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finelythreadedsky · 2 months

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Hey! I just saw one of your qrts of a poem on censorship and I’m really curious about one of the tags you added that said there is a connection between the Jewish sense of identity and the ancient Carthaginians/Phoenicians and I’m super interested, could you please elaborate?

um so the genesis of those tags is actually in two conference talks i heard in december that discussed dido in the civilization video games, which i have never played and know nothing about, but i found it really interesting that the creators of that game give dido an in-game affinity with judaism (that's the religion she's inclined to 'found' if you play as her? or something) and reconstructed the phoenician dialogue her voice actor delivers based on modern hebrew pronunciation. i think it was maureen attali who went into more detail about various jewish approaches to/reception of dido, but i don't remember specifics. i believe the conference proceedings will eventually be published as a book about the reception of the women of the aeneid-- edith hall and magdalena zira are the people behind that.

in an even broader context, i just think it's fascinating that a sense of affinity with the ancient phoenicians and carthaginians seems to develop so easily among modern jews. like the way sonya taaffe's poetry frames both carthage and judea as victims of roman imperialism. and it's sort of baked in on a linguistic level too: it's really easy to learn phoenician/punic if you already know hebrew, and the older convention was even to print phoenician and punic with hebrew letters. if you're familiar with hebrew or even just anything jewish, there are a lot of moments of recognition when you start to look at phoenician and punic history and material culture! like oh wait the suffete? same word as the hebrew name for the book of judges, shoftim. and that's the baal that the bible is always going off about.

like a friend of mine recently joked that the movie frozen is an aeneid 4 retelling bc the sisters elsa and anna map onto elissa (dido) and anna, but the names aren't a coincidence! elsa derives ultimately from the hebrew elisheva, which uses the same root el- as the phoenician name elishat which became elissa in greek/latin! and the name anna became common in europe because hannah (anna in greek) was a common jewish name around the turn of the millennium, cognate with the phoenician name based on the same root that was also latinized as anna!

and also the phoenicians were characterized (both in texts and in reality) by their involvement with trade, which rings with more modern characterizations of jews, and there's also often a degree of untrustworthiness attributed to them because of that association with trading that feels weirdly akin to the last millennium of antisemitism. like i'm thinking of dougherty 2001, the raft of odysseus ch 5-- the picture of the phoenicians suggested in the odyssey looks very much like portrayals of jews, with varying degrees of antisemitism. so i do think there's a sense of (sometimes defensive) identification that easily arises there.

and all that is particularly interesting bc within the bible the phoenicians/canaanites are presented as the enemies of the israelites against whom they're trying to define themselves! and that israelite hostility toward the canaanites is perhaps precisely because they are so similar and so closely related.

anyway reception of the phoenicians is so cool

#long post #ask #amefuyuu

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helloliriels · 2 years

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I LOVE LAMP 🪔

By helloliriels for @sherlockchallenge July Prompt: Lamp

It was a ridiculous whim. Buying the lamp. He couldn’t resist. It looked like something out of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights ...

“What secret are you keeping?” he asked it, grabbing up a magnifying glass.

It was a fine piece. Possibly the finest he had found so far. Made of copper. Not unusual.

What was unusual …

Were the markings on this one … ?

Sherlock made a habit of collecting ancient oil lamps; Amphora’s used for storing precious oil; Egyptian and Arabian artwork; It was all fascinating to him. But he had never quite come across these symbols?

This one? … It almost looked like …

A crown of thorns? With ... a crusader ... or Greek cross in the middle? What was it doing on an ancient piece of metalwork? Certainly pre-dating the crusades by several hundred years?

Sherlock jumped up. Consulting a textbook on medieval art.

Now beyond curious …

Oh yes,

This was good!

This was … different.

And different, was interesting.

(Continued on AO3 - Read Ch.1 here)

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#sherlock challenge #july: lamp #helloliriels #johnlock fan fic #2022 year of the crack fic #crack treated seriously

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kriptohaber · 2 years

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Analistten İddialı Dogecoin Tahmini: Meme Token 10x Artışla Küllerinden Doğabilecek Mi?

Kripto para piyasaları 2021 yılında büyük bir ralliye sahne oldu. Lider kripto para birimi Bitcoin (BTC), birçok faktörün bir araya gelmesiyle birlikte Aralık 2020’de, daha önce Aralık 2017’de belirlemiş olduğu 20 bin dolarlık ATH seviyesini aştı ve piyasalarda sert yükselişler başladı. Bitcoin öncülüğünde 2021 genelinde neredeyse tüm kripto para birimleri rekor fiyatlara yükselirken, büyük boğa sezonunun en çok dikkat çeken varlıklarından biri de Dogecoin (DOGE) oldu. Geçtiğimiz yıl elde ettiği beklenmedik değer artışlarıyla kripto para piyasalarında çok ciddi bir popülarite yakalayan Dogecoin, değerini binlerce kat artırarak piyasanın en büyük meme token’ı haline geldi. Mayıs 2021’de ATH belirleyen ve ardından şaşaalı yükselişlerine bir türlü geri dönemeyen Dogecoin için birçok yatırımcının yükseliş beklentileri devam ediyor. Bu yaz bir miktar yükseliş elde eden Dogecoin, kazancının ’unu sildi. Ancak kimileri Dogecoin’in 10 kat yükseleceğini düşünüyor. İddialı Dogecoin tahmini, yatırımcıları heyecanlandırıyor.

