#assassin!neil

[fellthemarvelous]

Aziraphale hate makes my brain hurt.

Like let's be really fuckin' for real here.

Neurodivergent fans have repeatedly said that Aziraphale is autistic coded. I agree with them. I have never been diagnosed but I wonder about myself. If only I could get a doctor to take me seriously enough to test me for it, but alas, I'm a 43-year-old woman living in the good ole US of A.

Those with religious trauma have repeatedly said that they identify with him as well. I'm one of those people. I endured 12 years of Catholic schools and just as much time being taught a very black and white view of things that I've had to spend more than 20 goddamn fucking years working to unlearn.

I find that my views as a survivor of religious abuse are often dismissed because people keep wanting to say "Aziraphale doesn't have religious trauma." Yes, thank you, I get that, but unless you've been indoctrinated and brainwashed into a very black and white view of the world, you probably don't understand the kind of feelings Aziraphale's onscreen experiences evoke in so many of us. Heaven might not be real, but the feelings of "God is always watching" still stick with me today even though I no longer believe in God. I have entirely denounced Christianity because of my own personal experience, and I refuse to allow people to try and guilt me or shame me for trauma that I didn't ask for. I wasn't given a choice.

As a child I was told that God was real and always watching everything you do (just like Santa Claus) and can hear everything you say and knows everything you are thinking. Do you know what I learned to do in order to cope with this overwhelming and anxiety-inducing information as a small child? I learned to censor my thoughts. I never spoke up, and I have always felt like I was putting on a show for people because I had to be who I was told to be or I would get into trouble.

Aziraphale said "poverty is a virtue" during The Resurrectionists, and as someone who grew up in the Bible belt and went to private schools, I was taught this very same shit by the Catholic church. He learned in that very same episode that "poverty is a virtue" is actually a tool of oppression to keep the poor poor and the wealthy wealthy. I know we all watched the episode. He went into that episode believing what he said, but by the end of it he knew it was actually utter bullshit. Aziraphale is not ignorant. He's highly intelligent, and he has never been too proud to admit when he has been wrong. He accepts that the information he learned before is not matching up with reality.

And it's so obvious some of you have zero experience with that type of indoctrination because of how very little empathy you show Aziraphale for his "mistake" of "choosing Heaven over Crowley" and "making Crowley sad" so clearly Aziraphale must somehow be "abusive" and "manipulative" and "selfish" and "self-centered" because he didn't choose to run away with Crowley at the end of season two.

First of all.

FIRST OF ALL...

Aziraphale has a mind of his own.

Aziraphale is always going to try and do what is right.

Aziraphale is an angel. He's a being of love. And the reason he's so "bad" at being an angel is because he actually wants to protect humanity. He has always loved humanity. He repeatedly has to contend with what is "right" versus what is "good" and "wrong" versus "evil". Yeah, he has flaws. He's an angel, not a goddamn fucking saint. He has lived on Earth for more than 6,000 years. He has seen everything. He loves doing human things.

He's obsessed with magic. It makes him so happy. He's not very good at it...well not when he's trying to put on a show for Crowley.

He chose to learn French the hard way, so even though he knows every single language in the world, he chooses to be mediocre at French. Something that annoys and amuses Crowley at the same time.

He loves to dance even though angels aren't supposed to dance, and dancing with Crowley was what he wanted the most.

He owns a bookshop and refuses to sell any of his books because they are books he's had for as long as there have been books. He will chase customers away from his collection, and Crowley understands how much they mean to Aziraphale because he refuses to sell any when Aziraphale leaves him in charge.

He and Crowley have been speaking to each other in coded language for more than 6,000 years. They have to be very careful about what they say because Heaven and Hell are always watching.

Heaven has photographs of Crowley and Aziraphale sitting or standing together throughout history. Hell had one photo of Crowley and Aziraphale actually working together and it was Aziraphale's quick thinking and how good he actually is at sleight of hand tricks that managed to get that photo out of Furfur's hands so he wouldn't be able to turn Crowley over to the Dark Council.

Aziraphale saved Crowley from being taken to Hell again. He wasn't able to save Crowley from Hell in Edinburgh, but he sure as heck managed to save Crowley from Hell during WWII. He took Crowley to his bookshop and showed Crowley that he stole the picture from Furfur. He saved Crowley.

You get that, right?

Aziraphale SAVED Crowley.

People always talk about how it's "always Crowley saving Aziraphale" because apparently heroic acts are only heroic when they are grand gestures. The sleight of hand wasn't heroic at all, am I right? It wasn't sparkly and showy. It wasn't interesting enough, therefore not heroic. At least that's all I'm hearing when people start with their "blah Aziraphale deserves to suffer because I have no imagination or ability to understand the media in front of me blah", and all these reasons he deserves to suffer is because Crowley almost got hurt.

