Honestly Aziraphale should have just gone over and written "and then God DIED" in that book. God fades away screaming and everyone can go on happily ever after
mad again. crowley's whole point is that humanity doesn't deserve to suffer for the crimes committed by heaven and hell, so his solution is to create a new universe without angels or demons. sacrificing themselves for humanity, sure, I get it. but what about all the humans who were wiped out with the book of life? god gave them the option of returning all those humans, and instead his solution is to start all over a la the great flood, something crowley was staunchly opposed to. so not only is there no happy ending for crowley and aziraphale, but there's no happy ending for recently corporeal jesus, or mrs sandwich, mr arnold, nina and maggie, adam and the them, newt and anathema. it's job's kids all over again. they didn't want the new children the angels offered them, job and sitis wanted their children back. it's the same choice they gave adam. he wanted things to go back to normal with heaven and hell behaving themselves so he could play with his friends. how could crowley and aziraphale be happy sacrificing their existence knowing it condemns all of the humanity they know and love?
mad again. crowley's whole point is that humanity doesn't deserve to suffer for the crimes committed by heaven and hell, so his solution is to create a new universe without angels or demons. sacrificing themselves for humanity, sure, I get it. but what about all the humans who were wiped out with the book of life? god gave them the option of returning all those humans, and instead his solution is to start all over a la the great flood, something crowley was staunchly opposed to. so not only is there no happy ending for crowley and aziraphale, but there's no happy ending for recently corporeal jesus, or mrs sandwich, mr arnold, nina and maggie, adam and the them, newt and anathema. it's job's kids all over again. they didn't want the new children the angels offered them, job and sitis wanted their children back. it's the same choice they gave adam. he wanted things to go back to normal with heaven and hell behaving themselves so he could play with his friends. how could crowley and aziraphale be happy sacrificing their existence knowing it condemns all of the humanity they know and love?
not my usual post, but after over a year, 124*97 blocks, 36,084 stitches (not including border), nine skeins of yarn, 2 potentially arthritic wrists, and a ✨vision✨, i now present you the EVERY blanket in all its glory.
Celebrating the Whickber Street Writers Association community 💜
We're a discord micro-community of Good Omens fanfic writers and, last week, one of our members @prinxlegolass gave us all the most wonderful gift: a message from Maggie Service 🥰
From Lego. Connect with your favorite stars.
We wanted to share it for a couple of reasons. One was that we hope other fanfic writers might also enjoy the prompt Maggie gave us! Secondly, it's a great reminder of why storytelling matters. We're going to be doing some writing soon based on her prompt but, for now, we wanted to share some of the amazing work that our members have already created (as always, please read the tags on AO3):
Among the Stacks (65K) by @rhosmeinir - Nearly a year after Aziraphale returns to Heaven, he vanishes from existence, leaving Crowley bereft on Earth. Just when the demon has finally started to heal and move on with his life, he finds his angel by chance in a library. But Aziraphale has no memory of his life as an angel, or of Crowley. How will our hero cope?
Angels Don't Dance (Rated Mature, WIP currently at 50K) by @sixshotsinatumbllr - Crowley is assigned to investigate the unexpected uptick of infernal energy being produced by Bush Doofs in Australia. He brings Aziraphale along for the ride. It goes... well, it goes about as well as you would think.
Exit Wound (Rated Explicit, 5K) by @prinxlegolass - This is a story of love, loss, coming home, and everything that never was; a re-telling of an Irish Celtic Myth that has been sanitised and long-forgotten. Taking place one hundred years into Early Christian Ireland, it weaves themes of spiritual colonisation with the ineffability of a great plan and the parts of us that are never truly lost.
Ineffable Poetry (Rated General, 4.9K) by @bl0ndwave - a collection of poems written after watching Good Omens S02 because @bl0ndwave is still absolutely hearbroken :(
The Kindest Thing (Rated General, 1K) by @bohoteacher - In the aftermath of the final fifteen, Maggie observes Aziraphale & Crowley's parting, realizing that her and Nina's interference may have been partly to blame. She feels terrible and desperately sad for Mr. Fell & Mr. Crowley. Forgiveness comes to her from an unusual source.
