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theory of mind - lvslie // solaris - stanislaw lem

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Top 10 DW Characters

Does what it says on the tin!

tagged by the super-sweet-and-lovely @smallblueandloud . Thanks, doll! ( ˘ ³˘)♥

I don’t know if I can rank these folks (except Rose, she’ll always be no. 1, #sorrynotsorry) so they’re pretty much just gonna pop up in the order they come to mind. :D

ROSE BAMF TYLER

What can I say that hasn’t already been said? Perfectly human, wonderfully dimensional, understandably flawed; compassionate and selfish and clever and just generally amazing. She’s in love, but that’s not the only thing she is. Absolutely one of the best-written (and best-acted) characters I’ve ever encountered. And of course Billie Piper’s performance is so absorbing it’s easy to think of Rose as a real person, rather than a character. Love, love, love.

Ten(too)

Uggggh he’s so pretty and David Tennant’s performance is so good and his character is just so well-written and dimensional and full of joy and anger and sadness and madness all at the same time and just a;ldkfja;sldkfja;sldkfja;sldkfj alskdjf;alsdkjfa;sldkfjas;dlfkjds

Nine

see above re: compliments and keyboard-flails

Donna Noble

Donna wins for best/worst character arc, in that it’s beautiful and poignant, and also makes you want to smash things

Martha Jones

Ahhh Martha my love, so smart, so beautiful, so capable, so fed-up with the Doctor’s bullshit. I luff her

Jackie Tyler

So just like the other companions’-moms in the RTD-era, Jackie initially suffers from a case of Extremely Unflattering and Flanderized Portraits of Overbearing Motherhood(tm) only to rise from the ashes like a fully-developed well-realized phoenix. As series 1 and 2 go on, Jackie just becomes increasingly more likeable and sympathetic, and I love how her relationship with Mickey develops. 11/10 excellent surrogate-mom-ing

Eight

Admittedly I’m not super well-acquainted with his material outside of the show, but even if the movie is cheesy af, Paul McGann’s charm is unmistakable, his enthusiasm fucking contagious. I would love to see more of his Doctor onscreen. (insert obligatory rant here re: how he got robbed in the 50th. ::shakes fist at Moff and co.::)

Mickey Smith

I just have a big ol’ soft spot for Mickey...he kind of reminds me of the better parts of Xander from Buffy, except that he isn’t a Nice Guy(tm), he’s a nice guy who’s fiercely loyal and smarter than folks (::coughthedoctorcough::) give him credit for. Another character with a brilliant arc. I know some folks feel like his match with Martha is a case of Pair the Spares or whatever but I think they’re great together--he’s going to make her feel wanted and adored, and she’s going to make him feel important and needed, and, of course, vice versa. Good stuff.

Harriet Jones

Look I just like her a lot okay and also her decision re: the Sycorax was perhaps not super “honorable” or whatever but also like. It’s super understandable. And to her credit, as far as we’re aware, the Earth goes largely unfucked-with for the rest of the season, til the finale. So, results! Also the Doctor did her dirty which, didn’t that just open the door for the Master/Saxon to assume power? Didn’t it? Yikes Just sayin’.

Wilf

Ultra loveable, fantastic one-off companion. The wonderful grandparent everyone deserves to have. Also my granny has both of those exact headbands. :D

tagging... @zoebelle9 @suolasirotin @stupidsatsuma @wordsintimeandspace @mrtl85 @pellaaearien @lvslie and anyone else who may be interested! <3

[padfootdidit]

Rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 10 blogs you would like to get to know better.

I was tagged by @stormedtrooper and I’m tagging @bantasticbeasts @jiilys @jamesandlilyaredead @prongsno @gxldentrio @alrightevans @braveremus @obsob @lvslie

A - age: 18

B - birthplace: welwyn garden city

C - current time: 2.05pm

D - drink you last had: blackcurrant

E - easiest people to talk to: @bantasticbeasts @jamesandlilyaredead

F - favorite song: srsly ?? first of all, rude. second of all: gasolina

G - grossest memory: we don’t have to go there

H - horror yes or horror no: horror NO

I - in love?: with lots of things and lots of people but, at the moment, mostly just my succulents

J - jealous of people?: depends

L - love at first sight or should I walk by again?: yes but not first sight first sight..

M - middle name: legend

N - number of siblings: one older sister 

O - one wish: for february to come sooner

P - person you called last: the doctor to make an appointment about my persistent headache

Q - question you are always asked: “is your hair naturally curly?” (answer: yes.)

