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noneorother · 28 days

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The art director & the Good Omens book cover tier list of doom, part 1

part 1 l part 2

This is going to have to be a multi-part series because there are *checks notes* 64 different covers that I've found so far.

I am your resident Art Director/Good Omens enthusiast, and welcome to my completely meta-free book cover tier list. Listen, making a book cover is HARD. I should know. But while we salute these artists for their hard work and time, I think we can all admit that once in a while, the vision is just not on. And on very rare occasions, publishers seemed to have managed to commission the cover art directly from hell... 1. The original UK cover

Ahh, the standard by which all shall be judged. We're starting off with a nice & easy cover, with adorable woodcuts of Aziraphale and Crowley flanking a custom Good Omens font! While I have to take a few points off for the terrible kerning of the word "GoOD", the blockprint vibes and general bitchiness of Aziraphale's teeny weeny wittle face, along with the sick colour palette puts the orignial in my good graces. Tier: Great

2. The duelling US covers

Progress! Hail to the designer who figured out trying to make "GoOD" and "OMeNs" fit the same width was a fool's errand, and even managed to IMPROVE on the original handmade title by adding a little halo and devil's tale to the design. Aziraphale and Crowley are facing each other, while also managing to serve absolute cunt. Aziraphale is wearing EIGHTIES SNEAKERS. Crowley's little snake boots have HEELS. They've managed to keep the woodcut vibes and colour simplicity, while balancing out the full title of the book. Both authors get to trade off on who's name comes first! Dare I say, this is a work of genius. I could dock some points for Crowley's sad bat wings growing out of his right clavicle, but who am I to question greatness.

Tier: Blessed by God Herself

3. The Halo Master Chief(?) cover

How the mighty have fallen... As a Canadian child, I was subjected to maybe the most horrifying ad in existence by the War Amps warning children about machine safety. This cover is the paper embodiment of that ad. I am confused by the purple haze. I am frightened by the seeming ethereal flatness of Adam and Dog. I am strangely aroused by Aziraphale's eyebrows, and intensely saddened by the terrible outline/drop shadow they had to inflict on the type to fit "Pratchett" in that god awful space. Tier: WTF

4. Germany, Ein Gutes Omen covers

This cover inexplicably exists in two colour ways: red and teal. I put the audiobook cover here so you could experience the full illustration, and also how fucked up it is that they cropped the book version to include three horse-people of the apocalypse, but cut off DEATH on the regular cover. Points must be given for drawing a pretty slick Bentley, but I think we have to take even more points away for turning Crowley into a Ray Charles/Mike Wazowski hybrid. The ducks are nice. Tier: Not so Good (Omens)

5. Germany, Ein Gutes Omen covers continued

I don't know if the German designer of this cover *knew* that they were using western yeehaw cowboy woodblock letters when they made this cover, but judging by how they spaced the rest of the text at the bottom, THEY DID NOT CARE. And that seems to be a running theme for this one. We get kind of a duality thing going on with the black and pink background, but it just seems like somebody whispered the general themes of Good Omens into a jar, and threw it down a well, and this poor chap came along and picked it up. The baffling choice to align every piece of text on the cover *except* Neil Gaiman's name which is right aligned and rotated 90 degrees (not even real vertical type) will haunt my dreams, I think.

Tier: Bad

6. US, UK The Traffic Jam cover

For the love of Good Omens, WHY. I can think of so many more interesting symbols to put on the cover of this book than the ODEGRA SIGIL TRAFFIC JAM. Props for keeping the good colours and type, but like, I think this cover was secretly designed by @amtrak-official, or someone who just really, really likes public works. Tier: Does the Job

7. France, De bons présages cover

Leave it to France to make sure people know that Aziraphale and Crowley fuck severely. While I can't condone leaving out half the title of the book (and thinking a red carpenter's square counts as decoration), I can begrudgingly acknowledge that Ron Pearlman and Benedict Cumberbatch's love child is excellent Crowley casting. I think I give this a solid dark academia/10. Tier: Good (Omens)

8. France, De bons présages covers continued

Just imagine with me, if you will, the absolutely hilarious reality that this cover posits: Good Omens is exactly the same in every respect, but Crowley drives a pink 1950s convertible. Why do all of the colours on this cover look like they've been pre-digested? Why are the font choices and placement so bafflingly bad. My face is the demon's face holding that car. I feel his pain.

Tier: WTF

9. France, De bons présages covers continued

Minus points for not managing to write the full title of the book once again. I don't know what it is with the French. They seem pretty set on Good Omens being demonic. While I do appreciate a good Bosch-style demon party, the dude in the middle confounds me. All-caps Museo Sans that isn't even *centred* in the frame is just so lazy. I am le tired. Tier: Bad

10. France, De bons présages covers continued

Uhh. The font. The font is okay.... I think? Yeah. The font and kerning are. Okay. OHHH GOD I LOOKED DOWN BELOW THE TEXT WHYYYY. Tier: WTF

END of round one. I need a nap.

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ao3cassandraic · 10 months

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Kayfabe: A Good Omens meta

"Kayfabe," in wrestling, is the performance (including outside the wrestling ring) of whatever storyline is being woven around the wrestlers. Breaking kayfabe is Serious Business for a wrestler; the illusion is part of the event. If you ever wondered how John Cena could anchor an entire HBO miniseries brilliantly, kayfabe is a big part of the answer.

Because of their histories and how their respective Head Offices treat them, Crowley and Aziraphale approach their version of kayfabe -- their whole "I am an angel! You are a demon! We're hereditary enemies!" schtick, also their "we are good bad proper little footsoldiers, honest, Boss" schtick to their respective Head Offices -- very, very differently.

I promise there's a point to this. I PROMISE. But let me walk through it first.

Both of them know that one awkward question to Upstairs at the wrong moment and its Fallsville. Crowley, however, knows a couple of things that Aziraphale doesn't have to:

Punishment isn't just once; in some ways, the Fall is never over. Beelzebub or Hastur can throw you in the Dung Pits whenever, after all, or feed you to a Hellhound, or zap you like an Eric. Crowley's lot do not send rude notes. (s2: we do not know what happened to Crowley after Hell dragged him back at the end of the Resurrectionists 'sode, but I think it safe to say it was not great for Crowley. Litotes: your key to quality meta.)

Downstairs can and does check in -- or drag Crowley Downstairs for a chat and possibly a bit of idle torture -- whenever they feel like it. Downstairs seems pretty disorganized, especially its leadership, so I'd expect ad-hoc surprise inspections from them. Downstairs can invade Crowley's flat's TV, his Bentley's radio, and his very mind to perform those inspections. Crowley is never, ever safe from this. He can't relax. Ever.

Heaven, on the other hand, has 37 levels of scriveners and zero interest in Earth. Talk of "reprimands" and "miracle budgets" and Michael being a stickler and whatnot suggests a formal review process happening on a schedule, governed largely by the dreaded (but quite possibly fake-able or spinnable) "paperwork" rather than direct observation by Aziraphale's peers or superiors. Otherwise, Aziraphale is usually left to his own devices. Remember how startled he is when Gabriel shows up at the sushi restaurant in s1? This is unusual!

