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kirkothy · 8 months

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one thing I keep thinking about which I’m not really seeing anyone mentioning is… you can’t really say no to the Metatron?

like I know Aziraphale wants to still believe that heaven is the side of good, that he can make a difference to make it really, properly Good (the definition of good he believes it’s supposed be and that has been corrupted by poor management) but I mean… he can’t just say no to the Metatron

(Gabriel did it and look where that got him, even if Aziraphale doesn’t know the whole story)

We even see Aziraphale make that attempt (“but I don’t want to go back to heaven”) and the Metatron breezes right past him; Aziraphale does not have a choice in this matter— he is Going to Heaven. Metatron isn’t convincing him, he’s Telling him, even if he seems merry and cajoling and congratulatory as he does it.

From Aziraphale’s expression as he walks away to tell Crowley the “good news”, it’s pretty obvious to me that he’s not nearly as excited about the prospect of inviting Crowley back to Heaven as he seems to be in the following scene (thank you Michael Sheen’s face journey for this). He’s not happy, he’s worried, and he’s deciding what the Hell he’s going to say to Crowley to get him to come with him.

Michael’s acting in the next scene seals it for me— Aziraphale is giddy, off-kilter, and over the top when he tells Crowley what happened. More so than he has any indication of being just moments before. Aziraphale knows he can’t just decide not to go back to Heaven— it’s a done deal. The Metatron wants him Upstairs, and saying no to the Metatron is a no-go because the Metatron is Dangerous

I think Aziraphale knows Crowley isn’t going to be amenable to going back to heaven, but he also knows this is the only chance he has to get Crowley to come with him. He’s acting so giddy because he has to convince Crowley— and convince himself— that this is something they can do together, because he certainly doesn’t want to do it without Crowley.

Unfortunately, Crowley would never go back to Heaven, which of course the Metatron knew. And Crowley only sees that Aziraphale wants to go back, not that he has no other choice.

#good omens #good omens meta #ineffable husbands #good omens season 2 #this isn’t nearly as eloquent as I wanted it to be #but just look at what Michael sheen does in those last few scenes #his face as he goes back to the book shop #the dramatic switch to giddyness as he goes to Crowley #I just don’t believe the idea that aziraphale doesn’t know Crowley #and doesn’t know he doesn’t want to go back to heaven #but he has to try to convince him anyway #they can make heaven properly Good together #the way Crowley is already Good #but of course Crowley says no #anyways just another way of thinking about things

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stedesbonnets · 9 months

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And I would like to spend—

#good omens #goodomensedit #crowley #ineffable husbands #aziraphale x crowley #goodomensdaily #gifs*#mine*#i know dozens of people have giffed this already but this moment got me in a chokehold #the way he can't even say it!!!!!!!!

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everysongineverykey · 9 months

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love that aziraphale is, in fact, a terrible fucking liar, but continously gets away with the most insane shit throughout history because either a) he's an angel so everyone figures he can't/wouldn't lie or b) EVERYONE can tell he's lying but they don't have enough evidence to do anything about it so they have to just exchange snide glances and/or send their most annoying interns over to bother him until they get something

#good omens #crowley's a terrible liar too funny enough #but he also gets away with shit solely because either the other demons are way dumber than him-#and he's ALREADY dumb-#or because again no one has any evidence #it's like the good omens version of that ut quote:#'so we'll just have to COMBINE OUR POWERS!'#'zero plus zero is still zero.'#'but it's a BIG zero!!'

