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Hello other UK-based folks! Quick question: which parts of the South Downs would Aziraphale and Crowley be most likely to settle down in? I don’t know which places in that part of the country are best suited to them, and a Google search has not been abundantly helpful, so send me any villages/towns you can think of where the goofs would have a happily-ever-after.

(Context: I live in Scotland and haven’t been further south than Durham in England, so I have precisely 0 idea what I’m talking about with the Downs.)

#did I Google ‘good omens south down cottage locations’? #maybe #was it helpful? #no #good omens #Hope talks about writing

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striking serpent 🐍

#SEV #I love the scars so much #also Crowley with greys??? I need all of it thank you #good omens art #it’s hope is in love with Crowley hours again

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Reading :D

#book Aziraphale in his dad trainers my Beloved #good omens #book omens

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My observations from the Good Omens fandom:

Fanart and fics that are from the time before the TV series (1990 - 2019): Az & Co love each other deeply and there are no labels. Their love is very chaste and they usually kiss only. Ace vibes.

Fanart and fics after GO S1 (2019 - 2023): Aziraphale is a babe, a softie, and Crowley is the strong protector. The only fanart where Crowley is the one holding Aziraphale in his arms is from this time period. Fics are often explicit, but it’s very balanced between top Crowley and Top Aziraphale. There is a lot of play with different genitalia, but the main focus is still the strong, intense, unbreakable bond between the two, which defies all human relationship labels.

Fanart and fics after GO S2 (Aug. 2023 - present): Crowley is the soft, whiny baby who needs protection. Most fanart depicts Aziraphale as the strong protector and Crowley as the fragile girlfriend behind him. Crowley is very often depicted with black nail polish & long hair, more feminine character traits, unless both characters are female. Most fics are explicit, and Aziraphale is dominating Crowley, Crowley is desperately looking for approval or being a total brat and making Aziraphale’s life a living hell after the final fifteen, pouting and being angry/resentful. The main focus in the fics in now the sex and sexual pleasure. Now there is also a lot more exploration of different AUs and incarnations e.g. Crowley is very often a snake, they are drawn as robots or mouse & rat, AUs for coffee shops, gardeners, priests etc.

I am not judging this trend in any way, but I personally prefer the depictions and interpretations during the S1 era, because they feel the most true to the source material of the TV show for me. I wonder if after S3 it will diverge even further or if it will circle back.

#reblog because fandom stats are so cool! #v v interesting #also a reminder that you curate your own fandom experience!! #just sayin #good omens

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I love you,I love you,I love you

#oh wow #good omens fan art

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thinking about Book Aziraphale and his white dad trainers rn

(photo from @v4mpyfangz on Twitter btw, saw it and haven’t stopped thinking about it since)

#good omens #book omens #someone draw series!Aziraphale in reeboks plz

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three years ago today, a new me was born

#not to be a lesbian but oh my god! #not good omens

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new Hozier music tomorrow……..

…….maybe I’ll do some new GO art soon?

#y’all have found my other one and I know I’m gonna be hit with the Yearning again #good omens #Hozier

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Here, have some tattooed Crowley 🤍

I started drawing and writing again a few months ago after 15+ years of hibernation, so I'm still pretty much learning but I thought I'd share this here anyway.

The first chapter of the fic that goes along with this should be up on AO3 soon (Human!AU, tattoos!AU, fandom!AU, Friends to Lovers with pining and long-distance friendship)!

#oh obSESSED #op you should be a tattoo artist fr #me? in love with Crowley again? #it’s exactly as likely as you think #good omens art #good omens

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silly headcanon time

Maggie actually texted her message to Aziraphale but because he doesn’t have a modern phone it arrived through the mail slot

#co-signed #good omens

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divorcee meetup

#holy fuck! #I love this style so much #this is so cool OP #good omens #good omens art

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starmaker

#them! #good omens

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When I started writing Growing Pains, it was my secret personal hope that the story might one day inspire someone to try therapy for themselves. I never expected it to happen, in all honesty.

Today, a reader reached out to tell me that the way I’ve written Crowley’s experience in therapy has given them the push they needed to seek professional help for their own healing. Which is incredible, truly, and I couldn’t be more pleased for them.

Not all therapists are created equal, and not all healing journeys are, either. In my humble opinion, though, it’s usually worth a go.

Anyway: thank you for being here, friends. And thanks for feeling big feelings about things I write, and thanks for telling me about them. My door (and ask box) is always open. Xx

#growing pains #therapy has been hugely helpful for me #and I know Demonology is the big fandom therapy fic #and absolutely credit where it’s due - it inspired the premise of this story #but! multiple cakes and all that #anyway tl;dr fandom is a huge blessing and the gift that keeps giving #good omens #good omens fanfiction

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Growing Pains // Chapter Ten

Crowley was having a bad day. 

It had been a bad day from the moment he’d opened his eyes, choking on a cry that hadn’t made it past his lips in his dream. The dream had faded quickly, but not so fast that he didn’t remember the details of it. He remembered losing everything, watching a fire that he couldn’t touch or control taking everything that mattered, and he remembered being alone. 

And now Crowley was sitting across from Mark, watching the clock on the far wall and trying very hard to pretend that Mark was not waiting for an answer to an especially existential question. 

What do you want? 

Read more on Ao3

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Hello! Back with a new chapter. Thank you all for your patience!

Also, if you're interested in catching up on an old WIP of mine, I'm working on another new chapter for it. It can be found here.

#reblog in case you missed it #good omens #good omens 2 #go s2e6 #fix it fic

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Growing Pains // Chapter Ten

Crowley was having a bad day. 

It had been a bad day from the moment he’d opened his eyes, choking on a cry that hadn’t made it past his lips in his dream. The dream had faded quickly, but not so fast that he didn’t remember the details of it. He remembered losing everything, watching a fire that he couldn’t touch or control taking everything that mattered, and he remembered being alone. 

And now Crowley was sitting across from Mark, watching the clock on the far wall and trying very hard to pretend that Mark was not waiting for an answer to an especially existential question. 

What do you want? 

Read more on Ao3

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Hello! Back with a new chapter. Thank you all for your patience!

Also, if you're interested in catching up on an old WIP of mine, I'm working on another new chapter for it. It can be found here.

#good omens #good omens fanfiction #growing pains #the serpent's house #good omens 2

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live footage of me working on an update for a fic I started a good while ago, deciding to check how long it’s been since I last updated:

(I am genuinely so sorry.)

#yes this is about The Serpent’s House #if you’ve been reading that and are still here: dear god I apologise for the wait #a new chapter is coming…. sometime soon I hope #good omens

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me, quietly whispering to the ao3 page of an author who doesn’t even know I exist: I am obsessed with you

#this is real #whenever I get comments like this it’s like #Oh!! I mean something (or at least my words do) #it’s helpful