#My Metatron Butterfly

[logankisseswade]

I got attacked by a beautiful Butterfly tonight 😘🌹💖

[justkeeptrekkin]

I think Aziraphale was planning to make a move at the party.

so I went into good omens s2 actively looking up spoilers because I couldn’t cope with watching it and not knowing what the end of the season would have in store. 

I therefore found it REALLY interesting seeing how Aziraphale behaves at the start of his party, considering I knew how he responded to Crowley. 

One instance we see this is how furtive and coquettish he is when he tells Crowley to ‘wait and see’ (seen below). Like there’s a surprise for Crowley, as well. It’s actively flirtatious.

This is the face of a man who is *bashful*. This is a teenager before a school dance. He is excited about Nina and Maggie and nervous and he is living variously through them, of course. I also, genuinely, think he was planning something to do with Crowley. Like, this is the face of a man who has thought to himself, ‘I’m going to show Crowley how I feel about him, and he doesn’t even know it!!!” 

more under the cut:

Then of course we have the DANCE SCENE. This is an explicitly romantic affair that Aziraphale has orchestrated. It’s clear that both Aziraphale and Crowley are projecting massively onto Maggie and Nina, consciously or not. He’s designed this evening to be a meet-cute/match-making event, and Crowley knows this. So yeah, it’s really transparent what Aziraphale’s doing when he asks Crowley to dance.

Thing is, I don’t think he’s being oblivious here. I don’t even think he’s planning on just taking a risk. I think this is Aziraphale making a move. This is Aziraphale being wholly himself, happy, silly, playful, vulnerable, and openly affectionate with Crowley. 

That’s why when Crowley’s trying to warn him that something’s wrong, he ignores it-- it’s scuppering his plans to sweep Crowley off his feet! This evening is meant to be perfect!

Let’s look at the dance invitation moment:

^ The serious look in his eyes here. Like he’s steeling himself to just make that leap of faith and be brave. Knowing that Crowley will probably think he’s taking the piss.

^ the innocent vulnerability of this moment. Tell me this isn’t a much younger Aziraphale asking his crush to dance with him at prom. He’s been planning this and he so desperately wants it to be like how he’s imagined it, but he’s also terrified. Look at how nervous he is! He’s being so brave. You know he’s thinking ‘It’s finally happening! I’m doing it!’

^ a very blurry image of Aziraphale’s nervous little giggle as he takes Crowley’s hand and drags him over for a dance. He’s absolutely buzzing of the anticipation and nervous energy and the butterflies! He’s so happy and so YOUNG here and it is so so pure. god the little laugh he makes as well-- like he knows it’s forbidden, that it’s cheeky and silly, that he’s living his lil Jane Austen dream here. 

Ok, so then we have the moment with Beelzebub and Gabriel. We all have foamed at the mouth at how he looks at Crowley here when he realises that they can run off to Alpha Centauri, too. And that it’s possible for them. When he instinctively grabs Crowley’s arm... good lord. 

It’s like Aziraphale’s dream has come true here. He is seeing validation of what he has started to plan. He’s seeing that this isn’t just a pipe dream that he’s indulging in. He can be happy with Crowley! 

Then of course, Metatron comes along and offers what he thinks -- in his abuse-victim mind-- is the perfect alternative. By going to heaven and bringing Crowley with him, he’s pleasing everyone! (Right?) ((I will discuss this in another post...)

I mean, this is literally all just conjecture, obviously. I am wearing my silly little tin foil hat. but when you pair all of this with the fact that he literally gazes with heart eyes at Crowley for the whole season, is pretty flirty, lets Crowley come to his rescue... we are seeing an Aziraphale here who is acutely aware of his crush on Crowley.

[saritagiovanna]

Relevance of The Show Must Go On

I posted this today in a Facebook group- wanted to share my thoughts on this here as well.

Spoiler type thing below…….

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Just watched some X-rays on Amazon Prime, and for episode 6, the instrumental music playing in the coffee shop is…. The Show Must Go On! (One of my favorite Queen songs Of All Time) This is when that evil Metatron is ordering coffee and asks if anyone asks for death. THE SHOW MUST GO ON! These lyrics came to mind as a portent of what was to come between Crowley and Aziraphale. What really are each of them looking for? They want love but have different thoughts about what that means for them and for each other. So…they "leave it all to chance," there's a "failed romance." So they are faced with the question of..."does anybody know what we are living for?" They feel they are close to knowing, "I must be warmer now…" They sense it's close…"outside the dawn is breaking, but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free…" but they fail in conveying everything and seeing what the other wants and needs. Aziraphale in the elevator…."my makeup may be flaking but my smile still stays on…" ALSO…."I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in"….THIS IS THAT LOOK IN THE ELEVATOR!

"Empty spaces, what are we living for?

Abandoned places, I guess we know the score

On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for?

Another hero, another mindless crime

Behind the curtain in the pantomime

Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?

The show must go on

The show must go on

Inside my heart is breaking

My makeup may be flaking

But my smile still stays on

Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance

Another heartache, another failed romance

On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?

I guess I'm learning, I must be warmer now

I'll soon be turning round the corner now

Outside the dawn is breaking

But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free

The show must go on

The show must go on

Inside my heart is breaking

My makeup may be flaking

But my smile still stays on

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies

Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die

I can fly, my friends

The show must go on

The show must go on

I'll face it with a grin

I'm never giving in

On with the show

I'll top the bill

I'll overkill

I have to find the will to carry on

On with the show…

Show must go on, go on, go on…"

[tonydaddingham]

I kind of think the reason why the Book of Life is referred to as 'extreme' sanctions and why they haven't used it yet is because it's intended to be an absolute last resort, due to how badly it may mess up the timeline. Butterfly effect and all that. And they'd be looking at potentially undoing/rewriting 6000+ years of history. Who knows what life would be like for anyone if humans never left Eden. I mean. No death and no suffering, obviously, but no free will or knowledge, either. But it WOULD accomplish the basic plan everyone knows God has laid out- create humans that live eternally in paradise. I'd imagine using the Book of Life is very risky and they can't account for the full extent of the effects, but I don't think that would stop the Metatron from using it as a means to make Aziraphale go along with the Second Coming. If anything, the chaos of that potential timeline might be even more of a motivator for Aziraphale to follow orders in this one.

that's a very good point!!!✨ definitely would fit the bill of 'extreme', but then again - if it is only used in extreme circumstances, as i said here and @aq-uatic reminded me in a separate ask, you'd think that the stopping of armageddon would be worthy of threatening the BOL, and yet it wasnt? or the fall of humanity, or even the fall itself... but somehow, hiding gabriel is bad enough to warrant erasure from existence...?

this does however only take into account how michael is threatening to use it (i.e. the extreme sanctions are not, in fact, officially sanctioned; metatron confirms this in ep6). michael takes the supreme archangel position, and presumably considers this to be adequate authorisation to wield the BOL as a weapon - something we don't see gabriel do in s1.

i would love to know what michael's rationale behind this was; jumping straight to erasure of existence for a fairly insignificant transgression. it might say more about michael's character than 'the true nature' of the BOL, but still find it interesting that for a reasonably cunning character, this threat is so... little thought-out.

and maybe that's just it; that the BOL does exactly what it says on the tin, and it's just michael getting gung-ho on their assumed new power and station. maybe gabriel never intended to ever wield this weapon because of the catastrophic implications it has (though this would bring into question what the point of the BOL is to begin with, if not to be used).

i honestly don't have much of anything to negate this from within the narrative itself, other than crowley saying that it was only a rumour (which i do think has some basis). but from a storytelling perspective, i do think it very odd that this new concept, this huge-ass weapon that heaven seems to have had in its back pocket all along, would be so blatantly explained and handed to the audience in s2. the whole thing, imo, just feels a little off.

biblically speaking, too, i feel that the BOL in the context GO poses is somewhat off too; revelation shows that the book belongs to jesus christ, and (heavily paraphrasing multiple references here but this is my understanding of the christian scripture on BOL) was for humanity to repent and enter the kingdom of heaven, or face erasure and be cast instead into a lake of fire in everlasting punishment.

