Guinea Hen Fritillaria aka A_Large_Talisker

I come from the world of The Dreaming and anything Neil Gaiman really. The Guinea Hen Fritillaria flower is being dug by Cain when Dream came to re-absorb Gregory.

[iforgiveyouprime]

https://youtu.be/GAq7Wfc69gc?si=HKVxv-g9wkOyzEVz

Pre GO2&GO3-time is my everything.

Even though I do partially like season 2, I can’t deny that the time before it was the most peaceful, kind, and pleasant era in the fandom. Everyone just agreed that Aziracrow was canon - it was an unquestionable truth. Of course, some people might have seen them as just friends, and this interpretation is totally fine. But, like, the fandom was mostly united; we were brought together by our love for this story and these characters, who had canonically found their happily ever after. I absolutely love rewatching/rereading the fanfics and animatics from that era.

[guineahenfritillaria]

More from Twitter this morning.

[guineahenfritillaria]

TIC update: Rob Wilkins will not be recorded so make sure to get your virtual ticket now. All proceeds to benefit Alzheimer’s Research in memory of a man gone waaay too soon.

[moderndayklutz]

The apology dance is not an apology.

It's gaslighting.

Don't see it? Let me explain.

There are things to love about Aziracrow's relationship, but there are a number of things not to emulate.

And the dance is one of them.

One of my favorite lines is that Crowley "doesn't do the dance."

And here is why you shouldn't to someone you love either.

Because it's not forgiveness. It's fake forgiveness, to let someone get away with doing the same thing to you over and over and over again and never learning.

Crowley doesn't do that. Because he learns. He questions and he learns. And he means it when he says he's sorry. And he doesn't lie to Aziraphale by doing a fake apology when he has no intention of not doing it again.

Aziraphale, with the dance, doesn't. He just wants qyickly forgiven so he can go back to doing whatever he wants.

How many times did he do the dance again?

How many times has he kept doing the same thing - the same hurtful thing - over and over and over again?

We comically don't know.

We don't know because Crowley interrupted him (fine!) listing off the many, many times he did it.

In the finale, Aziraphale asks him (like some expectant bastard) "should I do the dance for you."

"Oh, we are well beyond silly dances, angel."

And if you keep apologizing over and over for the same crap you do to someone over and over again and don't change... someone will be done with your silly dances, too.

Find it funny. Laugh out loud. Find it cute (and we all got to see David do it!)

But do not think this part of their relationship was so great.

Since Season One, their relationship, for as much as they love each other, had gaping holes in it.

Some so big you could drive a Mac Truck through.

And the apology dance is one of them.

The apology dance isn't a real apology. And it's not real forgiveness.

Love the characters. Love the laughs. Love the show.

But don't do that to someone you love in real life.

[dalliancekay]

One of my favorite lines is that Crowley "doesn't do the dance."

Which, given that he's asked Aziraphale to do it three times, implies he thinks he's infallible and refuses to the 'little dance' now that Aziraphale was the one who was right.

And in S3, he graciously suggest they are beyond the little dances because - well could he be more wrong? Lying there doing nothing when Aziraphale had been saving them and the whole Universe?

Crowley doesn't do that. Because he learns. He questions and he learns.

Does he? When he runs away from the Bandstand. From Gabriel. From the bookshop in F15? Does he learn that running away is a bad idea when he stands before God and decides to give up?

And he means it when he says he's sorry.

"I’m sorry. Apologise. Whatever I said. I didn’t mean it. Work with me, I’m apologising here. Yes. Good. Get in the car."

Oh yes, the pinnacle of heartfelt, meant apology.

Aziraphale, with the dance, doesn't. He just wants qyickly forgiven so he can go back to doing whatever he wants.

What?

How many times has he kept doing the same thing - the same hurtful thing - over and over and over again?

And pray how do you know why Crowley demanded the apologies/dances?

We comically don't know.

Yes, it's very funny. Hilarious even. You are trying to paint the dance as a bad thing, blaming Aziraphale, when it was 80% Crowley who wanted it because Aziraphale was 'wrong'. And we don't know why in 3 out of 4 times and the one we do, Aziraphale was definitely not wrong. He was just trying to repair their relationship. That Crowley - has given up on. Everything is meaningless, right?

Since Season One, their relationship, for as much as they love each other, had gaping holes in it.

For people who hate Aziraphale, absolutely.

And the apology dance is one of them.