(We also know from Muriel that Heaven's records office doesn't seem to get consulted a whole lot. It's possible this just means that first-through-thirty-sixth-level scriveners handle everything, but in my experience of large bureaucracies, it's the folks at the bottom of the hierarchy who invariably get run off their feet first. Don't see why Heaven would be any different.)

Moreover, Heaven's punishments seem pretty light, on the whole? Our angel is so anxious and so sensitive to slights that I'm sure the reprimands aren't fun, and nobody likes a reduced miracle budget... but Heavenly "needs improvement" reviews don't seem to be a patch on the Dung Pits. The real threat is Falling, which is more than horrible enough to serve as deterrent; Heaven doesn't need to add torments.

Moreover moreover, Aziraphale is mostly aligned with his Head Office in a way that Crowley really, really isn't. I'm sure Aziraphale does a lot of his Heaven assignments with a song in his heart and a skip in his step -- it's mostly not smiting or the like. Crowley... probably spends a lot of his work time figuring out how to obey the letter of Hellish law while defying its spirit. Crowley's in far more danger of angering his bosses.

So Aziraphale doesn't have to keep up kayfabe a lot of the time, not even while interacting with Crowley. He can and does save it for the rare occasions Heaven takes a personal interest. Crowley, however, must keep up kayfabe always, whether Aziraphale's there or not. The courage it must have taken that snake to slither up the wall of Eden!

The way Crowley navigates his permanent need for kayfabe is twofold. First, his all but instinctive refusal to accept any positive word or compliment about himself or his actions from anyone ever -- "I'M NOT NICE!" If Hell were ever to hear someone characterizing Crowley that way... That's also why Crowley is a bit less exercised when Jimbriel calls him nice: "nobody'll ever believe you."

Second, a species of Orwellian doublethink: maintaining a running commentary in his head of how he's going to justify any unHellish actions to Hell, since he can never know exactly when he'll have to or what exactly they'll have a bug up their butt (sorry, Beez) about. Even high as a kite on laudanum in the Edinburgh cemetery, Crowley can explain his current justification (in a curiously sober voice -- is Crowley ever really high in that scene? or is it all kayfabe? I lean toward kayfabe) to Aziraphale, "Not kind! Off my head on laudanum, not responsible for my actions."

We can see the kayfabe mismatch play out a few times, and it does appear that Aziraphale gets more concerned for Crowley's safety and more aware of Crowley's need for kayfabe post-Arrangement. That doesn't mean he always remembers, of course -- he wouldn't, he just doesn't have that same desperate need. And, of course, the ineffable walnuts do not communicate, as s2 went to some lengths to point out. I do think kayfabe is part of that -- it's hard for Crowley to be sincere when he's constantly doublethinking, and Aziraphale's off-and-on involvement with kayfabe (and all his other tendencies toward lying) disincline him to achieve or even learn about honest communication.

One s1 scene I went back and rewatched while thinking about this was the Globe scene, which contains Aziraphale's Saint-Peter-esque three-time denial of Crowley. I find it easy now to read that as Aziraphale going "oh crap do I need to drop back into kayfabe now? I didn't break kayfabe, did I?" and Crowley grinning, at least partly as reassurance. (Partly, of course, because Aziraphale is cute and funny even when kayfabing -- and partly because Aziraphale's sudden drop into kayfabe is Aziraphale trying to protect Crowley, of course Crowley's pleased by that.)

The wall pin, now that I think about it, also gains a little nuance from this. Crowley's fear-laced ire is genuine, but how many times must Aziraphale have heard Crowley snarl at him not to break kayfabe in this way? No surprise he's a little unimpressed. (With Crowley's demand. He's clearly very impressed by Crowley.)

In the s2 Job minisode, Aziraphale hilariously drops kayfabe (and that epic whole-body halo, loved that, great job FX folks) almost immediately. Crowley allows it, because Crowley is on firm ground -- Hell will be just fine with Crowley wrapping the angel in a Chuck-Jones-cartoon amount of scroll parchment and flipping him off.

When angel and demon collude on the con later, of course, they observe kayfabe, improv-style -- Crowley helps Aziraphale deal with the Job's-children situation without giving either of them away to the watching angel posse. Interestingly, it's Aziraphale who de-gecko-izes the kids. That gives Crowley an out, sort of: "look, the mansion collapse missed them because they were in the cellar, I turned them into geckos, totally Hellish thing to do, they'd never survive in the wild, but then this bloody interfering angel went and changed them back!"

And how does Crowley console a distraught angel who thinks he's about to be dragged to Hell? Crowley explains kayfabe in the fewest and clearest words possible. "Well, yeah, you did, but... I'm not going to tell anybody. Are you?"

So yeah. That's kayfabe for the Ineffable Walnuts.

But I promised there was a point to this, didn't I? Yes, I have a point.

My point is...

my POINT is...

my point IS...

(not dolphins, not this time)

My point is, how much of s2's Final Fifteen Minutes is kayfabe?

That's my point.

#good omens season 2 spoilers #gos2spoilers #gos2 spoilers #ineffable husbands #ineffable walnuts #kayfabe #good omens meta #the point is not dolphins

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cruciatusforeplay · 9 months

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Map Of Whickber Street (Good Omens Soho around the bookshop)

I had a lot of fun watching the entire series again and working out where all the shops were in relation to one another. Some of these are mentioned in canon, some are just shown. I've taken some liberties with scale and the like. It wasn't clear which of these streets is Whickber Street, but I suppose there must be some mystery left in the world.

I'm adding some photo references and some more information about the various shops below the cut. If you can make out any more names, I'd love to know.

It's possible the deli is also part of Francesco's as they're both Italian, but there is a front door by the awning that could lead to the restaurant (not an unusual set up for Soho). Francesco's awning is the victim of Crowley's rainstorm.

Between Francesco's and Give Me Coffee is a shop selling formal menswear that I couldn't make out the name of.

Next to that is the coffee shop, Arnold's (the musical instruments shop), Marguerite's (the French restaurant), and newsagency (the news agents). We get a lovely shot of them from the upstairs of the bookshop (newsagents just barely visible).

Opposite them, we obviously have the bookshop itself and down from that, the record shop (which is called The Small Back Room, presumably in reference to having started at the back of Aziraphale's bookshop). The record shop is the orange shop you can see below. (There's also a clearer view of the newsagents).

The shop one down from the record shop is currently a question mark, but it does have a very bold colour scheme, and at one point we are a candelabra and a piece of fabric in the window display. I can't make out the name of this one either.

Opposite the bookshop we have the pub, the Dirty Donkey, whose front door is also the lift to heaven when summoned. Next to the pub is the doorway that leads you to the brothel (I picked the colour on the map from the new model friendly hands sign on the door), and next to that is Will Goldstone's Magic Shop. The magic shop, bookshop and the pub can also be seen in 1941 London flashbacks. Opposite the magic shop and next to the bookshop is another unknown shop. My gut says it sells lighting or maybe more general electrics, but I couldn't get a good enough shot to really see it.

At the end of this street we can see the Lucky Snake which I believe is a Chinese Restaurant, and just to the left we can glimpse a yellow shop, that I suspect is the herbalist that we see mentioned on Aziraphale's list of local businesses. Soho and Chinatown are geographical neighbours, and it's not uncommon to see Chinese herbalist or health shops in Soho. The red lanterns from the Lucky Snake continue down over the yellow shop, which is what gave me the impression it might be the herbalist.