now, of course, GO does not necessarily follow the word of scripture by the letter; but regardless, the whole notion seems odd in relation to angels. they... are of heaven; would erasing them from the book lose them their existence, or would it cast them out of heaven? by the same logic, does erasing humans from the BOL during the last judgement also mean those humans will cease to exist? the lake of fire is described as being "a second death" (20:14), but is that the same thing?

basically, anon - i don't know. idk if the BOL is what we're led to believe it is, but something in my gut (and by god has it been wrong before) is telling me not to take it as read!!!✨

[birthclod]

top 5 silmira characters? educate the masses my friend

so uh this got a LOT longer than i anticipated because im very normal about this series. anyways. this is all under the cut

megido and har birthclod

obvious answers. they're my blorbos so of course they're #1. they fucking hate each other <3

megido is far and beyond my favorite ofc. he dresses very classy but is self-motivated and ruthless. he has a rose motif. his idle animation is him shimmying. just look at him. he looks like if jet was a piece of shit (he already is, but not an ~Evil~ piece of shit)

he turns into a fucked up mutated version of himself if his brother dies bc har stabilizes the balance between their attributes so he becomes a weird looking dog version of himself. it's my favorite thing in the whole world.

and har (or hal) is your main villain. he wants to rule the world as it is in spite of his brother who wants it to change back. he's a terrible dad (and yes, the guardian angels do call him dad(dy), it's true). doesn't care what sacrifices are made as long as he can accomplish what he wants to.

also he has muppet mouth sometimes. it's great.

2. zohar metatron / sandalphon

treasure literally gave us this bigender/genderfluid LEGEND and said "here's your rival, they can just switch between attributes on a whim like you" and then doesn't play it for laughs at all. they're like your jealous sibling who learned how to whistle before you did and then when you show them you can also whistle they're like NO FAIR I DID IT FIRST.

also, they can turn into this against their will.

it's supposedly very painful. they have no control over it and they don't even want to fight the protagonist at that point. but it does have the best boss music in the game.

3. faust and sara

i know i keep putting pairs together but I CAN'T HELP IT there's so many good characters in this game. also they're in literally the same area so i should be allowed this one

faust and sara are both hosts of their respective game shows in media city. faust is silhouette and his show revolves around shadow puppetry used as real objects to fight against shyna (including, i kid you not, a fucking tank). sara is mirage and her show is a gambling show with an enormous slot machine. faust gets very little screentime and dialogue but he's just. fucking cool? look at him??? i have no screenshots of his boss fight sadly but it's such a wicked concept. also at the end he turns into a bomb and fucking? explodes??? for the ratings to go up. insane.

sara gets a little more time and she's awesome. here's what she really looks like:

she doesn't like being touched (meaning you can't rob her for money for long, an actual thing you do in this game to get money) and she's so fucking snarky i love her. here's my favorite voice clip of hers, it plays when you finish her fight:

4. serah (featuring delia)

very close name with sara but don't be fooled, they are VERY different! giant fucking butterfly woman!!!

serah was the very first guardian angel, and although it didn't make her the messiah, it did make her a gigantic fucking butterfly. her japanese name is seraphim. you can only fight her under the specific instance that during the last fight with zohar the time limit runs out before you beat them, and then har deletes (re: kills) them in front of you and brings out serah as a more "worthy adversary". also, this is her unique boss theme:

i say featuring delia on the title because delia is connected to her and it'd feel kind of wrong to mention one and not the other. their relationship is only ever implied and not stated outright, but the implication is that they were (are?) married, especially before serah became a guardian angel. the title "your wife is an angel" is referential to this, and har even threatens delia that if he didn't comply he would hurt his precious serah. (in the original japanese, the translation for that part is that he would be forced to "forward" serah; it sounds like an email, but it's supposed to imply he'd put her at the front lines of battle). also, i just wanted to show off delia because he is the third nose guy in this game

you wanna know what his boss fight is? if you guessed "you fight him on his game show where he makes soup and you throw silhouettes into his soup to hurt him", you'd be correct!

5. dynamis

i have nothing to say. just look at her.

she just wants to sell you some flowers. pretty freakin' flowers. :)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

pablo (a lad, honestly. look at him. absolutely harmless until he turns into a wolf.)

prinsdams (you never fight them because they eat you. also the one on the right has a surfer dude voice it's amazing. he calls shyna little dudette and everything.)

shyna nera shyna (how could i ever leave out our main girl?)

[nellie-elizabeth]

His Dark Materials: The Botanic Garden (3x08)

Woof! Okay. Let's talk about it.

Cons:

The thing is, yeah, this episode has the problem it was always going to have, in that it feels disconnected from the rest of the story in a lot of big, obvious ways. We went through so much with Asriel and Coulter, and they barely get mentioned here. Characters like Iorek get barely a sendoff. The aftermath of Asriel's war isn't fully addressed; obviously it's implied that the Magisterium is going to go home with its tale between its legs and none of the angels on Metatron's side are going to bother anyone anymore, but we don't really see much of any of it. The Gallivespians, the other witches besides Serafina, they don't get their due here. This is how the book ends, too, I'm not saying they had a lot of choice in it, but I think the structural problems that have plagued this season are apparent when you have a finale that is kind of doing its own thing, almost entirely cut off from the plotty buildup leading to it.

Father Gomez coming to do his murdering, and Balthamos showing up to thwart him is also something from the books, but again it felt shoe-horned in. I get that I'm kind of contradicting myself, as this is an element that does tie back to earlier in the season, but it feels so disjointed, like, God is literally actually Dead, dude. Move the hell on.

Pros:

The thing is, though, this episode just had to get one thing right and I would forgive it all its other weaknesses. And... it got that thing right.

I want to start with Mary, who acts as the "serpent" in this little tale of temptation. She talks to Lyra and Will about what it is to feel in love, to give in to the fullness of what she can feel as a person, and that's what inspires them to realize the true depth of their feelings for one another. It's such a simple thing, and that's what makes it powerful. I appreciate the little change here that Mary was feeling attraction and love towards a woman, as I don't think it's that way in the books. Not a huge deal, just a nice little detail. And I also like that the story isn't about how Mary then fell madly in love and got married and had babies or whatever, it's just a quiet thing, a moment where she eats marzipan and remembers what it is to have butterflies in her stomach. The outcome of her romance isn't the point, here. That's lovely.

Lyra and Will... man. Okay.

I really need to give a lot of praise to these performers. Dafne Keen and Will Parry have a sometimes thankless job in portraying these characters who have to be young and innocent but also old enough to fall deeply, passionately in love. They have to play trauma and heartache and affection and childlike wonder, and the script, while decent, is also cheesy and overwrought, meaning that if these two didn't pull off the performance convincingly, it might have been truly insufferable to behold.

But it's not, because it's lovely, it's sweet, it's tender, shivery kisses and tight, desperate hugs as they sob into each other's shoulders, it's the joy of reuniting with their daemons, and the tender way they touch each other's daemons along with their own. The way they say each other's names, the way they kiss one last time through the final portal. The way Lyra talks about how one day when they die, they'll find each other again, and be so thoroughly joined that they will be together even as their atoms are used as building blocks for future life. It's High Romance, y'all, and these two actors pulled off an amazing feat, making it feel like young, inexperienced love and also like the deepest, most sacred thing in all the universe.

I don't really have a lot to say on the specifics here. I actually held back my tears during the whole bench montage at the end, but the minute the screen went black and the text appeared saying that they kept going for the rest of their lives but each lived full lives in their own worlds, I started crying. At its core, this is just a beautiful story. And sure, this television show was an imperfect telling of it, but I still deeply loved getting to see it play out in front of me.

And yeah, I guess... that's it! I feel kind of numb, that it's over. I'm grateful we got these actors to take on these precious characters, I'm excited to see what they end up doing next in their careers. This finale gets...

9/10

And now to grade the show as a whole. I think the overall thing I want to say about this television adaptation of one of my favorite book series is that it got a lot of moments really right. It had a lot of brilliant aspects. It had the most incredible Marisa Coulter I could ever have imagined getting. It had a Will Parry I fell in love with even more than the one from the books. And it had a lot of weaknesses. There were thematic elements about the church and faith and sin and love that didn't quite land. The way the daemons were integrated in particular left something to be desired. Sometimes the pacing was wonky. But usually, the things that didn't land about the show were a matter of... "I wish they'd done more or less of that" rather than "what just happened was stupid", you know? And that's better. I'm so glad I have this show to come back to and watch again someday. It's a different, and imperfect, way to revisit one of my favorite stories. As a whole, I think the show deserves pretty high marks.