Hm. Maybe Crowley should have retired it after that first time. Or second. Right? Or not come up with it at all? Given how many people pointed out how Crowley has become more and more of a Gaiman self insert, I won't go there now.

But don't do that to someone you love in real life.

Yes, I'm sure Crowley would take that to heart. If he was still alive.

[nimaygreen]

So many questions…

Maybe we don't have to spend forever deciding whether the ending was good or bad.

We can ask different questions now.

What is time to beings who believed they had eternity?

Can free will exist inside a universe with a Plan?

Is leaving the system the same thing as becoming free?

If memory disappears, does love disappear with it?

Can you destroy a person and still claim that something essential about them survived?

What happens when an angel and a demon spend six thousand years becoming more human than the systems that created them?

And perhaps the most Good Omens question of all:

What if there was never only one possible interpretation?

You don't have to love the ending to keep loving Good Omens. You don't have to defend it. You don't have to destroy it either.

We still have six thousand years of history, two extraordinary characters, an entire universe of ideas — and all the questions the story left behind.

So maybe, instead of another fight about the ending, we could get curious again. 💛🌌

There is still so much to talk about.

[curiouspupsiclelibrary]

GO Fan Fiction Friday 31 July 2026 - Book!Omens

Has anyone noticed a bit of chaos in the Good Omens fandom over the past two months? No? I guess it's just me, then. But seriously, as fans shake out their feelings about the finale, I'm seeing some renewed interest in Book!Omens. As someone who came to this story first through the book, I'm thrilled. I love Aziraphale and Crowley from the book as much as I love David Tennant's and Michael Sheen's depiction in the television show (I'm quite fond of the musical and radio play too).

Another reason this delights me, is because it's proof that these characters aren't going anywhere. They intrigued us from the book. They continued to intrigue us even after learning one of their creators is despicable. Hopefully, they'll continue to intrigue us now that the television series has ended (regardless of your thoughts on it). So let's enjoy some Book!Omens stories. First up is Mirror, Mirror (T) by @improbabledreams900, in which Crawleigh escapes Eden through the Western Gate, and that makes all the difference. Years later, Crowley has a portal from hell open in his flat, revealing his doppelgänger. This story gets a little dark but it's interestingly plotted and does have a happy ending.

The same writer also gave us From Soho With Love (T). Crowley thinks of five different things he has in common with James Bond. What's one thing he doesn't have in common with the British spy? An attachment to a Bond Girl. Yep, the difference is Aziraphale. It's a fun read. In A Memorable Fancy (T) by argyle, Aziraphale climbs a tree to get a better look at a nightingale, drawing the attention of the 18th century mystical poet, William Blake. I've always loved Blake's poetry. This fic explains him better than any high school English teacher.

Anthophilia (M) by @fortinbrasftw is a human AU written long before the television show. In it, things are going well for Crowley. He has a successful flower shop and a sexy boyfriend. Then, someone from his distant past opens a bookshop over the road. What's worse, Aziraphale doesn't even remember him. To prove that Good Omens fic writers wrote horny content well before the show, we have Compromising Positions (E) by @vulgarweed with art by Quantum_Witch. Aziraphale goes looking for his nemesis as Saturnalia approaches in 40 AD. It's campy, anachronistic, and fun. Finally, I'll end with a recent WIP, a comic depicting our pair from Book!Omens. It's Matrimonium (T) by CatofApocalypse/@vivi-theakuneko. Worried about heaven and hell turning up again after Armageddon't, Crowley begins creating a bucket list and convinces Aziraphale to join him. I can't wait to see where this story is going. I love the art so much, and appreciate a modern depiction of our original angel and demon.

AO3 (and other fan fic sites before its existence) have been hosting Good Omens stories for a long time. I look forward to reading stories about our favorite angel and demon for years to come. Remember, thank our wonderful writers and artists. Leave kudos and comments so they know how much we appreciate their creativity.

[guineahenfritillaria]

I do love these fics because they were written pre-tv. Author’s name is Argyle and they wrote GO from 2004 to 2024. I love seeing how ppl ship our favorite demon and his angel from the earliest days. There is something about them that, if you are smitten, your love will be immortal and ineffable, just like them. https://archiveofourown.org/users/Argyle/works?fandom_id=114591

https://archiveofourown.org/users/Argyle/works?fandom_id=114591

[guineahenfritillaria]

An angel and his demon.