ANALİSTTEN İDDİALI DOGECOİN TAHMİNİ

İşlem hacmi bakımından dünyanın en büyük kripto para borsası Binance da dahil olmak üzere birçok önde gelen borsada işlem gören Dogecoin, en büyük meme coin olduğu için dünya genelinde bilinirliğe sahip durumda. Öte yandan birçok kişi, Dogecoin’i “spekülatif yatırım aracı” olarak da görüyor. Zira Tesla ve SpaceX CEO’su Elon Musk’ın Dogecoin desteği ve ilgili biliniyor ve geçtiğimiz yıl varlığın çok ciddi sıçramalar yaşamasında Musk’ın da payı olmuştu. Elon Musk’ın destekleri ile Mayıs 2021’de 0,75 dolar ile tüm zamanların en yüksek seviyesine ulaşan DOGE, şimdilerde ATH bölgesinden çok uzakta işlem görüyor. Geçtiğimiz hafta ayılar, Dogecoin fiyatını oranda bastırmayı başardı ve DOGE fiyatı 27 Ağustos’ta 0,064 dolar desteğine kadar indi. Ancak piyasanın ünlü analistlerinden Tony M., Dogecoin fiyatının düşüş için hala alanı olduğunu düşünüyor. Öte yandan Azalan Hacim Profili Göstergesine dayalı teknik bir analiz de göze çarpıyor.

OLASI YÜKSELİŞ ÖNCESİ SERT DÜŞÜŞ UYARISI

İddialı Dogecoin tahmini dikkat çekerken, varlık ATH seviyesi olan 0,75 dolara doğru bir boğa koşusu hedefliyor. Analiste göre düşüş için alanı olan Dogecoin bu boğa koşusunda hedefine ulaşacak ve ATH bölgesini alt edecek. Bu olası senaryo için Dogecoin’in mevcut seviyesinden yaklaşık 10 katlık bir artış gerçekleştirmesi gerekiyor ve Tony M. bu senaryonun, teknik göstergelerle birlikte mümkün olduğunu düşünüyor. Her ne kadar analist Tony iddialı Dogecoin tahmini ile öne çıkıyor olsa da bu iyimser bakış açısına rağmen yatırımcıları da uyarıyor. Zira analiste göre Dogecoin’in yükseliş makro fikri gerçeğe dönüşmeden önce düşebilecek çok alanı bulunuyor. Tony M. daha önce, Ağustos ayının sonlarındaki keskin düşüşlerden yola çıkarak Dogecoin fiyatının 0,02 dolara doğru bir düşüş olabileceğini söylemişti ve bu fikrinin hala mümkün olduğunu ifade ediyor. Bu olası düşüş de Dogecoin için yaklaşık ’lık bir değer kaybına işaret ediyor.

DOGE FİYATINDA BİR SIFIR DAHA SİLİNİR Mİ?

Analist Tony M., iddialı Dogecoin tahmini ile dikkat çekerken, bir dolar maliyeti yaklaşımından yola çıkarak, “Dünyanın en sevilen meme coin’i (Dogecoi) ile uğramayı düşünmenin hala en iyi yolu” olduğunu öne sürüyor. Analiste göre Dogecoin’de boğalar 0,10 dolar seviyesinin üzerinde bir kapanış mumu üretme şansını yakalayabilir. Bu olası senaryoda da Dogecoin’in virgülden sonraki sıfırı silmesi gerekiyor. Bu ihtimal gerçeğe dönüşürse, analiste göre Dogecoin’de 10 katlık bir artış senaryosu gerçeğe çok daha fazla yaklaşmış demektir.

DOGECOİN TAHMİNİ, BALİNALARLA DESTEKLENİYOR

Analist Tony M. iddialı Dogecoin tahmini ile fiyatın 10 kat artacağı görüşünü benimsiyor ancak bir yandan da Dogecoin’in düşüş için hala çok alanı olduğunu ve bunun için de yatırımcıların dikkatli olması gerektiğini savunuyor. Öte yandan bu süreçte Dogecoin, balinaların da ilgi alanında kalmaya devam ediyor. Balina hareketlerini izleyen Whale Stats platformu, en büyük 100 Binance Smart Chain (BSC) balinasının Dogecoin yatırımlarındaki artışa dikkat çekti. Whale Stats raporlarında, BNB Chain’in en büyük balinalarının Dogecoin yatırımlarını artırdığı görülüyor. Bu da iddialı Dogecoin tahmini için pozitif bir veri olarak öne çıkıyor. Zira söz konusu balinaların elindeki varlıklar arasında en yüklü yatırıma sahip 13. varlığın DOGE olduğu görülüyor. BNB balinalarının ellerinde ortalama 906 bin DOGE bulunuyor. Son 24 saatte yaklaşık %3,5 değer kaybeden DOGE, yazım sırasında 0,061 dolar seviyesinde işlem görüyor. Kripto Haber yatırım tavsiyesi vermez. Haberin kaynağı uzman ekonomist yorumlarıdır. Ayrıca Bakınız: Uzmanların Bitcoin Yorumları, Solana Coin Geleceği, ADA Coin Hedef Fiyat 2023 Dogecoin hakkında senin fikrin nedir? Yatırım yapmak için iyi bir seçenek olabilir mi? Soru ve yorumlarını bekliyoruz. Read the full article

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vciious · 4 years

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[the hero’s traitor, chapter ii / chapter vi ]

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dr-drckken · 3 years

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Enter If You Dare || Drira

@zira-blackwell

Word on the street was that someone in this little town had a whole museum in their house. Or mansion? What defined a mansion as opposed to a house-? Gah! Whatever! It didn’t matter! The point was that they had some pretty cool looking stuff inside. He knew this because apparently the place was open for the university people and Drakken had snuck in with a group of students to stake out the place.