Aziraphale did that without flinching and I watch that part closely every single time. He's not scared for himself. He's scared for Crowley, and he managed to hold onto that photograph. He did not fail Crowley. He protected Crowley.

And so here's another thing that we like to point out. The way that Aziraphale, an angel who is effeminate and male presenting, an angel who is soft and full of love, an angel who is kind and forgiving because he has empathy and compassion, is somehow painted as abusive and manipulative. He's not violent, but he could easily fuck up your world. He doesn't use his powers. We have no idea how powerful he is because we only ever see him do small acts. He's used to hiding. It's the only way he has ever been able to protect Crowley.

And I'm not saying that Aziraphale has actually saved Crowley before means that Crowley hasn't also saved Aziraphale. Like, you get that those are not mutually exclusive and their relationship is not transactional, right? They have spent their entire existence protecting each other but never actually getting to be together because Heaven and Hell are always watching.

Yeah, Crowley fell. We all know this. We are aware of this. He was the serpent of Eden. He gave humanity the knowledge of free will.

But what we don't talk about is what Aziraphale gave humanity.

What did he give them?

We all know what it is!

Let's say it together!

He gave Adam and Eve his flaming sword because it was dangerous outside the garden and Eve was pregnant and she was already having a really bad day. He showed them compassion and gave them his extremely powerful angelic weapon so they would stand a chance on the outside of the garden. He gave humanity the gift of compassion. It's just unfortunate that his flaming sword became a weapon of War.

And then what did he do after that?

Ooooh, yeah, that's right.

God asked him about it and he straight up lied to her and pretended he had no idea where he'd managed to misplace it. She didn't say anything after that. He told Crowley the truth though. He told Crowley the truth even though Crowley fell.

Yeah, we know Aziraphale has done some really fucking questionable things. He and Crowley both suck at passing for human in front of observant people like Nina. They're not human. They are still learning, but they managed to experience human history together despite being on opposite sides and their experiences with humanity are what has shaped them into the compassionate and loving duo they are now. One of them is not better from the other.

This, my friends, is what we call meeting in the middle. It's why shades of gray is so important. Aziraphale constantly breaks the rules. Crowley refused to play by Heaven's rules. It's the reason he fell. He doesn't play by Hell's rules either. These two dorks figured out how to cancel each others' miracles out throughout human history in order to have more time learning about humanity and each other because working all day every day sucks when there are so many new things to learn and experience with the people you love.

We know Crowley and Aziraphale both love each other. Neither of them are good at hiding the hearts stars in their eyes.

But here's what's really fucking annoying about the Aziraphale hate.

Aziraphale was already crying when Crowley grabbed him and kissed him. Aziraphale is trying so very hard to do the right thing. He loves Crowley. He does. But he also has a duty to humanity, and he has taken that job very seriously since the creation of Adam and Eve. He sent them out into the world with a flaming sword so they would have a chance at surviving beyond the walls of the garden.

And he knows that Something Terrible is going to happen and he spent all of second season trying to figure out what that Something Terrible was while trying to have some sort of more honest and open relationship with Crowley, but again, they aren't human, they are a demon and an angel approaching life from opposite sides who met in the middle and fell in love with humanity together.

He wants more than anything to tell Crowley how he feels about him, but he wants to do something grand for Crowley because Crowley has always been grand and dramatic and sexy and a little bit scary.

Crowley is impulsive and has a temper and sometimes says the wrong thing but he has always trusted Aziraphale because Aziraphale gave him a chance even after he fell. Aziraphale chose to shelter him instead of smiting him while they stood on top of that wall. He knew he was supposed to kill Crowley, but oops, he gave his sword away to the humans so he didn't really have anything to kill him with and Crowley is the one who created nebulas. The Pillars of Creation is Crowley's work and Aziraphale was there to witness that, but he watched Crowley more than he watched the nebula. He witnessed the pure joy on Crowley's face when he said "let there be light" as a nebula full of colors exploded before their eyes. He was fascinated by Crowley.

But Aziraphale is going back to Heaven even though he has made it perfectly clear he absolutely has no desire to go back to Heaven. He told the Metatron this during their conversation. He spoke these words out loud. They exist.

But then The Metatron said this....

The Metatron. The very same angel who told Aziraphale in season one "to speak to me is to speak to the Almighty." He's the boss. He's the big guy. He's used to existing as a giant head and he had to give himself a body so he wouldn't stand out on Earth. And he knows that Aziraphale and Crowley have been working together since the beginning. He knows they worked together to prevent Armageddon in season one, and now he's made it clear he knows they were working together long before that. And let's face it, Aziraphale really wants to know what this Something Terrible is that Gabriel is running from so he can try to prevent it from happening.