Last Dance (Rated Teen, 800 words) by @rcreveal - Maggie and Nina are mortal and Aziraphale and Crowley are not. Someday, the Ineffable Husbands will have to say goodbye to dear friends.
Living Fiction (Rated Mature, 20K) by @sakascal - For two years self-published romance writer Azariah Fell has been coming to this café, three times a week on a schedule. It's the view that he's coming for - but not of the street. Right across the street is the florist shop 'Serpens et Horto', and the proprietor Anthony Crowley keeps drawing his eyes. So, is it really a surprise when one of the main characters in his latest book has a striking resemblance to Anthony Crowley?
Punks without pants (Rated Explicit, WIP currently at 47K) by @playdohangel - an AU based in London around the end of 1978 to 1979 known as ‘the winter of discontent’. Strikes, protests and political upheaval were the norm. Az, an avid follower of the Northern Soul music scene, is having a pretty shitty time of it. His dads been laid off and he's had to come down to London to work for his uncle who owns the punk venue, Dingwalls. There, his path crosses with punk Crowley, a self-confessed rich, spoiled shit running from his own past...
The Season of Nightingales (Rated Teen, Podfic) by @nosferatini - A nice and accurate prophecy of the season following the parting ways of an angel and his demon—if such an Ineffable Plan were written by a benevolent God…. As the effort to thwart Heaven’s wiles is complicated by unexpected friends, an ex-Inspector Constable, a guileful Metatron, and a Heavenly floor full of the Blessed Dead—Aziraphale and Crowley find that navigating their relationship is not mutually exclusive from saving the world from Armageddon.
Set Yourself On Fire (Rated Explicit, WIP currently at 112K with one chapter left!) by @rofell - A Sapphic fic: Azira and Crowley are old high school enemies who end up as dorm roommates. They couldn't possibly have anything in common, right? A love story that spans decades, about dealing with your shit and becoming the person you were meant to be.
The Travel Sweet Illusion (Rated Mature, 6K) by @secretlywingedphantom - What if Crowley did, in fact, secretly pass something to the angel in the final 15? A somewhat-silly one shot about an angel and a demon preparing for the worst. But in the most delightful and delicious of ways.
Walk in the Shade (Rated Teen, 1.7 K) by @springofviolets - A sad man (gn) walks into a bar and... Written for the Whickber Street Writers Association Karaoke Project, an event based around the prompt: what happens when a new karaoke bar opens on Whickber Street and attracts the attention of a certain demon?
Whatever I Like Best (Rated Mature, 1.8K) by @naturallyteal - The Secret Dream Diary of a Good Omens fan (anonymous, he) who contracted a severe case of the fandom-typical brain rot from watching S1 & S2 too often, reading too much fanfic on AO3, and spending altogether too much time engaging on tumblr, digesting gifs, fanart and meta. He dreams about Good Omens every night.
Write A Way (Rated Explicit, 73K) by @angie-words - 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 - so this event is going to be awkward for both of them. Right? As it happens, 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!)
Lastly, @sakascal has also put together a poem at extremely short notice inspired by Maggie Service's prompt!
Whickber Street Writers: Temptations, a karaoke-themed Good Omens project!
A little while ago, the Whickber Street Writers Association set a prompt for our members: how would post-Final 15 Crowley take to a new karaoke bar opening in Soho? This was mostly thanks to some riffing on how Crowley would be sobbing Hozier songs, or twirling a feather boa around to Man, I Feel Like A Woman.
Inspired by this, each participating member created a story, which we've put together in a small collection. We've each added references to each other's fics, but each story can be read as a standalone and they don't all share the exact same plot/ending.
They're all rated from General - Teen and Up
Links to each of the fics:
17 Whickber Street, Soho by @angie-words - Post Ineffable Divorce, a new karaoke bar opens on Whicker Street and a certain demon uses it as a questionable coping mechanism. An epistolary fic told through some very, very confused Yelp reviews.
