#crowley's pov

[daneecastle]

Reversed Veil of Worlds:

Crowley's POV

10/20 pages

1-5 | 11-15 | 16-20

[illicitcab]

tell me,

when did your winning smile

begin to look like a smirk?

[dennissima]

Scent of Angel - Chapter 3

Chapter 1 here

Chapter 2 here

Crowley was lying in the dark, lost in his thoughts and wearing his sunglasses, rendering the whole library which surrounded him even darker. He was focused on remembering where and when he’d met his angel through the centuries when the bell's trill brought him back to the sofa. Someone has opened the door and entered, despite everything suggesting that the bookshop is closed: lights off, curtains drawn and, most importantly, the locked door. It could be a burglar. 

He harks for other sounds but the familiar scent of cologne reaches his nose and he suddenly understands. It's easy for him to recognize the rhythm of Aziraphale's footsteps. The demon stays frozen in his position, afraid to make even a tiny noise, only moving his eyes and trying to catch the angel's silhouette, following the sound of his breath in the middle of the lonely and dark room.

Here he is, in front of Crowley, totally unaware he is being observed. The demon struggles to calm the thudding of his heart enough to allow him to enjoy the swoosh of the pages under Aziraphale's hands.

Then a little gasp. Aziraphale noticed him lurking in the shadows.

"Crowley!" His name drips like honey from the angel's mouth. He can't help pushing his feet to the ground, leaning forward, his elbows on his knees, trying to find his balance and not lose his cool.

"Ngk" it's the only thing Crowley can manage. He was overwhelmed by the sound of the angel's breathing, which is growing more and more heavy.

"Something is wrong."

Aziraphale's voice stings in Crowley's ears, but more so in his heart.

"Really?" Crowley tried to reply sarcastically.

The sound of heavy breathing approached him.  Another step and Aziraphale could hear the frantic beating of Crowley's heart.

“It’s worse than anything we could have imagined, so…” Aziraphale has stopped breathing. 

His heart skipped a beat when he saw the angel hold out his hand.

“Ngk. No more on our side, Angel. You left.”

“Take my hand, Crowley. Or tell me that it’s over and I’ll leave you alone”.

Crowley was furious, but this word had an insidious echo in his mind. Alone. For eternity. Is it really over? He must choose between his pride, holding on his rage or just taking that hand. That could be enough to end that anguish over the absence of his best friend. The silence in the room was broken only by a clock and the sound of their breath. Crowley hesitated, and Aziraphale lowered his hand. Crowley stood quickly and couldn’t help intertwining those angelic fingers with his own.

And so it begins. ***

Chapter 1 here

Chapter 2 here

Proofread by @orth82. Thanks a bunch. ❣️

You can find this in Ao3, if you want.

[sayuri-of-the-valley]

We deserve stories that are queer as subtext and text, metaphor and central plot and side plot too. We deserve queer stories that explore how queer love is infinite variety. We deserve genre stories that explore what immortality or something close to it does to pining, to longing, for wanting the one person in the universe you can’t have.

And also:

I trust that the intentional storytelling devoted to shattering them so specifically will do justice to putting them back with care.

From Tor.com, an essay. By Maya Gittelman.

[czitara]

Happily sharing a little Good Omens poem I wrote, to start off the weekend.

This was done for a prompt from the GO poetry community. The prompt was: *blowing a kiss*

I hope you like it 🩵

Happy Friday everyone, sending out lots of love!!

When I once blew a kiss

When I once blew a kiss

I had stood there stock still

Shrouded in gloom, in darkest black veil,

Just shy of the impending abyss

In my heart, the incessant, echoing want to elope

To the stars - while I still clung to hope

That the veil I wore was not black but white

And our future, like the cosmos, bright

Yet we both knew at the time

This white was a dream and you were not mine.

The white I had dreamed of...

Had nothing of the sting of searing cold

Billowing from parted doors

Here to abduct you from our world

Taking you to higher floors

When I dream of white...

It’s not that of the clouds, imposing and proud

Not even that of the sun’s gleaming light

Haughtily blinding everyone in sight

Laying their gaze upon its glorious round

Nor that of the moon, pale and far away

Or that of the stars, weak and mourning the approaching day

Nor that of sea foam, bubbling, lurking threat

Or that of snow, the bearer of death

Not that of petals, alive and yet wilting

Or that of sharp paper, tainted with inking

Do you need me to say aloud

Which white I dream about?