He had gone during the day, because going at night was stupid since that was usually the time everyone was home to sleep. Also he was sort of scared of the dark and if he needed to make an escape he didn’t want to do it in the dead of night.

Anyway, he had dropped in through a window and tip toed his way to the rooms they had allowed them to go into with all the stuff. But then he thought, why confine himself to these things? Why not take this opportunity to look through the whole house! Surely they kept their best stuff away from the public eye.

So off he went, opening doors that had previously been closed off before, smiling to himself.

#title: (enter if you dare)#ch: (zira blackwell)#(drira)

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hamonnose · 5 years

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Did i mean for this OC to drink a bunch of Dumb Bitch Juice and go off to make deals with daemons and fae and whatever the fuck else?? No. Did he chug some Dumb Bitch Juice and go off to make deals with whatever the fuck? Yepp.

#og content #bothwell tag #the fae’s name he considered making a deal with was literally OBERON #fuckin king of the fae are you fucking kinding me kid??#jesus #the daemon he did make a deal with...#godddsss...#would you believe me if i told you he figured it’d be alright cus it was tge headmaster and ‘what’s the worst that could happen’#ZIRA YOU’RE SO DUMB #doesn’t matter if he’s the HM he’s still very much a daemon and you very much made a deal with him #why??#oh chs you dIDN’T WANT TO GO TO THE BALL WITH HIM #Bullshit #b u l l s h i t #how did my first larp character develope into such an idiot

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mxsinistir · 5 years

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May I request a Good Omens Gabriel x Human! Reader please?

Pairing: Gabriel x [y/n]

Warnings: n/a besides the fact that the bad writing ™ becomes worse writing ™ towards the end bc it’s 2 am while I’m writing this.

Summary: Freelance London Photographer [y/n] is friends with the bookshop owner Aziraphale, and happens to be sitting in one day when a mysterious stranger enters to have a meeting with her friend. Suspicious, this artist is ready to find out as much as she can about the man.

Word Count: 2390

(tried to keep this gender-neutral but tell me if I screwed this up anywhere bc I probably did)

Hope you enjoy!

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The first time you met him was whenever you were inside A.Z. Fell & Co., discussing a book you’d just read and returned (since you were aware he despised the permanent purchasing of his collection) over two cups of hot chocolate.

The moment he entered, you were intrigued. You turned your head to watch him saunter in, and some part of you screamed deafeningly that whatever he was, he did not belong here. That was saying something since unusual people were not uncommon in the little London bookshop. You’d known Aziraphale’s eccentric friend Crowley for quite some time now.

“Aziraphale,” His voice was hearty, one you should have taken comfort in hearing. But in addition to his picture-perfect, incredibly fake smile, it set your nerves on end. “May I have a word?” Part of you decided this was your chance to run from the off-setting visitor, but that would leave your friend alone with him.

“Hi, I’m [Y/n],” You shoved a hand into space between you, “I don’t believe we’ve met before.” He looked you up and down, your eyes unwavering until he met your stare. His eyes - your stomach flipped, oh god his eyes - bore into yours, and you nearly recoiled when you noticed the color. A glassy purple with no signs of contacts. Just unexplainably rich violet that made the hair stand up on the back of your neck.

“Gabriel,” He said, shaking your hand with a grip that was just a little too strong. You were too proud to coddle your sore hand, though. “I need a moment with Aziraphale.”

“Sorry, can’t,” You couldn’t leave Aziraphale with him! What if something happened? You’d picked up that Aziraphale had been involved with some sketchy people before, and what if this guy happened to be a well-dressed gang member? Well . . . well dressed wasn’t exactly the way to put it. You didn’t know what look Gabriel was going for, but it just added to his overall wrongness.

Besides, Aziraphale and Crowley had always remarked on your excellent intuition. Warning Aziraphale about bad customers, giving Crowley advice on problems he hadn’t explicitly explained, knowing that both your friends were thinking at a given time - and at this time, Aziraphale felt very, very anxious about Gabriel waltzing into his shop.

“What do you mean, you can’t?” He half-snarled, his fake smile faltering.

“My bike got stolen earlier,” You explained, casually turning to drink the rest of your cocoa before it went cold. You also needed something to hide your growing smile. “I told the police to drop it off here when they found it.”“Are you sure you didn’t miss them during your chat?” He said, “I swore I saw a bike parked in the front.” You stepped past him, putting your nose against Aziraphale’s window. Sure enough, a blue bike was leaned against the glass pane.

“Well, silly me - Guess they just left it and had better things to do.” You laughed, turning back to smile at Aziraphale and Gabriel. “See you later, Zira!”

You walked outside, planning on walking home. You weren’t going to take some random bike from in front of the bookshop just because some guy had snapped and made it appear for you.

You didn’t own a bike.

***

The next morning, before you even had the chance to ask questions about the purple-eyed man, Crowley had come into your studio, mentioning that he was bored, due to Aziraphale’s sudden occupation with work. Aziraphale had never been truly busy since you’d known him.

