Hey Neil. I know your inbox is flooded right now, and you're not likely to see this, but I feel compelled to tell you anyway, on the off-chance you might -
Good Omens has been my favorite book for a long, long time. I was going through quite the struggle when the show released, dealing with alcoholism and drug addiction. I was so delighted with the adaptation that the show and fandom quickly took over my life. It was an escape I so badly needed. I wrote a novel length fic for it (granted, a wine sodden one) that got unexpectedly popular. Long story short, through writing that, I met an absolutely incredible person. I started flying across the country to see them regularly, and before I knew it I'd fallen utterly in love. We started a relationship, and just this spring I moved 2,000 miles to be close to them.
When Good Omens 2 dropped, we watched it together, on the same couch, curled up with one another. And I was sober. It has me reflecting on the beauty of it all, how far I've come, and all the joy I've found. I fought and won against my addiction, I grew as a writer and a human being, I fell in love, I started an entire new and better life - and if that one domino wasn't tipped over by a strange and lovely book from the 90s, I'm not sure where I would be.
So basically, thank you, and of course Terry, for setting in motion the series of events that changed my life for the better. Maybe even saved it. Just...thank you.
I'm proud of you.
This is heartwarming.