It makes sense that he would want to take Crowley to Heaven with him because he would be able to keep Hell from getting their hands on him again. Aziraphale hates it in Heaven. He doesn't want to go, but Something Terrible is happening and Metatron isn't taking no for an answer, and maybe Heaven won't be so bad if Crowley is there with him. At least they can fix Heaven together.

But Crowley can't go back. We all get that. We don't blame him for saying no. It doesn't change anything.

Something Terrible is about to happen and Aziraphale has to figure out what it is. He wants to change Heaven.

He is fully aware that Heaven sucks. He still has faith in God. His faith isn't in Heaven. He deserted his platoon in season one and threw himself back to Earth so he could figure out how to make sure the war between Heaven and Hell doesn't happen.

But see, here's the thing. Heaven is at the top. Heaven has all the resources. Heaven is responsible for the creation of Hell. Heaven is empty and Hell is overpopulated. Aziraphale knows this. Crowley knows this. It's obvious every time we see either place. Both sides are desperate to go to war and will not hesitate to destroy humanity in the process. This is the opposite of what Crowley and Aziraphale want for humanity. If anyone can change Heaven, it's Aziraphale. He's the only one up there who gives a shit about humanity as far as we know. No one else is going to speak on humanity's behalf.

Some of us are so busy getting mad at Aziraphale for going back to Heaven and giving Crowley a Big Sad. Newsflash: Crowley is not the main character of Good Omens. Aziraphale and Crowley are equals, yet we wanna hold Aziraphale to higher standards because he's an angel, and when he makes mistakes it's proof that he's the bad guy.

Holy mother of all things that trigger my religious trauma, let me tell you. I spent my entire life hating myself every time I made mistakes. I've had to teach myself that just because I mess up sometimes doesn't mean I'm bad. It means I'm human. I still struggle with it. I probably always will. So when you say that Aziraphale deserves to be punished for breaking Crowley's heart, you not only ignore that Aziraphale's heart is also broken, you're saying he deserves to be punished for doing what he thinks is right.

Wanting to change Heaven for the better is not a bad thing.

And some of y'all wanna see him suffer for going back into the lion's den that is Heaven, knowing that he is already an outcast, that they have already tried to kill him once, knowing that he is a deserter, that he has been lying to Heaven about a lot of things, and you still think he's blinded by Heaven? You think he's just so naive and that's the only reason he's going back. He doesn't show his emotions the same way Crowley does so it means he doesn't care as much. He's expected to consider Crowley's feelings over his own when making choices. Like holy shit if all of that hasn't defined my experience as a woman with religious trauma in this fucking society. He's expected to be subservient to Crowley and if he doesn't do what Crowley wants then he's being unreasonable and illogical.

What the actual fuck, y'all.

Like seriously.

I'm sick of this bullshit. I had to step away from this fandom because of how toxic some people in this fandom are. It's not chasing me away, but the fact that I chose to hang out in a a more toxic fandom that is already notorious for being really toxic over a fandom that claims to be more open-minded and welcoming should probably tell you something.

It gave me a lot of perspective, and yeah, I'm still gonna speak up against the bullshit Aziraphale hate.

People are entitled to their opinions, but the Aziraphale hate isn't an opinion. It's just ableist, misogynistic garbage. At this point we all know y'all say these extreme things about Aziraphale because y'all get more joy out of the harm and alienation it is causing others.

Keep being loudly wrong, but if you think I'm not entitled to challenge shitty-ass, harmful, hateful discourse, bite my ass.

I'm not the one who lost the plot in this fandom.

#autistic coded character #religious trauma #good omens #aziraphale #aziraphale defense squad #i'm in a mood #like i'm begging y'all to learn what empathy is #like goddamn i know i'm not perfect but at least i don't forget that the reason for everything in good omens is love #neil has said this several times #it's one thing to dislike a character #it's another to assassinate characters in ways that blatantly contradict what the narrative has told us #and try to pass it off as canon #if you wanna send me hate just hit the block button instead #i'll try to be really sad about it #and if you just have to send me hatemail at least have the courage to attach it to your name instead of hiding behind anon #i'm too old for this shit #i'm gonna go back to the star wars tag now #it's been a minute since i went off and today proved to be the perfect day for it

[angelfirewalker]

The 15th of December last year 2023, was the moment when I finally succumbed to watching Good Omens for the first time. I had deliberately avoided watching it... as I was very over Angels and Fallen Angels and deep in a mire of depression. I also didn't have prime. I went dog sitting overnight for some neighbours around the corner. I decided to finally watch it as they had all channels. I watched both seasons in the 18 hours I was there..very little sleep. I knew it would be a dangerous slippery slope being Angel based. Of course it was even better than I could of imagined.

