#house of furfur

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Summer vacation

for Crowley, Aziraphale and Furfur

Artist: とよ @toyo_chang_ on Xwitter

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Yes, he took a picture of Crowley's butt. Well, well, well, what have we here ....?

That's why he's called @furfurs-fotos ...

I feel like we often forget that Crowley's clothes are technically not real

aka, how this scene shouldve went

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🦌 Crowley doesn't remember me at all…

🦅 l think your impression is weak.

🐟 Why don't you change your makeup?

Artist: @toyo_chang_ on Xwitter

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No Connection

Artist: @toyo_chang_

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Furfur having fun with everyone

Artist: とよ @toyo_chang_ Posted on Twitter

Full size on pixiv

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Artist: @owlgams on Xwitter

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Furfur: The kind of (de)man* I am

Musical Source: "The kind of man I am", song sung by Reece Shearsmith in the stage musical comedy Betty Blue Eyes

* Spelling according to the witch and demon hunter Mr Warren

[nogoodninny]

I think Furfur and Izzy would get along like a house on fire.

[spyroid101]

Hortus Infernal: The Jester (Mascot Mode)

Jestdeer time!

When the summoners called in an Angel to use as a blood donor, the last thing they expected was for a Furfur to suddenly get dragged in as well.

The Angel, the future Bouncelia, vaguely informed them that she and the Furfur were quite firmly connected via an already long established pact, and that if they want to deal with her, they'd have to deal with them as well.

The concept of dealing with an Angel that was so cooperative with their goals was far too good an opportunity to let slip by, so they quickly drew up a contract with the Furfur, dubbed them "The Jester", and made a clause that they couldn't do harm unto sinners... Unless they laugh at their terrible jokes. ("If someone actually legitimately finds THAT funny, they deserve to die." quote the bound, to which they got harshly reprimanded for... but also at the same time no one exactly disagreed...)

However, it was ultimately moot, as the second their backs were turned, Bouncelia used her powers to break the bind and the contract, ordering The Jester to just lay low and play along, so they all thought they were still under contract...

That ruse all ended for the humans, after they stole and hid away Bouncelia's staff, as Bouncelia then ordered the Jester to MAKE them tell her where they had hidden it.

But despite showing them that they were fully willing and capable of throwing the humans into the giant, seemingly bottomless abyss, into the open maw of the incomprehensible creature that dewelled within it, they all refused to talk.

And the few that had managed to escape to the upper floors, quickly scrawled a warning onto the nearby whiteboard, right under their ill fated To-Do list for that day:

Do not let the Jester find you.

[luxthestrange]

WTDSIK Incorrect Quotes#46 LEAVE!?

Furfur*Talking about You at 3am*-She could kill me and I’d thank her for it~

Furfur watched at Allocer whom he "borrowed" from his house and brought to Jazz's bedroom to ...once again fester his pupils about how hot you were and to help him out to get you to like him-

Allocer & Jazz*Both now Trying to sleep, like Jazz would mind his partner in crime sleep with him on his bed, he bunking with him* We'd thank her for it too

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Happy New Year 2025!!

Artist: @toyo_chang_

Posted on X/Twitter

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Oh, we like it.

This gorgeous piece I commissioned from @beelzeebub reached me today 😍❤️💚 It's perfect.

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Brazil and The Dream of Escape

I was delighted to find in the Xtras that the machine created to be used by Furfur to use to find out how many demons Shax could requisition for storming the bookshop was inspired by the movie Brazil. This is another nod to Monty Python member Terry Gilliam, who directed this film, and who almost directed the failed GO film in the 1990's.

I love this film. Always have. Yes, I was around when it came out in 1985. I'm that old. It's always been in my top 5 favourite films. And its totally relevant to Good Omens.

Brazil can be described as a dark dystopian story based on the novel 1984. It doesn't have a happy ending, but its funny, horrific, ludicrous, romantic and timelessly beautiful all at the same time. Its so iconic that when ever I see its influence in other productions its been unmistakable.

It stars Jonathan Pryce long before he was a James Bond villain or the head Sparrow in Game of Thrones, a comedic turn from Robert de Niro and a handful of other famous faces that you are bound to recognise, such Bob Hoskins, Ian Holm and Jim Broadbent.

Pryce, as Sam Lowry, lives in a world that is strictly controlled with paperwork that comes in multiple copies, where people are routinely arrested and tortured and a long running unexplained terrorist campaign sees bombs explode in the most random of places. Sam has dreams of a beautiful woman floating in the sky, and he is a sliver-armoured winged hero trying to rescue her. He eventually finds that she is real, and finds out her name through various means via his work and contacts. He tracks her down, but that is where it all starts to unravel as she is mixed up with an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.

Its easy to see the common themes and elements that run through the film with GO: the desire to run away and escape (that doesn't work,) a totalitarian authority controlling the masses, propaganda, piles of paperwork, an undercurrent of rebellion, torture and abuse, forbidden love between classes, a villain hidden in plain sight.

There is an art deco aesthetic to the film that also carries over to other films and shows it has influenced, and the busy work floor scene that stops on a dime to watch the tv show de jour while the boss isn't looking is one of the highlights of the film.

It was a reference of this that caught my eye in the Cohen Brothers modern fairy tale The Hudsucker Proxy, where they copied the busyness of the work floor for their mail room scenes, but also the art deco aesthetic. That's another film that is always in my top five films, and could go a round of comparisons with GO - its got time stoppage, an angel appearance and a near-godlike manipulator.