7.5/10

[fatherenoch]

Eugene swallows a lump in his throat and his stomach fills with butterflies. He studies Father Enoch’s face.

What was that look? The darkness in his eyes? The way he looked me over? Was that… a hunger? A desire? … Lust?

He decides to try and find a way to read it out. He raises his wine to his lips and takes a swallow, not a sip. He decides he might need the courage it will give him, and giggles a bit to cover his nerves.

“Is that so, Father?” He lets a touch of flirtation bleed into his tone and takes a step toward the man, all in the name of informality, of course. “And why exactly do you say that?” He is searching for something, anything, to read for a mood or tone, but he finds Father Enoch difficult to read. His curious nature burns in his mind. He wants to rule out any intended suggestion. Or perhaps, discover it, but he will not admit that to himself. He sits the wine down again — this time, on the Father’s desk, as he opens the book in his hand and pretends to flip through it.

-🌿✨

Enoch's unexpressive affect gives him an advantage, and his face stays flat as he begins to write: dating the entry, describing his meals that day, liturgical and astrological information...until those two questions. He drops his pen in the inkwell and leans back a touch. "Have you ever heard of the gnostics? They were an early Christian sect, but died out – considered heretics. Their beliefs centered around this world being an oppressive illusion, only set free by wisdom. I am no gnostic, of course, but they saw God as the source of this wisdom, and many people find that once they have found God, they see the world quite differently. They long to be closer to that revelatory source."

He takes another drink of wine and stands, circling behind Eugene to reach his arm to the book. Standing close against him, he turns to a particular page. "Down at the eighth circle, the alchemists. This is when I understood, in a great irony, the condemnation of those who understand. My name, Enoch, is the same name of the man who became the angel Metatron, but was beaten for his hubris to sit upon the throne, while the other angels stood. I shall not be beaten, like he was." The last words he whispers into the man's ear. He knows he admits to heresy, but it is with intention that he does. His hands move from the pages to Eugene's waist.

"And I ramble again. I do apologize, let me allow you to read," he says, pulling away.

[hide-away-wally]

Harper's Maps (First Installment) Alright, I suppose it's time we get to the interesting bit. Or maybe it's not that interesting. I don't know anymore. When I first started sorting, I was so excited about all these maps, and especially the Metatron and Sidereal maps, as I've come to call them, but, you know ... when it comes right down to it, one cannot mistake the finger pointing at the moon for the moon itself, or what have you. One has to try and stay grounded. I am not looking at real places from a great height, even if sometimes it feels that way.

So yeah, here's the thing, Harper would have these dreams, right, but they weren't like regular dreams. I mentioned it before, I am pretty sure. They were more like ... reality shifts. Harper didn't do it on purpose, and they didn't go into their favorite anime or some shitty transphobic woman's wizard books. To hear them describe it, these ... experiences were completely immersive, persistent, and lacking in the usual fuzzy incongruity that characterized normal dreams, and, for that matter, the average lucid dream (of which I've had my own share). They were internally consistent, stable, and bound by a relatively recognizable logic and causation. I didn't get much sleep last night, and I feel like this particular topic deserves a fresher, better, smarter version of me, but I felt like I should at least put something down and start digging in, because otherwise another year or two will pass, and I still won't feel ready or worthy. So, sorry for the fragmentary explanations.

Basically, the following seemed to be true, or, at least, true from Harper's own perspective, experientially:

These dreams, or shifts, were subject to extreme time dilation. This is a pretty standard trope, and is also true, perceptually, of most dreams (you ever hit the snooze button, close your eyes, have all kinds of horrors or adventures befall you, only to find that you've only been dozing for a minute?). What made this unusual was the aforementioned clarity and stability. Most excursions lasted subjective weeks at least, some lasted months. There were hints of some that lasted years. Occasionally, they were shorter, a few days or even a few hours, but those were apparently the exceptions. Harper had no control over when they would end ... from their perspective, trying to "wake up" and get back to "normal" was about as easy as buying a ticket to Narnia at your local Greyhound station. And the time passed realistically ... five minutes felt like five minutes and a month felt like a month. There were no skips or cuts or sudden interruptions.

Harper was not Harper. They would step into the shoes of an established person. Often the same person across multiple shifts. It sounded a bit like a Quantum Leap type situation, except for the following bullet point.

Harper's consciousness and the other person's consciousness would merge and intermingle such that they could resume either track almost seamlessly. Almost, because there was apparently a variable period of adjustment and disorientation on both "sides" of the exchange. I have been witness to this myself once or twice. In any case, this was a bit of a "butterfly dream" type situation. Was Harper dreaming that they were X, or was X dreaming that they were Harper. Or both.

Specialized knowledge did transfer, to an extent. Supposedly, Harper learned to speak a dialect of Russian quite well after their first sojourn into one of their more common alter egos, or whatever you'd call them. Here's the thing, it is true that, at some point, Harper suddenly became fluent (give or take) in Russian seemingly overnight ... I obviously thought that they were fucking with me at first. We went to a Russian-born mutual acquaintance of ours for arbitration, and they confirmed that Harper did, in fact, pass the muster. It was fun to believe that this really did come from an alternate reality, though on my more rational days I just figured that Harper either learned it a long time ago and kept it in the back pocket for just such a prank, or learned it specifically for the prank, on Duolingo and whatever. Harper was smart, brilliant even. They could have done it, I suppose. According to our Russian judge, their pronunciation, diction, grammar, and fluency were at nearly native levels. Supposedly, they even recognized and used idiomatic phrases correctly and effortlessly. But it's not like I would know, and that "nearly" does a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. So I guess the language thing doesn't really prove anything. But, if we are to suspend disbelief for a moment and just take Harper at their word, then yeah, if Harper knew how to do something, their other self would be able to do it to, with minor loss in efficacy, and vice versa.

As implied above, they would shift, or leap, or what have you, into several different individuals, but not every excursion was different. They would often shift into the same few regulars many times over.

While some of their alternative lives appear quite exotic or fantastical from our point of view, they did all seem tethered to some version of our earth. At the very least, many of them were provably alternate earths, with only a few instances being unclear.

We've already established that a short span of time here was a long span of time there. It gets a bit weirder, though, because the reverse could also apply ... the only way they ever got back to being Harper was by falling asleep or losing consciousness on the other side. And if they returned to the other life a few months or years or days later, they would generally resume where they left off. Yes, in case you are wondering, there were some inception style instances as well wherein they'd go to sleep as Harper, become someone else, then go to sleep as someone else, and become a third person, then wake up as either the second person or Harper, or maybe even a fourth person ... it got weird.

Yes, all of this would suggest that Harper could live for a very long time, perceptually, without one or more of their nested Matryoshka selves aging more than a few hours. Harper apparently did a rough accounting of this (allegedly, not every reality had sophisticated time keeping available, but it was close enough for government work) and came up with a pretty terrifying number ... I think they could see on my face that, as game as I was to pursue just about any line of thinking in the theoretical, especially if it was fun, I didn't really believe them ... I kind of wish I at least made a bigger effort to pretend to, because I still remember how they laughed it off and changed the subject while turning away to try and hide the tears welling up. (At the time, the number was somewhere in the late 400s ... so, almost half a millennium of subjective, experiential time).

There is probably more, but I am tired, so I'll end on this one. As number 8 suggests, yes, this whole thing did cause Harper some amount of distress ... but they were pretty good at hiding it, and they didn't share it with anyone they didn't completely trust, or so they claimed. They weren't exactly all "chunibyo" about it, either. They claimed that they used to be, at least in their own private thoughts. Makes sense. If true, who wouldn't be. But, it also makes sense that the charm would wear off after a while, and it would quickly become something to cope with as opposed to something to boast about.

That's all I have in me for now. If you're a stumbler come a stumbling on this blog, the pages I've included above pertain to entries about one of Harper's most commonly frequented realities. They called it Lena's World, sometimes. It was basically a post apocalyptic Russia. That's how they learned Russian, presumably. At this point, I think I might just choose to believe them regardless, just for my own benefit. Who gives a fuck about reality anyway.