I went home and started watching the YouTube clips the fandom had compiled. I bought the book, I am not a big reader... Dyslexic. So I listened to the audio and read along with it.... this kept me going for nearly 2 weeks.

Then 2 days after Christmas, I lost a long term friend suddenly from a cardiac arrest . He was one of my Lindsay Kemp Company family, and I was so upset.. I was in a Fuck it mood and decided I needed to sign up to prime... I needed Good Omens...I needed David and Michael to lift my spirit. Then, a week later, we lost another Kemp Company member to cancer, which was expected...2 in a week. It felt like the late 80s and early 90s when we lost 5 Company members to the dreadful disease Aids... Needless to say Good Omens became my safe place . Maybe it's my religion now it seems far more logical to me.

And now, exactly 4 months later, I have just finished watching them for the 10th time...is that normal or too many times?

I cried again at end of season 2... it's happened everytime I have watched it. I think it won't happen again, I know it's coming, then that tear in Crowley's eye gets me every fucking time. I AM such a bloody softy.....and the floodgates open.

As silly as it seems, this silly story of 2 fictional daft winged creatures has got me through some very dark moments in the last few months.

It has kicked started my creativity again, which was null and void in the depression. I am glad I decided to watch it 4 months ago as it the show,has become almost my best friend.

David and Michael are the soothing voices in my head now. Mind you, their prose, also known as Gaiman's English, is my current fluent language.....along with sarcasm.

Just say I know how Crowley feels right now.

Off to finish crying....😭 maybe by the 20th watch of both seasons, I won't cry anymore.

Yeah right! 🤣

So thank you @neil-gaiman for the restoration of some sanity during this bumpy time... instead of being a Sanity Assassin ... and for being the genius to put DT and MS together.... ❤ but I would not expect anything else from someone brought up in the South Downs area of Sussex like me.😉

#good omens #neil gaiman #crowleygoodomens #demon crowley #good omens crowley #good omens s2 #anthony j crowley #aj crowley #david tennant #michael sheen #angel aziraphale #Aziraphale #aziraphale x crowley #Youtube #the sanity assassin #bauhaus #good omens prime

[biracy]

Disclaimer that I've only seen three episodes of this show and idk exactly how all this works exactly but while on call with @mifs yesterday I posed this question, and since we've been unable to gather answers anywhere else they told me to post it. So I will

#i hope neil gaiman sees this so i can be sent pipe bombs in the mail until the day i die. i DID say i want to be assassinated #oh i'm not voting in this btw i won't see the results until the poll ends. have fun girls! #open mick night #good omens #idfk how people tag these characters god whatever #crowley #aziraphale

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

Aren't you tired of forced romances with no chemistry that only take away from the actually interesting plot? Don't you just want media where romance isn't portrayed as being superior and more important than (queer)platonic relationships?

Well, my exhausted aro ass is too, so here are a few tricks and wisdoms I've gathered over my years of being a-spec (which is all of them) on how to avoid romance (in media) in a very allonormative society 💚🤍🩶🖤

(this is a rec list btw. no I am not shitting on the shows that I tagged, quite the opposite)

1. Middle Grade

I get if you aren't really into that, because it is kind of annoying to be pointed to literal children's literature when all you want is a story that isn't constantly being interrupted by describing the main guy's heated eyes for the twentieth time.

However.

It is true that in middle grade, friendship is always more important than romance. Because, let's face it. Making two eleven year old characters kiss is kinda weird. So even if there is a romance, it isn't very prominent and treated more like friendship and/or a puppy crush. Plus some stories get surprisingly dark?!?!

Examples

- Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones), technically a romance in the end, but mostly focused on found family, shenanigans, and finding your own value

- House of Many Ways (DWJ). Yes, again. I really like her books okay? They always have something so fantastical and whimsical about them. This is my other favorite book by her and it has literally no romance at all. Plus a hmc cameo that is so fun !!

- Coraline (Neil Gaiman). Maybe this is cheating because I never actually read it. However. a) the movie traumatized me. b) Wybie was added to the movie, he doesn't exist in the book, so if "power of friendship" isn't your thing this will be great. Probably vibes over plot.

Flyte (Angie Sage). Technically this is the second book, but I never read the first one and still understood everything. Once again, no romance at all. A fun read, which can get surprisingly dark at times.

2. Short Story Collections

Once again, I get it if it isn't your thing. Short stories are - as the name reveals - short. Which means: no worldbuilding, very limited narrator, open ending, no time to really get attached to characters, etc.

But.

The cool thing about collections, is that they always have a certain theme. And as long as the theme is not romance, romance will not be the focus. Even if there is a romantic relationship, it will be used to explore this theme since there simply isn't time for anything else.