“Crowley, do you know a Gabriel?” You asked, not looking up from the photo you were currently editing the lighting of, trying to decide if you could amend the conflict between the clashing color palettes. If anything, Crowley just hoped that you were too occupied with your work to even notice that you opened your mouth to ask the question. A few seconds ticked by, and then you stared up at the redhead.

“Yeah, I know him.” He said under his breath, “He’s a friend of Aziraphale’s. Definitely not a friend fo mine. I’d keep your distance.”

“What does he do?” Even without being able to see his eyes through the glasses, you sensed the panic in them as he proceeded to mumble out an answer.

“Paperwork,” He steadied himself, easing into the lie now. “Some company Aziraphale used to work for. I think he’s kind of a jerk, but he and Zira go way back, so I don’t intrude.”

“Funny, I thought the bookshop had been family owned for a hundred years?”

“Part-time job, maybe?” Crowley stammered out. You just rolled your eyes.

“Is Aziraphale in . . . is he in any danger with this guy?”“What? No, no, [Y/n], you’re just being paranoid.” You weren’t so sure. You’d never heard Crowley so nervous about the subject of someone, and you’d certainly never heard of him willing staying out of Aziraphale’s affairs. It was common knowledge that he was the nosiest man in London, especially when it came to his friends. “Seriously, Just stay out of his way and it should be fine.” He had a certain voice he used when he wanted you to believe things were fine, even if they weren’t.

“I’ll just ask Aziraphale since apparently, you won’t explain.” That little taunt was usually enough to make Crowley spill everything. Not for this, apparently. “He listens to you, Crowley. Just make sure he doesn’t get hurt.”

Just because he didn’t say the promise doesn’t mean she didn’t see him make it.

***

The second time you saw Gabriel wasn’t at the bookshop, but on a bench in St. James’ Park. You were currently looking over some pictures you’d taken of the vibrant area, the photographs dotted with jogging passersby and fluffy ducks that reminded you of Aziraphale. You stood up to walk by, snapping a few more when your camera focused in on a not-quite-familiar face.

“Gabriel,” You said, curiously approaching the benched man. “Fancy seeing you here,”

“[Y/n], is it? Aziraphale’s . . . acquaintance.” Who the hell used the word acquaintance anymore? You thought. “Is there something you need?”

“Just came to clear my eyes - I’ve been staring at this one picture I took for Aziraphale last week.” You briefly explained how one of the customers had split their coffee on one of Aziraphale’s old wall paintings, which he had sat on the table to clean the walls behind it. He had been furious, and though you knew you couldn’t possibly replace the expertly preserved painting - ruined by only human clumsiness - you’d offered to gift a photograph to him. Though he was obviously still disgruntled over the lost air, he did say that even something modern would eventually become history. You’d gotten to work. “I’m supposed to bring it to him this evening.”

“I was planning to speak with him this evening as well, actually.” The man remarked.

“Well, if you wanted, you could com toe hang out at my studio for a while.” You had a feeling that no matter what, this man would try to keep up appearances. Meaning he would accept your offer, even if only not to appear rude. Thanks to some information you’d gotten out of Crowley, you now knew that you wouldn’t be in any real danger as a human inviting him to your studio. He, on the other hand, wouldn’t be expecting the onslaught of questions you had for him.

“That sounds great,” He said with clenched teeth, and so you just smiled and packed up your laptop and camera equipment, making sure to walk beside him all the way back to your flat.

The square footage wasn’t much - you were honestly surprised you could manage to fit two people inside at once. Beyond that, every inch of the place was stacked high with frames and camera equipment and printed portraits. Your bed was usually just the couch by the window, and even then, you more often than not just fell asleep at your work desk, head draped over crossed arms.

“I’m gonna be a little bit - I’ve gotta play with some finishing touches, and then I’ve got to print it.” You explained - Aziraphale had given you a faux-gold 18 x 21 frame, nearly identical to the one bordering the ruined painting. “You can sit on the couch if you still want to hang out. You okay with music?” You asked casually, bringing him a glass of water. You may be suspicious of him, but your mother had always stressed the importance of hospitality.

“Do you like music?�� He thought for a moment, staring blankly before nodding as if he’d been assessing whether or not it was the correct response to say so. “Queen?” He looked even more confused but nodded again. You synced your Spotify to a small speaker and set it to shuffle, sliding into your chair as We Are the Champions began to play. You snuck a glance over at Gabriel while mouthing the words and concluded he was possibly the only person in the world who didn’t know the lyrics. If anything, that just confirmed your suspicions of the man.

Gabriel, on the other hand, was just as confused by you as you were by him. When you’d first met, he hadn’t known how to react to you. You’d stood up to him with no background knowledge, purely because you thought he had ill intentions towards your friend. Humans were always willing to throw themselves at things for no reason, but you were different - you had a reason, and that reason was nothing more than intuition to protect those you care about.

And now, you’d carelessly brought him into your apartment - if he could even call it that. It was a glorified storage closet, filled to the brim with art and junk and beauty. He’d never been exposed to such a mess; heaven would have never tolerated it. He couldn’t even imagine that Hell was this chaotically organized.

He could barely focus on that. How could he anymore, when there was you to look at? Smiling truly and losing yourself in the music blaring, snapping your fingers with bad timing, singing the guitar riffs, and constantly standing up just to pace around while mouthing the lyrics.

