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Some good news, bad news, good news again...where to start?

Okay, good news: GO pins have made it to our beloved photographer, and look at them shining! ✨

Not-so-good news: the new US tariffs sadly are affecting our shop too, so the cost of shipping to the US is now $2 more.

But I want to turn poison into positivity and cheer you up this dark February, so let's make a big unexpected SALE:

20% off EVERYTHING! 🥰

Yes, all the pins, all the cards - literally everything.

The magic code LOVEWINS will be working till the end of the month! ❤️‍🔥

Take care, hug your darlings and let's get through this winter together 🫂

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This is really sweet. Aziraphale and Crowley have lost their memories and think they're human but they feel a ��� connection ✨ to each other all the same.

Technically a Christmas fic but I think you can read it anytime!

It's hardly got any comments or kudos so go make a fuss 💜

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Warding off the oncoming depressive episode by reading about very old tortoises

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hello to my latest fixation (all thanks to @goodbyevanny), the amazon official good omens inspired music video by brazilian rapper emicida, in which he plays both aziraphale and crowley, and gives us the absolute coolest versions of them ever

this version of the husbands really deserves more love and i’m here to give it

the video:

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Quick PSA, because there seems to be some severe lack of education regarding Asexuality among a certain bunch of opinionated people, who frankly have no place having such strong opinions about something they've demonstrated to be so ignorant about:

Asexuality =/= a lack of libido, sexual appetite, sexual drive, or sexual activity.

Asexuality does = no experience of sexual attraction.

There are many forms of attraction. For example, some of them may be: romantic attraction that you'd experience towards a romantic partner. Aesthetic attraction that you may experience when you see someone's fashion style or overall appearance. Platonic attraction that you may experience towards a close friend. Etc.

Asexuality IS a spectrum, we call it the Asexuality Umbrella; SOME people under the ace umbrella may experience no interest towards sex/intimacy whatsoever, some may experience disgust re anything sex/intimacy related, some may be indifferent or neutral about it, and some are positive or even enthusiastic about it. These things may include acts such as kissing and physical touch of the non sexual kind. ALL of these people are still asexual, and their sexual activity or lack thereof has nothing to do with it.

Asexual people may choose to engage or not in sexual activity, and the circumstances under which they choose to do so, and the reasons why, are very varied: physical pleasure, closeness to a partner, emotional connection, finding pleasure in pleasing a partner, etc, etc.

The ways in which an asexual person may choose to find their pleasure is also very varied. And yes, it may be through fiction, because it can be a safe way to do so without being expected to behave or perform in a certain way that may be uncomfortable for the individual. Nothing wrong with enjoying a good smutty book or fanfic, or comic. Harms no one involved. Enjoying this doesn't mean you're not asexual.

Asexuality does exist, and it's way more nuanced and varied than just equalling it to "not getting any."

Now read all that again, but switch Asexuality for Aromanticism. Also a spectrum, also varied, also incredibly nuanced.

So, yes. A fictional character CAN be asexual, AND also engage in sexy times with the chosen ship partner. A Queer Platonic Relationship is also a very valid option, because NEWSFLASH, sex is not the only valid bonding point of a relationship. It can be a strong, important one depending on each individual, but it's not the only way to connect with a partner.

Some sources to know more about the topic:

AVEN - Asexuality Visibility and Education Network

The Invisible Orientation - by Julie Sondra Decker

The ABCs of LGBT - by Ash Hardell

ACE: What Asexuality reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex - by Angela Chen

There are many more sources out there, support groups and communities on social media that you can find mainly through AVEN, or with just a simple search about Asexuality on any search bar nowadays.

There's too much info about it now compared to some years ago to remain so ignorant about it.

Do. Better.

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Outlive the motherfucker. That's what you're going to do. Survive and thrive out of sheer spite if necessary. Live for the day that nature takes it's course and you wake up in a world that no longer has them in it.

Apply where applicable. Repeat as necessary.

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Quick reminder that it's always morally correct to punch nazis.

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30 hours into the signup window …

and we are blowing past last year's (record-setting!) numbers. Can't hardly even see them in the rear view mirror …

Last year, at 29 hours we had 223 individual creators offering 312 auctions in 88 listed fandoms and 76 write-in fandoms.

This year? Well.

We have 354 individual creators offering 496 auctions in 106 listed fandoms and 124 write-in fandoms.

That's … amazing.