Examples:

Life Ceremony (Sayaka Murata) This is the book that actually made me figure out: hey! I do actually like short stories !! The main theme is basically about being different and it plays a lot with body horror and the perception of your own body in contrast with how society sees it. There is even a story about two women who platonically live together and raised multiple children!

Canterbury Classics: Classic Tales of Horror (introduction by Ernest Hilbert). As the name suggests, this is a collection of horror short stories, featuring well-known authors such as Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe or Charlotte Perkins Gilman. As these are classic old tales, the language is a bit complicated at times and you can read them for free on Gutenberg. However, the book is very very pretty and the introduction is very interesting (Origins of the genre, specific tropes and monsters, etc.)

3. Podcasts

PODCASTS!!! If you follow me, you are probably already aware of those. However, in case you don't, let me introduce you to the wonderful world of Audiodramas.

The cool thing about Podcasts is that pretty much anyone can do it. All you need is an idea, a mic, a lot of motivation, and you're pretty much set to go. No producers or publishers you need to get approval from. So it is only natural that this medium is filled to the brim with queer creators. Basically every character is somewhat queer. It's awesome.

Examples:

- The Silt Verses. I adore TSV. I listened to the first season like, four times. (the second one is good too but OH MY GOD THE FIRST ONE). And one of the main characters is canonically and explicitly aro!! Sister Carpenter, I love you with my whole being. And the great thing is, it is very clear that the writers love her, too!! There is a lot (like a LOT) of body horror so it isn't for everybody. But if you think you can handle it I really recommend it. (Plus, not any romance plotlines at all !!)

- Wolf 359. This is one of the older ones and it is really good. It's a bunch of restless and very unwell people stuck in a spaceship under the unforgiving rule of capitalism. However bad you imagine it, I can assure you it is worse. But the really cool thing is that there literally isn't any romance at all. Like, there are great m/f friendships but they never even hint towards a romance. Some people are so unused to that that they literally ship the main dude with the fucking robot AI. (don't worry, not an actual romance plot).

- Girl in space. I am sure you will be absolutely shook to know that this one also takes place in space. It is about a girl. In space. Shocking, I know. Except that she has been on her own for well over a year when suddenly a fleet of strange ships arrive and kidnap her. There is also a very asshole-y robot. And questions about what makes us human. And found family!! And a goat. And cheese. Just go listen to it okay. This is also one of the shortest ones of the list, so maybe a good start.

- Malevolent. I have to confess that I personally am not a huge fan of this one? Like the premise is really cool - a detective who wakes up blind and with a demon in his head who can see through the detectives eyes. What the fuck?, you may ask yourself. So does Arthur Lester. Mysteries and other dimensions and a whole lot of pain ensues. Harlan is undeniably an awesome VA and a great writer, but his stories just seem a bit too repetitive to me? Nonetheless I know of lots of people who enjoy it a lot. Trying to define the relationship between Arthur and John (his demon) is perhaps the biggest mystery of them all. (Jk. there are multiple murders and stuff. they've really got other priorities)

- Middle:Below. This is another short one and probably the least famous of this list? It's about this funky lil dude with a ghost roommate and a cat who can talk (.....or can it?). There is a m/f friendship but it never turns into a romance (wow it is possible!!). They all go on adventures on the dimension between life and death. Despite the description, this is literally just a comedy. A bit spooky at best. Reminds me a bit of scarier kids cartoons like gravity falls.

4. "Gay" movies/series in countries with homophobic censorship

Now you may think, "hey that seems like a bit of an asshole move!". And you would be 100% correct in thinking that.

However.

It does also mean that the main relationship of the story can never be explicitly romantic. They can allude to it, they can try to show it. But they can never confirm. So it is very easy to interpret them as having a QPR. (because tbh I don't think I've ever seen one on television.)

Examples:

The Untamed. Look. I am aware that the first episode is so fucking atrocious, all right? And no, the CGI does in fact never get better. And sometimes the translated subtitles are a bit awkward. But I swear that it is so good. Trust me on this one, okay? Just make it through the first ep. It's a wild ride. Lan Zhan I love you. (However the book it is based on (written by a woman) depicts them being in an explicitly romantic relationship, with lots of very inaccurate and badly researched smut, so the fandom pretty much sees them as exclusively romantic.)

- Word of Honor. Very much in the same vein as The Untamed. Except that the first episode is less horrible. And the one dude has a very fruity fan. And they also raise a kid together. And the costumes of the villains are really fun!! I actually never finished this one tbh. I know that the book it is based on has one very extremely terrible ableist plot point, but I don't know if that made it into the show since I never got that far

The Devil Judge. The last two were fantasy, this one is a dystopia. Very tense and interesting. There is a romantic subplot (typical childhood friend vs bad boy love triangle), but he rejects the childhood friend and they can't exactly show him and the "bad boy" (who is actually a judge. and also kinda his sugar daddy) as explicitly romantic for the reason above. They also live in the same house and cook together and take care of a child together. Can totally recommend.