When I dream of white...

I see two seas of glinting porcelain

Perfect, pristine but far from vain

With azure molten hearts

A constellation of stars

My haven, my constant, my compass’ north

Holding inifinite treasures of worth

When I dream of white...

I see a bed of velvety curls

Beckoning hands to bury inside

Most finely spun silk, tinted in gold

A natural halo you never could hide

When I dream of white...

I see feathers abound

Quivering, flapping, dancing around

Weightless, yet strong

To comfort they’ve grown

Do you need me to say aloud

Who it is I dream about?

My angel, do you still not see?

You are the center of my gravity

The purpose of my every thought

And yet it seems, in vain I fought

Now I dream no more

My last plea went amiss

When I took that leap

And I blew our very first kiss

[hattersarts]

drew some book!husbands. they feel like they've taken more traits from each other than the show.

[mrghostrat]

being a writer and an artist is actually fucking wicked because i can write aziraphale into a cute outfit and think "GOD what i would give to see that" and realise "abt 2 hours actually"

and then! i get to see it!!

Worst of all, it was cold all the time, which meant Aziraphale was rugged up all the time, looking totally soft and pink-cheeked and cheery in his never ending range of thick knits, which made Crowley want to scream into the nearest pillow and/or bite his own hand off.

[crowlixcx]

Now that you're gone Was what I did so wrong, so wrong That you had to leave me alone?

Careless Whisper by George Michael - The Brainrot Series

(requested by @seven-stars-in-his-palm & @sabotage-on-mercury)

[3lliesan]

Just a thought about the Ramshackle prefect that actually got used to nrc as their new home now.

The ramshackle prefect who pushes through despite the headmaster being as irresponsible as can be despite his position.

Yuu, the magicless otherworlder who fought 7 Overblots and survived, saving the Isles of Sages and those who overblotted with nobody dying.

Yuu, the beloved prefect who adores their friends despite how chaotic everyday life is with them around.

Yuu, who stands strong and happy for themselves for finding a place where they feel like they belong and rest easy...

.

.

.

The great magicless prefect, who saved the entirety of the Isle of Sages and possibly the whole world.

The prefect whose heroic deeds stop. have finally been spread out for the world to know.

The mysterious otherworlder who currently resides in NRC under terrible conditions.no no no no-

The ramshackle prefect who endured 7 Overblots without any compensation or praise for what they've gone through. shut up shut up shut up shit

The pitiful damsel in distress- unfortunate victim without anybody to help them in a school full of heartless villains!

Don't look at me like that again I'm really not the victim please don't-

The fragile flower that needs to be saved instead of basking in happiness.

...

Ah.

I see.

Everyone else can just disappear.

-̷̠̹͓̣̪͕̘͚̺͙̀̃͒̀̓̉͝͠d̴̡̘͚͖̠̻̟̎͋͆̄̈ơ̶̪͖̟̱̝̲̜̟͋͐̒̂̿̚͠n̴̘͈̬͕̘̊̏̄̚'̵̧̺̩̠̪̦̬̰̦͆̓̏́́͘͜͝͝ť̵̖̟͈̥͈̦̤ ̸͈͇͙͓̒̅͆ẗ̵́̏̑̾��̢̲͓͇̘̮̪̝͕a̸̛͚͔̖̻̿̄́̄̄͛́͠k̷̮̽̋͒͛e̵̛̫͙͕̘͚̱̐̎̎̅̂͘͘͝ ̵̬̟̥̤͓͗̄̈́̏̅̔͠m̵̢̛̘̘͉̣͌́͋̓͊͒ė̸̢͓͉̱̖̖̼̱̩̟̏̉͑̄͑̒͠ ̶͈̋̓a̴͔̲̔͒͆́̒̉̑̽̈́̅w̵̡̢̯̘̩̖̘̭̿̋̂ą̵̡̩͓̹̠̪̍̽̃̋͑͗͊̇́̕y̸̡̦̞͙̥̤͕̗͊͋ ̴̪͉̔f̶͕͊̔ŗ̶̛̩̺͔̽̓́̆̌̀̈́̀o̵͈̖̯͔̩̥̽̃m̵̝̠̳̜̗͇̗̏̕ ̶̢̈́̒͗̂̄̍ṫ̴̲̍̽̃̾̒͘̚h̷͇̪̣͈̓̏͒ė̶̗̼͕͖͖͚̋̄̐̉̍̄̽͑m̴̛̩̤̘̝͕̦͉͔̝͕͋̋̅̏̈̌̎̚͝.̴̭̟͑̏͗̑̆̑̽̽̚̕