[floveslondon]

Things I noticed/thought while watching GO S2 (again) Episode 5

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Zira giving away books! After he specifically asked Crowley over the phone the day before to not sell any books, let alone give them away.

‘Maggie and Nina are counting on me’ But they aren’t are they? You want to make them fall in love with eachother so Heaven doesnt suspect you anymore, and you both can go back to the somewhat free life you had after Armagedon’t. So you’re doing it for Crowley and you. I think he’s justifying his fantasies, and believing those all too well himself.

Crowley’s thoughts after the magician says no: 4oh, go on then, give away ANOTHER book, I dare you’

Crowley in a fez and acting silly, glad we saw that, because it shows that there is still a lot of Angel!Crowley left <3

Crowley is so done with his husband when speaking French.

Mr Rossignol = mr Nightingale 😭

‘But you understood me’ I can only hear Lady Mary Crawley from Downton Abbey when he says that (also, Crawley!?!)

‘Only because for 250 years you’ve been wittering on about the plume of your imaginary taunt’ 🤣

Does Nina say ‘Bravo’ because she is reminded of her own relationship, because they do bicker quite a lot?

Poor pookie looks like he has been hit over the head, either because he hasn’t realised he loves Zira before this, or because he didn’t realise how obvious it is that they like each other. Oh to live in a world where anybody can love anybody…

That line ‘Smitten, I believe. You’re being silly’ The first part made me smile like an idiot, and then the second part gave me butterflies. The money I would give to watch this series again for the first time.

C+A in a heart on the blackboard <3

‘When you told my only friend to shut his stupid mouth and die…’ Goosebumps every time, damn David

Crowley testing if Jim/Gabriel really is telling the truth, because even if Gabriel was thick, he would still know that jumping out of a window is a bad idea. And now Jim was more than willing to jump to be able to help.

It hurts, my head isn’t built for that I know, do it anyway! Crowley how do you know that? Because you heard it from someone else, or because they wiped your memory when you fell, and had to do a lot of very painful thinking to get some of it back? I would bet on the latter…

Ooooh when they show the matchbox I can hear a fly buzzing!

‘Wait and see.’ NEIL FUCKING GAIMAN I am in your walls. Just kidding, I love you really, this is just perfect in its weirdness

Zira just sneaking a long glance at his thin dark duke, his body is fully turned away after e few seconds but he’s still looking, even though Crowley isn’t looking and is nearly out the door

Such a nice touch that people’s clothes change as they enter the bookshop, yet Zira and Crowley remain unchanged. Neil has said that there was a whole outfit planned for Zira, but Michael felt like he would keep on his normal clothes. Many people have also mentioned it is because even if the meeting is supposed to be a fantasy for Maggie and Nina, it shouldn’t have to be for them.

The exchange between Crowley and Maggie is weird, but I can’t put my finger on why…

Ms Cheng looking around before she enters the bookshop is so ominous, I don’t like it. Is she noticing the demons approaching, or is it something else?

Both Crowley and the metatron (next ep) mention the weird name for the coffee shop

The miracle for the clothes and the feeling better and knowing the dance works on Nina and Maggie, but when Zira wants to make them forget all about it, it doesn’t seem to work. Why is that?

Zira again shutting Crowley down, let him speak!

In my head, if it weren’t for the legion of demons outside of the bookshop, Crowley would be blushing so hard when being dragged to the dance floor and while dancing with Zira

I hope we get to see Crowley and Zira do the full dance, including holding hands and getting very close to each other <3

So cute that Zira only loosely holds hands with other people, but every mm of his hand touches Crowley’s

Majestic Jim is majestic, that suit and coat sure are something

‘That arch- traitor Crowley’ Archangel Crowley, is that what you meant Shax?

I want to know Zira’s suggestion!

Maybe Zira’s miracles don’t work on them because Nina and Maggie have too much love for Zira, and love is way more powerful than miracles?

Why does Crowley specifically call for Nina whether or not she’s coming? Why not Maggie too? Or just say ‘Everybody ready?’

Look at the rug in the bookshop and then go look at the rug when Crowley is cleaning up in the next episode. Here it is mostly red with a white border, in the next episode it is all white! I doubt it’s a continuity error, why did they do that 🧐

Episode 6

[ahfucknuggets567]

Next up is Fusions! Woo!

starting off with Morozmon, the hybrid/Fusion of ice. I went for the look of "If Daipenmon was actually accurate to the look of the ice line" which is why I keep the penguin features. The line is very variable with its animal influences. Chakmon is a bear, Korikakumon looks similar but is meant to be yeti monster, and Ancientmegatheriummon is a goat. Penguin does fit with the tundra/cold adjacent animals so yeah! Name comes from Russian and Ukrainan word for Frost. It's also a surname over there. Not pictured here is Morozmon's metal crossbow(think Chakmon's bazooka but in crossbow form and the arrows are Korikakumo's dreads), Sierra and double sided axe, Tango. They're both named after the Military alphabet.

Hurriamon, the fusion of wind! I don't like the spirits of wind to be honest. They're both just sexy ladies and a girl younger than me can turned into and that's just so creepy. So I redesigned them and then did the fusion. The metal armor came from both Kazemon and Zephyrmon. The top half was from Kazemon and the bottom half was from Zephyrmon. Otherwise I combine their elements together like two pairs of birds wings like how a butterfly has two segments of a wing. In fact here are the redesigns of them!

Then onto Blitzkriegmon, the fusion of thunder.

Yeah I stole the name from the account on devaintart known as Plzgaiasrebirth. But hey, it works and I didn't want to use RhinoKabuterimon as this is just a completly different digimon. To explain why the red, you know how AncientBeetlemon had two insects mashed together, one blue and one red? It seemed odd how the red one didn't seem to inspire any of the spirits of thunder. So I made Bolgmon red. I would show you but I hate the drawing and I think you can imagine a red Bolgmon. Otherwise simple toy-esc fusion while keeping rhinokabuterimon's no eyes thing.

Raihimon! Yes this is official digimon but I did redesign him so yeah. I gave him an umbrella weapon with the old head of Jagerloweemon and Loweemon's lance to do it. It's funny and it fits with the whole antigravity thing Raihimon got going on. Considering that Raihimon gained wings from Loweemon's shield, I decided to add the head piece of that shield/AncientSphinxmon to create an interesting head. That's my main problem with Raihimon, Ardhamon, and Beowolfmon. They look like the human spirit but with added features of the beast spirit. I think creating an interesting face/head differentiated the fusion and human spirits.

Fuck, I forgot to fully color Tuschmon in, uhhh fusion of Earth here! Yeah! While I was drawing this, i added that red orange color fading into the sand color accidentally but I really like it. It has the feel of a volcano which fits the line. I added long horns as the fusion is more organic and AncientVolcamon has them. If I added the last color, it would like the skin was merging Gigasmon and Grumblemon's skin tones together.

Metamon!!! This one is my favorite as courtesy of it being a fusion between my favorite spirits. Metamon is named after the angel Metatron in Jewish religion. Metatron is known as the celestial scribe which fits well with the whole line of knowledge. Plus cutting it off at Metamon also makes it roots in actual word for Metal! I had fun with this whole. Metamon was going to have legs but the spinny top makes it look less human and more unnatural and weird. Fits the line well. I did the whole angelic theming as it is an actual mutant angel because Sephirothmon is the tree of life and is connected to God heavily. Plus Mercuremon did take the code of Seraphimon, maybe it affected more then he realized.

Arjungmon, the horse dragon centaur of wood! I went with Centaur thing because AncienTroiamon as a whole along with Centaurs being really great for a Human and beast hybrid and the wod line is the best one to do it in. Arjungmon is supposed to be a Arbor combined with another word which I forgot. It's not jungle as it's meant to be a foreign word. Maybe help me out here? I gave them a plant sword made from Petaldramon's thorns that can also act as a bow. That's why I fused the two cannons into one single arrow pouch.

Pulpomon! Pulpo is the Spanish word for octopus. She's was tricky in both design and naming. Seriously I thought I was going to go with Aguamon. Eugh. Besides all that, I really like her design. The two top tentacles are intertwined with each other to be used as a cannon filled with high pressure water and two swords. Man, I do love making weapons that double as other weapons.