You walked around him more than a few times, asking him random questions while leaning far back to see what your photo looked like from afar. He eventually saw that it was of an eggshell white duck in St. James, curiously floating alongside a dark goose that had landed in the waters. He could have scoffed at the symbolism, wondering if you understood the irony of it all yourself.

Gabriel had never seen so much life in one plac.e It radiated from you, from your camera, from your fingers. It felt raw and unexplainably human, and not in the way that disgusted him with its mediocrity. There was nothing mediocre about you. You oozed with some sort of high that no angel could ever dream of finding themselves on. Angels were too flawless for something as uncontained as the day-to-day life you lead.

During the middle of one of your lyrical outbursts, you glanced over at Gabriel. He was drinking tea now, staring out into London from your window, sunbeams casting over his dusty hair and stunning eyes. Without a word, you pulled your camera in front of you and stepped towards him, snapping photos of him a quick succession. He whipped around at the sound, just quick enough to see you smiling.

“Stay where you are - the lighting’s amazing.” You said, steadily walking closer to the man. He truly was a vision in an element like this. You leaned back to observe the picture he’d found himself in. “Do you think you could give me one with your wings?”

And just like that, you watched the Archangel Gabriel freeze to the core as you shuttered a few more photographs.

“Come on, everyone knows Aziraphale isn’t human.” And of course, there was no way Crowley could keep a secret like that once he was sufficiently drunk. “And besides, humans don’t usually make this pretty of muses.”

He unfurled his wings gently, being careful not to knock over anything. All three pairs appeared in pristine, white condition, though when the window light scattered them, they reflected a spectrum of glistening violet.

He nearly asked to confirm that you were human, though he knew the answer. No one but a human could accomplish this - a demon nor an angel could live in such harmonious chaos with their own little world, dancing to the raw beauty of it all and flourishing in the flaws you did not perceive as such.

Gabriel had never felt love - a sort of ‘love for all humanity’, of course, but not the thrumming in his heart he felt now, looking at you in your element, high on the artistry of what you saw in him. On what no one else had ever seen in him.

“I could have a photoshoot with you, you know.” You said, looking at your camera screen. “You look great on camera.”

“There’s still a few hours before I need to meet with Aziraphale,” He lied - he was two hours behind schedule, not that that mattered. “He’d told me about this bakery beside his bookshop that he apparently adores.” He didn’t even like food. It didn’t matter - he figured you would.

“Am I being asked out by the Archangel Gabriel?”“That’s strong wording-”“I’m famished,” You smiled, and as you walked over to your computer, he expected you to print and frame your imperfect perfection. Instead, you just saved the photo and eased your computer shut. “I can make something here, though. I don’t want to leave. Does the Archangel Gabriel want to watch a movie?”

He was about to make a snarky comment about your sarcastically calling him that, but he paused as you did the unexpected. You settled down on your couch right next to him and smiled. That was enough for him to decide that his meeting with Aziraphale could wait till morning. To hell with Heaven questioning him - him of all people - being off schedule. He would deal with that in time.

Right now, all that mattered was that he was sharing in on an artist’s high, and he wasn’t ever coming off.

#good omens #good omens gabriel #archangels #archangel gabriel #gabriel good omens #gabriel #good omens x reader #gabriel x reader #goom #i love artists x gabriel #gabriel x human #good omens imagines #gabriel imagines #archangels gabriel imagines

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doriians · 1 year

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the hero's protégé draft 4 😉

thank you so much!! it’s thursday but i DID write this yesterday. i promise!!! this is from chapter one: it’s a rewrite and i’m much happier with the characterisation + dialogue than i have been :))

“Our daughter is fine,” Zira protested, “a little loud, sometimes, sure, but–”

“When she wakes you, and it’s your turn to deal with her, you tell me the next morning that you’d rather deal with the front lines of the Neverwar,” Imalia told him, “don’t lie to me.”

Zira Xarosen, Chosen One of the Prophecy, Saviour of Cazaras, resident golden boy and hero of the Neverwar, huffed with the air of a petulant young child. “Well…”

Rilan couldn’t help but grin.

The Hero’s Protege. Chapter 1: Rituals of the Doublemoon. Draft 4.

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petimetrek · 5 years

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Hi! I just saw the recent anons youve gotten about the gray area of drawing crowley as a POC and ive had my own issues with it for other artists but at least for me its only really a Problem if they Only draw the demon as a POC and not any of the “good” or angelic chs. I understand where the anons r coming from and i totally agree with the recent anon saying not depicting complex moral chs as poc is robbing us of being multi faceted humans! That was a great point ! (1/2)

But i just wanted to personally message u to say that as an asian american, I completely fell in love with your crowley and azi !! I love them with my whole soul and seeing a ch like crowley, who i see alot of myself in, it was moving for me to see him as asian! Since asian people dont get alot of rep that isnt a stereotype or a trope, whenever an artist decides to depict a popular ch as asian i cant contain my happiness ! So please do wat makes u comfortable but know this asian loves ur crowley

Not going to lie, you almost made me cry, so thank you for your kind words.

I’ve been VERY critic towards people who draw Crowley being “vaguely” POC because for me it meant that they didn’t actually care, as long as he didn’t look white (not caring if his facial features were correct, just a white face with dark skin and you can call it a day). Or recently, those posts about the way people draw him with an exaggerated nose, and how antisemitic that is. So it would be very hypocritical of me to just ignore someone’s feeling about me drawing him asian.