The listed fandoms with the most signups (so far!) are:

48 Good Omens 48 MXTX (works) * 40 K-Pop * 31 Sherlock Holmes * 31 Marvel * 21 DC * 21 Star Wars * 19 Teen Wolf

And for our unlisted fandoms:

5 Jeff Satur - Music Videos 4 Zhen Hun / Guardian (drama and novel) 3 Cabin Pressure 3 Control (Remedy Game) 3 Fire Emblem Awakening 3 Fire Emblem Fates 3 Schitt's Creek 3 The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison 3 Transformers 3 Zhen Hun / Guardian (drama) RPF

Over in our supported orgs, most creators are leaving the decision to their bidders, but among those who are choosing specific ones, the any/all option for the umbrella category is doing very well. Just below them three orgs keep changing places - MECA, the Young Center, and Freedom to Read are neck and neck with their positions swapping (again!) AS WE'RE TYPING this post.

Also of note, we have 26 fan labor offers - so far!

Stay tuned for deeper dives into the un/listed fandom numbers, and for a round up of the various types of fan labor on offer.

Signups are OPEN! Join us to boost your fandom's presence!

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You are given a word - share 1 sentence from your wip(s) that begins with each letter of that word.

Thanks for the tag @katspause! My word was CATARACT. Since I don't currently have any WIPs, I'm doing a few letters from my newest fic, and a few from an old fic.

Crowley sprawled further, arms and legs dangling like cephalopod tentacles.

Avery Z. Fell. Former bookseller. Former corporate executive. Current lost soul.

Time seemed to stop and the whole world crashed down on him, flooding him with memories that didn’t make sense. A fight. A kiss. Heartbreak and words he wished he could take back.

“Ah, Handel’s Messiah. How seasonally appropriate. And it seems they’re playing it in its entirety.” Aziraphale did a cute little fist shake and Crowley bit back a groan.

“Right.” Crowley braced himself against the shelf, sifting through the fuzziness of the alcohol for the memory. “Clerkenwell diamond heist.” He snapped his fingers. “Austen. That’s it. Jane Austen. Pride and something. Need to read it. Figure out what I did wrong.”

“A cup of tea.” Aziraphale precisely enunciated each word. “Ask around. I’m sure someone will be able to tell you what it is. There’s a good fellow. Run along now.”

Crowley waved the book. “But they’re friends, see? Best friends, even though they’re opposites. So you’d expect they would fall in love, wouldn’t you?”

There was only one solution. He was going to read that damned book until it started to make sense, and then he was going to write the most perfect love letter anyone had ever written, and nothing and no one in Hell or Heaven or Earth or Alpha Fucking Centauri was going to stop him.

No tags, since I don't remember who I've seen do this already, but for anyone who wants an easy one, your word is TEA.

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since it’s a scary time to be trans: refuge restrooms is an app which maps gender-neutral/single-stall restrooms. it’s community-mapped, so it’s possible you might be the first person to log the restroom locations, but hopefully it’ll help some people.

please reblog this post if you’ve got trans followers. stay safe.

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Absolutely insane lines to just drop in the middle of an academic text btw. Feeling so normal about this.

[ A Critical History of English Literature, Vol. 1, Prof. David Daiches, first published in 1960 ]

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New Year, New Fanfic

Happy New Year!

My holiday fanfic is complete and I'm happy to share it with you all.

This is a silly and fluffy story where Aziraphale and Crowley think they're human and end up getting involved in a Hallmark-movie-esque small town holiday competition. While falling in love (again) and slowly figuring out what's actually going on.

Rated Teen

Sweet Dreams Are Made of Yuletide (19483 words) by nettegoblue Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Original Characters Additional Tags: Post-Good Omens (TV) Season 2, Memory Loss, Amnesia, they think they're human, He/Him Pronouns For Crowley (Good Omens), They/Them Pronouns for Aziraphale (Good Omens), He/Him Pronouns For Aziraphale (Good Omens), holiday fic, Winter, Christmas, Inspired by Hallmark Christmas Movies, Florist Crowley (Good Omens), Fluff, Happy Ending, they do have trauma, but mostly its sweet and funny Summary:

A Good Omens They’re-Not-Human-But-They-Think-They-Are Holiday AU

Avery Fell, a bookshop owner from London, goes on holiday to a quaint rural village in the South Downs to recuperate from an accident and a broken heart. There, Avery butts heads with business owner Anthony Crowley, who seems inexplicably—dare I say, ineffably—familiar.

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Christmas Tree by Boris Groh