Could you show me the rest of your Legendary Rookies, as well as your Fusion and Unified ones?

Oh absolutely! I'm going to be spiltting them up into one post and two reblogs as I like organizing stuff. Let's start with the rookies shall we?

First off is Mystmon! Yeah, it's similar to Mistymon but hey it works. They're the rookie of wind, I really wanted them to be a good combination of two beast and human spirits. I made them a little beastly because well monster girl.

Funkemon, named after the German word of spark I think. They're the rookie of thunder and yes, they're skin is dark but it's a headcannon of mine that the warriors of thunder would be black if they were human. KoKabuterimon is probably now the official thunder but I do like Funkemon

Midnighmon, rookie of darkness. I went heavy on the Strabimon influences a lot but it turned out good. Don't like the colors though. That's getting changed sometime soon.

Grolettmon! Rookie of Earth. I like this one, I took inspiration from other places which I then cobbled together into one good mess of a digimon.

Kabblamon, rookie of steel and named after the Jewish religious thought. Boi is very tall and odd just like the steel spirits. The steel warriors are my favorite spirit, and so my expectations for my rookie design are high and I think I managed it! Also the steel, water, and wood lines are not colored. Sorry I was procrastinating.

Vinemon, rookie of wood and a personal favorite of mine. Like with Snowiemon, i'm surprised no one did a little plant dragon for the warrior of wood's line buut I guess they more horse digimon and honestly don't blame them. Vinemon is a cutie tho.

And lastly, Cuajomon. Cuajo comes from renacuajo which is Spanish for tadpole. Didn't use rena for obvious reason. Made this little goober a little ugly but still cute. Ugly cute for the rookie of water.

[logankisseswade]

[one-mopeyboi]

GO Season 2 checklist! (edited with more ideas)

(based on my previous post)

Sip some red wine like the husbands might, if any of these predictions come true.

Aziraphale and Crowley will share an umbrella

They have actually spent the entirety of lockdown with each other, the “Lockdown” audio recording actually being that Crowley was upstairs

The ineffable husbands will finally become husbands proper.

The tone of the entire season will be Christmassy

Heaven and even Hell is ridiculously hyping up the Christ

In Gabriel’s stead Metatron took power over Heaven, and in Beelzebub���s, Lucifer became the sitting king once again. Both want the war to continue.

Lucifer is actually pretty scared of Beelzebub because, aside from appearing as the big Devil-as-stereotyped-by-humans and looking intimidating, He really can’t do much else in terms of powers. Beelzebub is not aware of this because of how charismatic, clever and graceful He pretends to be is.

Baby will be constantly switched between Christ and Unchrist (not to be mistaken for Antichrist) but Anathema doesn’t physically feel a thing. Just her aura turning on and off and on and off like a flickering disco light.

God will narrate again and She will make two cameo appearances

One as the doctor who will deliver Anathema’s non-Christ, perfectly human, baby.

One as the officiant for Crowley’s and Aziraphale’s spring wedding.

Amnesiac Gabriel looks at Beelzebub as if ze hung the moon, because before the fall Selaphiel was his close friend. (Not really, ze did not hang the actual moon, that one was Crowley when he was an archangel after Crowley was inspired by Aziraphale’s pale hair, Beelzebub just made the butterflies and bumblebees and spiders and every nice insect)

(Gabriel made flowers)

And he absolutely couldn’t remember that his previous, non amnesiac self, and Beelzebub, had been assholes to each other since Eden so he innocently wants to reconcile with this demon whose magical aura screams “friend”.

(Gabriel, but actually make him a himbo this time)

Before the Fall, Gabriel loved singing and especially singing for Sel.

Ineffable Bureaucracy /p is set to Beatles songs like how Ineffable Husbands is set to Queen songs.

Pollution had replaced Pestilence since the eradication of measles, so, fairly recent considering the 6000 years timeline.

Pestilence and Pollution fighting but pettily, with little slaps and immature insults. Eventually they share the seat after Death bonked their heads together, forced them into a get along shirt, and made them apologise.

God : *wakes up after a 6000-year-Metatron-induced-sleep*

God : oh my Me. I have to fix this.

[verobatto]

Destiel Chronicles

Vol. LXXXIX

It was a love story from the very beginning

"You, me... And Sam."

Hello my friends!!! How are you? I feel much better now thanks to all your asks and your memes and your cracks, I adore them all!

Okay, putting that to a side, and still dreaming about how Jensen will give us the ending we all deserve, let's continue with this analysis, because is time to talk about the mixtape.

From butterflies in the stomach and Foreshadows of the new God

When the episode starts, there's a hint of what Jack's mission is. But coming out from Dagon's mouth, it became like a real bad future.

Dagon: Yeah. And he's not gonna stop there. Every sad, weak human, every tight-ass angel, every sniveling demon they'll all be consumed. So go ahead. Play your games. But whether you're healthy or sick, filthy or clean, He will be born. Good times.

Is almost the contrary to what Jack will actually do for the world. He will consume but it will be Chuck's powers until the last drop of it. And against Dagon's speech, he will save each demon and angel and restore everything.

Now, let's talk about CAS coming back to the bunker...

Gif credit @godshipsit

I think his face is saying everything here. The one entering in the bunker after go MIA, was Cas', so, Dean's face is scandalous.

Imagine that suddenly your disappeared crush enters through the door without previous announcement. Of cour we can read the bumping heart allnover Dean's cheek, his eyes went wide, in surprise. 'Is CAS!'

He was so worried this whole time, thinking the worst could happen to him, and now CAS is there, alive.

But his reaction to it will be completely different to Sam's reaction. This was settled to make us see the difference between how a friend would react and how a lover would react. Blatant.

Sam: Hey. You're all right. Um – Where have you been?

Sam is asking as a friend, but Dean, Dean doesn't...

Dean: Let me rephrase that for Sam. Where the hell have you been? And why have you ignored our phone calls?

Okay, let's just stop here, this is the way a wife will ask her husband. But because we are talking about Dean, we can see his shield. His shield is US/WE, his shield is SAM, because he wants to drag his brother into the feeling of being desperately worried. Because recognize that DEAN WAS THE ONLY ONE ALMOAT LOOSING HIS HEAD TRYING TO KNOW IF CAS WAS ALIVE OR WHWRE HE WAS IA SHOWING WEAKNESS, IS SHOWING HIS TRUE FEELINGS FOR THE ANGEL. So, the theme of the I/ME vs the WE/US is perfectly written all over this episode.

Castiel: Where I was, the – the reception was, uh, poor.

Dean: No bars? No bars. That's his excuse. Wow.

Castiel: I was in Heaven. I was working with the angels. When I saw Dagon had captured Kelly, I-I thought they could help.

Okay Castiel is proving he is lying by himself here, because he said first he had not signal, and now, he heard one of the so many voice mails Dean had left in his phone.

Sam: And?

Castiel: Nothing.

Sam: Well, at least you're back. We're glad you're back

And be prepared again for the difference between the friend and the JILTED lover.

Dean: Really? No, I'm sorry. Okay, 'cause while you were striking out in Heaven, we had a shot at Dagon, and we lost.

Maybe Dean was waiting Sam to second him in his anger. But it was only in Dean's heart, the deception, and the recalling of so many days be worried about CAS. Because that's what romantic love makes you be.

Castiel: I know. I received your messages.

This was like a bomb for Dean...

Dean: Oh, you did – you did receive the messages? Okay, that's good.

Sarcasm...

Castiel: Dean.

Gif credit @starlightcastiel

Dean can't handle the pain in his heart of being rejected and ignored by Castiel, so he searches for his shield again: We/Us/Sam and me.

Dean: So not only were you ditching us, but you were also ignoring us? That's great. 'Cause we really could've used the backup. But, uh, you were too busy with, um (Clicks tongue) What was it? Nothing?

Castiel: Dean, I –

Dean: What the hell is wrong with you, man? You know, whatever. That's (Chuckles) Yeah. Welcome back. (walks away)

Dean is so mad with CAS. And is blatant that his reaction is totally different to Sam's.

The Mixtape as a way to reciprocate Castiel's confession, and the desperate attempt to make CAS to stay by his side.

