She/her/whatever. Old enough to know better. Mainly Good Omens brain rot in the form of graphite and charcoal drawing. Ask me about commissions. Prints at www.inprnt.com/gallery/alwaystuesday/
Super excited to finally get to share the artwork I've made for this year's Good Omens Summer Bang. This rather sultry Crowley goes with Chapter 6 of @thinkinginscripts 's wonderful summer holiday fling fic "One Last Hurrah". Do give it a read to see what put that smile on Crowley's face.
One Last Hurrah - Chapter 1 - AlwaysTuesdayToday, Thinkinginscripts - Good Omens - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
P.S - Prints of this and many more of my Good Omens artworks available at my Inprnt shop, and you can buy originals on Ko-fi.
Super excited to finally get to share the artwork I've made for this year's Good Omens Summer Bang. This rather sultry Crowley goes with Chapter 6 of @thinkinginscripts 's wonderful summer holiday fling fic "One Last Hurrah". Do give it a read to see what put that smile on Crowley's face.
One Last Hurrah - Chapter 1 - AlwaysTuesdayToday, Thinkinginscripts - Good Omens - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
P.S - Prints of this and many more of my Good Omens artworks available at my Inprnt shop, and you can buy originals on Ko-fi.
Chapter Six of my Valencia-set Summer Omens Big Bang fic, One Last Hurrah is out today.... and this one comes with AMAZING traditional art from @alwaystuesday
Look at it! LOOK!! and thank @gosummerbang for matching me with one of my favourite artists
If you want to know why Tour Guide Crowley is waking up looking like.... that..... then you'll need to read from at least chapter 5!
Posting a chapter every day until it's finished (another 4 days)
Gonna share some personal reflections about one of the reasons GO3 resonates with me. Not seeking to persuade anyone, only to share. TW: I will be talking about death and GO.
IRL among other things I'm a campaigner against biodiversity loss and climate change. I see daily how hard it is to effect change in a system that's stacked against you. It’s tough to keep fighting, year after year.
Sacrifice is a huge part of working to make the world a better place. Perhaps it shouldn't be, but it is. People through history and today choose every day to sacrifice a piece of themselves in these fights - whether that be climate change, civil rights, anti-fascism, democracy, whatever.
That sacrifice can be time, money, personal freedom, relationships. Maybe you take a pay cut. Perhaps you don't get those weekends with the kids, or cant follow a spouse to a new city. Maybe you burn out, or you risk incarceration. And yes, ultimately, for some, the sacrifice is their lives. We can all name some of those for whom this has been true: Martin Luther King, Emily Davidson. More recently Renée Good and Alex Pretti come to mind.
It’s not that you go out there looking for these specific outcomes or actively seek martyrdom. But it comes as a consequence of choosing to fight for a better world for everyone. And that’s a choice real humans make all the time. It's deeply human, and the reason many of us are where we are now is because people in the past made that exact choice.
It's love, but not romantic love. I truly believe it's so much bigger. Love as sacrifice. Love that transcends the present reality and dares to believe in something better for everyone, even if you may not live to see it.
I believe having the capacity for such love is fundamental to being human.
It's also a brutal reality that sometimes the ultimate sacrifice is the only way that change is achieved. I get that for some it feels bleak. Yes it's a hard truth. But it is true. Sometimes a better world for the many comes at the cost of the few.
This is what Aziraphale and Crowley face at the end. Themselves, each other, status quo, or a better world - no, universe - for everyone else. They choose sacrifice and change.
For me, I see this portrayal and the choice they make not as bleak, but as inspiration to keep fighting. A&C’s choice wasn’t in vain. They succeeded. They created our world, and perhaps even gave birth to that capacity for transcending love in all of us. And my interpretation of the end is that at least part of them lived on and got to see it. That’s everything that anyone fighting these fights really wants, in the end.
So I personally take hope. It sits alongside sorrow at the necessity of the choice, and what is lost as a result. The things that cant be, the words unsaid, the futures that could not happen. But to me, the ending says that change is possible, and that sacrifice can have meaning - even if hopefully, for most of us, we’ll never face quite that high a price to keep fighting.