Human Kindness Overflowing by @naturallyteal - Crowley listens in on a conversation about a certain newly opened Karaoke Bar in Soho. Songs are mentioned that he remembers very well. Everyone’s a critic…
A Definitive Conclusive Ending by @sakascal - Because a demon needs something to do - especially when he's miserable, Crowley has been hanging out at that new Karaoke bar 'Temptations' that's opened up on Whickber Street (after Maggie dragged him there one night). Aziraphale found him there and has been trying to talk to him. This is not going as well as he would like.
Walk in the Shade by @springofviolets - A sad man (gn) walks into a bar and...
The Book of Love by @naturallyteal - Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Or: Teal’s version of a possible Happy Ending to the whole Karaoke Collaboration Conundrum.
Alongside this, @sakascal also very kindly put together a Spotify playlist of all the songs referenced in these fics.
We hope you enjoy them and please feel free to leave a comment for the writers on AO3 if you did!
This was such a lovely project to be a part of! Definitely makes me want to take part in/organise more. The other fics helped inspire my own writing too 💜 also, how amazing is that flyer designed by @sakascal ?!!
Come read the chapters that have betas saying things like "Beez is a dick" and also "lube is definitely not needed in this situation"
Or, said another way,
Read Chapter 20 in which Crowley has a *blast*from*the*past* and Read Chapter 21 in which some very sexy things occur.
If you've been wanting to explore sapphic fics, readers tell me this is an excellent gateway story to get you hooked.
This fic is:
College Dorm Roommates AU
Enemies to Friends to Lovers
Sapphic
Y2K vibes
Feelings, some angst and a slow burn into smut.
Rated E
Long fic
Dive in to Chapter 1 or jump to Chapter 20 or Chapter 21
THANK YOU to the support of @whickber-street-writers and my betas @playdohangel, @angie-words, @springofviolets @prinxlegolass, and @bohoteacher for sharing your wisdom and giving much needed encouragement every step of the way.
Thank you to @secretlywingedphantom for designing this kickass poster.
A big shout out to @goodomensafterdark for creating this community, I would not be writing fics if I hadn't fallen into that smut hole long ago.
Wishing it was still @ineffable-wives-weekend but frankly every weekend is ineffable wives weekend on this blog.
CW/ TW - previous chapters - swearing a lot of fucking swearing, homophobic and sexist remarks, skippable domestic abuse flashback, minor injury and a tiny bit of blood, Crowley in pain, mentions of drugs, BAMF Az, mutual masturbation, hand jobs, nipple play, Oral sex in a public place Rimming, fingering, anal sex, references to pornography, strippers, and sex workers
CW This chapter - None really, bit of nudity, irresponsible drinking and of course plenty of swearing.
Link to the chapter here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61929289/chapters/166131769
What the beta’s are saying for Chapter 15
“JESUS CHRIST CROWLEY you were slutty enough already”
“Tartziraphale has entered the chat”
“This makes me weirdly nostalgic for the grimy pubs of my youth.”
Thank you thank you to my wonderful Beta Readers - @rofell, @secretlywingedphantom, @angie-words, @sakascal, @springofviolets,
#listen #listen do u know how much braining it takes to make the words go? #it is a lot #it’s like wearing fancy clothes all day #and then when you’re at home and comfy #u just put on ur pj’s ( @feynites)
Mary is a 1934 Derby Bentley Thrupp & Maberley bodied Coupe. BLE 430 – B 96 BN. Two were made but the other one has not been seen since WW11, so she is unique. She is also the only Bentley in the world to have been blown up twice on screen. She was owned by Speed King Donald Campbell in the early fifties.
I acquired her in 2009, to go with my 1947 Mark VI. Since then the engine has been completely re-built, including a new head and block, with a new clutch put in at the same time. She has also been re-wired, new kingpins, total brake overhaul, new radiator and fuel pump with suspension and one shot lubrication system overhauled. Also had the speedometer and rev.counter serviced in 2018. She runs superbly and has just had her annual service at AB Classics, who specialise in pre-war Bentleys & Rolls Royces. (He also looks after my 1936 25/30 RR ).