Okay, we are now in the scene. I'm sure this scene had been dissected by many meta writers. I won't say new things, but i will point a little to their body languages.

Okay, the scene starts with Castiel knocking at Dean's door to give him back the mixtape, so jus aknowledged there that Dean gave CAS a freaking mixtape, which doesn't have another meaning that ROMANTIC. But we can assume Castiel doesn't get this human's customaries, also, we can assume he does, because boop culture that Metatron out at once in his head... So...

After Dean, without looking at him, because he is mad and now he has to handle this angel lack of knowledge about WHAT GIFTING A MIXTAPE MEANS, he said "It's a gift, you keep those."

And Castiel gets nervous.

Gif credit @stardustcas

The swallow and the way he opens his mouth again to breathe and maybe to say something else, but he stopped himself. Castiel is nervous. I thought at first because he has to find the Colt, and he knew Dean kept it in his room. But we know now that it wasn't just that. He was flustered because the intimacy of the situation with the man he loves.

Castiel looks around before attempting to leave, maybe searching for the Colt, but then Dean starts talking:

Dean: Cas, you can't – With everything that's going on, you can't just go dark like that. We didn't know what happened to you. We were worried. That's not okay.

And in the middle of the intimate scene, awkward moment, Dean needs his shield more than never.

Castiel: Well, I didn't mean to add to your distress. I – Dean, I just keep failing. Again and again. When you were taken, I searched for months and I couldn't find you. And then Kelly escaped on my watch, and I couldn't find her. And I just wanted I needed to come back here with a win for you. For myself.

This speech is so important, because it shows how depressed Castiel felt, how uneasy. How unworthy. He needed to be useful. So he decided to start alone this dangerous journey that will end in his death. He also mentions the win. Because he didn't know he will be always Dean's win, as we will see in episode 13x06 when CAS comes back to Dean alive.

After they talk about Dragon, and Cas' asks if Sam and Dean are willing to kill an innocent, because that's dirty work, that's the mission CAS had taken in his own shoulders, Dean says this...

Dean: We will find a better way.

Castiel: You mean, we?

Gif set credit @deanwinchestrs

Cas points at Dean with the mixtape, because he wants to clarify if Dean is referring to them, to JUST CAS AND DEAN. YOU AND ME. THE TWO OF US. And Dean is now the flustered one. Look at Dean's face, being in just one spot, recognizing that the shield can be broken, that he is talking about CAS and him. Is too intimate. Too different. So his face is burning. And even so, the words are out. 'Yes, dumbass, we.'

What was this? This was an attempt coming from Castiel to get to know Dean's feelings. Pointing with the mixtape to just Dean and him. Not Sam here. Not shield. And Dean goes for it. Goes for that WE: YOU AND ME.

But then, Dean backtraks

Gif set credit @stardustcas

He starts explaining the WE, avoiding Castiel's gaze, he goes... 'You, me...' and then he tilts his head, and adds the shield back again: 'and Sam.'

The second gif is showing Dean backtracking, Because is too intimate, is too risky, he is standing on the edge between friendship and something else. He can't cross that line. Mostly because he is not sure about Castiel's feelings for him, and more now, after seeing how CAS ignored him for so long. Dean is like:

"What am I doing? Let's mention Sam here, and turn this into no homo conversation."

But the nervousness is all over the scene, i got nervous watching it because the awkward moment!

Gif set credit @stardustcas

More nervousness. Dean's flustered eyes. The swallowing. The attempt of staring into those blue eyes of the man he loves. (The butterflies in the stomach, the heart beating fast, the dry mouth) trying to make the conversation more normal, but their faces are loud.

Vas says he likes that and then Dean is more frustrated than never and his dry mouth is asking for a beer, or maybe he find a way out from the awkward moment, the gay moment. He needs to breathe. He almost let his guard down with this angel. And the desperate way to say STAY WITH ME. DON'T GO AWAY AGAIN. To his angel.

Castiel engages with a seductive look in the middle of the sexual tension

Sam: I mean, how did Cass even get the Colt out of the safe in the first place?

Dean drops his head. Sam raises an eyebrow

Sam Dean, you – you put the Colt back in the safe, right? Dean?

Dean: It was under my pillow. It – I like to keep it close. (Sighs) He came into my room and he played me.

Okay i can even explain the intimacy of this. Even if CAS didn't know about this and he just went searching all over Dean's room. Mention this after the huge scene full of romantic tension, has a meaning. Again: INTIMACY. And adding the "He played me" to all of this is another symbol way to show theme audience this was like that scene between the guy and his crush, in wich his crush takes advantage of it and plays him by stealing something from him. Yes.

Finally, when they find CAS... This scene...

Gif credit @stardustcas

Dean is mad, very mad at him. Because Castiel really played him. But... Look at the scene. Look at Castiel's gaze: PURE SEDUCTION. He maybe is aware of the effect he causes on Dean. And after the mixtape scene, he goes for it. Seduction as if they were in their first seasons together. And Dean is muted, and stares at him, then checks him out, and they're in their own sexual tension world, until Sam calls him. But he has to calls him twice because his brother is too embedded into Castiel's hot behavior.

But don't forget Dean is mad at him. So now, is Dean the one playing around with CAS. Throwing the keys at him and making him almost loose his stability to reach them.

Closing the circle

When Dean and Sam reach Castiel again in the middle of a battle with Dragon, Dean's desperation when Dagon is about to smite Castiel is high level.

But then Jack saves the day, not just showing CAS the future (the ending of season 15) but also, Jack gave him powers to finish Dagon.

Then, the scene in wich Castiel heals Dean is full of intimacy again. The lingerie touch, rubbing fingers. Because Dean is moving his hand slowly away from CAS touch but he ended by letting his hand to feel Castiel's rubbing his fingers. To let Castiel to heal him.

And then, CAS is gone again.

To Conclude:

12x19: The Future has Destiel all over it. Dean mad at him, reaching the level of a JILTED lover. Dean way to protect himself from another rejection using the WE/US/SAM shield. Just because he can't handle it. The doubts about Cas' feelings, and the way the angel always find to go MIA, makes his heart stutter.

The mixtape scene is one of the most emblematic. The nervousness is all over their faces, and Misha and Jensen transmite perfectly the romantic tension between the two characters and goes straight to our hearts, making us feel awkward and flustered too.

Hope you like this meta. See you in the next one!

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If you wanna read the previous metas from season 12, here you have the links:

Vol. LXXV, LXXVI, LXXVII, LXXVIII, LXXIX, LXXIX, LXXX, LXXXI, LXXXII, LXXXIII, LXXXIV, LXXXV, LXXXVI, LXXXVII, LXXXVIII.

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The Butterfly Effect (27067 words) by PlaidAdder Chapters: 8/8 Fandom: Good Omens (TV), Doctor Who (2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens) Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Metatron (Good Omens), Muriel (Good Omens), Tenth Doctor (Doctor Who), Harry Watson, Donna Noble Additional Tags: Crossover, Time Travel Fix-It, Fix-It, Post-Episode: s02e06 Every Day (Good Omens), Episode Fix-it: s02e06 Every Day (Good Omens), POV Muriel (Good Omens), POV Aziraphale (Good Omens), Snake Crowley (Good Omens), Holy Water (Good Omens), Time Loop, POV Crowley (Good Omens) Series: Part 4 of A Nightingale Sang, Part 10 of Wild About Harry Summary:

Both Aziraphale and Crowley wish they could have handled their last conversation differently; but there's no going back now. In real life, you can't just reset the props and do another take.

Not unless you have a time machine. Or know someone who does.

Ten, Donna Noble, and Harry Watson* try to repair Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship without causing the world to end. It turns out to be more complicated than they expected. But if at first you don't succeed...you can always create a time loop.

***

*Harry Watson is technically a canon character in Sherlock; but in this story she is essentially an original character from my Wild About Harry series, and no knowledge of Sherlock is necessary. For the full experience, you may want to read "Recovery" first, which explains how Harry and Donna met and why they are now both part timelord.

 This story assumes that most readers will be pretty familiar with the canon events depicted in S2 E6, "Every Day." Especially the last fifteen minutes.

Guys I desperately need good GO2 fix it fics rn.