My Summer Omens Bang fic started posting today - a human AU about a summer holiday fling in Valencia. I got matched with one of my favourite artists @alwaystuesday who did an amazing piece of traditional art - look out for it later this week in Chapter Six, here's a teenie slice:
Chapters 1 and 2 out now, posting every day until it's finished (10 chapters).
One Last Hurrah (4144 words) by AlwaysTuesdayToday, Thinkinginscripts
Chapters: 2/10
Fandom: Good Omens - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
on AO
Summary:
Aziraphale Fell had given up his job at Oxford to take up a new position at the family publishing firm. But he's weary. So when cousin Gabriel recommends a holiday in the summer break - one last hurrah before he gets down to his new career - Aziraphale jumps at the chance, and books a solo trip to see the historic sites of the Spanish city of Valencia.
He doesn't count on his tour guide being a charming, gorgeous redhead with a track record of no-strings flings. Still - it's his last hurrah, just a week of fun in a romantic city. Where was the harm in that?
Have a look at the Summer Omens Big Bang collection on AO3 and @gosummerbang - twelve collabs have started posting already, with lovely work by @bohoteacher, @hazel-sage, @maon25, @naturallyteal, @on1occasionfork, @luinlothana. @pietudraws, @anixfelix, @anatomic-girl and lots more!
So excited for everyone to get to read this lovely comfort read of a fic. It certainly made me want to get on a plane to Valencia immediately (if only!)
Do give it, and the other fics in the Summer Omens Big Bang collection a read.
Gonna share some personal reflections about one of the reasons GO3 resonates with me. Not seeking to persuade anyone, only to share. TW: I will be talking about death and GO.
IRL among other things I'm a campaigner against biodiversity loss and climate change. I see daily how hard it is to effect change in a system that's stacked against you. It’s tough to keep fighting, year after year.
Sacrifice is a huge part of working to make the world a better place. Perhaps it shouldn't be, but it is. People through history and today choose every day to sacrifice a piece of themselves in these fights - whether that be climate change, civil rights, anti-fascism, democracy, whatever.
That sacrifice can be time, money, personal freedom, relationships. Maybe you take a pay cut. Perhaps you don't get those weekends with the kids, or cant follow a spouse to a new city. Maybe you burn out, or you risk incarceration. And yes, ultimately, for some, the sacrifice is their lives. We can all name some of those for whom this has been true: Martin Luther King, Emily Davidson. More recently Renée Good and Alex Pretti come to mind.
It’s not that you go out there looking for these specific outcomes or actively seek martyrdom. But it comes as a consequence of choosing to fight for a better world for everyone. And that’s a choice real humans make all the time. It's deeply human, and the reason many of us are where we are now is because people in the past made that exact choice.
It's love, but not romantic love. I truly believe it's so much bigger. Love as sacrifice. Love that transcends the present reality and dares to believe in something better for everyone, even if you may not live to see it.
I believe having the capacity for such love is fundamental to being human.
It's also a brutal reality that sometimes the ultimate sacrifice is the only way that change is achieved. I get that for some it feels bleak. Yes it's a hard truth. But it is true. Sometimes a better world for the many comes at the cost of the few.
This is what Aziraphale and Crowley face at the end. Themselves, each other, status quo, or a better world - no, universe - for everyone else. They choose sacrifice and change.
For me, I see this portrayal and the choice they make not as bleak, but as inspiration to keep fighting. A&C’s choice wasn’t in vain. They succeeded. They created our world, and perhaps even gave birth to that capacity for transcending love in all of us. And my interpretation of the end is that at least part of them lived on and got to see it. That’s everything that anyone fighting these fights really wants, in the end.
So I personally take hope. It sits alongside sorrow at the necessity of the choice, and what is lost as a result. The things that cant be, the words unsaid, the futures that could not happen. But to me, the ending says that change is possible, and that sacrifice can have meaning - even if hopefully, for most of us, we’ll never face quite that high a price to keep fighting.