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skullfragments · 1 month

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soooo i've been real busy this past month and change working on this monster of a painting! it was originally for the GO Ref library study club but clearly took much longer than i anticipated😅

for those of you who don't recognize it, this is based on one of my favorite historical paintings, Judith Beheading Holofernes (1620) by Artemisia Gentileschi. i love the Baroque period and this painting (as well as her other works) makes me insane. here it is Good Omens style so maybe all of you can be insane with me <3

"Aziraphale (and Crowley) Beheading the Metatron"

(non-bloody and non-glowy versions under the cut)

#IT'S DONE #can i get a wahoo #dear tumblr pls don't fuck up the quality #sara does art #good omens #good omens fanart #shout out to the GORL server!!!#crowley #aziraphale #aziracrow #the metatron #OFF WITH HIS HEAD #i will never attempt digital oil painting again #(pls stop me if i do)#artemisia gentileschi #ITALIAN BAROQUE QUEEN #italian baroque #i need you all to know that the suggested tag that came up was 'italian barty crouch jr.'#david tennant you're already in this picture that's enough #baroque art #judith beheading holofernes #the superior version btw #tw blood #didn't you have a flaming sword? it was flaming like anything #if u zoom in pls appreciate the tartan bowtie detail #that shit took me way longer than it should have #as well as the approx 15hrs each i spent on azi's sleeves #did i miss any tags??#ART #i'm going to hibernate now thank you

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ineffectualbookseller · 8 months

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The way Azirphale is underestimated and practically infantalized by heaven is so closely tied to his femininity and I think we should talk about it more because I just want to shout about how relatable the way he's treated in his workplace is as a woman working in a traditionally male field

It's in all the little niggling comments from your boss about personal things that hold no bearing on your work

and the assumption that what you're doing must be simple if it was assigned to you

your work is trivialized

and you get these the placating smiles when you're told plans and proposals are rejected and passed over

or when your complaints are dismissed

and you get more of the same from upper management

it all feels so frustrating and draining but you're at work so all you can do is take a breathe put on that mask and move on with your day

It is all so deteimental to your emotional well being and textually, so much of this is tied to Aziraphale's softness, his gayness - his femininity

The thing about working in an environment and gives you this feeling - of being simultaneously destrought watching your belief in yourself get chipped away but also just so irate becuase you know you don't deserve it - is how it builds. It sinks under your skin and feeds into this indignant dejection until you can have a moment of release - but Azirphale doesn't get to bitch about it over drinks with friends, he doesn't get a lunch break where he can go for a walk and listen to an angry scandi death metal playlist, he doesn't even get the chance to cry about it in the bathroom for 5 minutes before confronting it again

(And I talked a little bit about it in the tags of this beautiful photoset but this all comes into play whenever Crowley dismisses his plans or calls him an idiot. These are purely emotional reactions; I really don't think Crowley means much by it - he respects Aziraphale's opinion and genuinely thinks he's brilliant - but Crowley is so quick to use this terminology when Aziraphale is making a decision Crowley thinks is wrong and he doesn't know how much this hurts Aziraphale. Just like Aziraphale doesn't understand the true impact the Fall had on Crowley, Crowley doesn't understand the ways heaven has been tearing away at Aziraphale's self worth)

Aziraphale has been facing this constant drip of denigration since before the beginning of time and has never released the pressure valve. At this point, he's a bomb waiting to go off

#(I want to note that I am coming at this from my personal experience as a woman #but I know femme neurodivergent and disabled folks of all genders face these same issues)#along similar lines I have tons of feelings about how often Aziraphale hides his hands when talking to other angels #to hide his stimming #and look I try not to tie everything back to explaning why Aziraphale ended s2 the way he did but apparently I can't #its just the juiciest character moment to me #also thinking about how angry Crowley was at Gabriel when he was treated like this once #granted shut up and die already IS the worst thing Gabriel has said to Aziraphale but if Crowley knew how much of this was going on...#aziraphale #good omens #go2 spoilers #good omens meta #Thanks to folks who responded to my tags on that post because you really motivated me to find these screen caps #and finish this post which has been sitting in my drafts for ages #also sorry so many of gabriels faces are funny I cant help that jon hamm is comedy gold - i refuse to let it undermine my point

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hell0mega · 7 months

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'Cause I, I I don't know how to feel But I wanna try I don't know how to feel But someday, I might Someday, I might

ʷʰᵃᵗ ʷᵃˢ ⁱ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵇʸ ᵇⁱˡˡⁱᵉ ᵉⁱˡⁱˢʰ ˣ ᶜʳᵒʷˡᵉʸ

#good omens #good omens spoilers #angel crowley #good omens fanart #crowley #anthony j crowley #go2 #billie eilish #illustration #i will reblog with the tiktok and reels links later and i also might upload the video here too #i also have a gif of him crying but it gets way too big on tumblr #i already draw crowley a little different since i made this lol but it helped me develop his look a lot #also sorry for the watermarks but ive spent enough time on pinterest to know that watermarking is SOOO important lmao #my art #gomens

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knifeforkspooncup · 14 days

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Oh God Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach is gonna tear me into pieces and put me back together again isn't it.