Directly across the crossroads from the bookshop we have a fruit and vegetable market, that has a flower stand on the corner. That's where the tomatoes roll from when Gabe is walking through naked. (The veggies are obscured in the shot below, but we do see them in general)

If we follow the road between the flower market and the newsagents, I've extrapolated that the stage entrance to The Windmill (the theatre that we see in 1941) is there. We get a moderately clear view of it during the flashback, and the Windmill is a real place (to my knowledge it's somewhere between a burlesque club and a strip club these days), so I figured it would still be standing here too. We get the briefest of glimpses of the stage door still standing in modern London.

If you care for real world geography, then The Windmill's main entrance is on Great Windmill Street, right off Shaftesbury Avenue, on the corner of Archer Street.

I could not for the life of me find Brown's World of Carpets anywhere. Maybe he's not even actually a local business. He seems the type to fake it.

Here's a view of the area from heaven.

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hyperfixating-rn-brb · 2 months

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I want to spend a day in good omens just to hug everyone.

aziraphale? for one, tell me that hug wouldn't be fucking amazing. for two, heaven is definitely not exactly the most touchy-feely. my baby has definitely never been hugged and I want him to experience that. he's absolutely losing his mind in heaven and would do well with a little break.

crowley? he just needs a hug in general. if aziraphales in heaven, let me just hold him and let him be a sad snake and let himself relax and be held. crowley is anxiety manifested into a 6'2 ginger, and a good hug would help him, I think. just until aziraphale can come back and do it properly.

muriel? I mean I just want to hug them. adorable and I just feel like they'd be a great hugger.

gabriel? eh. but jim? he's the type to just walk up and bear hug you and I want that.

maggie? girl's been pining for God knows how long, and gives off good hugger vibes.

nina? let me give her the best post break up hug ever to help her get her mind back together.

newt? that dork would be so down for cuddles and I want in.

anathema? she's just gorgeous and I want a hug from her. she's just got great energy.

I just want to go hug them all and drink tea and make everything better for everyone.

#is this normal #good omens #aziraphale #crowley #nina and maggie #jimbriel #newt pulsifer #anathema device

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nerdalmighty · 6 months

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What are your top picks for your favorite Good Omens fanfics? 👀

-AnnTickwittee

Oh my dear AnnTickwittee, THANK YOU for this ask. There are a bunch of great ones out there but here are some I've loved recently! Also, everyone PLEASE feel free to leave more recs in comments or reblogs or tags! I LOVE a good fic!

Weirdly, most of my faves were written before S2 premiered - PLEASE recommend me some good S2 stuff, and ones you'd consider staples in the GO fandom - I've missed out on a LOT of great content - help me find it/catch up! (Note: All fics listed below are COMPLETE and feature happy endings.)

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Summary: AU, retelling of “Beauty and the Beast”. Quite honestly, sending Aziraphale off into the forest to be held hostage by a giant snake in a cursed castle isn’t even the worst thing Gabriel’s ever done to him, and at least it means a change of scene. But then neither the snake nor the castle turn out to be quite what he’s expecting…

My Review: Fave fave FAVE at the moment! I discovered this one from this tiktok, fully thinking it was going to be a silly little romp and was instead met with beautiful prose, adorable banter, and moments that literally made me go "AWW" out loud (which I NEVER do). I meant to read a few chapters per night before bed and then accidentally read the whole thing in one go. I stayed up until 4am reading and then woke up 4 hours later STILL thinking about it. Aziraphale is the perfect lead in this one, with Crowley as the wily yet lovable snake that lives in a cursed/enchanted castle with some familiar faces. CLASSIC pining ensues. The author does a great job of world building and character development and I find myself wishing I could read it again with fresh eyes. It's beautiful and adorable and I can't recommend it enough. Favorite quote: "'I love him,' he said. 'Let me in.' And the gates swung open before him."

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Summary: In good weather, one can see the lighthouse at the Rock from the shore: a dot on the horizon, a distant star flashing red and white and red again. It’s been dark for a fortnight, of course—ever since the incident that every newspaper had breathlessly written about, that the paper-boys on the corners had shouted themselves hoarse over. This is where Aziraphale is headed: it is his duty, after all, to find out what happened, to make sure that the beacon can be safely lit once again. He does not expect Crowley to follow him to the windswept isle, to the lonely lighthouse at what could just as well be the edge of the world. Crowley follows him anyway.

My Review: THIS ONE! This one is a good old fashioned mystery! The humans believe this lighthouse is haunted, especially since its last three keepers vanished without a trace, but Aziraphale and Crowley know that can't possibly be the case. As such, they decide to investigate for themselves. It's an adorable slow burn period piece that had me weeping at certain points with twists and turns abound, and I really liked how the author handled the mystery and lore! Deep lore is tough to do convincingly and I found myself believing everything the author said. I can't tell you how thrilled I was when I KIND OF clocked what the author was going for with their mystery. Their explanation for everything was far better than anything my monkey brain could have come up with. Also that S2 ep of OFMD that featured a lighthouse in the beginning came out after I read this fic and I got all giddy thinking about Aziracrow here. I literally don't think I'll ever see a lighthouse again and not think of this gorgeous fic. EDIT: Also, here's a YouTube video that appeared in my recommended shortly after I read this. It's super interesting that disappearances like this have happened in real life 😱

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Summary: Two months after the failed apocalypse Aziraphale finds the first dark feather growing in his wings. A story about middle grounds, ineffable plans, and what happens when the world doesn't end.

My Review: Another fic I found on Tiktok. The edit itself was so gorgeous I decided to give it a go and was not disappointed. It was written before S2 was even announced so it takes some liberties with fanon (Crowley was Raphael in the canon of this world, etc), but it's a lovely, relatively quick read. Crowley and Aziraphale are on their own side, finally, and soon, others join their ranks. All while God watches from afar. The prose is beautiful and I come back to the tiktok all the time (I saved it onto my phone lol). It was also fun to go back and rewatch the tiktok after reading and realize that the editor stitched together parts from each chapter into something new and amazing. It's not a romantic fic, not in the way the others are; it cares more about the aftermath of an apocalypse and shades of gray and how the universe came to be in the first place. I love the POV of God reminiscing on creation and thought it was very well written. Absolutely loved this one! (@anntickwittee, this was the fic I was referring to in the tags of this post, which is probably what prompted you to leave this ask in the first place! 😊)

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Summary: When Crowley drops a bomb on a church, Aziraphale falls in love with him. This should be a secret, but unfortunately, Aziraphale's never been much good at keeping them.

My Review: A one-shot expanding on the 1941 minisode (2019) BEFORE the S2 minisode canonically expanded on it. Recap: Aziraphale's just realized he's in love with Crowley (thank you Michael Sheen for that AMAZING acting choice) and this fic is the author's interpretation of what might have happened after the show cut away from the burning church. I was floored by how many parallels made it from this fic into the actual show both directly and indirectly (Aziraphale says "Not as such" at one point and I'm pretty sure I burst into tears and/or yelped loudly). It's got a good bit of angst to it, the same kind from S2 that makes you scream "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! HE'S RIGHT THERE!" with a happy ending that helped heal my shattered heart. I definitely cried reading this one (affectionate). It's extremely fluffy at the end which EYE LOVE, so if that's your thing, I highly recommend! Favorite Quote: "'I’m afraid I’m quite terribly in love with you,' Aziraphale said unceremoniously. Crowley, who had been in the process of sitting up, promptly fell off the sofa."

