapper dress. Now I feel like I need to do the whole outfit…

A continuation of the ineffable wives through the centuries shoes editions. This time, the 1920s! I feel like Crowley would be able to convince Aziraphale to dance. 💃

[fru1typunch]

So WHAT if autistic folks find comfort in Aziraphale and see ourselves represented in him? So WHAT if ADHDers find comfort in Crowley and see ourselves represented in him? Neurodivergent folks think these characters are like us and it's comforting, so WHAT! I'm an auDHDer (autistic as well as ADHD) and I absolutely see traits in both characters I relate to and I adore it. My closet is pretty much just a dozen flannels and button ups and various graphic tees for shows I like, and hasn't been updated since, oh, I'd say around the 1800's (I joke with you amusingly). I get upset almost too easily and have a hard time expressing my emotions "properly", even as a grown man. I have a safe space from the world that myself and only very close very trusted loved ones can enter, and I get incredibly upset when it's being disturbed by unwelcome visitors. I'm very observant and inquisitive about how the world works and why things are the way they are and get really upset at even slight injustices. I flap my hands and shake my fists and smile and giggle when I'm happy or excited. I wear tinted glasses, yes even indoors, to deal with sensory overload. All that shit is shit Aziraphale and Crowley do, too. So I LOVE these characters. Who cares that neurodivergent folks find comfort in them. I highly doubt Neil Gaiman's the type of asshole to tell me I shouldn't. He's always been a pretty big advocate for the folks that society doesn't like, as a writer and as a person, so I think he wouldn't mind if I find comfort in seeing my autistic traits in his angel or my ADHD traits in his demon. Michael Sheen literally said "god bless the happy flappers" with a bunch of heart emojis to an autistic fan saying they loved Azraphale's hand stimming because they did it too in 2019, so I highly doubt he'd care either. And I keep seeing the argument thrown around that angels and demons couldn't be neurodivergent because they should be "perfect" celestial beings, which is grossly ableist. If angels and demons can be visibly physically disabled, they can be invisibly mentally disabled too, I reckon.

Anyways, rant over, Good Omens is neurodivergent as hell because I say so, fuck you.