R - reason to smile: storm ophelia is fucking shit up rn, and i’m glad she’s getting some revenge for all the shit willy shakes put her thru

S - song you last sang: new rules, dua lipa

T - time you woke up: 9.07

U - underwear color: white

V - vacation destination: if this is current destination then nowhere but if this is like, dream holiday destination it would be venice

W - worst habit: tumblr dot com

X - x-rays: i’ve only ever had one x-ray and it was about two years ago now

Y - your comfort food: cereal

Z - zodiac sign: aries

[permian-tropos]

do you have any fave patho fics

Oh no I’m not a good person to ask this yet, I do a really poor job of curating my bookmarks. I feel bad about this because the patho fandom has some utterly amazing writing that I do absolutely appreciate the hell out of, but I’m a very disorganized person aka I have terrible ADHD.

For now I will just share a handful of things that pops into my head if you want some recs. It’s all burakhovsky cause I’m searching through my AO3 bookmarks hoping I remembered to make bookmarks when I liked something (I don’t always do so). 

These are two really good fics that incorporate a trope I love seeing which is time loops: 

The 13th Hour by m0r1bund

i will get up now and go about the city by Lvslie

This is a completed longfic by a friend of mine that’s got Inquisitor Dankovsky in a P1 setting but I’d say go into it expecting a Artemy-focused fic that gives you canon-esque feels.

It Hurts To Become by jupiter_mechanism

IIRC the most recent fic I read and enjoyed (it’s still updating) is a fic about trans male Danko being pregnant while being afraid he’s Not Good Enough for Artemy:

Two Coins by Geeneelee

THERES SO MANY OTHER FICS THAT ARE REALLY GOOD, AND THAT AFFECTED MY SOUL, IN THE BURAKHOVSKY TAG ALONE. I just need time to catalogue them all. Some of them are smut if you want smut recs but idk how spicy you like it.

ALSO. A word of advice. Some of the most interesting fics in the bunch are from the early days of the tag. So if you want to browse through the tag, consider starting from the last page. I feel like you get a much fresher, more exciting take on a lot of ship dynamics when people have less fanon to work with. And I love P2 but some really good stuff comes out when people try to capture the often weirder and bleaker atmosphere of P1. 

Also uh read my fics too if any of them look like your cup of tea.  Really belated edit: the fic Biosimilar, despite being incomplete, only 3 chapters and 19k words, is one I read this summer and was so utterly blown away by that I have to recommend it to everyone, because it manages to capture the essence of the characters while making them their most dreadfully melodramatic. it is worth the read. I just had to add it to this list. 

[maniacalmole]

Thank you @evilphrog for tagging me!

Rules: Tag 9 people you want to know better.

Three ships: Aziraphale and Crowley no surprise there, destiel has consumed my brain lately and it’s all that’s gotten me through some very boring moments in my job, and Newt/Hermann even though I’ve pretty much only read lvslie’s fics of them but they’re SO GOOD

Last song: “Please Take Me Home” by Jim and the Povolos, which sounds really sad since I JUST moved out on my own for the first time, but I was listening to the whole Make Party album which has a lot of fun songs, too :)

Last movie: Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp’s Adventure XD It’s Disney sequel quality, but my gosh, if you grew up loving it, rewatching it is so fun

Currently reading: Rule of Wolves (one of those Shadow and Bone sequel books, I always have to look up the name but I’m loving it), and The Lost Heir from Wings of Fire, which, if you didn’t know, is just like the Warriors series but with dragons :D

Currently watching: Schitt’s Creek and Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung for the first time, and I’m rewatching Merlin and Doctor Who (on 12)

Currently consuming: I’m about to eat some mini m&ms :D

Currently craving: hoooome but also friends whom I actually do get to see this weekend :D

Tagging @sous-le-saule @lunasong365 @awesomecopper @surprisemoose @ethereal-menace @curiouslissa @sonnetnumber23 @notjusthespongenextdoor @ladylier Some of you I’ve known a long time but it’s always good to catch up :)

[bottle-of-smoke]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: IT (Movies - Muschietti) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier Characters: Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Mike Hanlon, Beverly Marsh, Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom, Stanley Uris, Patricia Blum Uris, Myra Kaspbrak Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - 1980s, Polish Eddie Kaspbrak, Summer Romance, Soviet Lore and Visuals for your enjoyment, Getting Together, Developing Relationship, they’re in love. and they will be. this has a happy ending, Eddie’s Fiat 126p, Screenwriter Richie, Immigration & Emigration, mentions of alcohol and potential infidelity, if u see it that way but myra does tell him to get out and not come back, before anything happens, Mutual Pining Summary:

“Baby,” Richie’s voice unstitched with laughter. And Eddie’s skin burning up, even then, in the palms and fingertips. Hands clasped on the steering wheel, he takes a sharp turn.

Richie’s shoulder digs into his. G-force. And little space.

Eddie breathes in. His chest hurts like the nonexistent airbag is already pushing into it.

Like he’s already crashed.

[Or, American screenwriter Richie comes to shoot a movie in late Soviet era Poland and meets Eddie K., sound technician, hobbyist car mechanic.]