Fuck here we gooooo.

#no definitely not me already crying in ch. 1 when the therapist sees right through his lies DEFINITELY NOT #definitely not heavily relating to Crowley's way of protecting himself and testing people DEFINITELY NOT #the horrors persist but fanfiction persists harder #good omens #good omens fanfiction #crowley #demonology and the tri phasic model of trauma: an integrative approach

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fleething · 8 months

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i do not care how they make it happen but aziraphale and crowley deserve tenderness in s3. Not necessarily another kiss but just… az putting his hand on crowley’s neck as they look at each other, crowley being allowed to run their fingers through the angel’s hair, sitting together on the sofa with crowley’s head in az’s lap, az calling crowley ‘darling’ or ‘my dear’, crowley bringing their angel flowers, they deserve the opportunity to show the other how much they love them

#rambling about the spouses again #but it’s like #you can see it so clearly #it’s on the screen right there #crowley looking like they practically have to hold themselves back from reaching out to touch their angel’s cheek #az literally struggles on where to put his hands during the kiss!!!!!!#all the endearment is already there #it’s all in the eyes #in the gestures #in the ‘you saved my books’ and there must be something i can do for you #in the way az looks put out to have to call crowley his friend when he is so much more than that #i am losing my mind #good omens #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #aziraphale #crowley #good omens s2 #good omens s3

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queer-reader-07 · 7 months

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crowley being a canonical stress cleaner/organizer is deeply personal to me

#like me too crowley. me too #the way he goes to alphabetize his CDs only to find that they’re already alphabetized #like that is so real i love him #good omens #crowley #anthony j crowley #book omens

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meep-meep-richie · 9 months

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I-

#i couldn't resist it #the hands #the demon mention #he already was talking about crowley way before his time #michael simply knew #good omens #bright young things #miles maitland #crowley #good omens fandom #my screenshots #michael sheen #david tennant #good omens 2 #go2 #ineffable husbands #my screencaps

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idliketobeatree · 3 months

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gomens fanartists are gonna have such a blast this week lmaoo they're going to rip David's BAFTA outfits to shreds. Crowley better start running now

#its me the fanartist. in a way #gnashing my teeth tryin not to draw Crowley in a black kilt and that Starmaker suit because god im so behind the work deadline already #but tommorow. who knows #bafta 2024 #bafta awards #good omens #david tennant

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some-siren · 9 months

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Guys I’ve made a breakthrough

(I’ll add more gifs later just- bear with me for a second)

Crowley didn’t fall in love in the beginning, no. He fell in love when he and Aziraphale were in Job’s cellar. Let me explain

So we all know Crowley is describing how he fell in love when he talks about making Maggie and Nina fall in love under an awning

We all thought it was referencing the first scene in the beginning where Aziraphale covers him with his wing as the first rainstorm approaches

But if you stop to think about it, you realise it’s only Crowley is under the awning, in this case Aziraphale’s wing. And they don’t face eachother. AND it’s not actually raining yet.

They’re side by side yes, but only Crowley won’t get wet, since Aziraphale can’t physically get under his own wing. (Unless magical shenanigans but yeah)

That’s why I think he’s referring to the first time they "ate" together.

Think about it, he talks about a "sudden downpour" and I don’t know about you but the storm that unleashes on Job’s house (is it even his house??) seems extremely sudden and violent to me.

And if you compare it to the way he makes the rain happen for Nina and Maggie, I think you’ll find it’s very similar

And I mean it makes so much sense! Just think about how much he loves watching Aziraphale eat! It was the first time he saw him eat, and they looked into each other’s eyes.