She is currently insured for £295,000 and I will be looking for an offer around £265,000.
History
Ordered for Jack Odling in September 1934. One of two 3 ½ lt Coupes made by Thrupp & Maberley. The other one has not been seen for several decades and presumed lost during World War 2. Not much early history but owned by Speed King Donald Campbell in the early 1950’s. We have a photograph of the car at that time being offered for sale, with silver wheel discs. His ownership is acknowledged by all the relevant history
available in various publications and agreed with both Bentley Drivers Club & Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club records.
She went through three owners from October 1954 to October 1961. Next piece of history is she was acquired by a Mr Silk of Romford in 1973 and underwent extensive professional restoration up to 1994, with a mechanical overhaul in 1994. She was back on the road in 1998. She was then purchased from P & A Wood by Andrew Smith in August 2001. He kept her until early 2008 when he sold her to Brian Classic as he did not wish to re-
wire her. I bought her from Brian Classic in April 2009 with money left to me by my late Mother, Mary. We only just made the 100 miles home with many electrical problems. I am glad to say that Brian Classic eventually made a substantial contribution to the re-wiring by Jeremy Padgett.
The following year going into the RREC Concours the heating nearly went into the red so back to Jeremy Padgett to sort out. Result was a complete engine re-build by Ristes, also replaced the radiator core and new clutch plate. Finally back on the road in May 2012. Very expensive period. However, she is now in superb condition, being regularly serviced by AB Classics. More recently the carburettors have been re-built. Following an accident on set in 2017 she was sent to Steve Penny at Penny Vintage to restore the damaged door. Sadly this was one of his last jobs before retiring. What a superb craftsman he is, he made a fabulous job of restoring her. Needless to say she still looks superb. I have owned and enjoyed classic cars since 1969 and Mary must be my ultimate car.
TV & Film work
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when the call came. Jeremy, I am looking for a 1926 Derby Bentley, preferably black. Can you find me one please. I explained that they were not invented until 1933 and that mine was made in 1934 and is grey and black and has not changed since Endeavour three years earlier. Half an hour later phone goes again, can you bring your car down for production to have a look at in Ealing early next week.
Production were delighted with Mary, especially after a bit of a run round Ealing. At this point no-one would tell me what it was all about, apart from the fact that this was “The Big One”. Two days later phone goes again, she is going to be Crowley’s Bentley in “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. My wife quickly ordered the book and read it. The Bentley was mentioned almost 80 times. Can I please take her to a specialist body maker for her cab to be replicated for studio scenes. Can I find an interior etc. I phoned Hew at The Real Car Company, who was a tremend ous help. A complete set of instruments and a steering wheel duly arrived.
Next, I was asked if I could take the car to Wokingham to be copied. Absolutely staggered to discover they wanted the car at Rushton’s Farm, where I lived from 1957 to 1963. Father’s chicken sheds had been converted into industrial units. A half hour drop off turned into four hours, as I took an old photograph album to show the current owners. The farmhouse had been separated from the rest of the farm by this time. A real trip down memory lane for me. Looking for a Derby body, seats etc, Hew recommended talking to Bob Petersen. He was stripping down a Thrupp & Maberley saloon to make one of his famous specials, so that was purchased complete with dash, seats etc so Mary could be well and truly replicated. Even changed the indicator switch so that both were identical. By this time the cast list had leaked out on the Internet. David Tennant and Michael
Sheene are the main stars with others being added on a daily basis. I met many people but mainly worked with these two, especially David. He is one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet. Very hardworking but happily chats to everyone. I got Mary back from the farm in September, ready to start filming. The first scene was near Marlow for a two day shoot where I started to meet the cast and crew.