My twitter has been going nuts about this for the past couple of weeks. Turns out there was a good reason for that.

[quillyfied]

Mega Good Omens Fic Rec Post 1

OH BOY Y’ALL IT’S HERE

This is the first string of fics I would wholeheartedly recommend from my bookmarks (probably first of three, we’ll see). There are 65 fics sorted into 9 categories: Jaunts Through History/Canon; South Downs; Post-Apocalypse; Bus Ride/Night Before/Heaven and Hell; AU/UA (UA is Universe Alternate, where everything is the same, just...a bit to the left. I feel like that term has more nuance, idk); Soft; Touch-Starved/Body Worship/Wings; Bonus; H/C /Whump/BAMF. These will be the same categories for every fic rec post in this vein. I try to include warnings for sex and gore, if applicable, but please check the tags of each fic before you read, just in case.

Mega GOmens Fic Rec Post MASTER

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I BROKE A LINK OR MISATTRIBUTED SOMETHING.

I don’t read explicit works and I’m not a big fan of Human!AUs so there’s not any of those, but there’s a bit of just about everything else. Please enjoy! Hope the ReadMore works, sorry for folks on mobile if it doesn’t!

JAUNTS THROUGH HISTORY/CANON

1. Bright With His Splendour – Daegaer (T, specifically book-verse. This is an exquisite look at the developments in Crowley himself, especially as it relates to his war-related traumas in the War in Heaven and later WWI. The Arrangement is Aziraphale’s idea here, which is awesome. Highly emotional and visceral.)

2. Whatever Road We Choose – @ri-writing (T, the one where Aziraphale gets jumped by some demons and Crowley nurses him back to health, and Aziraphale has to confront his worldview when he realizes Heaven never responded to his call for help. Quiet and powerful as Aziraphale starts to realize Crowley isn’t everything he thought he was and maybe Heaven isn’t, either.)

3. Linked – @chekhov (T, the one where Crowley shows up in Bukhara and Aziraphale has to pretend to capture him so his angel intern doesn’t destroy Crowley entirely. Has a lot of fun moments and emotional growth in play. And yearning. Lots and lots of yearning.)

4. The Demon Favourite – @kanna-ophelia (T, the one where Crowley is posing as a nobleman and manages to build himself a little ramshackle family, and Aziraphale takes care of them when Crowley gets himself discorporated. Extremely tender, lots of Crowley cooing over babies.)

5. Akashic Records – @penig (Generally G, one T, the series where Crowley is head-over-heels from the start and broadcasts it loudly, and Aziraphale is in Panic Protective Mode. The series is gorgeous and vibrant, the characterizations are so spot-on and yet fresh, the dialogue is perfect, the character growth is delicious. I can’t gush enough about this one.)

6. But The Old Love Was Not So – BuggreAlleThis (G, the one written in the style of Le Morte d’Arthur about Aziraphale’s final few days in the court of King Arthur. Hilarious with the promise of emotional pain to come in the second half.)

7. flightless bird (dumb, wild, and free) – JennaCupcakes (@veganthranduil) (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale make out for half of history while Aziraphale has an ongoing existential crisis about being a broken angel. Poignant, sensual, culminates in a deliciously fraught confrontation where Aziraphale has to finally sort himself out and Crowley says some hard but true things. I once spent three hours trying to find this fic again without remembering the title so now it’s kinda ingrained.)

8. Nanny Knows Best – @patricianandclerk (M, rest of series is T, the one where Crowley endures some truly horrible experiences while serving as Warlock’s nanny. Adorable relationship between Warlock and Crowley, and it’s only getting better. The dynamic with Aziraphale is nuanced and beautiful. Rating for sexual harassment and groping, and it’s a bit of a difficult read at times during those moments, so be careful.)

9. The Holy Essence of Experience – Dragonsquill (T, the one where Aziraphale and Crowley have loved each other almost since the beginning, but have been very careful to not put a name to it. The yearning is real and so gorgeous. The scene just before they come up with their plan to avert Armageddon haunts me.)

10. The Arrangement – @writeonclara (T, the one where Aziraphale and Crowley try to get a handle on this sex thing. Non-explicit, hilarious, and unique! I can only assume the rating will probably be going up, which makes me sad because it’s hard to find nonexplicit fics that still deal with what sex brings to a relationship, but what’s written for now is well worth it.)

11. And After – @randomacts13 (T, the series where Crowley and Aziraphale work through their self-worth and have lots of flashbacks. The first one involves Crowley taking care of a seed that keeps dying and leaving another seed behind, which is not at all feeding into his self-hatred; the second has Crowley and Warlock gluing coins to the sidewalk; the third is about Aziraphale on a one-way flight to Complete Mental Breakdown if he doesn’t get some help for his anxiety and repressed emotions soon.)