This post is going to be long and is going to dive into my (non-scientific) thoughts about the Good Omens Series Finale and the subsequent fandom fracture, including thoughts on behaviors of fans and specifically a call to action for fandom community leaders (server owners, event organizers, Tumblr Community creators, etc.). It will touch on some of the more triggering head canons that have come out of the Good Omens fandom regarding the series, but we will not be diving into those.
This is going to be long, and anyone who comments without reading the whole thing with takes about how I'm wrong/condescending/stupid for liking the finale/whatever is going to be blocked on sight. This is mostly me just getting my thoughts out and frankly I'm not interested in debating with the kinds of people who have been crawling into my ask box with hatred. I have better ways to spend my time.
So, I've been thinking thoughts since May 13th, but recently these thoughts have really crystalized for me. I largely have to thank whatever anon(s) keep sending some really fascinating takes plus the sock puppet account screaming on one of my posts, as well as watching folks interact and behave in large Good Omens Discord server spaces.
I think there's currently this thought process that there are really two main GO camps in the fandom: those who loved the finale, and those who did not. And somewhere there is a middle of group of those who are "unsure." I would like to challenge this idea.
And in challenging it, I am specifically going to talk about the death of nuance in how people relate to stories and media.
What I've realized is that a lot of folks seem to think that those of us who like the ending, or have positive feelings towards it, all think it's a happy ending. This is not true. I know this is not true because, frustrated by the state of fandom, I started @gomens-timeaftertime, a Discord Server (TAT) for folks who liked the Series Finale. This is a "small" server of 100 people only because I have put a membership limit on it. Otherwise based on how we've had to kick people who were not active, the number of requests I have to join, and folks who were interested in participating in our Warm Close event but hesitant to join a Discord Server, TAT would be a lot larger if I had the bandwidth to moderate more people. Which I don't. So.
But the point is, in TAT the takes on the Series Finale are wildly varied. There are several people who found the ending to be a happy one (lots of reincarnation, snow globe, multi-verse, sort of head canons there). There are as many people who found the ending to be a sad one (Aziraphale and Crowley as we know them are gone, the world as we knew it is over, and similar head canons).
And these are all people who still enjoyed the ending and are having a great time Slorching about. We are picking apart details, putting together fan events, screaming, analyzing and when we complain, because we do complain, our complaints are largely focused on the loss of 6 full episodes. Because I think no matter what you thought of the ending, we can all agree that that deserved 6 episodes and fuck NG and fuck Amazon for all the shit that took that away from us.
The conclusion that one can draw from such a varied group is that the ending of Good Omens S3 is complicated. It can be interpreted in a myriad of different ways, and it is, in the most Good Omens sense, an ending steeped in shades of grey.
Which I find, personally, to be beautiful.
Anyway, "sad" has not been equated to "bad" within this community. We leave space for those who are mourning, but they still jump on the "Ice Cream Truck Bentley's eyes FOLLOW HER PAPA" excitement train.
Therefore it's my belief that the issue amongst the larger fandom is that there are some people who are of the opinion that sad/uncomfortable = bad. Bad writing, bad production, bad directing, bad. These are the folks who hurl accusations such as S3 being a "bury your gays" ending when the finale explicitly ends with a married queer presenting couple sitting in a house they presumably own and being sweet together. They also are writing break downs of how the ending is an abusers final gotcha, ignoring years of interviews and comments from NG, STP, Rob Wilkins, Rhianna Pratchett, and more all confirming that the ending has existed for a long time, and that it is a collaborative ending between the two writers, and that the goal had always been between NG and the Pratchett Estate, to deliver. Also it ignores that said abuser wrote the ending before his abuse was made public, so he had no reason to write a final "gotcha" when at the time he was still working under the assumption he would not be found out and he would still continue to create more and more series (Sandman comes to mind, but also fuck NG).
