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aurora - dangerous thing
Crowley knew. From the moment they met, he knew that Aziraphale was a dangerous thing. Dangerous in his devotion. Dangerous in his hope. Dangerous in his love for a heaven that, in the end, would not love him back. And yet... Crowley couldn't help himself. Because there is no end to the fall.
What do you mean “chat” is now referring to ChatGPT and not twitch chat? What? What? What the fuck? No?
When I address chat I am speaking to a presumed Greek chorus of real human people shitposting on their lunch break, not a machine that devours lakes to covert electricity into slop.
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A TV SHOW CALLED EARTH - a Good Omens tribute
With less than a week to go until we have an end to our beloved Ineffables' story, i realized i never shared this one here.
This tribute was a true labour of love and i wanted to share it with all of you, before it's over forever.
(read more below <3)
It all started with the song. It occurred to me that it reminded me a lot of Good Omens.
After all, angels and demons are sort of like aliens, right? Watching our world from afar, almost as if... As if Armageddon were a cinematographic show you wished to sell in as many countries as possible.
And so, I had to bring the vision to life. I built the 3D scene in the opening and ending of the video myself, and also reconstructed the "amazon prime" overlay painstakingly by hand. Feel free to pause and see how many easter eggs you can catch, if you want. <3
And now, I will go hide in my hole again. Thanks. <3
In honor of the upcoming Good Omens finale and in celebration of the @gomens-s3-block-party, here are 13 fanfic recommendations written by the wonderful community of The Nice and Accurate Network discord server. Enjoy! (s3 spoilers and content warnings posted in description of the fics!)
Write A Way by @angie-words
Rating: E | Length: 73,180 words | Human AU "Azira Fell and AJ Crowley are both successful authors in their own right, invited to speak at the same national book festival. Despite a falling out a couple of years ago, they've never actually met in person - so this event is going to be excruciatingly awkward for both of them. Right? As it happens, and unbeknownst to them, it seems they share a love of a certain TV show... and being very active parts of its fandom (yep, it's Fanfic Writer Crowley and Fanfic Reader Aziraphale time!)"
Wildflower and Wine by @captainblou
Rating: T | Length: 5,619 words | Human AU "Every Thursday is open stage night at the Eden, where Aziraphale works as a bartender. Every Thursday, the amateur rock band Temptation comes to play music. And every Thursday, the bartender falls a little more under the spell cast by their guitarist, a flashy red-head named Crowley."
Love Me Good by @itsscottiesstark
Rating: E | Length: 25,057 words | Human AU "Aziraphale, after his sister and her husband get killed in a car accident, gets custody of his 10 year old nephew, Adam. Almost a year into their new lives, Aziraphale gets called to the school to talk about Adam's behaviour. Clueless as to the reason for the meeting, he can't help but worry. When Adam's teacher steps out of the classroom, though, he thanks the boy for whatever it is he has done."
Περιστερά [Fallen] by @cassiecasyl
Rating: M | Length: 2,207 words CW: Heavy Angst; Graphic Depictions of Violence "Aziraphale falls. On the ground, he is found by a certain caring yet broken demon."
Where is my husband? by @eybefioro
Rating: G | Length: 1,209 words "Crowley and Aziraphale are looking for the perfect cottage, but get interrupted."
The Dragon's Scheme by @the-bentley
Rating: E | Length: 42,379 words | Fantasy/Fairy-tale AU "Crowley isn't your average dragon. He prefers a more civilised life of drinking wine, collecting art and gardening. Also, he decided he would rather have a friend than spend a lonely existence terrorising faerie villages like dragons are supposed to do. Desperate for a companion, he hatches a surprisingly successful plan to get one. But the relationship blossoming between him and his new friend, the faerie Aziraphale, has attracted unwanted attention. Gabriel, a travelling merchant who seeks the elevated status of a hero, is determined to "rescue" Aziraphale from Crowley's "clutches". And Crowley's clan, tired of his antics, would prefer to evict him from his home in favour of a more compliant dragon. Crowley's clever little plan to get himself a friend might not be the only scheming going on. Gabriel's interests just might converge with the dragon clan's. That could spell trouble for the dragon and his faerie partner."
tired of your heart beating its way into my head by @ineffableword, fanart by @mamamissy
Rating: E | Length: 2,549 words "GOOD OMENS 3 TRAILER SPOILERS "He looked so pale. Sickly light skin, hair less like vintage wine and more like the way autumn leaves look when brushed by a sunbeam. Clothes dirtied and ragged, like he wore his heart with his entire being, not just on his sleeve." or An archangel finds his demon in a dark alley and gives him a hand. Oh, and also helps him. Or is it a demon that helps the archangel?"
