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[fwoggiekeromoto]

…chat.

[xxoolii]

i’m so sorry i don’t think people understand just how excited i am, im shaking with excitement, I AM UNWELL, I NEED IT NOW!

[giantmushyfriend]

Welcome back to the Ineffable lyric discussion (can I hear a wahoo)

In honor of the announcement of season 3 of our beloved Good Omens, I find it completely necessary for us to discuss one of the many songs on Aziraphale and Crowley's angelic playlist that made me scream my bloody head off. One of those songs is the one and only The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel. While I UNDERSTAND this song may have just been chosen to spell out SEASON THREE, I think it goes much deeper than that because of all of the parallels it draws to Aziraphale and Crowley. And ultimately, what I think is going to happen in terms of their relationship when they finally sort their shit out. So beware if you haven't watched season 2 of Good Omens because we're about to do a fucking DEEP DIVE into this.

First, the title of the Book of Love feels almost like a call to this looming threat to the Book of Life that was consistently used in series 2. The entire season, Crowley and Aziraphale have to work oh so carefully because with the Book of Life being confirmed, they know that either of them could get the other erased, and whether they want to admit it or not, losing the other is their biggest fear. We've seen this when Crowley believed Aziraphale to be dead in Series 1 when he couldn't feel Aziraphale's presence anymore since he got incorporated. When Aziraphale isn't there, Crowley is a mess. Likewise, we saw how both reacted during the ineffable divorce scene in series 2. Crowley is full-on begging Aziraphale to stay, and Aziraphale has finally admitted that he needs Crowley and full-on mouths for Crowley not to leave him. The Book of Life inherently, from how Neil set it up, feels threatening. The Book of Love, on the other hand, raises an entirely other reaction. Throughout the series, as corny as it sounds, love has been what grounds our protagonists. It is the love of Tadfeild and his friends that keeps Adam from kickstarting the end of the world; it's what keeps him from rejecting his father, the literal devil. It is the love of the earth, of humanity and all its strange creations, and for each other that keeps Aziraphale and Crowley attempting to prevent the end of the world when it could be so much easier to just accept the fate of it all. Love is the key theme that grounds our protagonists, that makes them tick. Love is safe; love is, at times, painful but overall kind. So when we see this title on their playlist, listed amongst heartwrenching tales of grieving a relationship, you could have had, and of loss, it brings a sense of salvation and safety. The Book of Love, unlike the Book of Life, is not a threat- it's a sanctuary for Aziraphale and Crowley.

Now, diving into the lyrics.

"The book of love is long and boring

No one can lift the damn thing

It's full of charts and facts, and figures, and instructions for dancing

But I

I love it when you read to me.

And you

You can read me anything"

The first couple of verses inherently feel like Aziraphale and Crowley's original view on this notion of love. As two supernatural entities who aren't bound by human emotion or logic, love may seem superficial and downright silly at times. The courting procedures that different societies have taken on throughout the centuries and the songs and dances that come along with it may all seem like a big waste. The book of love is a manifestation of love itself, and originally, it seems unappetizing to our protagonists. That is until they refind each other, and love goes from this thing that humans feel and jump through hoops for to this tidal wave of emotions. Love felt silly and unrealistic before, but with each other, they are willing and excited to explore it, even if it comes with things that feel inherently silly.

Also, these verses draw some cute parallels to headcanons and features of cannons. If you've been involved in the Good Omens fandom long enough, you've probably stumbled across the idea that Crowley asks Aziraphale to read to him for a multitude of different reasons. Some people say it's because his eyes aren't meant to read, one of the many punishments that came with him being cast down from grace, or maybe it's just because he finds Aziraphale's voice comforting. Additionally, the line about instructions for dancing is just so heartwarming when we look at the ball scene from this past season and Aziraphale's daydreams of a romance worthy of a Jane Austin novel.

