#aromantic Aziraphale

[iceeericeee]

I don’t think this is in the ask game, but what is an unpopular headcannon you have for a popular fandom you are in?

Aromantic Aziraphale. There, I said it.

[bonker-bananas]

hey hey guess what it’s ace week and i’m still obsessed with good omens, so it’s aspec ineffable husbands time babeyyyy

crowley is a demon who works for hell. temptation is the name of the game, especially sexual, and lust is one of the seven deadly sins. crowley is also a sex-repulsed asexual, and wants no part in that side of things. he does definitely experience romantic attraction (though it’s really only happened with aziraphale). aziraphale, who as an angel is supposed to love everyone but also to abstain from earthly things, is a romance-favorable aromantic. he adores the performative and dramatic aspect of romance, the human aspect of love, but doesn’t actually feel the attraction associated with it. he is, however, allosexual, and occasionally has sex and enjoys it.

anyway yeah they subvert both of their sides’ expectations yet again and they are together. they’re married your honor. their relationship is so utterly confusing to literally everyone but they care each other.

[carawayshalldie]

Yeah sorry Neil, I disagree.

Aziraphale is the aroest of aros and you cannot convince me otherwise

Good Omens is not a love story

Dear Mr Gaiman,

I know the topic of queerness in Good Omens has been debated to death so please feel free to totally ignore this message :)

I just wanted to ask you about the labelling, or lack thereof, of Crowley and Aziraphale. As an aroace person myself, it makes me a little uncomfortable that many fans are happy to accept that they can’t be gay because they’re not human, but are still happy to give them the asexual label. As if gay identities are somehow more inherently ‘human’ than ace identities. And forgetting that there is a huge overlap in those identities, since there are plenty of gay asexuals out there.

I know it’s not intentional, but it’s hard to not view their unlabelled, ‘ineffable’ love in light of queer cinema’s historical context, which for so many years has resorted to queer coding, because queer love was itself considered ‘unmentionable’.

Thus, my question: would you ever consider labelling Aziraphale and Crowley? Even just as queer? Or would you rather their queerness remains completely up to interpretation, death of the author style?

I think either is valid, and will not take away from my excitement for s2❤️

I've described their relationship as queer many times. I've said it's not gay because neither of them is a human male. Here's a four year old tweet that might help clarify things:

(Make, as I pointed out in the next tweet, is a typo for male.)

[sbarrysncream]

Hey, I know everything sucks ABSOLUTE ASS right now, (although, I'd honestly prefer sucking ass to this) but please know that there are still good people in the world. I'm not great with words, and I dont know how good I am at making people feel better, but just know there ARE people out there who love you and support you, even if you dont know them.

Please don’t go away. I know everyone thinks they won, but the only way they could completely win is if you disappear. And you’re still here!! You beautiful, gorgeous human being thing, you!! So please keep going and keep fighting

also, if there are other flags that were not included in this post, please reblog or comment with the flag you'd want and I'll happily make one and tag you in the post! It literally takes 5 seconds, so I'd be more than happy to!

anyways, we will be okay, and just know that I am so proud of you for still being here ❤️

(and so are they ⬆️)

We'll be okay.

[vroomvroomwee]

Lgbtq people saying it's queerbaiting because two people didn't kiss or fuck on screen has the same vibes as cisgender heterosexual people saying two characters aren't gay and completely missing romantic undertones just because the two didn't kiss or fuck on screen

Aphobia is just recycled homophobia

[arielthedaydreamer]

"I want what Crowley and Aziraphale have"

Bitch u don't even know what a QPR is

[inezrable]

Sometimes I forget that romance is a real thing and not just made up for good omens

[aroaceqoutes]

Yes they're my favorite character, no I don't think about their genitals. (They're all barbies and kens in my mind, just plain ol nothing down there)

[just-being-aroace]

What happens with aroace coded characters in fandoms that really annoys me:

Frodo Baggins: never involved in a relationship, loves his friends — fandom: he’s so in love with Sam, he even lets him and his family live with him

Bilbo Baggins: never married, dedicates his life to writing, adopts Frodo and loves him like a son — fandom: I ship him with Thorin so much

Sherlock Holmes: dedicated his life to his work, very loyal to his friends, never married or had a real relationship — fandom: he’s in love with Irene! He’s in love with John!

Aziraphale & Crowley: canonically ace according to the book, poster characters for a qpr — fandom: why don’t they just f**k? Why don’t they just k**s? This is queerbaiting!

There are probably more examples because it’s definitely a pattern.

[wlrsna]

the beauty of aroaces characters that have SO MUCH love, that irradiates care on they own special way, that love the people around them SO SO SO MUCH that they can't barely say a word about it-

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[kingdedede8]

Is Crowley a boobs or ass demon?

I personally read both Crowley and Aziraphale as aroace. It's honestly so validating to me to have their relationship be important, intimate, and meaningful, all while not needing to have any sexual or romantic strings attached.

Also, Crowley is an ass demon.

[edosianorchids901]

Reflections

Art for Ace Omens Zine Vol. 2, using the aroace flag as a color palette!

[thebasementgirl]

When I told my mom that I'm asexual she gave me a long speech about why I shouldn't say that about myself and I wasn't that and I should get these thoughts out of my head. That rant ended with me crying ugly. That's why I decided not to talk about it with her anymore.

I've been wearing a black ace ring on my right hand for two years now and a few weeks ago I bought a white aro ring for my left hand.

Today my mom told me that she thinks my white ring is ugly and asked me why I bought it. As I didn't want to say the real reason, I said it was because of Ineffable Husbands. The black one is Crowley and the white one is Aziraphale.

And I myself loved what I said. Now that's what I'm going to call my aroace rings

Ps: guys I'm seeing a lot of you are worried and I'm thankful for your care. But just for the record, my mom is a great mom and she loves me very much. It's just bc this is something confused for her and she was never really good with words. But we're fine and hopefully we're getting better. Pls do not talk anything bad about her bc I love my mom and it would hurt me too. Thanks for all your love. ~ Louie

[inhonoredglory]

Happy Aromantic Week!! 💚🤍🖤 Go check out the aro goodness at @goaroweek woohoo!

[vroomvroomwee]

This is your daily reminder that it's OK to headcanon them as ace, or even aro. They can be asexual if you want them to be. I know it can be frustrating seeing other people invalidate your headcanon and even waste their time writing entire essays about why it isn't valid (especially after the ox rib scene) but until the show says otherwise (which I dont think it will) they are what you headcanon them to be and no one is allowed to take that away from you.