Folks are picking and choosing what interviews to include in their defense of "this is clearly a Bad Thing" instead of coming to terms with the fact that the ending was not what they expected, and that is disappointing. They point at the genre labels (a deeply flawed labeling system of stories across media types meant to promote marketing and sales and not actually indicative of the story content itself). They point at specific quotes and ignore full interviews (specifically interviews where the contradictions are addressed as information previously NDA'd or unpromised was intentionally kept under wraps). They invent thoughts on how the entertainment industry works (there is no secret cabal trying to personally victimize you in the writers room, and frankly if this was a cash grab, they would've gone with a less divisive ending). They applaud someone for taking an illegal recording of an unaware actor who is making a glib remark (and let it be known, having worked in the industry: actors know what you're looking for pretty quickly when you ask them questions and will not hesitate to say whatever they think will keep themselves safe, "on your side" and make you go away faster, especially if they are under the impression that they are not be recorded).
In sum, these "fans" are using their personal interpretation (aka: head canon) of an intentionally complicated ending, and justifying the vitriol and disrespect they are spilling on other fans, the cast, the crew, the creators, the Estate, and more, by saying that the ending was, unequivocally "bad" and anyone who doesn't agree with them is wrong, stupid, an abuse apologist, and more.
Because why? Because it wasn't a clear cut happy ending? We know that the finale was already adjusted to fit the times (Jesus showing up as a celebrity on a giant plane has very different vibes in 2026 than in 1996.) So we know that this ending was conjured during a different time. And while the time we are currently living in is harder, increasing the desire for more uncomplicated happy endings, that doesn't mean we are entitled to such endings.
So okay, there's all of that.
Let's talk more about the fandom fracture.
Because the thing is, when the finale came out, I was a community leader in some large fandom spaces. And as someone who truly loved the ending (I love how complicated it is, I love that it is both gut wrenching [Michael destroyed their universe, and they decided to accept it to free themselves, and that means they are gone] and uplifting [fuck me am I a slut for soul mates and reincarnation tropes. They found each other again in a different life, a real life, without the movie framing, the found each other and got to make their own choices, and fuck that's what it is to escape a fucked up system and live, truly live, wow, does this mean they keep going and keep finding each other again and again? It must]) it was incredibly difficult for me to sit and watch people not just be sad, but be angry.
And this is where I think as a fandom we fucked up.
In trying to give space to those who were grieving a complicated ending, and the end of an era, and a show that should've gotten 6 hours, not 90 minutes, we legitimized those who decided "sad" and "not what I wanted to see" equals "bad writing/production/directing." In doing so, we gave them the space to come up with conspiracy theories ("not STP's ending", you know, a dead man who can't speak for himself, and I guess we can say fuck you to his living loved ones who fought for this ending?, "NG wants to abuse us all", I cannot even with this one it is so deeply insulting to his actual assault victims. Stop., "NG actually had a different ending in mind, and the six episode script will prove it", ... what.)
In doing this, we harmed the rest of the fandom, both those who enjoyed the ending and fell more towards the bittersweet to happy interpretation of the ending, as well as those who actually needed the space to process and just thought it was a sad ending, without ascribing bad to it.
So when I say things like "you're allowed to just...not like the ending" this is not me saying that the ending was happy, actually, get over it. Nor is it me saying you gotta buck up and smile. Its me saying you should take a step back and look at this ending more objectively. Do you actually hate the ending? Or did it just make you sad? It can be both! You can hate the ending because it made you sad and you wanted to be happy--but then that's on you to grapple with. No one went out to "do" this to you. No one went "You know what, let's make this a sad ending specifically to ruin this person's life." It's just a story, and sometimes stories have sad endings. And frankly, this is why I often tell people I don't "do" in progress media. My anxiety struggles with cliff hangers and I absolutely read the wiki summary before committing to a thing to make sure the ending is going to be what I want it to be. Good story telling can hurt and sometimes I'm into it. And sometimes, I'm not.
And maybe if it just made you sad, you should think about distancing yourself from communities where people are mad. Because it's okay to be sad about an ending meant to be complicated and at least a little sad (if not more). But that doesn't mean you've gotta throw the whole thing, including your fandom community, in the trash too. It does mean that maybe you need to take a more active stance against those who are insisting that their head canon is the only "correct" interpretation of the ending, are throwing around incredibly triggering topics around without care because that's part of their head canon, and are, at the end of the day, disrespecting and hating on the people who made a story.