[sbtlns]

Advice

Warnings: jealousy (?) slight hannah bashing so sorry to all her fans

A/N: this is set in season 9 when Cas had his army of angels. sorry this is a bit short, my classes start tomorrow so i’ve been prepping for school! also i feel like this isn’t great so, sorry about that lol

Castiel breathed a sigh of relief when he saw your car pull into the lot and he moved to greet you. “Y/N, I cannot thank you enough,” he said as you hopped out of your truck. It had been a long drive out to Cas’ new office and you’d been feeling weary from the road, but seeing your favorite angel brought a smile to your face and a sudden rush of energy from the butterflies in your stomach. “It’s no problem Cas. Besides, I’ve called you way more for less,” you shrugged, pulling him in for a hug. Cas stiffened for a moment before wrapping his arms around you. It had been too damn long since you’d seen him and the feeling of him in your arms set your heart into a frenzy. You quickly pulled away, hoping he didn’t notice your elevated heart rate or the blush slowly creeping up your cheeks. 

“So,” you cleared your throat. “What can I do for ya?” you asked, grabbing your duffel from the truck. Castiel sighed and ran a hand over his face before answering. You couldn’t help but laugh. “That bad, huh?” you asked amused. He gave you a small smile. “It’s been....stressful. I have angels tracking sightings of Metatron, trying to place his next move. Others are gathering information on Gadreel and his whereabouts. I have a few insiders.” Cas continued to fill you in as he led you to the office building. He opened the door for you and you stepped in, immediately stopping in shock. “Cas,” you said breathlessly, a mixture of awe and anxiety suddenly filling you. You could not believe the amount of angels in the building. There must have been over a hundred, each buzzing about with their own purpose, hard at work.

 “What’s wrong?” he asked with furrowed brows, voice thick with concern. It took a moment to get your thoughts together. “I...I didn’t realize there’d be this many angels. I mean, Jesus Cas. It’s like you have an army in here,” you said, looking around the expanse of the building. Castiel chuckled. “Well,” he said, looking around proudly. “They all want the same thing, Metatron imprisoned. They can be very...eager,” he said hesitantly. Right on cue, an angel walked past the two of you, stopping in front of Castiel and bowing his head. “Commander,” they said. You bit your cheek to stifle a laugh and turned to Cas with an amused look. Cas’ cheeks flushed slightly and he gave a stiff nod to the angel in front of him. You waited until the angel was out of ear shot to tease Castiel. “Commander?” you asked incredulously. He sighed before answering, “They insist on calling me that. I’ve tried to discourage it but, to no avail.” 

Cas took you on a tour of the building, despite your protests. You knew that you were safe with Cas but you couldn’t shake the uneasiness that came with being the only human in the building. You relaxed when you finally got to Cas’ office but were soon put on edge again when there was a sharp knock on the door. Castiel hung his head and sighed before straightening his trenchcoat and opening the door.  “Hannah,” he greeted, looking relieved. A little too relieved, you noted, and you felt a pang of jealousy hit you. “Commander,” she smiled, stepping into the office. Her smile was replaced with a pointed look as she spotted you sitting on the couch. “Hannah this is Y/N, I-” Hannah cut him off, narrowing her eyes at you. “Y/N, the Winchesters’ pet. I am familiar,” she responded coldly, before turning back to Castiel. You felt heat creep up your cheeks, caught off guard by her rude comment. Castiel shot you an apologetic  look and hesitated before responding. “Y..yes well.. I asked Y/N to stay for a few days to help me sort through possible leads,” he said, trying to steer the conversation back on track. 

Hannah briefed him on the next meeting’s agenda, as well as his schedule for the next couple of days, occasionally touching his shoulder and smiling. You tried to distract yourself from the jealousy bubbling up and decided to pull out your phone to check in with Dean. Eventually Hannah was called away to something else, but you didn’t miss the look she and Cas shared before she left the office. Cas seemed to notice your jaw clench subconsciously, and he began profusely apologizing. “Hannah has always been apprehensive around humans it isn’t personal,” he said, attempting to soothe your nerves, but doing the opposite. “It’s fine.” you said sharply, cutting off another apology. You took a deep breath in, ignoring the concerned look on Cas’ face. “Let’s get to work, yeah?” you asked and he nodded, leading you to his desk where he had dozens of papers scattered about. 

The two of you worked for hours, trying to put together previous Metatron sightings with a rationale behind them. At some point, Hannah came by the office again, this time to deliver news of a recent sighting. She made an effort to push you out of the conversation, ignoring your input and physically wedging herself in between you and Cas. He of course didn’t seem to notice this, he was too busy listening intently to what she was saying. As she was showing him a new photo, she brushed her hand against his and the look they shared could’ve killed you right then and there. After what seemed like eternity, Hannah finally left, but not before giving Castiel one more look from under her lashes, saying, “Goodnight, commander,” in a honeyed voice. You could feel your heart twisting, but you refused to dwell on it, knowing it would lead to tears if you thought about it too hard, so you picked up the files she had brought Castiel and started looking through them. 

After a few moments, Castiel sat back in his chair and sighed. “Y/N, I need some advice...regarding Hannah,” he said cautiously. Welp. There goes the last shred of hope you had subconsciously been holding on to. You’ve had feelings for Castiel practically since you met him in the barn that night with Dean and Bobby, but you kept them buried away, telling yourself that Cas couldn’t possibly have feelings for a human, let alone a hunter. You put on a fake smile and turned to him. “Sure Cas, what’s up?” He sighed again and scrubbed a hand over his face before answering. “I...I don’t know how to turn down her advances,” he started. Wait, what? The wheels started turning in your head and a wave of relief instantly washed over you. He continued, “I’m afraid I do not share her..feelings..and it’s becoming unprofessional.” You had to stop yourself from grinning ear to ear with this revelation. 

“Well,” you started, trying not to sound too happy. “I think you just need to have a conversation with her and be totally honest and upfront,” you offered nonchalantly. Cas chewed on that, nodding his head slightly. “Alright,” he said, as if a weight had been lifted off of him. “Thank you, Y/N,” he said with a small smile, turning back to the files. 

After a while, the letters on the page began to blur and you felt yourself falling asleep. You had to fight to keep your head from bobbing, letting out a yawn in the process. Castiel heard the yawn and turned to you with furrowed brows. As if a lightbulb went off in his brain, his eyes suddenly widened and he shot his hand up to look at his watch. “Y/N,” he said softly, voice leadened with guilt. He looked up at you with apologetic eyes. “It’s three in the morning, you should’ve gone to sleep hours ago. I’m so sorry to have kept you up with all of this,” he apologized, gathering the papers into a neat stack. You couldn’t help but crack a smile. “Nothin’ new, Cas. Staying up late researching with Sam in the bunker is my favorite pass time,” you joked. He seemed to lighten up at this, smiling softly. 

“You still need sleep, we will stop here for the night,” he said, tapping the papers on his desk. He searched the room quickly, guilt returning to his eyes. “I..I only have the couch. I’m sorry. No one else here requires sleep,” he said apologetically. You snorted, gaining a confused look from your angel. “Cas,” you laughed, “I’d pick a couch over a motel bed any day of the week.” He smiled at this, but still carried the guilty look in his eyes. You walked over to the couch, stretching out before laying down and getting comfortable. Castiel watched you for a moment before standing suddenly from his desk. You cocked an eyebrow at him as he crossed the room to where you laid. As he got closer, he shrugged out of his trenchcoat, laying it overtop of you when he reached the couch. “A makeshift blanket,” he explained sheepishly. “ ‘S perfect. Thanks Cas,” you murmured, snuggling the trenchcoat closer to you. Your heart fluttered, feeling his residual warmth and breathing in his scent. It was so...him. 

Castiel returned to his desk, turning off the office lights on the way, and flicking on his small desk lamp. “I’ll watch over you, Y/N. Pleasant dreams,” he said with a soft smile. You squeezed the trenchcoat even closer, letting yourself drift off into a blissful sleep knowing your guardian angel was watching over you.