Trying to teach David how to drive Mary was a bit of a struggle. Most people in their forties haven’t a clue about cars without syncromesh on all gears, and David normally drives an automatic! However, Rob, the stunt driver did know how to drive Mary and quickly picked up the fact that the clutch cannot be depressed for any length of time. The main problem with David and Rob changing over was about six inches in height. Don’t think the seat had been moved so much for years, with a gentle application of oil on the runners and avoidance of catching the carpet. During this period Mary used the registration NIATRUC, Curtain spelt backwards (the subject is the end of the world ). The Morris Minor had SID RAT , TARDIS spelt backwards. David was an earlier Dr Who! Being the grandad on set meant that I was well looked after by everyone, who made sure I had Mary in the right place and usually a radio as well. There is a lot of hanging about on set then a burst of activity. Some shots are repeated over a dozen times to get differing angles and eventually sort out which take will be used. Within a few days I was getting the hang of it, meeting the directors, the camera guys, the sound technicians, moving from location to location, usually in or around the M 25 then in central London. Naturally you can watch Good Omens on BBC iplayer and see how much Mary appeared. There are a few pictures of what it is like on set.
You know, the one that has the betas saying "YAAAY" and then shortly thereafter "Oh!! that's the end! Mean!!!"
This fic is:
College Dorm Roommates AU
Enemies to Friends to Lovers
Sapphic
Y2K vibes
Feelings, light angst and a slow burn into smut.
Rated E
Long fic
Dive in to Chapter 1 or jump to Chapter 17
THANK YOU to the support of @whickber-street-writers and my betas @playdohangel, @angie-words, @springofviolets for cheering me through every stage of this fic
Thank you to @secretlywingedphantom for designing this kickass poster.
A big shout out to @goodomensafterdark for creating this community, I would not be writing fics if I hadn't fallen into that smut hole long ago.
Wishing it was still @ineffable-wives-weekend but frankly every weekend is ineffable wives weekend on this blog.
Friends, this has been an extraordinary year for the auction. We know how and why this happened: like in early 2017, everyone is scared and upset and looking for a way to do something meaningful.
And—just like in 2017, and every year since—hundreds of us have stepped up to support our most vulnerable neighbors and the organizations working to protect them.
Except this year, we did it on a scale we've never done before.
Last year, our donation total was an incredible $67,776.28
This year's donation total...
are you ready for it....
(you're not ready for it. we weren't.)
This year's donation total is:
Yes, you're reading that right. $127,204.11
We're flummoxed too—and deeply grateful to everyone who has poured their time and effort and money and love into participating in the auction this year, and into the fanworks that will come from it.
If you're curious about how those donations were distributed across the different organizations, here is the breakdown (this breakdown doesn't include employer match donations, which is why the total is a little lower):
Bellingcat: $2,636.19
Congo Leadership Initiative: $2,842
Crips for esims for Gaza: $4,762.60
Disability Law United: $3,835.39
Environmental Integrity Project: $3,712
Fight for the Future Education Fund: $3,108
Freedom to Read Foundation: $7,139.50
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: $6,473
Hope for Ukraine: $12,613.93
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda: $3,626
Middle East Children's Alliance: $13,572.43
National Network to End Domestic Violence: $4,999.95
Never Again Action: $4,555
News Literacy Project: $3,745.16
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights: $10,072.56
Umbrella: organizations serving vulnerable LGBTQ people
Brave Space Alliance: $2,558
Kentucky Health Justice Network Inc: $2,636
Sherlock's Homes: $7,780.77
TransFamily Support: $5,387.01
TransQueerPueblo: $2,949
Other local LGBT organizations: $10,696.71
Yes, you're reading that right again. Three orgs AND the cumulative Other local LGBT orgs broke five figures.
We're especially delighted because, for the first time, the umbrella category worked the way we've always hoped it would! As you can see above, significant numbers of people used the umbrella category as a way to connect to an organization local to them.
As we learned through people's comments on the donation form, some people donated to organizations they were already familiar with (and in some cases had already donated to, or even volunteered at); others used this as a reason to learn more about their local organization and support them.
We'll share more about the "other umbrella" donations over the next few weeks—some more detailed stats, as well as the names of some of the local orgs that people donated to—and we'll invite those of you who connected up with local orgs to share your stories. We love that so many people took this chance to support groups working in their own community, and we hope that we can keep that going next year and beyond!
And speaking of the future!
Now is a great time to follow @fth2025fanworks. We'll use that blog to share any auction fanwork that gets posted to tumblr.