[vyeoh]

As a camp counselor I can completely understand why god kicked crowley out of heaven for asking questions

[beebopboom]

imma cry…

look at them

[daneecastle]

Reversed Veil of Worlds:

Crowley's POV

5/20 pages

6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20

[somehow-a-human]

Whose POV is it anyway?

An Introduction

DO NOT ASK NEIL ABOUT FAN THEORY

Cracking down on the storytelling of Good Omens season 2 through the lens of a changing narrator.

If you haven't read this interview with Good Omens cinematographer Gavin Finney, and you're interested in the fantastic dedication and detail that went into this TV show, definitely give it a read. Not only is it lovely, but Neil also posted the article with a caption mentioning that it's got so many secrets in it. Obviously that made me take a closer look.

I have already gone into a fair bit of detail about the different Lens Filters that Finney mentions in the article in a separate post and I will be referring to them quite a bit so if you aren't familiar with them I would suggest reading that first!

This first post is going to cover the basics of changing narrator/POV's and I'll be writing additional posts for separate episodes/minisodes/scenes since there's obviously way too much to cover in a single go. So shall we take our first look?

It's no secret that something's a *bit weird* with season two, and there are SO many theories about it. I love to read speculation, metas, theories, and opinions, it's definitely fun but my personal ideas align more with the idea that we're simply being shown the events of season 2 through the memories of multiple narrators, different POV's, and it slightly skews the story, sometimes within one continuous scene.

I am also a sucker for a good multiple timeline theory but that isn't this post.

Lens Filters

As I stated above, I wrote a post about each of these individual filters earlier. What I didn't go into in that post was speculation about the filters. While I think they're pretty straightforward, especially the filter for hell (Black Pro-Mist ((BPM)), I think the other two have a bit more room for speculation.

Bronze Glimmer Glass

BGG was described by Finney as being used for 'bookshop scenes', but after S2 back numerous times and paying as much attention as I could to the lighting and colouring of the scenes, I think this is generally true but not always true. There are times when bookshop scenes seem to use a different filter, and other locations also seem to be shot with the BGG filter as well. I think BGG aligns with Aziraphale's POV. Or if Not Aziraphale, an outside-of-Crowley narrator? Based on the scenes (which we'll specifically get into in other posts) which BGG seems to be used, context clues, character behavior, etc, I think BGG clues us in that we're seeing, if you will, through Aziraphale's eyes.

Black Diffusion FX

BDFX was described as being used for 'Crowley's present day storyline' and fuck me, that's not ominous or weirdly phrased at all Mr. Finney! This filter definitely aligns with Crowley. Most of the time he's separate from Aziraphale it seems that this is the filter being used, and certain scenes switch filters mid-scene when he begins to go off on snarky Crowley-centric commentary.

Catch-22 & Herzog

The books on Gabriels bookshelf, great books obviously, but I think books that are also meant to give us context about the story. Pride and Prejudice is a love story about making snap judgements on someone's character, and coming to recognize somebody might be good despite their title or appearance. The Crow Road is a story about life, death, love, morality, mystery, and God. 1984 details the tragedy of Julia and Winston's attempt at falling in love while living under in a police state. You see my point?

That's why I wanted to touch a bit more on Catch-22 and Herzog specifically when talking about the possibility of changing narrators/POV's in Good Omens 2.

Catch-22 frequently switches narrator and the events described are often not necessarily sequential. This way you're getting information about previous scenes as the story continues, so while you're reading the book you're forming a more complete image of the events as the story continues from different characters POV's and iterations of the story. Sound relevant?