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Summary: After Aziraphale goes back to Heaven with the Metatron, Crowley reflects. And 4,400 years ago in 2407 BC, in the city of Uruk in ancient Sumer, he and Aziraphale fall in love with humanity, and each other. - “What are you doing here?” asked Aziraphale. Crowley lifted an eyebrow and felt himself start to smile. “I should ask you the same. What are you thinking, coming here with your wings out and the blessed light of Heaven raining down upon you? You’re scaring the mortals.” Aziraphale blushed. Crowley dutifully looked away. It felt disrespectful not to.

My Review: This one-shot is a love letter to history and humanity. I think I found it on twitter? Unfortunately I don't have a link to the tweet or the author's tumblr. What I really love about this one is that the author adds footnotes like the original Good Omens book does. You can absolutely feel the love and care that went into writing and researching for this particular fic, which I can really appreciate as a fellow writer. (For all my Bildad the Shuhite stans out there, this story takes place after, but the vibes are VERY SIMILAR. If you even care.) Crowley and Aziraphale are in Uruk to keep an eye on the humans as they try to build a structure tall enough to reach God (the Tower of Babel). Theoretically, they can both return to their respective sides, but opt to stay on earth (with each other) for 10 years to watch the construction unfold. Pining ensues, NSFW ensues, and as the author puts it, "now featuring Aziraphale as a little country girl tending her sheep ♥" I highly recommend if you want to be sucked into another time period/biblical story and feel MANY different feelings (with a happy ending!)

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I have more bookmarked that I could absolutely recommend if anyone is interested, but these 5 are just the ones that have stuck out to me the most recently!! Believe me, I could go ON, but this post is long enough for now.

If you DO read any of these, please chat with me about them, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Happy reading!

#i've been WAITING to make something like this #thank you SO MUCH #my blog isn't OFFICIALLY a good omens account but I've wanted to post fic recs for such a long time #please please PLEASE send me fic recs if you have them!#i've got a fever and the only prescription is more good omens fics #anntickwittee #thanks for the ask!#good omens #fic rec #good omens fic rec #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #anonymous #answered #mine #emma blabs #long post #ao3 #archive of our own #great show #love them #:)#you ever wish you were more articulate #you ever wish you could convey to someone else how badly you need them to consume this particular piece of media #and feel the exact same things that you did #and then maybe they could help articulate the wistful longing you're filled with after consuming that particular piece of media #yeah #that

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televised-eyes · 3 months

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i’ve referred to this idea in a previous post but i want to explore it more here. it’s more of a theoretical question:

what if crowley is so devastated and lonely following the events of season 2, he decides to go back to hell and takes over beelzebub’s position out of spite?

to be clear i’m certainly not saying this is what i want to see happen! but what if…

and i’m not saying crowley would be The Villain of the story in this alternative universe. i think the metatron has been established as such in the final fifteen

but given the stress and trauma crowley experienced in his past, on top of “losing” aziraphale, he has been placed in an incredibly vulnerable position and he might not be thinking straight. he is “disaster-coded” after all…

here’s some points and counterpoints i’ve come up with for some possible arguments:

“cons”

crowley stated he doesn’t want to go back to hell

he would be positioning himself against aziraphale and i do believe crowley’s natural instinct is to protect his angel

good omens is a comedy at heart. did the end of season 2 hurt? yes but it was also a cliffhanger to keep the viewer guessing and wanting more. comedies have happy endings and a tragic ending to this story would feel like a betrayal to the source material

it would shatter my heart into a million pieces

“pros”

aziraphale also didn’t want to go back to heaven but he was compelled by overwhelming outside sources. the same could apply to crowley

crowley was clearly hurt by aziraphale once again “rejecting” him. he might feel hopeless and cornered, even spiteful. snakes lash out when in survival mode. crowley is a demon after all and thwarting heaven must be as natural to him as protecting aziraphale. it might all come to a head

good omens is a comedy at heart but it’s also a dark comedy with dramatic elements. conflict drives a story. aziraphale and crowley are at conflict right now and how has that manifested itself in the past?

seeing aziraphale and crowley battling it out would make for great tv

at the end of the day, i wholeheartedly believe aziraphale and crowley will reunite stronger than ever but there’s no doubt there’ll be major road bumps along the way

again i’m not saying this is what i think will happen or that i want it to happen. crowley could also run off and spend most of season 3 in alpha centuri! as neil says we’ll have to wait and see

#*gags* can’t believe i said that #hope i don’t piss people off with this take LOL #it’s food for thought #i’m not the most eloquent but i hope this makes sense #reading comprehension please come through #good omens #ineffable husbands #crowley #aziraphale #aziracrow #aziraphale x crowley #crowley x aziraphale #neil gaiman #good omens meta #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 #good omens 3 #gomens

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vampboyrock · 26 days

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Hey Dawgs good omens analysis time

So Crowley's sunglasses are iconic as we all know but I think they're meant to represent how closed off Crowley is. Because we all know that Crowley never opens up about how he actually feels, but I noticed that whenever he's extremely vulnerable he doesn't have his glasses on. Walk with me.

(Also spoilers for good omens after the cut)

With this scene where Crowley and Aziraphale are crazy drunk and talking about how they're gonna raise the anti-christ. Crowley is vulnerable because 1) he's drunk and 2) he's with Aziraphale in *Aziraphale's bookshop, he doesn't need to keep up appearances when he has the comfort of **just** Aziraphale's company

In this scene when he's trying to find a place to run away, he's begging God to give him understanding of the great plan, therefore vulnerable

This whole scene is just fuckin tragic so I'm gonna go through, event by event.

So first thing, Crowley wasn't able to come back to Aziraphale after their "argument" ("and when I'm off in the stars, I won't even think about you! ") Not to push ineffable husbands but I genuinely believe that Aziraphale means the world to Crowley, or at least he means a lot to him. Secondly, Aziraphale's bookshop burnt down, a place that Crowley can't be contacted by hell, he can't be threatened or bothered by people or the other demons in hell. It's gone, it's no longer "technically an embassy. " And finally, he lost Aziraphale, quite obviously. Quite literally the only person he trusts, loves and, has been around for this long.

Pretty much a continuation of what I already said except drunk now, and his glasses are only halfway on (at least in this screenshot) because he still is aware that people are around. He's holding it together enough so that people don't care enough to check on him

(Season 2 finale warning)

We all know why Crowley is vulnerable here. It would be redundant to tell you all why he's vulnerable at this point

And also, no pictures cuz I don't feel like getting them off the internet but over the times that we have flashbacks (ineffable husbands throughout the years) but Crowley's sunglasses get bigger, and while I know that it just shows the evolution of sunglasses throughout the years it/hides Crowley's snake eyes from humans..... but it COULD also show how Crowley slowly builds up his walls over time?

Im probably overthinking about the historical sunglasses but idk

#good omens #aziracrow #crowley #ineffable husbands #good omens spoilers

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aziraphales-library · 8 months

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Hello!