The Point by @firelikestars, fanart by @elenthyaolyenths
Rating: G | Length: 5,803 words "A year ago, the world didn't end for the second time. It's been a year full of love, freedom, and the slowly fracturing disbelief that either of those things could be within their reach. Something that's also within their reach—rather unfortunately, in Crowley's opinion—is a camping trip."
Your Warmth by @maevemakt
Rating: E | Length: 3,170 words "Crowley spends more and more time in Aziraphale's bookshop, but every evening comes the time to return to the Bentley. The walk to where the car is parked is long and the demon begins to feel cold, which is perhaps why he notices a coat rack near the entrance with all sorts of scarves, gloves, coats and hats on it, which he begins to 'steal' before leaving."
Armageddate with Unexpected Outcome (or: The Wall Thing) by @edit-by-riley
Rating: E | Length: 9,193 words "When leaving the Ritz after their dinner date, Crowley and Aziraphale nearly run into Muriel - the exact person they're meant to be hiding from (long story). Thankfully, Crowley is a quick thinker and knows how to silence his giggling angel. But Aziraphale seems to enjoy the whole "Being Shoved Against A Wall" thing a whole lot more than the demon expected..."
My Funny Valentine by @shades-o-grey
Rating: G | Length: 7,708 words Work-in-Progress "It's the fourteenth of February, Valentine's Day and for the first time in nearly two-hundred years Aziraphale had remembered. But not only did the Angel remember. He had planned, a week in advance no less! This year, finally, after decades of obliviousness and unknowingly allowing Crowley to sweep him off his feet, it was finally his turn to pull the rug out from under the Demon's scaly-ones. But the only way this turnabout can succeed is to ensure Crowley has no-clue about his true intentions and that Aziraphale doesn't give him the chance for any nefarious plans of his own. But can Aziraphale keep everything under wraps without drawing the Demons' suspicion? Will the Angel's plans succeed without fail... or does the universe have other plans? Will Crowley let the Angel drag him anywhere without explanation? Can Crowley and Aziraphale make it through their first Valentines Day after surviving Armageddidn't? It all starts with a phone call..."
Where Flowers Bloom by @commanderdara
Rating: E | Length: 2,828 words | Human AU "On their wedding night, Aziraphale gives Crowley a gift representing some of Crowley’s most important memories using meaningful flowers. Spoiler: all of his memories hold Aziraphale at the center."
Give Yourself to Me by @itchiefeet
Rating: E | Length: 666 words "A new arrangement, a blowjob as a gift and praise given wordlessly but unmistakably."
thank you so much @muse-of-whimsy for the reco <3
A TV SHOW CALLED EARTH - a Good Omens tribute
With less than a week to go until we have an end to our beloved Ineffables' story, i realized i never shared this one here.
This tribute was a true labour of love and i wanted to share it with all of you, before it's over forever.
(read more below <3)
It all started with the song. It occurred to me that it reminded me a lot of Good Omens.
After all, angels and demons are sort of like aliens, right? Watching our world from afar, almost as if... As if Armageddon were a cinematographic show you wished to sell in as many countries as possible.
And so, I had to bring the vision to life. I built the 3D scene in the opening and ending of the video myself, and also reconstructed the "amazon prime" overlay painstakingly by hand. Feel free to pause and see how many easter eggs you can catch, if you want. <3
And now, I will go hide in my hole again. Thanks. <3
And finally...3. See you soon 😇😈
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I wanna talk about Lesley the Delivery Man today and y'all are my victims :D
He's a small character, but I think he's a very good example of how the Cold War themes of the book were adapted and changed in the show. The two narratives, book and show, almost completely overlap. Almost but not completely, and I am going to nitpick the hell out of it because Yes. Let's go.
The Delivery Man in the Book
The International Express Delivery Man doesn't have a name in the book. He's always, exclusively defined by his role. Here's a concept art for the show, based on the book:
His missus Maud, on the other hand, is named in the book (the spoon and fork line in the show is a direct quote).
This mention of his wife is about the one distinctive quality our Delivery Man gets. In any other regard, he lacks an individual character. He's short and he wears glasses. He loves his job and his wife. He distrusts foreign weather. His opinions are usually rather generic, and he's completely unflappable in front of the weirdness he experiences: he's just one Delivery Man, doing his job.
It's been told Newt is the Perfect Average Man, a perfectly generic Clark Kent. And yet Newt is also completely unique in his straightforward, awkward way. The Delivery Man on the other hand is almost faceless. Much like everyone else in the book, he does his job. The fact that his job is to call forward the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is completely incidental.
And this is a perfect character for a WWII/Cold War allegory: a time when some of the greatest atrocities in modern Western history were caused by people "just doing their jobs".