To be honest, that anon seemed sketchy at best but I still want to think they were real, call me naive.

When I fancasted Daniel Dae Kim as my Crowley and Chiwetel Ejiofor for Aziraphale I did it for two reasons: I wanted them to be POC because, even if I’m white, I can see that the lack of representation is disturbing, and the second one was because they matched the descriptions of the book almost perfectly to me. Chiwetel is a fancy English man that kind of looks chubby but is also pretty strong (just like my hc for Zira, you know, chubuf) and with the right clothes look like a librarian. And Daniel… he’s suuuuper handsome and elegant? good cheekbones, perfect hair but when he smiles he looks like an angel… And have you seen him wearing a suit? James Bond material. Perfect match for my Crowley.

I learned a lot while drawing them, I tried to be very respectful and not treat them like caricatures. For example, I used to draw Finn (you know, from Star Wars) blushing until Iearned that you can’t see the flush if the skin is dark, or that eyelashes point downwards on asian people’s eyes, or that the skin of the palms and feet and lips of black people has a different colour, or how the facial structure changes… idk, lots of things. I tried to learn and to listen to people. I don’t just draw them as steriotypes, I draw them using my fancast for them, being very careful that they look like the actors and not just… just like a fucking joke, if you know what I mean.

But eih, I’m white and I’m sure I do lots of racist shit that I don’t even notice and I also know it’s not others people job to teach me how to things, but I love when people point things out to me because it means they are giving me an oportunity to change and improve. Again, I know is not your job, but I appreciate the help instead of receiving anon hate before I have the opportunity to know what I did wrong. By all means, if after all of this I still ignored their concerns of course you are more than welcome to insult and attack me.

So yeah, this whole thing is very upseting to me because I honestly don’t know what to do, I tried to do my best and I still offended someone. I don’t want to draw him white because we have enough of that and I can’t draw him being POC because I feel like no matter what I do is going to be wrong. And I’m also trying to make this about me and that’s even more racist so I think I’m going to stop now… And my anxiety and the heat are killing me oops

Thank you for your kind words, have a nice day, dear.

#polymerclayalchemist #petianswers #good omens #racism #crowley #maybe I should fancast an spanish actor for hi or something.... Antonio José Crowley

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portablechemist · 4 years

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hey i just wanted to tell you that 'you're my heaven' is one of my absolute favourite go fanfics. i've reread each chapter at least 3 times and i check for an update almost every day. i love your soft and vibrant writing style and the way you describe heaven. the latest chapter killed me though. they couldn't even confess their love to each other and now crowley has fallen! and zira blames himself! please you need to be gentle with my boys in the next chapter my heart can't handle it otherwise

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!!! It's been absolutely amazing to write, and I'm so glad the softness is coming through 🤗

Hoooo yeah, I knew the Fall was going to hurt (cuz I actually wrote that one around when like ch. 4 was published), but it definitely hurt more than even I was expecting. The next chapter is going to be real soft, because I think everybody (including Aziraphale and Crowley) needs it 😊 I hope you like the next few chapters too, and I hope the softness of the next chapter helps with the next few too

#asks #good omens #good omens fic

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bluerosewrites · 5 years

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How Can You’ll Say You’ll Be Mine? aka Rewrite the Stars Ch. 2

I did the thing lol. Avoided adult responsibilities and wrote another fluffy Toni/Zira chapter. You’re welcome. :D Read here or on Ao3. (Read chapter one here, or on Ao3).

Chapter 2: How Can You Say You'll be Mine?

Pairing: Zira Fell/Antonia Crowley (Aziraphale/Crowley)

Genre: Fluff

Words: 2348 (4211 total)

Summary: This is an AU set after the armageddon-that-didn't. One where Antonia Crowley is a badass viola player in a punk band, and Zira Fell is one of her best friends. They're both obviously pining for each other but neither is brave enough to act on those feelings. Until now.

Go read chapter one if you haven't already, because Zira and Toni are semi OC as well as being based on Gaiman's/Pratchett's.

Notes:So it's been a while since Zira serenaded Toni at that pub show. The pair have been hanging out more and more, which is great, but Zira is having anxiety and FEELINGS and oh NOOOOO.

Mostly fluff. I don't write smut, but you have an imagination. Use it where you see fit. ;)

Enjoy!

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“So...” breathed Toni, her fingers lightly tracing patterns across Zira’s back.

“So...” agreed Zira in an even softer voice, curling even deeper into Toni’s shoulder. Her head lay nestled under Toni’s chin, her cheek pressed to the demon’s chest. The pair was sprawled across Toni’s bed, their bodies touching everywhere possible. Zira had her arms tucked beneath her as she lay on Toni’s chest. Their legs were tangled together beneath the bedding. Each wore a tank top and sleep bottoms.

Toni shifted slightly to try and get a better look at Zira’s face. She felt the angel tense atop her and her hands stilled in their caresses.

“What is it, angel, everything alright?” Toni pressed a kiss to Zira’s soft blonde curls. She watched Zira look down and bite her lip before responding. “It’s just...I know this is going to sound silly. But I’m...I’m scared,” Zira choked out, stumbling over her words. Zira straightened and sat up a little to look at Toni’s face as Toni shifted again.