Frankly, those aren't the kind of people you should want to be in a community with anyway. Misery loves company, and if you're sad, maybe don't hang out with the folks who are mad, they aren't going to help you feel better. And I say that as someone who is mourning the end of some incredible friendships because people who I thought would never have been absolutely engaging in some frankly disturbing behaviors.
In sum: there are so many ways to interpret the Good Omens ending, whether you're looking at the Television Series ending or the Book ending (I mean come on the book ends with them discussing the "big one" and it is not clear which side Crowley thinks they are on, humans or not humans). This kind of shades of grey, wait 20 years and come back again and see how it's changed, ending is precisely the kind of story telling I'd expect out of either STP (GNU) or NG (rot).
And if we're going to preserve the community that has become so important to us, then yes. We need to stop letting the loudest (not the majority, just the loudest) people trample the joy of our community. We need to hold them up to better fandom etiquette: no yucking other people's yum, kink-tomato, all that doesn't just apply to NSFW works, it also applies to "My head canon is different than yours, and you gotta stop shoving your deeply triggering take down my throat without a content warning." We've got to be more firm in that the very existence of Asa and Anthony is not, actually, something that should be spoilered because they are the result of suicide because that is a head canon, not a fact.
And frankly, if you want your communities, your big servers, your whatever, to live on, you've got to take this seriously. Your mod teams have to agree that, personal feelings about the ending aside, the ending is open to a multitude of interpretations, there is no space for conspiracy theories that are harmful or disrespectful to cast, crew, actual NG victims, etc, in these spaces, and that these spaces are meant to come together in celebration of the story, not to complain about how much something sucked. If you want your spaces to survive, to not become cesspools of the worse kind of feedback loops, you've got to make sure there's more joy than hate.
And if you're "in the middle" maybe take a step back from the loud voices and ask yourself: Are you in the middle? Or did something make you sad and the loud voices are trying to convince you that means that thing must not be any good at all?
I know I already reblogged this once. I didn't think I had anything to add, but it turns out that I do.
CW for discussion of mental illness and suicidal ideation below the cut.
One of the most disturbing reactions I saw to the GO finale, was people who felt suicidal over it.
I struggle with mental illness. I'm medically diagnosed with anxiety and major depression. Self-diagnosed with PTSD, possibly cPTSD as an abuse survivor. I have experienced suicidal ideation.
At 40 years old, after a lot of self-help and a string of therapists, I finally saw a pychiatrist and started medication.
I'm USAmerican. I know the shithole that is our medical system, the price-gouging of the pharmaceutical and insurance industries, and worst of all, actual hospital billing of uninsured patients.
As fans or former fans of the show, we have a duty to care for each other.
And yes, that duty of care includes giving people space to be sad, and room to grieve in all of its myriad emotions. Anger is a legitimate part of grief.
We ALSO have a duty of care to push back against harmful headcanons.
So, as someone who experiences these things, here is my advice:
If you have access to therapy, even a hotline / help line, please use it. If you can, talk about how you feel about the finale with a professional.
If you have a prescription for medication, stay on your medications. If you need to call your psychiatrist to adjust the dose or add a supplemental med, DO THAT.
To the extent that you can, practice self-management. Tumblr and AO3 are full of actual, legitimate grounding exercises (perhaps most popular is the 5 senses one). Any of us who have experienced intrusive thoughts, have experience resisting them. Challenge yours. Ask yourself why. Consider other (less-traumatic) interpretations. Keep a mind open to these other possibilities. Tweak your block list as needed for your mental health.
To the extent that you can, when you feel up to it, look after each other. It's legitimate in fandom to acknowledge: "Yes, that is one way of looking at it, but consider these others..."
Honest questions and genuine dialogue are great ways to interact. We do not have to think alike to care about each other. When you are open to listening, please do ask genuine, open questions, and consider what people say. When you do so, recall that as split as fandom currently is, it may take more than 24 hours for someone to have a good, different perspective for you. Do not give up immediately.
Gosh! This is such an incredible addition to this post. Thank you so much for sharing!
I do also want to add, regardless of where you live in the world, if you are two months out from watching the series finale and are still struggling to eat, sleep, stop crying or otherwise function normally because of the things the finale made you feel, this is not healthy or normal. I'm saying that because I'm seeing far to many people admitting to that online.