Just requesting your favorite fun summer/pool themed fics (hopefully far enough ahead of time for northern hemishpere people). Rating doesn't matter (although I always enjoy a spicy fic).

Thank you for all that you do! This is always my go-to place for Good Omens fics. Keep up the good work. We love and appreciate you. 🥰

Hi! Here are some fun summer/pool fics for you...

Sunglasses and an Umbrella by AppleSeeds (T)

Aziraphale can't keep his eyes off the gorgeous man who visits the hotel swimming pool at the same time every afternoon, but will he ever summon the courage to actually talk to him?

On the Beach by ladyspock7 (E)

Aziraphale and Crowley are on a lovely outing in the countryside all by themselves, when Crowley decides to go for an unexpected dip.

Raspberry Ripple by FeralTuxedo (T)

Every afternoon, a man in a velvet waistcoat sits on the bench by the stone fountain and eats ice cream. Every afternoon, Crowley watches him from his office window. One day, he’ll pluck up the courage to talk to him.

bliss, poolside by Anonymous (E)

“Some snakes are ambi… amphe…. Both land and water,” Aziraphale added sagely. “Don’t worry, they won’t come into the pool, if that’s what you’re worried about.” “That is not what I’m worried about, thank you very much.” “So why don’t you come in then?” Crowley wiggled his eyebrows suggestively even though his tone was entirely serious. ---- Aziraphale, a writer who takes himself very seriously, goes to spend the summer at his sister's mansion as he tries to focus on completing a draft of his next book. Much to his surprise, he finds great distraction in the form of a handsome groundskeeper with remarkable skills in the water.

You're My Best Friend by ICanSingNoRequiem (T)

Set in the superstitious Soho district, comes a story about one young angel experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with sweets, tea, and endless car rides. Aziraphale shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are supernatural beings from heaven and hell, hiding in plain sight.

Along the Changing Tide by NaroMoreau (E)

Aziraphale and Crowley meet at Anathema's beach house as guests for the summer. Neither of them think they're ready for a relationship but when they find themselves sharing a room, things will get complicated. A getting together, summer romance.

- Mod D

#good omens #ineffable husbands #adult omens #summer #swimming #human au #mod d

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passionateabteverything · 7 months

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Good Omens Wild West Headcanons

Based on my cosplays of both Crowley's fem and masc forms

Crowley and Aziraphale head over to America for a couple years on a little "vacation" just to see how the "new world" has been doing since all those years

Crowley quickly becomes a bandit because spreading terror and mischief is exactly his brand of demonism, although he has a peculiar way of doing so

He has a gun but it's only there for decorative purposes, though he has accidentally fired another while staying in America

Crowley's main form of terrorism (apart from the occasional robberies) is untying horses from their reins so that their owners have to run after them (he takes much delight in this absolutely devious crime)

(He also does this cuz he hates the fkn animals)

His bandit name is The Red-Bellied Bandit (a reference to his snake form) and he becomes sort of famous—he's been banned from a few towns, more on that later

One night, while Crowley is doing his Evil Deeds, one of the horses he unleashes bolts onto a renowned criminal that was robbing the town's bank and harming the citizens, ultimately incapacitating the criminal in his escape

The townspeople who saw it happen believed it was Crowley's attempt at stopping the criminal and as a token of gratitude, they elect him sheriff

Crowley agrees cuz government officials are the most corrupt therefore it makes sense that he, a demon, would take on such a role

But in reality, he just wants to keep the townspeople safe cuz he got attached to them

At some point, the town's saloon needs a new owner and Crowley decides to try his hand at business owning (bcuz there is nth more evil than customer service, especially in such a sinful establishment like a saloon where booze, lust, greed, and wrath are involved)

Thus, fem-presenting Crowley manages the saloon she names Eden (totally not as a form of therapy where she can exert her authority over a secluded environment and banish those she deems unworthy, not at all–)

Crowley is then sheriff by day and saloon owner by night

The townspeople believe the sheriff has a twin sister who owns the saloon but they've never actually seen the two siblings at the same place at the same time...

Crowley's saloon is a hit what with great showgirl performances, good music and alcohol

Meanwhile, Aziraphale has been doing his Good Angel Stuff, helping people around, hanging out with vagrant authors like Walt Whitman and Herman Melville

He enjoys visiting Crowley's saloon and soon gets permission to perform there as well

Aziraphale puts on a showgirl magic act while fem-presenting

Any hecklers (or admirers) are forthwith removed from the premises never to be seen again, much to the angel's ignorance

The townspeople see how often masc-presenting Aziraphale visits Crowley's saloon and assume the sheriff's sister is having an affair with the bizarre englishman because have you seen the way they look at one another? And they sometimes share bottles of wine on the upper floor alone—how scandalous!

But the englishman's affection is very clearly directed toward the sheriff as well—but that's impossible for it would be sacrilegious otherwise...

Now remember how Crowley accidentally fired a gun during his banditing? What happened was he accidentally pulled the trigger of a bandit's gun he had confiscated (because his own gun doesn't have any bullets of course)

the bullet ricocheted through the entire town, causing signs to fall, horses to run off, the water cistern spilling, a fire starting, etc.

Because of the utter chaos, Crowley was banned from the town, and neighboring towns as well

This is the one act that made The Red-Bellied Bandit a name worth remembering

Crowley sometimes chills in the desert in his snake form to feel like a true predator in the wild

(He doesn't do it often cuz he gets scared of getting pecked on by a roadrunner)

He loves rattlesnakes and thinks it's so cool they get an instrument attached to them

Crowley is most excited when the railway gets installed in America because it means he doesn't have to struggle with horseback riding anymore

He also spends some time with inventors such as Graham Bell and Thomas Edison (he shares some of his inventor-expertise with them)

Thats all I have for now, please add on any headcanons you have!

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ineffable-endearments · 9 months

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Animals in Good Omens (for potential symbolism reasons)

Direct, plot-relevant appearances:

Nightingales (Obvious)

Snakes (Crowley!)

Geckos (Children in disguise)

Lions (Adam and Eve’s first threat and first kill; also seems to appear on Aziraphale's ring)

Oxen (Devoured by Aziraphale; strong of constitution)

Goats (Blameless)

Crows (Disguised goats)

Hounds (Hellhound; transformed by loyalty)

Unicorns (the Great Flood; a precious thing lost to God's wrath)

Flies (Beelzebub's animal and the shape of the vessel that Gabriel puts his memory in)

Mentions that feel like they may or may not be plot-relevant:

Dinosaurs (Mentioned at the beginning of the series as fossils that God planted as a "joke")

Horses (Mentioned in the book and at the Globe; multiple statues in the shop, including the one where Crowley puts his glasses)

Ducks (Crowley and Aziraphale feed them, and Crowley in particular shows concern for their well-being; they're what water slides off)

Whales (God mentions them specifically and they also appear in Crowley's drunken ramble)

Gorillas (Mentioned in Crowley's drunken ramble and mentioned again with Banana Fish Gorilla Shoelace With A Dash of Nutmeg)

Fish (Banana Fish Gorilla Shoelace With A Dash of Nutmeg, plus the raining fish during Armageddon and Greasy Johnson's tropical fish in the book)

Rats (Crowley's little minions in the S1 outtakes; creatures Crowley is masquerading as an exterminator of, but with whom he is actually collaborating; this is a cool parallel to humanity even though the final footage wasn't in the main show)

Storks (Shax's animal, as seen on her armor)

Stag (Furfur's animal, as seen on his armor)

Frogs (Hastur's animal)

Lizards (Ligur's animal)

Owls (Referenced in the title of the minisode "A Companion to Owls")

Thanks to @kayleefansposts for adding the storks, stags, frogs, lizards, owls, and flies!