12. The road to rapture has a lot of pit stops – emmagrant01 (E but only for the sixth chapter, the one where Aziraphale and Crowley have shared five kisses throughout history and one where they meant it. People like me who don’t like explicit material can skip Chapter 6 (or just read until they smooch) and go straight to the epilogue. The rest of it is amazing; every kiss is believable in context and has such good lead-up. Very romantic, very good.)

13. Round and Round the Garden – SanSanFanFan (G, the one where Brother Francis and Nanny Ashtoreth get up to some hanky-panky beneath a willow tree while Warlock sleeps in his pram. Just sweet and silly fluff.)

14. Flecks of Light and Dark – volunteerfd (T, the one where Aziraphale learns to deal with his emotions. Has a really beautiful recurring thing of Crowley and Aziraphale making up stories of who they’d be if they were human, and Aziraphale doing his best to do good and help even when Heaven ties his hands.)

15. Before the Water Rises – VitreousHumor (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale become friends while helping a village make rafts to escape the Flood. Has a lot of really cute moments and some pretty exquisite romantic tension.)

16. Beneath the Stars – @brooklynbabybucky (G, the one where Crowley asks Aziraphale to cut his hair. Just has some really lovely imagery and a sweet bonding moment.)

17. lit in the darkness – @toedenandbackagain (M, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale share a bed sometimes throughout history. Warnings for some sexual content in chapters 7 and 14, but each chapter has its own warnings in the description. Presents some beautiful bonding moments and the absolute finest pining known to man.)

 SOUTH DOWNS

18. The Play’s the Thing – volunteerfd (G, the one where Aziraphale is cast in the local production of Hamlet and Crowley is trying his best to be supportive of his truly awful actor husband. Hilarious and light and absolutely a classic.)

19. Parsley, Thyme, Sage, Daffodils – @mostweakhamlets (NR, the one where Aziraphale has a cooking YouTube channel and Crowley is camera-shy. Tackles PTSD in a really thoughtful way and is Peak Soft Cottage Husbands aesthetic, it really packs in the most warm fuzzies in a small package.)

20. to carthage then i came – @lvslie (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale move to the South Downs and learn to work through their issues around being together and being their own people after cutting ties with Heaven and Hell. Poetic, poignant, the last chapter is a thing of absolute beauty. Very heavily symbolic, that one.)

21. A Better Place for Us to Be – @befuddledmackem (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale tour a particular cottage. Deeply emotional, the Absolute Best Real Estate Pr0n if you also secretly watch HGTV and weep, has completely ruined any future house-buying opportunity I might have because nothing will be this sweet and perfect.)

22. Something We Were Withholding Made Us Weak – trieduntrue (M, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale move to the South Downs and very carefully orbit into something more like a relationship. Exquisite tension, beautifully-done pining and slow-burn, really fun bits of world building. M is for a sex scene at the very end but it’s easy to skip over, it’s small.)

23. reasons wretched and divine – @stammiviktor (T, the one where Crowley storms out after a fight and finds himself in an actual conversation with God. Highly emotional and a great look into Crowley’s head, both in how he feels about God and how he feels about Aziraphale.)

24. The Sprawl of Life – @dietraumerei (T and G, the series where Crowley and Aziraphale settle into village life quite well. Has sex-positive asexual characters, which is fun (brief note about that: it’s not explicit, but the places it happens, there is clear leadup and it can get a bit intense, so take care of yourselves). Has touches of angst that balance beautifully with the fluff, lots of BAMF Aziraphale for the soul.)

25. Seashells and Fingerpainting – Vagabond (@waffleironbiddingwar) (T, and I recommend this one specifically from the series, can be read independently: the one where Gabriel is sent to the South Downs for a time out. This is quite possibly the best Gabriel character study I have ever seen; it’s tender and heartbreaking and somehow you find yourself rooting for Gabriel to figure out why he’s being punished despite yourself. All the warm fuzzies. All of them. Read the whole series, it’s great!)

 POST-APOCALYPSE

26. Laugh When It Sinks In – @tenoko1 (G, the one where Crowley helps Aziraphale build a home in the bookshop flat. Another one that feeds right into my interior decorating itch. So sweet and uplifting, will absolutely make you feel proud of Aziraphale.)

27. Chosen and Unchosen – Bookwormgal (T, the one where the kids have to go save Aziraphale and Crowley from Heaven and Hell. Has some EXCELLENT Warlock characterization and some really good tension between him and Adam, and the angst is properly upsetting. A right good adventure romp that’s really starting to ramp up.)

28. Resonance – Macx (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale become something Else. Good world building, beautiful romance, and Gabriel getting told off. Love how Crowley and Aziraphale growing into their new roles is handled, and how Adam unexpectedly ties in at the end.)

