#az : love you too

[ater-love]

ELAIN ARCHERON prettiest girl in Prythian

Art by faelis_01 on instagram

[yarrow-leaf]

A kindling of a swordless bloodshed,

The creaking of a voiceless door —

Another piece inspired by something @mincemeat-the-warforged said that absolutely altered my brain chemistry (the same 1 am conversation that sparked this in fact!)

[spookythesillyfella]

ominous and threatening sketchy ... sniffle ...

★ some extra stuff under cut :

some concept drawingz i made for the little guyz of an unfinished fic of mine

and headshotz that i redrew digitally

[fluffypigeonsandowls]

Realized I never posted it Here-

Meet Koala Smurf! A smurf who never (or RARELY) opens his eyes (he’s blind too and sleepwalking most of the time) Koala can be seen clinging on strong Smurfs like Hefty too. Koala is An oc Me, @theskybug and @blueghostguy came up with some time ago It was completly on accident in the discord chat :3

And if you wanna take a better look at the bean :D👇

also @thedarkqueen14 GET YOINKED! >:) HAVE A LOOK AT OUR EEPY BOI AGAIN! 🙌

[acourtoflight]

“She looked up at him, her face so trusting and hopeful and open that he knew she had no idea that he had done unspeakable things that sullied his hands far beyond their scars. Such terrible things that it was a sacrilege for his fingers to skin, tainting her with his presence.”

[steve-brules-rules]

I saw @khrysalisposting do a tier list based on music, so I had to do one too lolol ❤️

[kuruna]

AZ was unhealthily attached to Floette in the same way Xan was unhealthily attached to AZ 💔 it just happens to be easier to tell when you're on the receiving end of this behavior vs. when you're the one perpetrating it 😔

[illyrianbitch]

HELLO I LOVED PART TWO AND LOVED THAT IT CAME OUT ON MY BREAK AT WORK. I love the pettiness, everyone being like big yikes buddy, I’m here for it the end ily

OMGG IM GLAD I COULD FEED YOU😌🤍 i just giggle at the idea that reader, who is their court diploma/emissary, is a fam favorite bc she gets along well with everyone and so they’re all like damn….u fucked upppo bro

[agentc0rn]

I finally did it!! I composed my first cover online with and on my computer ever... (+ LOUD SOUND WARNING for headphone users, the ending especially gets loud...my apologies in advance!) -> AZ's what-if battle theme

[popcorn-plots]

I'm going on a cruise without service or wifi, so I'll probably be offline for a while. This is my last will and testament.

to @azrail-has-a-vendetta I leave my blog and all my crime books

to @hithertoundreamtof23 I leave all my doctor strange stuff

to @invye and @ryu6171 I leave my Ao3 accounts

July 12, 2024

--Toby Strange

[ghostboy-art]

I love Aziraphale. He is an amazing marshmallow of a character and deserves to be protected at all costs.

He is also a little bitch.

I love him for this and I assume everyone else does too.

The little details and micro expressions Michael Sheen puts into his performance of Aziraphale is beautiful.

A small collection of my favorites.

Anyway Aziraphale is amazing and I don't think his bitchy moments get enough credit.

Off to watch the show for the 800,000th time!!!

[clockwork-windmills]

something I've noticed from theory posts going around is that people seem to think that Aziraphale's actions at the end of the season are very out of character. I, to put it lightly, entirely disagree. Aziraphale's character arc in season 2 was beautifully and subtly written and the season HAD to end the way it did to let both Aziraphale and Crowley develop.

The flashbacks this season served narrative purpose beyond "haha let's see what AC got up to all that time ago". The way I interpreted the show was that these were specific memories Aziraphale was recalling throughout the season as a result of all the shit going on with heaven and hell and gabrie- i mean Jim and vinylatte and everything. Aziraphale went through a character arc known as a Fall Arc (coincidence? who knows):

Character believes lie

Character clings to lie

Character rejects truth

Character clings to worse lie (in this case, a more extreme version of the original)

This is shown not only through Aziraphale's present-day actions, but through the flashbacks.