Animals that don't appear plot-relevant on the surface but I may be wrong:

Swans (Seen in the 1862 scene, but not referred to by the characters. Thanks @ao3cassandraic!)

Dolphins (Also mentioned in Crowley's ramble, but don't reappear anywhere, I don't think)

Rabbits (Aziraphale's magic show; also referred to obscurely in the beginning of S2 by Aziraphale saying the humans will "breed like...well, like humans")

Doves (Accidentally killed by Aziraphale, then resurrected in the show by Aziraphale and in the book by Crowley)

Ginger Cat (Dog likes to antagonize in a gentle way)

Ostriches ("Did you teach the ostrich to run, Job?")

The bird that sharpens its beak on the mountain (Crowley's drunken ramble)

Hedgehogs (The one Crowley doesn't manage to hit in the book)

Geese ("Big cross ducks")

Donkeys (The Dirty Donkey, right across from Aziraphale's bookshop)

Aardvarks ("What else would I be, an aardvark?!" Thanks @carbonarak!)

#good omens #good omens 2 spoilers #go s2 #go s2 spoilers #Anything I forgot?

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noneorother · 17 days

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The art director & the Good Omens book cover tier list of doom, part 3

Part 1 l Part 2 l Part 3

21. Labas zīmes, Latvian cover

Our boys are back! And they are so ready to join the Dead Boy Detective agency. I would say that Latvians don't wear much tartan, so Argyle might seem like a similar print, but it just seems so... not Good Omens. Much like Crowley's flying purple people eater tail and Aziraphale's Conan the Barbarian sword, we're straying into niche AU fan fiction territory here. I mean, it's not *wrong*, but it certainly ain't right, either.

Tier: Does the Job

22. Bons Augùrios, Portuguese

Let me start by saying this cover is so close to being in the blessed category. The layout and spacing are divine, the imagery is simple and whimsical, it reflects the humour inside the gravitas to give you an idea of the *feeling* of reading Good Omens. So few of these covers have gotten this aspect of good design right. Honestly, I would slow clap if it wasn't for that random FLAME JIZZ stuck to the bottom right hand corner of the book. Who's idea was that? Dagon's?

Tier: Great

23. Semne Bune, Romanian cover

I admire two things about this cover: 1) Their utter commitment to a clean 3-colour palette and comprehensible layout. 2) Symbolic demon giving a principality head joke RIGHT ON THE FRONT COVER. This designer had balls. cotillion-sized balls. Now, does Aziraphale's sword have a sentient rooster tassel that watches said head-giving in horror? I sure hope not, but I don't see how that could be allegorical so, I'm torn. I feel like this goes in two categories for completely different reasons. And seeing as I'm in charge around here...

Tier: Great & Not so Good (Omens)

23. Semne Bune, Romanian cover cont.

Compared to the last cover's gigantic double-entendre, this feels so tame and logical. The text is centred and balanced. There's breathing room, and we have wing symbolism! I've never seen a cover try to split Terry and Neil's names like that, which is a fun twist but BY GOD that center line is not straight near the right end of the feathers and it is sending this cover straight down to Does the Job. It's grounded there forever.

Tier: Does the Job

25. HYVIÄ ENTEITÄ, Finnish cover

In this list, having something actually *relevant* to the main plot of the book and not mangling and main characters really puts you in rarefied air. All the motorcycles are book accurate which means somebody read something! Would I have ever picked the empty parking lot of Famine's restaurant as a subject worth a cover? Absolutely not. But the sick 80s lightning tips it into "fine" territory. The text is yellow. It's pretty.

Tier: Does the Job

26. Head ended, Estonian cover.

My face after staring at this cover for ten minutes and finally realizing that this is Hastur and Ligur waiting around for Crowley to pull up:

The artist's face after watching me do that:

Do I even need to rate this? It's called HEAD ENDED. I don't know how to be funnier than that.

Tier: WTF

27. Dobry Omen, Polish cover

Some good points for trying to be original with the layout of the title by drawing a custom pitchfork "Y", but the heinous kerning and the fact the whole text block is not even centred kind of makes me take all the points back. I feel like we're pretty heavy on the demonic, extremely light on the angelic in this take. Maybe it's because on his death bed the lead guitarist of White Snake will finally admit to having designed this cover in his spare time.

Tier: Not so Good (Omens)

28. Good Omens, Hungarian cover

If I told you this designer did not read the book, and instead just watched the trailer of The Omen (the movie) and vibed this heinous brown carpet swatch into existence, you would one hundred percent believe me. I can't even talk about the faux belle-époque font right now. I am irrationally angry.

Tier: WTF

29. Good Omens, Bulgarian cover

WHO. IS. DADDY. WIZARD?? Is all I can think when I look at this cover. Aziraphale & Grommet are recognizable enough, and you could make the case for telescope monkey being Adam, but I need to find this cover designer and shake them until they tell me who this deranged Gargamel is supposed to be. I must know.

Tier: Bad

30. BELAS MALDIÇÕES, Portuguese cover

After all we've been through on this list so far, this truly sucks. It's not even weird. It's just puce text layered atop text to create a great yawn of a cover. Shout out to the designer of the Diablo PC game font, I hope you got paid.

Tier: Bad

Part 3 roundup:

#good omens 2 #art director talks good omens #go season 2 #good omens #good omens fandom #tier list #good omens analysis #book cover #cover art #gomens

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Good Omens Chibi Headcanons (Aziraphale And Crowley) [Part 2: Chibi Crowley]

😈 Original headcanons 😈

😈 Ao3 version 😈

Part 1 (original) is here.

Ao3 Part 1 is here.

Updated Tumblr part 1 is here.

Part 3 (original) is here.

Ao3 part 3 is here.

Updated Tumblr part 3 is here.

(*Takes place during Season 1*)

• Okay, so imagine Crowley, right? He’s a lot cuter, smaller, more mischievous, hyper, and is 10 times more dramatic. That’s Chibi Crowley in a nutshell.

• Chibi Crowley thinks that Crowley is the coolest demon ever!

• Chibi Crowley views Crowley as a role model figure.

• Because he sees him as a role model, Chibi Crowley will try and emulate almost everything Crowley does. (Yes, that includes his walk.)

• Chibi Crowley likes that he’s allowed to sit in the front of the Bentley whenever he and Crowley go somewhere so as long as he agrees to buckle up.

• Speaking of the black car, Chibi Crowley sees and treats the Bentley as a person and friend. It was just such a great car to him! He loves how Bent (yes, he gave it the nickname Bent) is able to take him and Crowley wherever they need to go with style and speed!

• When it’s parked, Chibi Crowley likes to hop on top of the hood of the car and pretend to be driving it, making car driving sound effects.