29. Falling Heavenward – @kanna-ophelia (T, the one where Crowley unexpectedly has to win his angel back because of a really twisty deal with Heaven. This one is a pretty wild ride, but I would say the centerpiece is Fallen Gabriel, who becomes Asmodeus. It becomes a battle for Aziraphale’s heart, though Asmodeus isn’t in it for the feels so much as the revenge, obviously. Really interesting premise and something to read if rooting for Crowley is a way you like to spend your time.)

30. A Leisurely Stroll Down – Saturniidae (@Saturniiddae) (M, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale have to fight for their relationship. Has some sexual content that isn’t explicit, and gore that really sort of is. I have thrown things and cried a little at this one, but that was the price for reading while it was still updating. Absolutely gorgeous in every way. Also has God speaking through a household object and it’s hilarious.)

31. From God’s Perspective – Unfortunately (T, the one where God comes down personally to interfere in Her children’s business. The absolute best portrayal of God in any fic ever, really humanizes her in the best ways. I love how she interacts with her angel and demon children. It’s almost more of a character study of God than anything. And yes, the Sound of Music is sung.)

 BUS RIDE/NIGHT BEFORE/HEAVEN AND HELL

32. Worth Knowing – summersage (T, the one where Aziraphale and Crowley discuss the Fall and manage Miltonian angel sex despite it. Has a take on how the Fall works that I was thinking about but couldn’t find words for until this fic, and it’s absolutely fantastic. The Miltonian angel sex is esoteric and weird and not at all erotic, but it is beautiful. The mortifying ordeal of being KNOWN indeed.)

33. Legendary Lovers; Your Hand in Mine – @tenoko1 (G, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale regroup in a hotel instead of his flat and have a bit of a knock-down-drag-out. Crowley is angry and scared and so in love he can’t stand it, and Aziraphale is practically going at light speed in confronting and knocking down his own barriers, and it’s highly emotionally charged and wonderful.)

 AU/UA

34. Love of My Life – @ellewrites4 (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale get together very early and make it work all throughout history. Gorgeous romance, and the fallout from the Holy Water caper and the bandstand breakup are EXQUISITE. Peak emotional turmoil, sweet boundary negotiation, forgiveness and love and anxiety and fear—just delicious.)

35. True Love and High Adventure – @grifalinas (T, the one that’s a Princess Bride au. Absolutely on-point casting, wonderful writing style, the perfect escape fic for a little while. Incomplete but still worth the read.)

36. Inverse Omens – @amuseoffyre (T, the one where Aziraphale is a demon with a p0_rn shop and Crowley is an angel running a community center from a bombed-out church. Y’all recommended this to me on my demon!Aziraphale rating post, and it’s AMAZING. Perfect characterization and a wonderful retelling. Warning for Chapters 11 and 12, Aziraphale’s Nanny Ashtoreth messes with the Dowling parents in far more direct ways and there’s scenes of Mr. Dowling jerking it, so take care, friendos. Also Aziraphale makes the filthiest double entendres and it’s delightful. Also also Crowley needs all the hugs.)

37. A Blaze of Light – @wingedspirit (T, the one where Crowley is Raphael and he and Aziraphale make a Pact instead of an Arrangement. This one is a wild adventure, friends, and a riveting one. The Pact puts an interesting spin on their developing relationship, and by the time it gets to TV canon, it’s already off the rails in the best ways. Also Crowley has some pretty heavy depression that manifests in his former Archangel-level powers blowing up a bit, which is cool. Should be wrapping up soon and I’m pumped for it!)

38. it’s high time that you love me, cause you do it so well – mygalfriday (T, the one where Crowley can’t physically say the word “love” but can diddly dang well show it if he wants. Already super sweet but the confession scene at the end is just incredible.)

39. Hold the Line – sum_nemo (T, the one that’s a Pacific Rim AU. I adore PacRim, you guys, and this one is just *chef’s kiss*. Puts Crowley as Raleigh (lost his twin sister copilot) and Aziraphale as Mako and includes a pretty painful shared past between them, which is already simmering and delicious. Can’t wait to see where this one goes.)

40. The Truth Remains – @wanderingalicewrites (NR, the one where Crowley was Raphael, had a good relationship with his siblings, was in love with Aziraphale, and knew he was destined to Fall. Aziraphale is still in mourning for Raphael and Crowley is still working out the point of his existence, so there’s some very good pining and existential dread up in the mix. A highly interesting take on the situation and very, very good at punching you in the feels with the flashbacks to Heaven and how different things are now, especially with the other Archangels. LOL it just updated while I was writing this and I am UNDONE, I am in PAIN, the bandstand scene always hurts but NOT LIKE THIS. ALSO MORE ARCHANGEL FEELS, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN)

41. Everything Dark and Unseen – @enjambament (M, the one that’s a Psyche and Eros retelling. After the Fall but before Eden, Heaven and Hell need a truce, so they marry Crowley and Aziraphale to keep the peace in a symbolic sort of binding. A beautiful romance, an excellent action sequence, the cutest OC creatures, the best OC angels, and I wish there was a continuation of how canon progressed with this monumental change in their history bc I am THIRSTY for more. Rated M for a kinda-sorta sexy scene but there’s not really Efforts sooo…it’s more sensual than sexual? I guess? Either way, highly recommended.)