“Scared? Of what?” Toni gently took Zira’s chin in one hand. “And I would never find what you’re feeling silly,” she said reassuringly, “Well, almost anything.” Toni used her other hand to ruffle Zira’s curls and then cupped her cheeks with both hands. Zira cast her eyes downwards. “You know you can talk to me about anything, right?” Toni murmured gently.

Zira sighed and let out an unintelligble “Mrpgh.”

Toni chuckled. “Didn’t quite catch that, angel. Try again?” Her smile disappeared as she was unable to get an answering smile from the other celestial. Instead, Zira wouldn’t even meet Toni’s eyes.

The angel sat up completely, disentangling their limbs and moving to an empty part of the bed. She sat with her legs crossed and her arms with shaky hands holding her abdomen. She drew as deep a breath as she could manage whilst compressing her body so tightly. She kept her gaze fixed on a detail of the pattern on the duvet until she felt her pulse slow, her hands stop their shaking, and not feel quite as much like the world was ending. Damn anxiety. She’d been native for too long on this planet and picked up some unfortunate side effects as a result.

Zira unwound her arms from around herself, clasping her hands together, and took a deep breath. “It’s just...it took us 6,000 years to get to this point, and-I-don’t-want-to-lose-you...and I’m scared, Toni I don’t-want-to-live-without-you,” She stumbled over her words as they all came out in a rush.

She steeled herself and looked up to find Toni staring at her with a look. She’d been able to convince the demon to take off her ever-present sunglasses, and she found herself caught in those eyes. Those eyes had haunted her dreams, when she’d been able to sleep, for the past 6,000 years. She had them, as well as the face they belonged to, memorized at this point. The expression they currently wore was one full of love and longing.

“Oh, Zira...” Toni breathed.

Zira fought back tears and bit her lip, “That’s me,” she murmured, her voice thick with unshed tears.

Toni crawled over to where Zira sat and caressed her cheek with tender fingers, wiping away the tears threatening to fall. Zira flinched, but remained where she was. She closed her eyes and leaned into Toni’s touch with a shiver.

“Now, you listen to me,” Toni began with mock sternness, “I’ve spent the last 6,000 odd years looking out for you,” this earned a small smile and chuckle from Zira, “And I don’t plan on changing that any time soon. I’m not going anywhere.” Toni brought her other hand up to cup Zira’s face and pressed a long kiss to the angel’s forehead.

Toni drew back, taking the angel’s hands in her own. “Now, I’ll admit, after the armageddon-that-didn’t, I thought we were in a different place.” Toni noticed Zira looking away briefly at this. She continued, “And I suppose we were, but not where I thought we were.”

Zira’s gaze found its way to her lap. She felt like she should speak up, but the words were trapped in her throat. Her eyes were drawn to the couple’s entwined hands, and finally up to Toni’s earnest face as the fallen angel started speaking once more.

“But that’s okay, angel. Even if you had never expressed an interest in that way in me, I wanted you in my life.” Toni pressed a kiss to the back of Zira’s hand before continuing. “And look at us now! I’m in a band, we have these very cool friends that I’m not even sure where they came from, but I do know I wouldn’t change it for the world.”

“It’s ineffable,” murmured Zira with a wry smile.

“What was that? I couldn’t hear you over the sound of--” Toni’s teasing snark was cut off by Zira.

“I said, IT’S INEFFABLE!” she cried, in a voice a tad louder than intended. She let out a nervous smile and the pair devolved into giggles. When they had sufficiently recovered from the laughing fit, Zira took Toni’s hands into her own once more.

“You have no idea how much I wanted to be with you,” she began, a serious expression across her face. Toni’s eyes took on an earnest gleam, and she nodded softly for Zira to continue. She wasn’t about to interrupt now that the angel had found her voice again. The aforementioned took a deep breath and carried on.

“After...after everything that happened, I really wanted to. But 6,000 years is a long time, and, well, I’d gotten so used to the way things were, and...” she trailed off. Toni’s eyes softened.

“I know,” Toni breathed, cupping the angel’s face with one hand, “And I never expected you to change overnight. You’ve been through so much. Believe me, if I could get my hands on Gabriel...” the demon drew her hands out of Zira’s and mimed a choking motion, among other violent acts. Her eyes grew even more fiery than normal. But when her gaze met Zira’s bright blue orbs, the fire went out. She cleared her throat and dropped her hands.

“Point being, angel, I get it. And we can go as slow as you want. But I’m not going ANYWHERE, I can promise you that,” and with these words Toni watched her angel’s eyes fill with tears once more.

“Oh, hon, don’t cry,” she breathed, gathering the angel into her arms and bringing her head to her chest once more, “I mean, I’m not saying you can’t cry, coz crying is a healthy thing and all...” Toni trailed off and pressed a kiss to Zira’s curls. “Shhhh,” she soothed, rocking a bit and began tracing soothing circles onto Zira’s back.

After a time, Zira’s breathing slowed and her crying ceased. “Hey, do you remember, when we switched bodies, and I asked Michael,” Zira began.

Toni cut her off, “To bring you a towel, yes of course I remember! How could I forget?!”

The angel shifted in Toni’s arms so she was looking up at Toni’s face. “I love you, you know.”

Toni took a shuddering breath. “Yes. Yes, I do know, but it’s still nice to hear.” She smiled, raking her fingers gently through Zira’s hair. She paused in her ministrations and leaned down to kiss Zira, pausing halfway there.