Assassination Classroom. A bunch of students have to kill their teacher who is an alien. that's literally the plot. I cried so hard at the finale. Nagisa and Karma have MASSIVE vibes and you can't convince me otherwise. (There is a romantic subplot that does end in a kiss, but they agree to continue as friends since those were..... extenuating circumstances. The dude very clearly is not into her). Nagisa also very aro-spec coded imo.

5. "Straightbaiting" Anime

Sometimes Anime does this thing (which I personally find very hilarious) where a boy and a girl will have no other romantic involvements or love interests while growing closer and closer, but never get together. A bit like reverse queerbaiting.

Examples:

- Fairy Tail. The ultimate power is friendship anime. That is all you need to know. (I should also perhaps warn you that the end of the last arc (and the sequel series, but we don't talk about that) are huge letdowns. Like the buildup? So good. But....welp. If that doesn't bother you too much and the idea to have a group of people be the main character instead of one person only, this may be the series for you. Just do yourself a favor and skip all the filler arcs

Soul Eater. I really love the vibes of this one. Once again, most of the fandom likes depicting them as explicitly romantic, but they never canonically are. It also reminds me a bit of creepy children cartoons. It is also where the superior fictional school exists, Devon. Frankenstein teaches there (the dude, not the monster). People transform into badass weapons. Nobody can convince me that Make Albarn is not a trans woman. However the ending deviates a bit from the manga, and I personally think the anime one is a bit worse

Noragami. This one will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the first anime I really watched. This one also has people who transform into weapons, but the vibes are very different. It goes a bit more into Japanese folklore in case that interests you.

Bonus: Canonically Aro/Heavily Aro-Coded Characters

They were not anywhere above because the stories they are in didn't really fit any of the categories. But they exist!

Wolf (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts). I adore Wolf. There is also barely any romance. Like, it will seem like it at first, but don't worry, it's only straightbaiting. There is a romance subplot but it's very brief and very much in the background. Overall very good aro show 👍

Isaac (Heartstopper) Very queer show, very high likelihood that you already know of it. The series per se is very romance focused, but as far as I've heard the a-spec rep in S2 is really good

Georgia (Loveless). Actually never read it. But, well. Title pretty self-explanatory dare I say. By the same author as Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)

Chance/Chris and Shadow/Ryan (woe.begone) Are explicitly in a QPR together !! they are also probably the healthiest couple in the podcast lol

Henry Clerval (Frankenstein). Henry is the "a couple of besties!!" to Victor's "we look like a couple <3"

Barbie (Barbie 2023) If you've seen it you know what I mean.

Jo Marsh (Little Women). I never read the book, but Jo in the 2019 movie??? very sus.

I would also recommend checking out Japanese books! I personally think they are much better at writing romance than the western people lol. It's more about knowing each other and sharing your views of the world, thus changing each other and leaving a mark forever, even if the relationship ends. (studio ghibli romance vibes). My favorite Japanese book doesn't have an English translation :(

aber an alle Deutsch-Sprecher*innen: Die Katzen von Shinjuku (Durian Sukegawa) -> og title: Shinjuku no Neko

Can't think of anything else right now, but please leave some of your own recommendations! Hope this helps ^^

#aro #aromantic #aroace #aroallo #neil gaiman #diana wynne jones #flyte #sayaka murata #the silt verses #wolf 359 #girl in space podcast #malevolent #middle:below #podcasts #fairy tail #soul eater #noragami #assassination classroom #word of honor #the untamed #devil judge #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #woe.begone #wbg #heartstopper #alice oseman #frankenstein #barbie #greta gerwig

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damn you, booth!

#assassins musical #broadwayedit #theatreedit #neil patrick harris #assassins #made by me** #god im going crazy over this show lately!!

[lokiinmediasideblog]

Tournament of Lokis

From September 24 to September 30, you can send me Loki depictions or add propaganda for your favorite Loki depiction.