"The book of love is long and boring

And written very long ago

It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes

Adn things we're all too young to know

but I

I love it when you give me things

and you

You ought to give me wedding rings"

I'm sure we've all heard this idea that you'll understand love when you get older, but even when you get older, it never seems to make sense. This idea that love is too old for any of us to truly understand, and that humbles us but in the best way possible. There is no point in trying to figure out what exactly love is because you could spend thousands of years feeling it and watching it happen all around you and still not know exactly what it is besides this all-encompassing feeling. And that is exactly the perspective of Aziraphale and Crowley. They have seen countless examples of love, true, unwavering love, and they have felt it for each other. And yet they themselves cannot begin to fathom what love, true unconditional love, is exactly. These two supernatural, ethereal/occult beings are humbled by the very concept of love like humans are- and that love is drawn from each other.

And then there is this notion of giving, which pairs so well with Crowley's primary love language, acts of service and gift giving. If the first chorus was Crowley talking about how he loves it when Aziraphale reads to him and takes care of him, then this is Aziraphale talking about how Crowley displays his love. And this final notion of asking for that final commitment, one of the key ways humans express their love for each other, is just amazing. Because in a way, Aziraphale moving to make this commitment, to fully be on their side in this way, is the resolution we have been wanting since the beginning. For Aziraphale to finally feel safe enough to let go and finally let himself settle to where he finally belongs, on his side with Crowley.

[blairbeau]

[leonsliga]

manuelneuer:

Today I had to celebrate with this man! 😉 Club record player of FC Bayern with 710 competitive matches and goalscorer against Freiburg! Congratulations, @esmuellert 👏

[is-skizzleman-on-hermitcraft]

Skizz might be joining Hermitcraft! If you go to Impulse's vod from today (Retro Console Gaming Couch Stream) and go to 3:1:42

November 18 👀

AYO??? SKIZZ ON HERMITCRAFT SOON??? PLEASE GOD LET IT HAPPEN

clip for anyone who hasn't seen it

[iwaizumis-bitch]

SPILLED APPLE JUICE (rework!!!): an smau/written fic in which y/n meets her best friends athletic trainer, spills apple juice all over the floor, and is oblivious to the fact that said trainer has the hots for her

IWAIZUMI HAJIME X FEMALE READER SMAU

CONTENT WARNINGS: clumsy!reader, oblivious!reader, female reader

TAGLIST FORM (open)

DATE STARTED: 22/12/2023

DATE FINISHED: tba

STATUS: ongoing, find old version here

UPDATES: weekly, may change in the future :)

Y/N & FRIENDS.

HAJIME & FRIENDS.

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

…TBA

[pastafossa]

It's my birthday in one week and I am early birthday wishing that I get thE FINAL TEN KUDOS I NEED FOR TRT TO HIT 10K KUDOS, YA'LL LOOK, I AM ABOUT TO ENTER 5 DIGIT KUDOS TERRITORY

[connorsnothereeither]

Mark your calendars for the end of our story.

The final chapter in the fable we call history… or was the other way around…

March 17th EST/March 18th AEST

Ulysses Themist has a story that should have ended many times. He’s lucky it hasn’t already. But no one can outrun an ending forever…

[buckbuckleybegins]

Watching the buddie tag being just CONFESSIONS?!?!?!???! over and over and over i know exactly what you mean ya’ll

[beautifulstarlightphantom]

On YouTube, please look up grian potentially gives update on the next life series and his next hermit craft video 

[welcome-to-green-hills]

OH GOD HERE WE GO

I’m about to become the most annoying person on the planet😈

[mastersoftheair]

!!!!!!!

[unrelenting-darkness]

it's been a long and tiresome day, i wonder what my feed will have for me-

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S???!!!

[a-very-sparkly-nerd]

NOT A DRILL

I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL

JULY 26TH, Y'ALL

[kakuzatos]

my god oh my god oh god dear oh god

I HAVENT READ 19 DAYS IN A FUCKING WHILE AND I COME BACK TO THIS ?!!??!??

MO IS SO LMDLKNEFDNS CUTE WTF THEY NOW KISSING AND SHIT WE’VE COME SO FAR