Zira nodded and closed the distance between them. Their lips met and each could taste the salt of tears shed, but it seemed to only make the kiss that much sweeter, because of what they had worked through between their last kiss and this. Toni deepened the kiss and received a quiet moan in response. She smiled against their joined lips and tangled one hand in Zira’s hair, wrapping her other arm around the angel’s back.

Zira pulled back briefly, to an answering whine from the demon at the lack of contact. She smiled and reassured Toni with a laugh, “My dear, I’m coming back, I just had to shift positions because we really weren’t in the best, nor most comfortable one.”

Toni grunted her assent and stretched out her limbs, beckoning the angel over. Zira complied with only enough delay to slightly tease the poor demon, a knee on either side of Toni’s hips, arms wrapped around her shoulders.

It’s anyone’s guess how long they remained in this, or similar, positions, and not being human, they didn’t strictly need to breathe. It could have been minutes. Hours. Days, even. Neither of them had any true responsibilities to speak of. Finally, though, the two were in a position similar to how they started. Zira was lying on her side, limbs thrown across Toni. Toni was alternating tracing patterns on her back and playing with her hair. Zira hummed in contentment.

“This is nice,” she breathed, “But you know what would make it even better?!” She opened her eyes and looked up at Toni.

“What, mi angelita?” Toni crooned with a smile, peering down at Zira’s sparkling eyes.

“Crepes.” Zira crowed. Toni chuckled as Zira went off on a barely-intelligible ramble about the magical qualities of crepes.

“Well, you’ve got two choices, then,” Toni said, cutting off the angel’s crepe musings, “I suppose three, but the third choice is staying here and doesn’t involve crepes, so...”

“No! Must have creeeeepes!” cried Zira in a mock delirium, throwing the limbs not underneath Toni all akimbo.

Toni laughed. “That’s what I thought. So. There’s a new crepes shop just down the street,” she started, seeing the angel’s eyes light up, “But we’d have to get dressed for that,” she saw Zira’s face fall slightly and the celestial flung herself even further across the bed.

“Nooooo. Must stay in comfy clooooothes,” Zira declared, as if this was the greatest tragedy to ever befall the two.

“Or,” Toni began, and immediately the angel perked up, “I could try my hand at making some for you. I’ve been practicing...” she trailed off as Zira managed to complete the extrication process and leap to her feet. Toni chuckled and put her feet on the ground as well, letting out a slow groan as she got out of bed and stretched.

“Brrr!” said Toni, shivering, “S’cold. I don’t like it,” she pouted. Zira laughed and tossed a cozy robe at her to put on.

“Here,” she said, putting on another layer of her own as she spoke, “And put on some socks or slippers or something and let’s make some CREPES!”

Toni laughed at her antics, watching Zira bounce and dance her way out of the room. She put on the robe and hunted for some socks. She had managed to find some and put one on when she heard, “Come ooooonnn! Crepe time!”

Toni shook her head and put on the remaining sock, chuckling to herself. Yep, this was her angel. She didn’t know what they were, but they loved each other. Were on their own side. And today, that meant attempting crepes. So she made her way to the kitchen, and her angel.

Notes:

So yeah, the next chapter will likely be the adventure of Toni attempting crepes. xD

I don't write smut, but feel free to imagine what you like happening after the kiss. ;-) I don't think they're QUITE at that stage yet, but you have an imagination. ;D

PLEASE let me know what you think! Comments and critiques are always welcome (be gentle). Kudos are always appreciated. <3

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vciious · 4 years

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ZIRA — “the hero”

There he was. Zira Xaros, Jack of Spades, resident hero, and everyone in the kingdom’s golden boy. His greatness was evident even in the smallest of details – from his handsome looks to his golden hair and bright blue eyes, he was the image of a hero that had been ingrained in Riko’s head for decades. He was the first ever Jack to be a Cheat, and was one of the most magically powerful people in Spades, if not in all Ammorium. A golden glow seemed to surround him perpetually, and even though Riko couldn’t read energies as Imilia could, he felt like he was swimming in a sea of paradise around him. Maybe he was.

BASICS

name — Zira Xaros

nicknames — Zi, Ra, Paradisia (hero name), Jack, Jack of Spades, my Knave, golden boy

age — immortal, looks 20s (early)

gender — male (cis)

sexuality — bisexual (leans towards males)

nationality — Kingdom of Spades

best qualities — courageous, optimistic, cheerful

worst qualities — arrogant, self righteous, manipulative

APPEARANCE

height — 6’0”

eyes — blue

hair — blonde, short, wavy, messy

scars — one on the back of his neck from a fight gone wrong

main physical mannerism — a calm, tight smile that he defaults to whenever things get too overwhelming

MAGIC INFORMATION

magic type — Cheat, Winner

magic branch — Life/Death, Jack of Spades

control — 9/10 (or so it seems...)

power level — 10/10. His power is off the charts.

magic scent — peppermint

feels like — playful, affectionate, like a small animal... when he’s angry, the size and ferocity of the animal grows.

magic colour — blue and gold

magic extra — Not only is Zira the only known Cheat that is also a Winner, he is also the only Life/Death Cheat to inherit both Life and Death aspects of the power. As a result, he is astronomically powerful. This isn’t as good a thing as it seems.

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tuneheaven3 · 2 years

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