42. The Name of the Star is Wormwood – LusBeatha (T, the one where Crowley was Raphael and the Fruit of Knowledge of Good and Evil was a fly agaric mushroom. It is exactly as eccentric as it sounds, but presented in such a way that it actually makes sense. It jumps around in time, but the storyline taking place in the present is looking like Armageddon 2.0. Beautifully written, great take on canon.)

43. Sticks and Stones – @justkeeptrekkin (T, the one where Crowley takes on the guise of Casanova while trying to get over Aziraphale and Aziraphale shows up, whoops. GORGEOUS imagery, the most scrumptious pining, and if y’all appreciated the 2005 Pride and Prejudice dance scene, the one in here will about blow that one out of the water, if you can believe it. Knocked the breath right out of me.)

44. Yearning to Hold You Close – @guanin (T, the one where Aziraphale has a relationship with King Richard and asks Crowley to help save him, and there is a big sticky mess of feelings when they realize Richard and Crowley look almost exactly alike. In part inspired by David Tennant playing Richard II. A delicious, delicious emotional quandary where Crowley and Richard both wonder if Aziraphale only loves them because they look like each other, and Aziraphale doesn’t know how to say what he feels. Very sweet, very emotionally fraught.)

 SOFT

45. Just This Once – @julia-writes-fanfic (T, the one where Crowley and Aziraphale kiss in the 90s and it’s amazing. The drunk 90s kiss is already good, but them revisiting it sober in 2010 makes both even better.)

46. A Sky Full of Stars – @kedreeva (G, the one where Aziraphale takes Crowley someplace where they can see the cosmos. The first GOmens fic I ever bookmarked, so I felt like including it, because it’s unbelievably sweet and has amazing visuals.)

47. The Serpent and the Seagull – @ineffably-good (G and T, the series where Aziraphale misses Crowley so he gets a little pet snake. Frederick the snake is among the best of the GOmens OCs, hilarious and foul-mouthed and once Crowley starts being able to understand him, it only gets better. Frederick likes helping his pets work their problems out so they’ll leave him alone to sleep. It’s extremely cute.)

48. The Discerning Black Swan – @lwtis (T, the one where Crowley is definitely not projecting on a black swan desperately trying to court a white mute swan in St James’ Park. I love how Crowley interfaces with his emotional problems through the swan, and the visual of the two swans is gorgeous.)

49. What A Demon Dreams – @whatawriterwields (G, the one where Crowley has some weird dreams, dude. I love the symbolism and the imagery in this one, it’s really vivid. It’s hard to pull off a concept like this so I respect how the author is able to do it and make it work.)

 TOUCH STARVED/WINGS/BODY WORSHIP

50. Sunlight – crorvid (M, the one where Aziraphale is a touch-starved angel. Doesn’t deserve the M rating, in my opinion, but Aziraphale does feel the touching during their makeouts very intensely and it’s incredibly satisfying.)

51. The Curious Attractiveness of Others – @giddygeek (T, the one where Crowley finally gets to groom Aziraphale’s wings and Aziraphale gets to show Crowley how tender that can be. Another one with some great world building tucked into the corners, and emotionally satisfying grooming.)

52. Broken Wings – werebear (@werebeary) (T and M, the series where wing grooming is incredibly intimate and I got the vapors from the tenderness. Also the first time I saw anything about preen glands. The second one is rated M because the preening gets a bit…intense. Not sexual, exactly, but it’s close. Very passionate.)

53. Birthmark – Linebreaker (G, the one where Crowley has a scar on his lower back and a sad story to go with it. This one needs a bit of a harder rating, imo, and there’s one line that’s a bit Much, but otherwise it’s a sad and beautiful look at a potential reason why Crowley hates the fourteenth century so much. Lots of Crowley body worship packed into few words, very satisfying.)

54. They Are A Pale Picture of You – @ineffablefool (T, the one where they go for a walk during winter and things are just Soft. Ineffablefool has a wealth of body-positive asexual GOmens fics, but I think I like this one best, it’s sweet and adorable and some jerk who insults Aziraphale’s weight rightly gets the worst day of his life. Also Crowley compares Aziraphale in his winter wear to a plump little bird and it’s cute imagery.)