The Delivery Man acts as a mirror for Crowley, or rather a version of Crowley who kept "doing his job" long enough to actually see humanity destroyed.
The International Delivery Man remains complacent whereas Crowley doesn't.
Yes, I admit the comparison is unfair, because Crowley has an idea about what's happening and the Delivery Man doesn't. But that's actually part of the point: that the Delivery Man didn't ask why he had to deliver weird packages in strange locations, and went so far as to die. Just to do his job.
Everyone is just doing their jobs. The banality of evil, they call it. And what's more banal than a delivery man in his blue uniform, and what's more evil than the Four Horsepeople?
(Note: I think both book and show make a distinction between Hell and Heaven's brand of Good and Evil, and good and evil as humans intend them. The Horsepeople aren't Evil as in Hell Aligned; they are more neutral Earth forces. But they are evil in the sense that they are actively malicious incarnations of humanity's great atavistic fears).
Complacency and obedience will end in disaster. Taking responsibility in your actions, actually seeing the damage you are causing, and working to prevent it, are necessary actions to save the world.
So, that's for the book. Let's talk about...
Lesley the Delivery Man in the show
When adapting this character, the TV show had to choose if they wanted to keep the relative anonymity of the Delivery Man, or if they want to build upon him. They chose the latter, and so Lesley was born. He's still a White British Generic Delivery Man, but now he has a name, we get to see his home, and we get to see his relationship with Maud in more details (and they are freaking adorable).
This small change shifts his character, I believe.
Here's Lesley. Dressed in tan colours, with a white van with wings on it. Almost obsessively loyal to the company. This line to me feels not just like a man who loves his job, but a man who genuinely believes in his job:
Ours is not to reason why. Ours is to deliver packages.
Lesley doesn't question his orders, he accepts them because it's his mission to accept them.
And meanwhile his wife, dressed in red (I think? Pink perhaps?), asks him questions. Who is the delivery for? Why a delivery on a Saturday? Come back to bed, Lesley. Stay home.
In the book, there was no one questioning Lesley. Now, the woman he loves actively questions him, asks him to stay. She's the only one who calls him by his name.
It's not about a faceless cog in the machine following orders, it's now about this single character ignoring questions and doubts to follow his duty. It's his individual desires (staying at home with his beloved Maud) fighting against the need to follow the company line.
Love against Obedience, Freedom against Law (or, at least, company policy). One of the main themes for Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship in the show. Lesley is now a clear mirror for Aziraphale, while Maud mirrors Crowley's questioning nature (she even has a cutesy nickname for her husband!).
Unfortunately, Maud's questions aren't enough, and there's no doubt in Lesley. He's faithful to the company and he will make these deliveries, and then he'll come home to Maud. It's not that he doesn't love Maud, he clearly does. But it's his job, and he believes in his job.
And unknowingly, he becomes an instrument of the End Times. He follows the company line because he truly, genuinely believes in it, and at the end of it he finds Death.
It's almost the same as in the book, but I think that in the show it's less about complacency to orders, and more about mindless beliefs trampling everything else, be it your loved ones or the entire world.
The conclusion is however very much the same: the need to be free, to question, to rebel, to challenge paradigms and do what you think is right. But the way we get there is just slightly different.
So basically, to sum my thoughts up into something coherent:
I think in the book the Delivery Man was an example of complacency in a job that leads up to War, and he is a dark mirror to Crowley and Aziraphale (but especially Crowley in the text), who actively stop being complacent in their jobs because they don't want the War.
In the show, Lesley the Delivery Man is a dark mirror to Aziraphale, choosing duty/faith over love, an action that kills him and condemns his beloved to destruction. Maud, originally only name dropped, now has Crowley's role as the Questioner and Temptress, but she unfortunately fails.
The Delivery Man is a simple way to spot what changes from page to screen. Both storylines follow the same main plot points and reach the same conclusion about free will, but with some subtle differences in execution.
The costume department people knew what they were doing and I want them to know that I love them.
I will stop rambling now because the more I look at this the more I fear I am spouting bullshit ok bye
The Nice and Accurate Network Advent Calendar - Day 2
Today we open the second box!
And it's the Fairest Rose of all, @goodoldfashionedlovergirls-blog bringing us a present for today's prompt!
Day 2 - Christmas Market
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Et Resurrexit Tertia Die
By: Haemey
Rated: M, 134 527 words
Status: WIP - 25/? When review was written
Summary:
Half a year after Aziraphale left, Crowley is trying his best to come to terms with the fact that the world is going to end in just seven weeks and that he will likely have to face that end alone. Having done all he can, all that's left for him to do is to distract himself while he waits. Teaching a too-nice-for-their-own-good human not to take in random strangers might be just the ticket. Meanwhile, up in Heaven, Aziraphale is receiving some troubling news about the Second Coming. Troubling - but possibly the best chance he is ever going to get to set things to rights. Now, if only he could get Crowley aboard, but that seems to be much more difficult than he would like. The solution to all their problems is much closer than they think. If only they'd remember the elephant...