All through the series we see how Aziraphale wants to do good. He likes doing the right thing and he - though he has moments of doubt - ultimately believes in the goodness of heaven and the evilness of hell. He hasn't had that same rejection of it as Crowley has had. That isn't a sign his mind has been tampered with or anything. That's just how he is as a result of all of heaven's manipulation and his genuine desire to do the right thing.

The apparently stark change in attitude after his conversation with the metatron isn't really as stark as people think. Aziraphale loves the idea of what heaven could be. His initial image of heaven has been shattered through millenia of being failed by them (especially recently with Armageddn't), but I think that he genuinely believes that with himself in charge, he could make that image real again. What he thinks he wants is what we saw at the beginning: him and Crowley side by side doing good. His arc in season 3 is going to be him joining Crowley in the recognition that the whole system is fucked up, and finally choosing Humanity (and Crowley of course) over heaven.

ALSO REMEMBER THAT HE ACCEPTED THE OFFER WITH THE IDEA THAT CROWLEY WOULD COME WITH HIM. Heaven are SO manipulative.

The fact that his actions are so in character for him at this point in the story is what makes "fix-it" fics so hard. It doesn't need fixing. This is literally how it has to go before they can converge their paths again and be happy. It's sad, and I love happy endings, but we need this sad ending first to give both Aziraphale and Crowley the opportunity to grow.

I may add to this some other time because this is a rambly mess but I just had to say this. thank you neil gaiman for writing such a well thought out transition season that stands on its own wonderfully. fingers are crossed for season 3 :)

[tadpolesonalgae]

Hiiiii I have just binged a couple of your series, cbmthy and two birds 🐦 🐦‍⬛ and some of your steamy one shots 😈

I love both series so much! Are you planning on updating two birds again? the cliffhanger is rough 😂 but I love a story of azriel being in love with an older woman hehe

Hiya!!! Yeah, sorry about that cliffhanger 😭

I finally logged onto tumblr through my computer the other day and started rewriting Two Birds since I’ve outgrown whatever writing style I had at the time—it’s also in desperate need of some cleaning up, since I feel like so much of it is just saying what’s happening and I intensely dislike the bullet point format 😭

I’m a bit short on time for fanfiction writing due to all the wips I want to complete before I forget the ideas, as well as getting through cbmthy and finally writing the first chapter of colcov too, but it’s slowly being added to!

(Also thank you so much for expressing enthusiasm for it—I’m struggling with it since it’s been so long (don’t worry, I still remember all the plot points) so hearing someone still have in interest in it is incredibly heartwarming and motivating so thank you 🫂🫂🫂🧡💛)

[ronithesnail]

Girl help why is top/bottom discourse so big on twitter rn holy shit

[remythologise]

the thing about aziraphale learning french poorly instead of knowing french angelically. is. they are going to have sex with Zero miracles so much like the confession. it’s going to be very awkward. and human!!!

[aragarna]

Because I just started watching it 🥰

Character—aziraphale

#2 , #6

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

The way he looks at everything and everyone around him with love and kindness. And how he marvels at everything. He appreciates every single little human things in life.

How he wants to believe in the best in everyone. His earnest goodness. Goodness is often overlooked or mocked by more edgy characters (including on this show, but also in a lot of shows) but the will and need to do good, to help others, it's a soft spot of mine (see also, Peter Burke ;-) )

Also, his fluffy little hair. His occasional badassness. His quiet rebellion against what he sees as immoral, even if it comes from his own side. How he sees right through Crowley and knows he is, deep down, a nice person.

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

I think, without reaching Azi's level of goodness, I do share his "lawful good" tendencies. Like him, I'm not against a little rebellious act every once in a while - especially if it's to do *good* - but I also tend to believe in the system. Yes, it's been run by people who are corrupting it, making it something it shouldn't be, something bad. But it's them the problem, not the system (Heaven/democracy/whatever).

Oh and we both love crêpes. :-)

Thank you for asking! <3