And I DO care for you as a human being which is why I am begging you to step away from the people who are screaming anger, and use the resources above to get help. Just talk to someone IRL about how you're doing and why. It is so, so, so important. We live in a hard fucking world, and it sucks when something we love doesn't go the way we expected it to.
I need you as a human to still be in this world though, because you matter. So I need you to take care of yourself and find support.
I've made a new batch of GO originals of mine available on my Ko-fi shop - to make some space, but also because life has been a little expensive recently 😅
This includes a couple of my absolute all time favourites - I'd love to see them find a good home.
🌟If you're coming to TIC7 and would like any of these, let me know and I'll save you the postage! 🌟
I'm also open to taking one or two commissions for delivery at TIC - shout if interested.
Inviting all writers, artists, and betas to join the Monsters and Myths Good Omens Collab!
Join us for a creative celebration through the lens of mythology, folklore, and legendary creatures. Whether you want to explore ancient folklore, cryptid chaos, or gothic horror, this is your canvas to rewrite the myths with your favorite Good Omens characters. Let's make something beautifully monstrous together!
⛔Restrictions: Please note that the The Art of Yelling host server is an 18+ community. Participants must be 18 or older to join the collab. All ratings (G/T, M/E) are welcome.
✍️ Writers: Bring your best folklore and creature ideas.
🔍 Betas: Help us keep the chaos contained and polished.
🎨 Artists: Give us your most stunning, mythical visuals. Your canvas, your rules! All art styles welcome! You'll get to look at the writers' story summaries first and pick the concepts that spark your inspiration. Come help us bring these monstrous myths to life!
What You Get From This Event: Access to a Discord community of lovely fandom creators sharing ideas, collaborating, and cheerleading. We have channels for brainstorming, feedback, writing sprints, WIP progress sharing, fic recommendations, cute pet pics, and more!
📅 IMPORTANT DATES
July 4……..... Event opens
August 4…... Deadline to join and submit your story summary/rating if you are an artist, a beta, or a writer who wants to be paired up.
August 16..… Deadline for betas and artists to submit their pairing survey
August 29.... Beta and artist pairings announced
October 1.… Posting period begins and deadline to join for solo writers/ artists (Those who do not want a beta, writer, or artist pairing). ⚠️ Note for Solo Creators: While you can join up until October 1, keep in mind that your story/art must be ready to post by the end of October.
💡 Quick Facts: Any rating welcome | No word count min/max | New works or current WIP chapters welcome | Choose from our prompt list or create your own!
Click here for more information/ FAQ
Contact @ajconstantine on Tumblr or Discord (same name) with any questions.
You don’t have a right not to be made to feel uncomfortable by things - including (and perhaps especially) creative works of fiction. The moment you think you do is the moment censorship starts. You can feel your feelings and express yourself about them. But you have no right to limit others’ freedom to do the same.
I've made a new batch of GO originals of mine available on my Ko-fi shop - to make some space, but also because life has been a little expensive recently 😅
This includes a couple of my absolute all time favourites - I'd love to see them find a good home.
🌟If you're coming to TIC7 and would like any of these, let me know and I'll save you the postage! 🌟
I'm also open to taking one or two commissions for delivery at TIC - shout if interested.
The SOBB starts posting next week! 30 fics+art collabs with a summer theme will start appearing soon!
For my fic, which is about a summer holiday fling in Valencia, Spain, I got matched with a fantastic artist, @alwaystuesday - who produced an amazing piece of traditional art of Crowley. Here's a wee snippet of my words, and their art:
As if woken by the direction of his thoughts, Crowley’s leg slid down the length of his and, with a deep inhale, the man turned his head on the pillow and looked across at Aziraphale. He saw the moment Crowley came to full consciousness, as those unfocused amber eyes suddenly zeroed in on him and a slow, gentle smile bloomed across his face. He looked relaxed, content.
I'll be posting in a couple of weeks, but lots of people will be going live next week - follow the @gosummerbang and tags below!
And if you want to see more of @alwaystuesday's art like this, there's more here and here