It also appears, surprisingly, in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The casino at Canto Bight is Brazil inspired, in the way its introduced to us, its decor and the music. I know some people hate this film because of what they did to Luke, but I love it, the whole thing is just utterly gorgeous to look at.

And if you've watched any of Loki recently, since S2 of that show finished not long ago, you would also seen some influence from Brazil in the retro look.

I love the classic art deco style. my grandparents had an art deco house that I spent many of my childhood hours in. The style itself is a clean, unadorned look, and often is meant to give a look of movement, speed or strength. A classic example of this is the Bentley, of course, which comes from the height of the art deco era in the 1930's.

Hell is the other place we see the Brazil influence in GO, where is looks like it's constantly several decades behind the times, with overhead projectors and manual typewriters and odd looking not-quite steampunk contraptions.

Brazil is available to stream on Disney at the moment, if you'd like to take a look. I highly recommend it, its one of those influential films that once you know it, you see its long reach in the most unexpected places.

[amagnificentobsession]

Good Morning my Lovlies,

It’s Saturday and that usually means brunch at my house, but today we are all meeting at Doc’s. @docdust @i-dream-of-sheeny @neo-of-sporin

Chuck and Winnifred are coming home!

I’ve brought most everything we could need from the house. (The neighbor insisted on cooking until Angelo gets here.) @angelo-rib-shack @mr-crawleigh

Today’s brunch will be much scaled down. I don’t want to overwhelm Chuck. @angelo-chuck-wagon @sliceocheese

I love you all and appreciate you for understanding.

@the-metatron I hope you will come welcome your boy home. @baby-angelo I’ve asked Muriel to pick you up and bring you with them. @muriel-not-the-dim-one

@trans-darbie bring the children and Furfur, I know that’s actually a redundant statement.

@dream-of-pain I’m sure Fufurby Zombie will have fun too.

@gandalf-big-oos @kleenexwoman @god-in-the-basement @god-wednesday @loretta-dont-you-oppress-me @e-w-w-morningstar @one-coming-is-enough @curlish @andagon

This singer reminds me of someone. Great voice, speaks several different languages, allegedly.

Enjoy!

[actual-changeling]

In a pervious post you said "the implications throughout the show that Crowley was a pretty powerful and high-ranking angel, and is still one of the most powerful demons". Where/what are those, exactly? How high are we talking, because I don't think the opposing ranks are equal to one another. Like, if Crowley had been an Archangel he isn't an Archdemon now, right?

Hell has a completely different kind of command structure, yes!

It seems to be wayyy more democratic for one, and has varying kinds and levels of ruling authorities. They have proper trials and rules, contracts to sign, several demons working on earth, a multitude of positions of employment (for lack of better words), provide living spaces for their earthly representatives, and overall function, while heaven seems to have—well, none of those things.

Figuring out a demon's rank is—in my opinion—pretty easy because of that.

Crowley makes a comment about bottom of the barrel demons, we see different jobs and how respected they are (e.g. Furfur being stuck in admissions, which is more of a grunt job, while anyone in temptations is in a more desirable position pun intended), and if we make some smart guesstimations, we can probably figure out the job & relative rank of any demon we're introduced to.

So—where does Crowley fall?

His position in heaven as the Starmaker may or may not have had an influence on his position after the fall, but we do know that he had and still has strong miracle powers. Let's take a look at the tasks hell assigned him:

a) the Serpent of Eden and Original Tempter

b) a long-term and (assumedly) one of the main representatives on earth

c) he's not just in Temptations, he works on a global scale and regularly impresses his bosses back in hell

d) he was tasked with helping Satan win a bet against God by taking care of Job's property, house, and family

e) Satan personally chose him to deliver the Antichrist and start Armageddon, which is THE job in the history of heaven & hell.

Hastur and Ligur are also explicitly jealous of the kind of jobs Crowley gets to perform, and while there is a general 'he's gone native' sentiment, they leave him alone as long as he does his job and doesn't break the rules in a way that fucks with hell's plans.

In season 1, we are told that Crowley is partly as powerful as he is because he has an imagination, which allows him to navigate the burning M25 while Hastur gets discorporated. When hell is told about the 25 Lazarii miracle that was performed, Crowley is seen as a viable candidate for either having done it himself or working with whoever did it.

Beelzebub also decides—for good reason—that if ze wants to find Gabriel, ze'll need his help:

They hold a trial when they could have just killed him like Hastur melting the Usher to test the holy water, but because of his rank Crowley gets a (more or less) fair trial. If you think about it, deciding he's guilty and then giving him the same kind of punishment he used to melt Ligur is actually not too bad of a treatment; lower demons, on the other hand, are punished on the daily without as much as a blink.

Crowley solves the mess in the bookshop, Beez and Dagon listen to him when he talks and explains, they see him as someone almost equal to them. It is believable to Hastur that Crowley is involved with the Dark Council and capable of recommending him for a promotion.

If Crowley had been a 'better' and more ambitious demon, he probably could have been a Duke of Hell even before Job. He can stop time, he can stop Satan himself in his tracks, and he is respected by both heaven and hell—so whatever you want to call his rank/job/position, it is undoubtedly one of high regard and power.

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Shafur

do demons dance waltz?