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Haven Hotel characters

 Heaven’s Princess Coercia Egnam glanced down at her long list of meeting attendants and characters that she was about to address: (her handwritten notes included)

 Princess Coerciona (2P Charlie) *Most important*

Phalla (2P Vaggie) *Hopeless romantic butterfly*

Devil Grit (2P Angel Dust) *Serious stiff spider*

Stalaro the Techno Angel (2P Alastor the Radio Demon) *Sob story sissy*

Klutzy (2P Niffty) *Lazy maid*

Core (2P Husk) *Hyper fool*

Cherubs Pub and Chub (2P Razzle and Dazzle) *My loyal guards*

Lucius (2P Lucifer) *Dad*

Lilian (2P Lilith) *Mom*

Sivart (2P Travis) *Some guy*

Sir Anguis (2P Sir Pentious) *Stuttering scaredy-snake toy maker*

Berri Blossom (2P Cherri Bomb) *Modest mundane dame*

Catie Carejoy (2P Katie Killjoy) *Soft bitch*

Ron Wrench (2P Tom Trench) *WW1 news guy*

Baker the puffer fish (2P Baxter the anglerfish) *Mad scientist fishy fish*

Jazzy (2P Mimzy) *Chubby singer lady*

Joygrand the Heaven-cat (2P Crymini the deviant hellhound) *Who the fuck are you?*

Raa the Koala angel (2P Roo the kangaroo trash Aussie demon) *Who the fuck are you?*

Iris (2P Rosie) *Day of the Dead Barbie*

Valentine (2P Valentino) *Blueberry pimp wimp*

Nil (2P Vox) *TV guy*

Ashen (2P Velvet) *Harley Doll angel*

Nestlings (2P Egg Bois) *Meh*

Nathan (2P Seviathan) *Old friend*

Elsa (2P Helsa) *Meh*

Beth (2P Bethasa) *Meh*

Fred (2P Fredrick) *Meh*

Holly (2p Molly) *Devil Grit’s spider sister*

Ragno (2P Arackniss) *Devil Grit’s spider brother*

Henry (2P Henroin) *Devil Grit’s father*

Alliv the blue tough tabby cat (2P Villa pink girly poodle) *Don’t even fucking know*

Thin Tenders (2P Fat Nuggets) *Potential snack*

Archangels (2P Archdemons)

Anti-Exorcists: White demon beings who convert angels into demons each year. Great source of entertainment.

 E.L.F. (2P I.M.P.) not to be confused with C.H.E.R.U.B. the sheep love spreaders and revivers

D.E.V.I.L. (2P C.H.E.R.U.B.) murderers, hate-spreading black rams

Docile (2P Blitzo) *Some childish leader*

Tirred (2P Moxxie) *Serious one*

Timmid (2P Millie) *Wallflower*

Sunna (2P Loona) *High pussy*

Mia and Tia (2P Tilla and Barbie Wire) *Circus twins?*

Samael *Punishing BDSM angel*

Menadel (2P Stolas) *Swan prince, Quartet’s father*

Flora (2P Stella) *Quartet’s mother*

Quartet (2P Octavia) * Swan princess, bubbly teen*

Mayberry/Juneberry (2P Mrs. Mayberry) (Former Human)

Mary (2P Martha) (Former Human)

Ralph (2P Ralphie) (Former Human)

Ollie (2P Eddie) *Brat kid*

Bio Wizz (2P Robo Fizz) *Circus conspiracy?*

Kiva (2P Verosika Mayday) *Zealot*

Woo-Hoo Land Mascot (2P Loo-Loo Land Mascot) *What a creep*

 (More to be added)

(2P Zoophobia characters)

More characters to be added

 “Alright my subjects, tell me something,” Coceria began as she filed her sharp claws with a knife in a tall leather chair framed by black wrought iron. Her black spiky crown was on her head as usual. An angelic spear rested by the throne. Below her was a large crowd seated in comfortable chairs, many of them in shades of blue and green. “How the flying fuck am I supposed to remember all your names?! I bet half of you guys are insignificant background characters. And the majority of you haven’t even been featured in the show yet!”

 “You mean the Hazbin Hotel show? About our counterparts?” asked Stalaro, holding up a white rose for Coercia. Soft classical music played from his blue microphone staff. The pansexual blue man was occasionally stealing glances at Devil Grit’s fluff.

 “That’s irrelevant right now, you sad sack of stag shit!” Coercia yelled. Stalaro’s rose wilted in his hands and the music scratched to a stop. Tears were forming in his large blue eyes and his fluffy ear tuffs were drooping. “B-but I’m talking about my show: The Hazbin Ho…”

 “Haven Hotel,” Phalla corrected.

 “Right, Haven Hotel! And there’s also that spinoff show Helluva Boss.”

 “Heavenly Boss,” Docile corrected her. The elf sat with his colleagues next to a flyer which read, “Efficient Lifesaving Fellows: We revive and keep mortals alive! Sign up today, 33% off.”

 “Whatever,”Coercia brushed them aside. “Anyway, normally I wouldn’t care much about you guys, but now that I have formed the Haven Hotel, Phalla figured it should be a good time for us to introduce ourselves. Or more precisely, me to talk to you all.”

 “A practical first start,” Devil Grit mentioned with a nod. He was a dark gray faced spider with small green dots below his eyes. His suit was black with green stripes, along with a green bow tie. “Just make sure that everyone stays at least six feet away from me. Social distancing is a safe standard, and necessary precaution.”  

 “I do love making new friends!” Phalla smiled, fluffing her long black hair with teal ends. A glowing green X was over her right eye and a teal bow was perched don her head. “Don’t you, Klutzy?”

 The small blue cyclops angel narrowed her large eye. “Friends. Oh joy.”

 “I must say, Coerce dear,” said Lucius. “I don’t really approve of your hotel and your idea. If the council finds out about your attempt to promote rule-breaking activities…”

 “Banishment to Hell? Or to my room?” Coercia asked, hands on her hips. “Not the end of the world. And my name is Princess Coerciona. I prefer my full title.”

 Core, the friendly white cat, rolled his eyes. He shuffled a few cards in his furry paws. “She’s no fun.”

 “I heard that, cat!” she called, making him flinch back a bit.

 “We raised you better than this,” Lilian added.

 “Oh really?” The black haired princess stood up and turned toward her mother. “You’d rather I be some bubbly musical loving princess who wants to spread “joy and redemption” far across the land? Ha! No. A true ruler commands fear and respect in their subjects. I’m sure Hell’s king Lucifer would agree.”

 Pub and Chub, the naked flying babies grinned in agreement while fine tuning black electric guitars in the background.

 “We do not mention that name,” Lucius began but Coercia was ignoring them again.

 “Lucifer may be a traitor to Him but at least he had guts. If His teachings weren’t so flawed, I’d still be promoting them wholeheartedly. As for my position…maybe another princess may someday take my place, but that’s not gonna happen if I manage to be princess of both realms. But now I’m here, in this lovely, shiny…fake excuse of a paradise with wackos like you. Still, someone’s gotta keep you in line.”

 Phalla giggled while Core pat a sobbing Stalaro on his blue back. He wiped his face as his monocle glinted in the sunlight under his left eye.

 “Your uncle Metatron wouldn’t approve of your attitude,” Lucius added.

 “He wouldn’t even notice, considering he’s too engrossed in his record-keeping,” countered Coercia.

 Nearby on another part of the stage, the ocean-like angels Elsa and Nathan whispered to each other.

 “I don’t understand it,” Nathan said. “Here I was, promoting goodness for everyone, but Coercia laughed at my ideas and pushed me around. And we even went to Heaven High school prom together.”

 “Lucius wanted our two families united, so we could have a higher standing,” Elsa added. “You dating the princess would’ve helped. But sadly she broke up with you and now here we are, envious.”

 “Don’t remind me,” Nathan sighed. “It’s not like I was the one abusing her and mocking her ideas. At least she didn’t run off with a sinner girlfriend to further tarnish her family reputation. Ugh…restraining societal standards affect us even here.”

 “Or maybe…she’s not much of a romantic person to begin with,” Elsa suggested.

 “Not all aromantic and asexual people are cold-hearted,” Nathan said. “She’s just one bad apple.”

 Coercia seethed at them, briefly letting out her black feathery wings and white spiked halo over her head. She spoke in a high-pitched angelic language before retreating back to her regular form.

     “I hate it when she swears,” Elsa muttered.

  Coercia turned to the crowd. “Alright, let’s begin.”