Current Lokis included:

Marvel Loki (comics)-Original Evil Loki

Marvel Ikol (comics)

MCU Loki

Loki from Son of the Mask

Sandman Loki

Valhalla Loki (comics)

Low-Key Lyesmith (American Gods)

Atreus (GOW)

Laurits Seier (Netflix Ragnarok)

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Loki

Assassin's Creed Loki

Loki (The Magnus Archives)

Loki (The Bifrost incident)

Alligator!Loki (MCU)

Recent additions:

Loki (Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok)

#mcu!loki #marvel comics #loki series #comics!loki #norse mythology #myth!loki #the magnus archives #the bifrost incident #mcu #ragnarok netflix #laurits seier #atreus #gow #neil gaiman #ikol #kid!loki #alan cumming #son of the mask #the life and times of juniper lee #assassin's creed valhalla #vallhalla comics #peter madsen #sandman #american gods #mythical detective loki ragnarok

[rickyisntwatching]

horrendously low-quality screenshots of the Balladeer from Assassins just sitting in places

Bonus:

the one time there's actually a chair present, it's already occupied

and then he nearly fucking falls over once Byck pulls it away

#this is a post for me and me exclusively #assassins musical #neil patrick harris the second he's done singing: now i rest #if i had a penny for every pixel in these images i would have -7 dollars

[pbear]

#pbear polls #polls #bungou stray dogs #bsd #kenji miyazawa #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #muichiro tokito #the promised neverland #tpn #tpn ray #trey arclight #michael arclight #yugioh #yugioh zexal #neil saionji #yugioh sevens #yuma isogai #assassination classroom #killua zoldyck #hunter x hunter #hxh #miya chinen #sk8 #sk8 the infinity #yuri plisetsky #yoi #yuri on ice

[good--merits-accumulated]

god writing the first bits of the italian renaissance au is so gruelling. i feel like putting up a big sign on top of the text that says I PROMISE I'M NOT WOOBIFYING TODD. HE'S A GROWN MAN WHO GETS A NUANCED PERSONALITY I PROMISE IT'S JUST THAT ALL THE OTHER CHARACTERS ARE LOOKING AT HIM WRONG. PLEASE

#this post is about todd but really it applies to the whole triumvirate #besides it's a renaissance au - i'd go amiss if i didn't include SOME themes on perception/performance/political personas etc. #like. niccolò/neil is PERCEIVED as a young swaggering military captain and a ladies' man and a dandy #and IS a gentle and kind man who understands deeply his own prowess for fighting and for political maneuvering #and wants none of it #and tommaso/todd is PERCEIVED as a lamb among wolves - the most naive and innocent and vulnerable cardinal in rome #and he IS a man who is kind “in despite of” - not “in the lack of” #and he IS a man whose heavily religious worldview comes down around his ears and who becomes just. suffused with guilt #a man who discovers he has the potential for great cruelty and who spends the rest of his life retreating from that revelation #horrified by the inner workings of his own soul #and andrea is PERCEIVED as a solemn and stately young politician who's a stickler for rules and a fantastic orator #and he IS. well. yeah no that is actually pretty accurate #except for the queer streak of jealousy that ruins him in the end #also i reckon the rule-sticking gets thrown out the window around the first political assassination. #that's corruption!!!!! baby!!!!!! #anderperry #these tags got unreasonably long. my bad #tristan writes

[halfpintpeach]

SPRINTS IN FULL FORCE SORRY I'M LATE WORK WAS DUMB. ASSassins PLEASE!!! - @jtl-fics

THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE I AM RIDICULOUSLY LATE IN RESPONSES!! Here is some super late ASSassins for you my sweet :))) WIP Wednesday 9/6/2023 (closed)

Neil’s hands found their way around the back of Andrew’s neck, tugging him closer once more. Andrew went willingly, molding himself to Neil’s body. There was familiarity in the way that Neil’s fingers kneaded at the base of Andrew’s skull. He worked the tension there free, Andrew’s shoulders gently lowering.

There is more from this AU here :)

#aftg #all for the game #andrew minyard #neil josten #andreil #andreil fanfic #wip wednesday game #aftg wip wednesday #pints wips #pint answers #aftg assassins au #pint writes

[sophiesbookishthings]

March Reads

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

A reread! This was my 3rd or 4th time through Sea of Monsters, and it still holds up. I got a really pretty set of PJO from Illumicrate, so I have slowly been reading them again. And I forget how much I love Sea of Monsters cause of how early on in the whole story of percy it is. Also, I adore Tyson. I really hope they do this book justice in the show.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas

Yeah, I see why people don't like Nesta lol. Not me though. I'm built different. No but this was cute. It was basically fae christmas.

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Daindreth's Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley

I've been following the author of this on IG because of her book goblin sketches, and I finally got around to reading her book. I liked it. It was interesting. Its actually enemies to lovers even though them being enemies doesn't last too long. And even better, I don't hate either of the protagonists.