Ever since then he’s been madly in love.

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mailmiocuoredipietratremaancora · 10 months

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“It’s too late. It’s always too late”

Crowley my dear you knew your fate didn’t you?

#mailmiocuoredipietratremaancora #i mean did you hear his tone?#he was already desperate #cause he though he should have brought his angel away way before this #neil gaiman you bastard you had to write that line too #good omens #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 spoilers #ineffable husbands #ineffable divorce #azicrow #crowley x arizaphale #neil gaiman #michael sheen #david tennant #love

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myriems · 5 months

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Good omens has given me the great ability to reconnect every song I listen to to Aziraphale and Crowley, in every way possible and I could talk about it for hours

#crowly x aziraphale #aziraphale crowley #aziraphale x crowley #azirowley #aziraphel #aziracrow #crowley x aziraphale #ineffable husbands #good omens #crowley #ineffable lovers #ineffable partners #good ineffable omens #this is haunting me #save me from them #I only think about them everyday #I already got a playlist and I WILL TALK ABOUT IT #aziraphale and crowley #Who wants to hear me taking about them in every way possible because I volunteer

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gunpowder-gemini · 2 months

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FINALLY have wrestled my brain into sitting down and watching Good Omens and it is, in fact, very good!! Incredibly good!! Absolutely in love with it ♥️♥️♥️

It does, however, hurt terribly

#as a queer with hella religious trauma fucking OW 😭😭😭#Aziraphale is exactly who I used to be #and Crowly is so much like who I am now #'I only ever asked questions' yeah me too 😭#i really thought i'd kinda made peace with my religious trauma but it turns out i very much have not 🙃🙃🙃🙃#i'm like 2 eps into season 2 currently but i do know generally what happens and I DO know how it ends #and it breaks my fucking heart bc I'm going to be so upset with Aziraphale but I'm gonna understand him better than I want to #bc fuck if I didn't think I could fix heaven once #i really hope that when that line of thinking comes crashing down around him spectacularly #it doesn't do so in a way that kills any hope and makes him act apathetic as a defense mechanism to pretend it doesn't hurt #bc Crowley and I are already here and I want Aziraphale to avoid that #and it sucks and Aziraphale is too good to end up like this I want him to be ok 🥺#Crowley was too good to end up like this too but he's already here so I just hope he can heal better than I apparently haven't #idk I'm in love with this show and these middle-aged gay men but I'm also incredibly fucking triggered lmao #like ow mr gaiman good job but also kinda fuck you but also please I'm trusting you to give this a good end

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hi-i-just · 9 months

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Aziraphale has picked up a lot of hobbies and interests and knowledge throughout the years, he's pretty much a quilted patchwork of skills. He does a lot of things Angels don't really do like dance, bake, drive a car, draw etc. And he's got a skill for those things and Aziraphale is also interested in learning French despite being able to speak every language and magic despite being able to miracle the impossible, and he's terrible at them. In a weird way he's Bad at things he's Inherently Good at and he's Good at things he's not Inherently Good at. Like how he's supposed to be Inherently Good as an Angel but messes up a lot when it comes to it. Did I make sense

#Good omens #Aziraphale #Like I'd argue why Aziraphale struggles hard at learning French and magic bc he's already Naturally Capable of doing it #Like it's literally part of his make up. So he has to 'fight back' against that Inherentness while simultaneously #Learning those skills the hard way #So I just don't doubt he has to learn them twice as hard than he did w other skills #He really took into knowledge like duck to water #There's also the fact that Angels are supposed to be Inherently Good. But he messes up w that a lot too #Lile he makes a lot of mistakes. Stumbles through it like a newborn fawn w shaky legs #But he keeps getting back up and trying his hand at it again and again anyways. Even if he doesn't always get it right #I dont doubt that's why Crowley loves him for that #It's the fact that he tries anyway. That's waay more than what can be said on most angels #Go #Good omens spoilers #Go spoilers #Good omens 2 #Good omens meta

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