OR: Just another post-season 2 fic. But with more glitter.
Why we love it:
In a sea of Post Season 2 fics that remain laser focused on Aziraphale and Crowley’s relationship, this story stands out. It is a bold take on a possible Season 3, not only tackling the hard questions of consent and loyalty from the ending of season 2, but also the machinations of how to resolve the Second Coming given all that we know from canon and maybe a little bit from the bible. Crowley is the star in this story, with his usual brand of biting humor working overtime to shield himself from his heartbreak (and maybe even lick a wall or two in the process). In his disaster puppy era, he meets a human who is his equal, both unreasonably kind but also scathingly honest and cutting when they need to be. And when Aziraphale does finally show up needing his help, his friendship with this human is what helps guide him toward a more equal partnership. Marrying witty banter, silly jokes, glitter, and even a dash of mystery, I eagerly await every update of this WIP. I am excited to see how these two (or three) beings will resolve the Second Coming and save humanity.
Tags: Post-S2, The Second Coming, Angst, Fluff, Happy Ending, Jesus, Humour, Banter, Biblical References
Review by @bellisima-writes
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Armageddate with Unexpected Outcome (or: The Wall Thing)
by @edit-by-riley
Rated E, 9193 words
Status Complete Work
Summary
When leaving the Ritz after their dinner date, Crowley and Aziraphale nearly run into Muriel - the exact person they're meant to be hiding from (long story). Thankfully, Crowley is a quick thinker and knows how to silence his giggling angel. But Aziraphale seems to enjoy the whole "Being Shoved Against A Wall" thing a whole lot more than the demon expected...
Why we love it
It's the pair we love so much, everything is resolved (no s2 drama) and they're having a nice dinner, just the two of them. It starts with the adorably fussy angel and the delightfully smug demon doing what they do best, drinking and flirting, until things... escalate. The dialogue feels so true to their characters, this could very easily be a short story taken right out of the deleted scenes. The amount of times I gasped and giggled and blushed with this story are simply too many to count. I had to stop and go "fuuuuuuck" (/pos) every few sentences. It takes us through Crowley's discovery of Aziraphale's 'interests' and it's as delicious as advertised. Top that off with some hilarious interactions (including some unfortunately displayed portraits and an unexpected book party) and you've got yourself nearly 10k words of pure bliss. Overall, it's an exquisite read, funny and sweet and very very hot (gentledom!Crowley, hello).
Tags: smut, dom Crowley, wall slam, post S1, banter, established relationship, canon compliant
Review by @itsscottiesstark
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so, uh. i am never on tumblr, so i completely missed @itsscottiesstark (THE ANGEL THAT YOU ARE) writing a *glowing* review of one of my fics for @aziraphales-hidden-gems.
i'm gonna go run in circles and scream about this for the next three to five business days, thank you very much <3
I hope you're all weathering the AO3 downtime, folks 🫡 lots of thanks this week to @firelikestars @eybefioro @katspause @sakascal and ck for helping to source some of the text posts this week! Hope you enjoy, though there's a little Final 15 angst in the one below the cut 💜
Last meme post
Angst below!
After 4:58 damn minutes of the FIRST episode of the FIRST season we got... this 👇
And yet there are people who think that the love story between Crowley and Aziraphale is forced...
When Aziraphale Met Crowley
By PBandJammothy, The_Bentley
Rating: E, Word count: 33770
Status: Complete
Summary:
Aziraphale and Crowley share a car ride from Inverness to London, where they are both moving, during which they bicker about whether angels and demons can truly be friends. By the time they reach London, both of them part ways with the hope they'll never see the other one again. But even in a city of millions, the two keep bumping into each other, and ten years after that fateful car ride, they decide to become friends. Unacknowledged feelings grow as their friendship does. Will sex eventually ruin the good thing they've got going?
Why we love it:
Anyone who loves the movie "When Harry Met Sally" will absolutely adore this fic. Follows quite the same story-line, but the author has managed to give it a big breath of fresh air. Staying true to the movie but also making it original is a precarious balance the author maintains brilliantly. There are no humans, just angels and demons given a planet to call come after creation, left to live out eternity. By chapter two, you fully accept their world as normal. The interviews from the other couples are so brilliant, include hilarious lines and instantly get you hooked to this quirky world. Absolutely brilliant, I will sing this fic's praises for the rest of time.
Tags: canon divergent, falling in love, happy ending, enemies to friends to lovers, pining, inspired by movie, RomCom
Review by @itsscottiesstark
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