#matters of perspective

[naturallyteal]

Matters Of Perspective

A Good Omens fanfic by NaturalyTeal

Now complete!

Dear @di-42 , I hope you enjoy what I made for you!

This is a gift as part of gift exchange, details see below. My giftee prompted:

Kissing, dancing, fluff, humour, banter, either canon or AU. BAMF Aziraphale, jealousy in a light-hearted context, role play.

Summary:

Aziraphale “rescues” Crowley from a dangerous (?) situation in a Soho nightclub. Their opinions, obviously, differ very much about this assessment.

At first…

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[sobeautifullyobsessed]

It's 15 degrees Fahrenheit right now, and I'm so warm & comfy in my little room that I don't wanna schlep all my stuff out to my car for today's move to a new, temporary place.

But then I remember how blessed I am for the help I've received from so many people here, and that means I have someplace safe & warm to go to today, instead of having to sleep in my car tonight.

And so thank you🥹💙🥹thank you to all who have donated during these many months of my homelessness and to everyone who signal boosted my pleas for assistance, and also to those who have kept me in their warm thoughts & sincere prayers! Thank you and bless you, one and all.🫶🫶🫶

[carolofthebell]

Logs: *collapse*

Brother: *kicks burning logs onto pavement to smolder* I think you maybe built the fire a bit too tall.

Me: Well I think you maybe bought the fire pit a bit too small.

Brother: that’s not how that works!

[mishkass]

I just recently got into your fanfiction and I love 💕💕 it and I wanted to know if Breen brainwashed calhoun on purpose or he just wanted to get back at the resistance and I know you won't spoiled it but can you possibly give us some hints

thank you!! it means so much to me that people are enjoying my little fic and its helping my motivation to write a lot

SO. this i can answer since its not necessarily major to the plot. when barney was taken into custody, breen saw an opportunity to make an example of him. what better punishment than to make you the face of the regime you failed fighting? he thought it would decrease resistance morale to see one of their leaders, now fighting on the other side.

now this also backfired on breen both because the resistance saw barney as a traitor, and because most propaganda recording sessions went like this:

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

Day Two: matters of perspective

So, I spent my first night without shelter in the breakroom at work. Not the best of experiences, but at least I had access to a bathroom. The third shift people were perplexed, as they are used to seeing me in the mornings, just when they are leaving. I was quietly honest when they asked what I was doing there. Most of the time I had the room to myself, because they take their breaks and mealtimes all together. One was even nice enough to turn off the tv when she saw that I was trying to sleep. I managed about three hours total (and dozed a bit in my parked car this morning).

Somehow, I fell asleep during the middle of their hour lunch (2am), feet flat on the floor (which isn't the best, because they are now pretty swollen), and then was very surprised to wake up shortly before 5am. Have to wonder if I snored at all in the interim. I woke up because it had gotten loud all around me, and I figured it was their second 15-minute break. Kept my eyes closed, being in that half drowsy state, but from listening to the conversations around me, I realized that someone had a heart attack or stroke just minutes before. A gentleman in his 50's had simply collapsed on his way to the breakroom, and while someone was trying to administer cpr, they weren't doing it correctly and the unfortunate man remained oxygen deprived. It took 15+ minutes for the ambulance to arrive, and they shocked him back to 'life' a couple of times, but he didn't survive, dying at the hospital. Everyone was in shock, but this is Hellmart, so it didn't take too long until folks were back to work as usual. I imagine those close at hand when it happened must be dealing with some heavy emotions today.

Obviously, such a happening puts things into sharp perspective. Imagine kissing your spouse goodbye when you leave home for your shift, never to return. It reminds me how badly I want to get out of that place; I've seen about a dozen coworkers pass over the years, and somehow it feels even worse for the ones whose last hours on earth were spent there. Most of them were what we all would consider much too young to die so soon. And honestly, though it's not a coincidence that I was there (for the universe wouldn't give a fig about that), I can't help but feel uneasy that I was in the building at all at that time and on a day I wasn't even scheduled to work.

I think I'd like to ask for your prayers more than ever this evening. I'm already so exhausted and while I'll try again to sleep tonight, I have to work come 7am, and that's sure to be a challenge.

PS someone very kindly sent me a Ko-fi donation, which is a tremendous help as I've been restricting my diet, trying to stretch out my few remaining dollars. I just had a grilled cheese at Dunkin' Donuts, and though the kid behind the counter didn't bother to grill it (microwaved it instead) it tasted fantastic, and I wolfed it down more quickly than I meant to. Another true matter of perspective--food tastes so much better when you've got an empty belly! I'll not be fogetting this lesson anytime soon.

[mishkass]

I just read your Barney combine elite fic and I absolutely ADORE IT. really cool idea executed really well! Can't wait to see more!

aaa thank you!! it means so much to me that people are enjoying my fic, this is probably my most popular fic ive ever wrote. thank you so much!

(ps im so sorry the next chapter is taking so long, my resident evil fixation has me by the throat. but i do plan on trying to get that chapter done today!)

[mishkass]

Hey! I’ve really enjoyed reading Matters of Perspective. It’s ouough very good Barney angst looking at it. Also ough when Gordon realizes he’s Barney ouough.

thank you so much!! matter of perspective really is mostly angst fhdhd. im so glad you liked it!

[mishkass]

Did Gordon ever see barney on the screen like Breen during his time in the city or elsewhere

idk! tbh i havent really thought about it. given that barney was out fighting and looking for gordon i wouldnt say he saw a propaganda broadcast, but maybe a few propaganda posters with barneys face on it. he wouldnt recognize it as barney until the interrogation though