We urge you to keep up with the organizations you supported this year (and the others on our list!) Follow them on social media, subscribe to their newsletters, whatever works best for you. It will enable you to keep an eye on the good work you've helped support, and to find out quickly when these orgs need some extra support, financial or otherwise.
And if you're looking out at the world and feeling the itch to do more, here are some possibilities:
Follow @fthaction, the meatspace activism wing of FTH. We relaunched this project in the weeks between the end of signups and the beginning of browsing period, sharing some reading lists, an individualized activism bingo card, and an AMA with activist and organizer Kat Calvin. (We also did a test-flight AMA with ourselves, talking about the auction.) We'll probably need some time to recover from this year's auction, but we'll be back soon with more resources to share, more AMAs, and more tools for exploring all the different forms that meaningful activism can take and for figuring out which ones are right for you.
Organize your own auction! We've put together a detailed playbook that contains that contains as much information and as many resources as we can provide for getting an auction off the ground, including detailed guides. Almost everything in the playbook is fully public; there are a few forms that are access-locked because google has stupid ideas about sharing forms, but we're happy to give you access to those, too: just drop us an email.
Over here at FTH headquarters we are all in need of a long nap. But we'll be back in a couple of weeks, as promised, to share more about the umbrella orgs and to dig back into @fthaction to see what's possible.
Looking forward to a whole bunch of new fanworks!
<3 your FTH mods
Shortly before he died, Terry Pratchett assured me that, if there is an afterlife, he would give me a ring and let me know. That was ten years ago - and still no call.
From which, incidentally, I draw no firm conclusions. What if there was an afterlife, but with no phone signal?
But of course there is one place where Terry indisputably lives on: in the pages of his books and in the minds of the millions of readers around the world who turn those pages and continue to find them funny and true. For, while his words live on, so does Terry, and that will be the case, no question, not just for this one decade so quickly gone, but for many further decades to come.
So let me join Lyn and Rhianna in raising a glass today to the magical persistence of books and to Sir Terry; gone but still so very firmly with us.
CW/ TW - previous chapters - swearing a lot of fucking swearing, homophobic and sexist remarks, skippable domestic abuse flashback, minor injury and a tiny bit of blood, Crowley in pain, mentions of drugs, BAMF Az
This chapter -mutual masturbation, hand jobs, nipple play and a brief mention of using a bathtub as a toilet (but not in a watersports way though just to be clear).
Link to the chapter here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61929289/chapters/163713625
We’re back in London, and finally we’ve reached the smut!! The slow burn is catching fire at last!
What the beta’s are saying on chapter 11:
i love these turbo virgins so much I swear to god…
Yay! Az is taking the lead! Love that so much
Thank you thank you to my wonderful Beta Readers
Thank you thank you to my wonderful Beta Readers - @rofell, @secretlywingedphantom, @angie-words, @sakascal, @springofviolets,
Writers Guild Presents: Is It Casual Now? Chapter 4 (now complete!)
Rating: Explicit
CW/Tags: explicit sex, dom/sub, self-esteem issues, angst and smut and fluff, Trans man Aziraphale, Cis man Crowley, sex toys, dirty talk, miscommunication - more tags on AO3!
Summary:
A sequel to I've Got A Wand and (Maybe) a Rabbit! Drs. Ezra Fell and Anthony Crowe have been having a fun time these last few months, enjoying each others' company rather intimately ever since a wonderful night away at an academic conference. However, an unexpected opportunity for Anthony forces them both to reckon with the depth of their feelings and what they truly want.
It's time for the extremely smutty final chapter - so smutty that I genuinely couldn't find an excerpt that wasn't a bit of a spoiler, would make sense out of context, or too steamy for Tumblr! 🥳
Continue reading on AO3!
Thank you everyone for reading - I'm so glad people have enjoyed Ezra and Anthony's story 💜
Thank you so much also to my wonderful beta readers @sakascal @playdohangel @rofell and @bohoteacher , and to the lovely folks at @goodomensafterdark and @whickberstreetwriters for their continued support!