 BONUS

55. Ineffable Bureaucracy Drabbles – Shift7 (T, the series of short fics where Gabriel and Beelzebub are kinda-sorta falling into friendship and being very judicious about it. Lots of paperwork, very orderly.)

56. Ineffable Bureaucracy – @eshnoazot (T and G, a series of longer fics where Gabriel and Beelzebub are navigating a careful arrangement of their own. Still lots of paperwork, of course, but there’s also emotional friction and conflict resolution. Excellent characterizations. Wednesday night Thai and Friendship night is a+++++. Gabriel deffo called a board meeting to talk about his feelings.)

57. A Bentley Sang in Berkeley Square – CastielHamilton (G, the one where the Bentley is sentient and a good, good girl. She is doing her best and I love her. Basically the series from her point of view.)

58. Fairest and Fallen – VitreousHumor (T, the series where Beelzebub and Gabriel encounter each other a few times and Gabriel tries his best to remember their shared pre-Fall history. Poignant, sad, and beautiful.)

59. Observer Effect – SquarePudding (T, the series where the Grigori in charge of recording Aziraphale’s Earthly movements starts to ship him and Crowley and records their romance. The Grigori, Rezathaniel, is a precious baby who needs to develop a better palate outside of “greasy literal garbage” and has 0 chill when it comes to their ship. They’re kind of like a celebrity blogger at this point but watching their character growth in the first story is very sweet.)

60. Soul of Vellum, Heart of Chrome – @29-pieces (G, the one where the Bentley and the Bookshop are sentient and very protective of their owners. This one is going to KILL ME with the plot I wasn’t expecting—Heaven and Hell are hunting Aziraphale and Crowley down again, so the Bentley and the Bookshop do their best to help. They’re doing so good and I’m so proud of them, it’s not their fault things went a bit south. Precious beans. Good, good things.)

61. Real Fire and Brimstone Stuff – @jessikast (G, the one where college-age Warlock helps accidentally summon his Nanny and a lot of things start to make sense. A very sweet story about Warlock getting closure and getting back in touch with Crowley and Aziraphale through the weirdest means possible.)

 H/C /WHUMP/BAMF

62. Broken Hallelujah – @atlantis-is-burning (T, the one where Hastur comes to kill Aziraphale and Crowley and it’s ugly, folks. It is kinda gory and it is injury-ridden and painful, very touch-and-go for a bit. It ends well, though, and Hastur gets his, which is the Best. Tore me up one side and down the other in all the best ways.)

63. Fall Here – @marbledwings (T, the one where Aziraphale and Crowley are easing into a relationship in fits and starts, and then Crowley gets snatched. This one was AGONIZING to wait for it to update, so be glad it’s complete, because it gets pretty dark for a while. Be warned of torture, though it’s mostly implied and it’s the aftermath that’s dealt with most. It absolutely sticks the landing at the end, and has a great characterization of Michael.)

64. how deep the sand – Handful_of_Silence (G, the series where Aziraphale is trapped in a glass bubble in a wizard’s basement for fifty years and the ensuing aftermath. Feels mostly book-verse, but there are some cues from the show. Intense and realistic and emotional and heavy, drags you through the darkness and you appreciate the light all the more for it. A beautiful story.)

65. you taught me how to love, (it’s me who taught you how to stop) – @clankclunk (G, or the one where Aziraphale comes to find out that you can’t just rush into a relationship after six thousand years of repression. This one is absolutely murdering me. The angst is real. The hurt is real. I’m hoping the fluff and comfort promised in the tags is coming soon because WOW. Has a fantastically haunting view of what happens to angels, who are highly emotive beings, when they fall into depression. And Crowley’s adverse reactions to praise and love are so realistic and painful. Ouch.)

[eduardo-andale-lets-go]

Alright we gotta accept that we’ve entered a new phase of the fandom and we aint getting the same traction as before, but we’re ALIVE and we’RE GONNA KEEP IT THAT WAY OKAY.

And ONE WAY to do that is to support creators. I’ve seen the rec lists and I think I need to update it with some new good ones. Obviously these aren’t the only ones but these are the immediate fics that I remember because they’re 1) SO fUcking Good and 2) the most recent that I’ve read.

Absolutely nobody asked for this but its here now so you have to deal with that by reading all of this. Suffice to say, if anyone has fic recs please don’t be afraid to add them as I will be updating this as I see fit.

1.       Baby, I’m Counting On You by PuddingTown 

Summary: When Richie Tozier breezes back into his hometown of Derry, Maine, he’s expecting to see familiar faces. Of course, he’s not expecting to see an old flame chasing around a baby. With a million questions, nowhere to go, and a help wanted ad for a nannying job, he finds himself at the doorstep of Eddie Kaspbrak.