• Chibi Crowley is an excited, squealing, happy, laughing mess when Crowley speeds 90 miles per hour in Central London. The little guy just LOVES it when his big counterpart goes fast! He also loves it when Crowley speeds past other cars because he always thought that he and Crowley were in a race and they were the ones who were winning! He’d go up to the window and make silly faces at drivers as if saying, “Na-na na boo-boo! You can’t beat us!”

• If Crowley is in the mood, I can see the two of them going on a lot of little road trips together.

• One of Chibi Crowley’s favorite things to do with Crowley when they’re driving around in the Bentley is lip-sync to Crowley's "Best of Queen" tape. It’s a fun, goofy platonic bonding experience for the both of them. And trust me, when they lip sync together in the car to Queen, they are so EXTRA about it. They even go as far as making up their own little choreographed dance for some songs. Is the dancing good? Not really, it’s actually quite dorky. But hey, they’re having fun being dorks.

• Their drama queen meters rise up incredibly high when "Bohemian Rhapsody" starts playing. The passion and extraness they put into the lip-syncing is too funny.

• When the music ends, the two can’t help but laugh at themselves. Crowley will ask Chibi Crowley if he would like to do it again for a 12th time, to which the chibi replies by nodding his head.

• The tiny demon really likes it when Crowley shows off his more fun side in the car. He’s glad to have a goofy snake friend like him.

• Their little road trips would usually end the same way. Crowley would be driving at night to his apartment and Chibi Crowley would be in the passenger seat sleeping. On the radio, the song that would be playing is “Pale Blue Eyes” by Velvet Underground. It was one of Crowley’s favorites, and the slow calming music was used to keep Chibi Crowley asleep until they returned to the flat.

• Chibi Crowley loves being roommates with Crowley!

• As soon as Crowley would arrive home, you’ll see Chibi Crowley in his snake form quickly slithering over to the other demon in excitement as Crowley opens up his hand for the little snake to crawl on. The chibi would then go straight to biting his finger. He’d be all like, “Om nom nom!”. It was his strange way of saying, ‘Hello, hi, yes, I missed you. Welcome back home.’ Since the biting didn’t really hurt him due to Chibi Crowley being the size of a tiny baby snake, Crowley didn’t mind. He found it endearing in a way.

• Chibi Crowley absolutely adores gummy snakes! He loved the chewiness! His favorite part had to be their heads. He just loved biting them right off! Crowley got a kick out of tempting and enticing his chibi with them. The serpant shaped gummies were also a great way to keep Chibi Crowley occupied while he was away.

• When the houseplants heard the news that there was another demon living in the flat, they were beyond terrified! One demon was already a challenge, BUT TWO?! Just the thought made them shiver in fear. As the plants prepared themselves to meet the EVIL, TERRIFYING, fiend, they see him and…oh. He…wasn’t as they imagined him to be. He was…small. Tiny. And…REALLY CUTE! The plants all thought that Chibi Crowley was the cutest, munchkin ever! The little demon had a problem with that. He didn’t want the plants to find him cute, he wanted them to fear him as much as they did Crowley. Time for him to install that fear into them, and that meant being mean. He would constantly glare, hiss, and yell at the plants in chibi gibberish to 'Grow better!’, but despite all of that, the plants only found him to be even more cute, which irritated him.

• Him and Crowley visit a reptile museum together, mainly to observe and check out all the cool-looking snakes there.

• Chibi Crowley somehow finds a way inside one of the snake vivariums and is amazed by all the different types of snakes he sees.

• The snakes don’t really react when they see Chibi Crowley, they just keep doing their thing. In their brains, they think, 'It’s just another snake, but... with legs, hair, and sunglasses? Odd.’

• Chibi Crowley will happily pet the snakes. Their scales have a smooth texture.

• He and the snakes are sticking their tongues at each other.

• The chibi demon sits on top of the back of a green boa. He gives the snake a loving hug, but it does not react to the affection. Instead, it slithers around and gives Chibi Crowley a sort of piggyback ride.

• When Chibi Crowley goes full serpent, he is at one with the snakes. Aaa, he loves them all! The tiny redhead wishes Crowley would allow him to take the snakes back home to the apartment, so that they could become his new pets.

• Him and Crowley both have fun scaring annoying people away using their shape-shifting abilities.

• Crowley creates for his chibi a tiny miniature wine glass so that he has something to drink wine out of.

• The bigger demon also creates a remote controlled 1934 black Bentley toy car for his chibi as a little demonic gift. The car looked almost identical to his. Chibi Crowley’s reaction to was that of a young child who had just received the present they’ve been asking for all year on Christmas, which meant lots of over-the-top squealing and rapidly saying thank you. Finally, Chibi Crowley will get to sit in the driver’s seat for once! He gets inside the vehicle and Crowley uses the controller to accelerate the car. It starts zooming all over the place! Chibi Crowley loves his sweet new ride!

• Chibi Crowley plans on taking Chibi Aziraphale on a drive with him someday in the toy car.

• Chibi Crowley and Crowley’s relationship is a mix of a close friendship and a sort of father-son bond.

• Just like Chibi Aziraphale, Chibi Crowley was also slightly envious of his bigger counterpart. Crowley didn’t have to worry about getting stepped on and could have all the wine he wanted. It wasn’t fair! How dare that snake be big enough to do all those cool things! He still loves him though.

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #ineffable chibi husbands #chibi au #ao3 #a03 #ao3 link #a03 link #ao3 writer #a03 writer #headcanon #headcanons #writing #my writing

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petite-madame · 9 months

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ABSOLUTELY SMITTEN by your Good Omens fanart! :3 Will it be available to purchase anywhere? Also wanted to share a fun fact about this concept : in the late 80's there was a TV show called The StoryTeller, with a spin-off about Greek myths. One of the episodes was about Icarus, where Daedalus, implide to have caused his student's fall, was played by Derek Jacobi, who also plays Metatron. It is likely that in season 3 we will see Crowley's "fall" and find out that it was also because of Metatron!

Hi anon!

Thank you so much for such an amazing comment about my Good Omens fan art! I'm very happy you enjoyed it! 💗 I posted a new one yesterday and I'm currently working on another one (I hope you like snakes 🐍)

Will it be available to purchase anywhere?

I'm so sorry, I don't have a shop anymore unfortunately. I used to have a RedBubble but I had to close it because I was flagged every two minutes for copyright infringement. Maybe I should give it a try again ? There are Society6 and InPrnt I could try. I'm a bit afraid of InPrnt, though: apparently, you have to submit your art to the community and they vote to see if you are "good" enough to sell your art there which I'm a bit afraid to do to be honest. 😳

In the late 80's there was a TV show called The StoryTeller...

I remember this show! I had to Google it because it wasn't called the same in France (for the four Frogs in the audience, it was Monstres et Merveilles) but yes, I used to watch it. My main memory of it was the dog, though. 😁

Apparently, what you are talking about it a spin-off called The StoryTeller: Greek Myths, from 1991. I'm going to see if I can find some eps on YouTube.

Otherwise, when it comes to Good Omens, the wait for Season 3 is going to be so long! It's not like Supernatural where you had to wait 3 months for the new season to start. Here, it can take years, maybe ONLY two if we are lucky. 😭 I'm aware that it takes time to write and produce a show like this one but still, I want to see what's next. 😁

Thanks again for your message and have a great day.