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

I think this might be my favorite Neil Gaiman book I've read so far (besides good omens of course). I loved the whole concept of a secret magical London for people who slipped through the cracks of society. And I loved the characters and how it was kinda found family by the end. I did have about a million questions about London below and how it all works and like everything, but that seems to just be how Neil Gaiman books are. He's not one of those authors who explains or writes extensive lore, and while that frustrates me to no end, I do respect it. It forces you to have to just go with whatever is going on just like the protagonist, and it is actually kinda brilliant after I get over my initial frustration.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#sea of monsters #pjo #percy jackson #a court of frost and starlight #acofas #nesta archeron #acotar #daindreths assassin #neverwhere #neil gaiman #march reads #books #yeah this is late again sshhh

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Hello!! Fuck Marry Kill Dan, Allison and Renee? Oh! And also fmk Andrew, Neil and Kevin? (For the sleepover weekend asks) <3

(i'm ace and gay (and like... opposed to murder) but for the purposes of this i am not)

fuck renee, marry dan, kill allison. (sorry allison but... renee would avenge you)

fuck andrew, marry kevin, kill neil (but neil would live bc andrew would straight up gank my ass for trying to hurt one of his boys)

sleepover weekend ask game!

#andrew would do some insane shit to me. #i would marry kevin and do insane shit to him (like do his laundry and cook for him and take care of him and kiss his head?) #and like attempt to assassinate neil ig? #does this mean i'm joining the kandreil polycule just to betray them and then get murdered? #Worth It #tysm for the ask!<333 #c-lion #answered #ask games

[atbussysparks]

Dr horrible when his weapon of mass destruction made of toothpicks and tinfoil in his kitchen doesn't work

#i was wondering why i thought if tinfoil and toothpicks and it was BECAUSE OF THAT PART IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #where mannys dicknose havin headass tried tried to assassinate greg and killed rowley in the process #shitpost #dank humor #shitposting #fresh memes #dank memes #dr horrible #dr horrible meme #neil patrick harris #billy dr horrible

[bornchaos]

ㄑ# 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐎𝐒﹕feel  the  fire  beneath  your  feet  as  you  barely  even  perspire  from  the  heat,  exhale  deep  and  breathe  a  𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒͟𝑙͟𝑖͟𝑒͟𝑓  and  as  you  say  𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑏𝑦𝑒  𝑡𝑜  𝑡ℎ𝑒  𝑔𝑟͟𝑖͟𝑒͟𝑓  it's  like  watching  𝒕𝒉𝒆  𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔  𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒕  𝒊𝒏  𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓  𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏  𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍  but  you've  𝐞𝐱𝐭͟𝐢͟𝐧͟𝐠͟𝐮͟𝐢͟𝐬͟𝐡͟𝐞͟𝐝  this  living  hell .  still ,  a  𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚  𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚  of  you  dies  as  you  scream :  i'm  standing  in  the  flames,  it's  a  𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍  kind  of  pain.  𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠  𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞  𝐭𝐨  𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲,  find  the  light,  find  the  light,  find  the  light .

AN INDEPENDENT , MULTIVERSE / MULTIFANDOM , SELECTIVE , MUTUALS ONLY & PRIVATE ORIGINAL CHARACTER : CORALINE ELETTA JONES . LOVE & ADORED & TREASURED BY KYLE ©

#rdr rp #red dead redemption rp #coraline rp #neil gaiman rp #stephen king rp #horror rp #assassin's creed rp #ac rp #watch dogs rp #hacker rp #crime rp #modern rp #historical rp #rick and morty rp #the boys rp #self promo. #I DID IT BOYS. I FINALLY MADE A GODDAMN PROMO I FIGURED IT OUT

[brandnewhuman]

Keanu Reeves looks like Ezio Auditore and that's a hill I'm willing to die on. IN SOME ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE WE GOT A EZIO MOVIE WITH KEANU REEVES AND IT WAS AMAZING AND NO ONE HAD TO ENDURE THAT MICHAEL FASSBENDER ATROCITY

#also neil newbon is clay #but that has to do more with my dbh brainrot than with actual facts #still keanu would be a really good ezio #assassin's creed fandom #ac #ezio auditore da firenze #ezio auditore #ezio assassins creed #assassin's creed revelations #assassin's creed brotherhood #assassin's creed 2 #assassin's creed

[crazy-fangirl2524]

All for the game:

Sands of Arawiya:

When the nothings finally realise they are something to someone and that people do care about them

#when I first read this scene in we free the stars I immediately thought of Neil josten and that scene in trk #that’s how much of a chokehold aftg has on me #cant stop comparing all books I read to aftg #everyone should read we hunt the flame it’s so underrated go read it rn #it got an ace character #and enemies to lovers and assassins and Arabian culture representation #the poc is 👌👌👌 #aftg #all for the game #tfc #the foxhole court #neil josten #neil abram josten #aftg fandom #aftg incorrect quotes #aftg series #tfc shitpost #aftg shitpost #aftg trilogy #tfc incorrect quotes #incorrect tfc #aftg textpost #we hunt the flame #we free the stars #sands of arawiya #nasir ghameq #Nicky hemmick #incorrect aftg quotes #aftg neil #incorrect aftg