[guineahenfritillaria]

In love with this today.

https://x.com/imjustfuckedup/status/2087104188090073496?s=61

[cleodeschamps]

I am posting Aziraphale being happy because I have free will and I intend to use it as I pleased

[bl0ndwave]

✑ Eden Tea Room 𓆃

Good news, I'll be treating you in near future! 🌱

Cover by the amazing @metalmiez ☕

Any reads/comments/kudos/feedback would be dearly appreciated <3

🫶🏻 @goodomensafterdark @rofell @sakascal

[guineahenfritillaria]

If you love Crowley and his relationship with his plants, this one’s for you…and yes, Aziraphale and his books too,with a side of scones.

“You,” the man informed the plant, in the tone of someone addressing a deeply disappointing employee, voice sharp enough to cut through glass, “are getting perfect sunlight. Premium location. Top-tier care. If you die, it’s entirely out of spite.”

He set the plant down with emphatic finality, hands on hips.

[guineahenfritillaria]

News, news, news! Rob Wilkins has some thoughts.

[letters-to-good-omens]

Dear Aziraphale, Crowley, and all the characters in GO3,

Since S3 did you disservice, I will do my utmost best to give you a story, a life, and a love you were originally meant for. You deserved better than what was done for you and I may not be as good as your original creator and not as humourous but I will give you the ending and the life you all rightfully deserved.

- Someone who has loved you all as you were originally

.

[ineffablyethereal]

⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹

[guineahenfritillaria]

Ah, now I feel better…

[dalliancekay]

Ok, how about a counterfactual:

If you'd known in advance exactly what GO3 would be like, would you still have wanted it to be made?

Yes - I liked it

Yes - even though I didn't like it

NO

No - and delete F15 too please

No - and I also wish S2 had not been made

Don't care/haven't seen

Voting ended on14h

Please reblog if you think this could be interesting?

[daily-crowley]

Crowley Of The Day: for me what hurts the most is that we’ll never (as far as we know) get to see set photos of David and Michael in character. They’re my favourite type of photos, i’ll never get to experience them again 💔

[guineahenfritillaria]

David Tennant: “get me the Hell outta here….you coming Angel?”

Michael Sheen: “right behind you, you old Serpent”

[tartan-thermos]

Listen, we all laugh at how much mileage Aziraphale is gonna get out of his kinky ‘captive princess’ fantasies once he and Crowley get it together, and we are completely right and correct to do so. But we’ve all been sleeping on the other half of that equation. Because Aziraphale’s the one who’s been setting up these, “Oh no, I am dramatically imperiled (and/or mildly inconvenienced); where oh where is the dashing and devilishly handsome knight who will save me?” scenarios for centuries - but Crowley’s the one who’s been turning up unfailingly, again and again and again.

Because Crowley? Crowley wants to be the hero. Crowley wants to be James Bond. He wants it so badly it hurts, bullet-hole windscreen transfers and all. Crowley’s deep, dark fantasy is that he can be good - but also a little bit bad. The rogue agent, the wild card, the one who doesn’t follow the rules, and doesn’t much truck with listening to his superiors. Crowley’s deep, dark fantasy is one in which he gets it right; in which he does the right thing at the right time, and has the right witty comeback in the right situation, and instead of being punished, he saves the day and wins the heart of the genderless celestial being of his choice. Crowley’s deep, dark fantasy is one in which he is never not in control of his situation; one in which he bounces back easily and stylishly from all manner of fights and challenges and adversity; where he faces nothing he cannot overcome with the right combination of wit, ballsiness, and a little Hollywood luck. Crowley’s deep, dark fantasy, the one he can never, ever admit out loud, is one where the world is simple and uncomplicated in the way nothing in real life is simple and uncomplicated; a world in which the good end happily, the bad unhappily, the baddies are dispatched in PG-13 fashion, and none of it needs to be questioned or second-guessed at all.

Crowley’s deep, dark fantasy is one in which there is nothing so dastardly, nothing so terrible or fearsome, that it cannot be solved by a guy in a flash suit arriving in the nick of time with a fancy car, and a complicated watch, and a pen that can write underwater.

[tartan-thermos]

(And yes, yes, Crowley’s deep dark fantasy is also one in which he is alternately being saved or smote six ways from Sunday by Aziraphale, as Aziraphale’s is also one in which he alternately gives Crowley a good seeing-to or gets to protect him and take care of him the way Crowley has always done for him. Obviously.

But that’s all right.

They contain multitudes, and they have a tally sheet.

Wouldn’t do to let the Adversary gain too much of an upper hand, after all.)

[guineahenfritillaria]

The Crowley I know and love.