#pmasks

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darkhighness · 7 months

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Puzzle Pieces

A03

i.e. the first good omens I ever wrote after watching the show.

Aziraphale left an angel shaped hole in Crowley’s chest. As he attempts to quell his anguish in the form of disposable human lovers, he’s forced to confront the feelings he still has for that one bloody angel.

Words: 1487

As the early morning rose and the first drops of the day's rain began to fall, Crowley looked beside him to see his current fixation, Zeke, reading beside him.

Reading. Crowley scowled at the thought.

He hadn't meant to make a habit of popping in and out of human lives. It wasn’t all that fun, interfering in their affairs, but with the angel gone, being evil didn’t have the same ring to it.

Part of him hoped that in his slew of lovers he’d find another man with the same soft touch. The kind of man who would forgive all his shortcomings and who he could truly be happy with.

Unfortunately, humans could never fill that niche. They were fun for a while though.

With a dramatic stretch the demon wrapped an arm around his human companion and read over his shoulder.

“What have we got today? Dragons? Spicy romance? Maybe a murder mystery?” He teased.

Zeke just shut the book and placed it on the bedside table before he took off his glasses. The wide black frames rested on top of the book, whose cover simply read ‘Dire’ in an overbearing stone font.

“Are you staying for breakfast?”

The demon grinned before sitting up, pulling the grey duvet up to give him some shelter from the crisp London air.

“What, and start now?”

“Figures.” Zeke huffed. He turned from Crowley and stared out of the window for a moment, watching the birds fly past. For a moment, Zeke thinks he heard a nightingale but before he can confirm, the sound of traffic returns.

Crowley snaked his arms around Zeke’s waist, melting into the warmth of his partner like a lizard basking in the warm sun. He kissed Zeke’s jaw and joins him in looking out over the city.

“Horrid place, isn’t it? Never liked London really.”

Even the word felt wrong on his tongue. Regardless of the poor weather or the constant noise, London felt soulless. Like a light had gone out and no one had bothered to reignite the flame.

The sounds of the street fill the apartment for a while, the two laying idly by in the meantime. The longer they sat and stared, the heavier the previously light rain seemed to get. The quiet patter of the raindrops on the windowsill forced a sigh out of Zeke who turned to face Crowley.

For just a moment, he is distracted by the red hair and the ghoulish grin and snake eyes almost melt away. For a moment, Zeke can almost see the man he fell in love with. This turbulence caused great upset in the man’s stomach and the low growl that followed was enough to get Crowley’s attention.

As soon as the demon opened his mouth, his caring appearance phased away and Zeke was reminded of the monster who laid across from him.

“I best leave you to sort that.”

Despite his proclamation, Crowley made no attempt to move, instead settling further into the bedding while finally releasing Zeke from his grasp.

Zeke has seen this routine all before. He used to let himself get his hopes up and would pray that the morning would go differently. That this time, he would stay. He’d tried everything from home-cooked meals to special morning gifts even just spooning the man and hoping he wouldn’t leave.

“Look, Crowley I have a big day at work and I don’t have time to sit here with you. I’m sure there’s some big important demon business you need to be doing.”

Crowley let out a low laugh before running a hand through his partner's hair.

“You always make me sound so heartless.”

Zeke had grown frustrated by this point. He felt months of anger bubbling up inside of him. He had never been the type to blow up at someone but as he felt the presence of that demon in his bed his heart was almost beating out of his chest and for a split second he wished he could hurt him.

But Crowley was untouchable. A constant. Everything that was so intoxicating about dating an immortal in the first place had become a prison locking Zeke in this cycle of never being enough for Crowley. It was obvious that his wasn’t the only pot the snake had been dipping into. But deep down a part of him would always hold onto hope that he could be the only thing Crowley needs, even if it was only for a measly 60 years or so.

“Look, you know I have things to do. Hell doesn’t wait for anyone you know. I promise, soon we’ll have a day that’s just us and there’ll be no pesky human shenanigans to interrupt us. A whole day all about you and me.”

“Crowley, it’s never about us.” Zeke snapped.

The man leapt out of the bed, his bare torso becoming victim to the cool air. He looked back at Crowley, now sprawled out on the bed in front of him.

“It was never going to be, was it?”

“Now now, where’s all this coming from?”

Crowley moved to cross his legs under the duvet, the same frustrating devilish grin plastered across his features.

“You and I both know that I’m not the only one. I don’t know where you go every second night but I know that I can’t just keep being your side piece. You might have eternity but I don’t, and I’m sure as hell not going to waste it on someone who doesn’t care about me!”

Zeke storms around the bedroom, picking up his wrinkled clothes from the floor. The action felt rehearsed and there was a depressing rhythm to it, in a way.

“What do you mean I don’t care about you? I have given you everything. Night and day, all my free time has been here with you!”

Crowley leapt out of bed, the sheets remaining as a distant memory of their time together. He moved between Zeke and the doorway, before holding his partner’s shoulders.

“I have nothing more to give.” The demon laments.

Zeke sighed and looked into Crowley’s eyes. He gets lost, for a moment, remembering the long nights that lead up to this point. He remembers the crisp taste of straight whiskey on those lips and the feel of his cool touch. He almost lets himself forget the heartache.

“That’s the thing, Crowley. You have all this to give, but it means nothing to you. What’s a year to someone who's already seen six thousand? What’s a few one-night stands to someone whose entire love life looks like a blip on some bigger picture?” Zeke paused for a moment before deciding to continue.

“You have forever to mess around with anyone on the street yet you make me feel heartless for asking for your undivided attention, for just one singular page in your story.”

He wandered out of his bedroom, looking for somewhere to escape. He cursed himself for a moment with the realisation sinking in that he couldn’t run away from his own home.

Curse demons and their minimalist design style.

“One day, Crowley, you’re going to have to realise that you can’t finish a puzzle if one piece is always going to be missing.”

Crowley growls slightly, staring at his lover in the hall in front of him.

“What the bloody hell are you on about now?”

Zeke sighs and pulls his shirt over his head.

“You’re searching for something you can’t have. You take men like me and drain us dry all to fill a void that you and I both know is impossible to fill. It’s like there’s these insurmountable expectations you have of everyone. I don’t know how anyone could even reach the standards you have laid out. But you keep looking so someone must have. So who is it?”

The demon pauses for a moment, stunned by the human’s abruptness. It wasn’t like his partners to question him. Usually they’d just grow apart and call it a day.

“Who?” The demon sputtered. “Look I’ve got no idea what’s gotten into you all of a sudden. I mean we were all happy families until a moment ago.”

For a moment, Crowley allows himself to remember and allows the fond memories he’d repressed into the deeper corners of his mind.

It's hard to ignore the unmistakable scent of thousands of books or the warmth in his stomach when he thinks of his former lover. He longs to forget the dusty old bookshop and the kind man who called it home.

‘Just a friend’ he would say any time he slipped up.

Just a friend who made his heart beat faster. A friend who held him tighter than anyone ever had before. A friend who was always there. Always.

“What’s his name?” Zeke offered as a final olive branch.

“Aziraphale.”

That’s one thing eternity teaches you. Nothing lasts forever.

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