Herzog is the other book I wanted to talk about. To be fair I haven't read Herzog in full like I have Catch-22 but I pulled out my copy to reference and flip through a bit to remind myself. Herzog unlike Catch-22 doesn't switch narrators but the narration by the main character, Herzog himself, switches between first and third person throughout. When he is narrating through his letters, you get a deeper look at his thought processes and emotions. It also relies on flashbacks to bring context to the life of Herzog.

While these books touch on other elements that are relevant to the Good Omens story, namely Yossarian's relationship and views of God in Catch-22, the way these stories are told intrigued me for this context.

Crowley's Hair

Yeah I'm gonna mention the hair, because I think the hair is linked. Crowley's shorter sideburns, trimmed mutton chops in the 1827 flashback, and shorter Job wig seem to be clearly aligned with the BDFX filter/Crowley's POV as far as I can tell. I don't know if this means it's just another way to denote POV, but it seems way too consistent not to mention it. The longer sideburns, fuller mutton chops, and longer Job wig all match up with Aziraphale's POV or the BGG filter. My thoughts here are that his hair is another hint of who may be relaying the information to us, AKA is it internal or external. I am making my best guesses though and there are still some situations that I feel less sure about. For example, when Aziraphale takes the Bentley to Edinburgh and Crowley is in the Bookshop with Jim his sideburns are long, is it because he's remembering these scenes unreliably? Is Aziraphale imagining the events? Is it because Jim is present? A brief fluttering thought I toy with from time to time is the fact that in the before-the-beginning scene they are long, and what that means in context of the rest of the season.

S2 Promo Posters

Finally this set of season 2 promo posters showing the characters thoughtfully considering scenes in their heads just gives me a lot of these POV vibes.

I'm planning on doing individual posts for specific scenes, episodes, and minisodes that require detailed breakdowns. I'll update this list with links as the posts are finished!

POV "Your 'Something's Wrong' Voice"

POV a Trip to Hell and a 25 Lazarii Miracle

POV a Companion to Owls

POV The Dirty Donkey & I think I Found a *Clue*!

POV Bodysnatchers & Cosplaying a bookseller

POV 1941

POV The Ball

POV The End?

Whose POV is it Anyway - a Conclusion

[suzypfonne]

This is beautiful @klikandtuna

Why? Love.

-Neil Gaiman

[saglaophonos]

and crowley is the pride to aziraphale’s prejudice because he cannot see beyond the insult of aziraphale wanting him to be “redeemed” that aziraphale loves him so desperately that he would do everything in his power to remove all of his pain if it were in his power. and he cannot empathize with aziraphale who wants to - and is allowed to! - have his love for crowley and his love for god to be both a part of his life.

[crowleyholmes]

The thing that gets me so much about the kiss though, among many other things but this one i just never stop thinking about (and i'm sure it's one Crowley doesn't stop thinking about either), is how despite how shocked Aziraphale was by it and how scared and overwhelmed he was and how dangerous he knew it was (because he knew the Metatron was most likely watching), and despite the fact that he Forgives Crowley for it afterwards and breaks his heart, he didn't pull away. He didn't push Crowley away, either. And he easily could have, I'm 100% sure. Sure, Crowley was holding him in place by his coat lapels but still. Aziraphale could have turned his face away, could have pried Crowley's hands off, could have pushed him by the shoulders, could have verbally protested... but he didn't. In the end it's Crowley who ends the kiss and lets him go. Aziraphale wanted it just as much as Crowley did. But he was scared and confused and completely overwhelmed, and of course he falls back into old patterns. Plausible deniability!! Put on the front of the Good Angel! What do good angels do? Oh yeah, they forgive! It's their favorite thing! The good angel forgives the evil demon, look, Metatron, we're both doing exactly what we're supposed to be doing!!! Aziraphale is - stupidly? pointlessly? maybe!! - throwing up this facade, this ancient front they have always been forced to hide behind, to keep them both safe!!!

But at the same time, he IS angry. There is definitely some sincerity in that "I forgive you" he spits at Crowley. Because if there was one thing he never wanted to say in response to Crowley finally, finally kissing him, it's "i forgive you". It's pushing him away and breaking his heart and breaking them up, to keep them both safe. To give them a chance to do what they have to. But Crowley forced him to. And he doesn't even see it. Of COURSE Aziraphale is fucking devastated.