Comment: this is a 119k long fic of sweet, sweet longing and domestic bliss doused with simmering angst. You will LOVE this repentant Richie in that he actually does work for it (lesson!), and its not the darkest fic out there cause—BABY! THERE’S A BABY IN HERE AND STEVIE IS THE BEST BABY CHARACTER OUT THERE OKAY! SO IF YOU WANT SOME CUTE BABY FICS HERE IT IS, ITS HERE, ITS HERE ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS CLICK AND READ AND LOVE IT!

Its also celebrity/singer Richie and drag queen/mechanic eddie and if that aint enough for ya I don’t know what else.

Status: Complete!

2. Toucha Toucha Toucha Touch Me by Mere_Mortifer » @mere-mortifer

Summary: “Who the fuck are you?” Eddie exclaims before he can stop himself, and the man turns to face him with a shriek. "I have a dog, you know? He’s like half wolf or something, if you don’t get the fuck out my apartment I’ll tell him to attack!” The man, incredibly, laughs again, this time less hysterical and more plainly awkward. “Yeah, uh, about that…”

Or: Eddie brings a stray dog home. Turns out, it's a werewolf.

Comment: this is an 11k fic of nothing but good pacing, gOOD smut, and great characterization! And please, do not worry, Richie is human when they have sex here or else I wouldn’t have clicked xD

Status: One shot

3. Predicament Bondage by dgalerab » @dgalerab

Summary: When Richie is cast in an irreverent sexually charged comedy, Bev suggests he do "research" with Eddie, a professional Dom.

Only problem is: Richie's still in the closet.

Comment: alRIGHT. THIs one I’ve been so excited for every chapter. Its not done yet but the updates are pretty reliable. The sexual tension, the professional dom eddie, the sweet, soft Richie—its all so good.

Status: Ongoing

4. greetings from stardust  by hippieluna @hippieluna

Summary: A few days ago just an ounce of Richie's attention was almost too much to bear. Now, he feels engulfed in it — hot tickling flames that spread from his chest to his fingers when their wrists touch between the seats of the car. It hurts when Richie looks at him and it hurts when he looks away. Funny how much clearer things get when there aren't any distractions.

Comment: ITS! A! ROAD! TRIP! FIC! FULL! OF! NOTHING! BUT! YEARNING! AND! SMUT! I’ve read many a kinky/hard core fics in my time here in the reddie tags, its been filthy, its been fun, but hippieluna writes sweet, fresh smut in a refreshing way! The pacing, the underlying tensions, the necessary misunderstandings, the understandable insecurities—its never boring nor annoying! The pining is so, so good. Sometimes, I could hear music just from the way hippieluna writes and it’s a fucking adventure alright! The sceneries, the mood—if this was a color, it would be if the setting sun, with all its orange and red and purple and pink were reflected in a clear lake. It. Beautiful. The way Eddie just sees Richie—ya’ll, if you want some fresh pining material here it is. Status: Completed!

5. come to me feathered and frayed by Lvslie»

Summary: “You are—free,” he continues, haltingly. His narrow chest is heaving. “Are you happy?”

The frightful, intimate acuity of the question undoes Richie’s volition—he’s disarmed. He stares into the other’s wide eyes, knowing his own to be just as revealing. At length, he swallows.

“No,” he admits instead, softly. “No, I am not.”

[Or; a late 19th century AU inspired by Maurice and Age of Innocence]

Comment: THIS! This took me so fucking long to read cause I had to acclimate my reading prowess. This one reads like classical books I swear to god, but like, so so so worth it. The imagery brings me to Italy, even though I don’t know most of the words cause ive never been to Italy and we don’t have those kinds of architecture but like going to google images and then reading it back- worth it for the mood that it gave me. If greetings from the stardust was the setting sun this one was like sitting in a greenhouse and seeing the reflected green all around. Like sitting on a turtle as it waddles through the water. Very calming, sometimes tumultuous in the repressed department, but somehow overall soothing. Maybe its because of the narrative voice, so if you love fancy and eloquent narratives this is the one for you!

Status: Completed!

6. i've lived and died a hundred times by bughead

Summary: In a rare moment of genuinity, Eddie whispers, “I feel like I’ve known you forever.” 

Eddie and Richie's souls are connected, and they've met millions of times throughout history.

(or, some souls are just meant to meet, one way or another)

Comment: HO HO HO HO HO—HoooOOOOO. If I could HUG  a fic—I WOULD SLAP IT FIRST, FEMALE MAIN CHARACTER IN A YA MOVIE STYLE, BEFORE HUGGING IT. Holy SHIT DUDE. Where do I START? Okay so first of all this is 6k, might be the shortest of my recs right now, but fucking hell did it pack a fucking punch. This has everything I LOVE and WANT in a fic! The mood is somber in that it deals with reincarnations and the wonders of connection. Richie and Eddie’s souls meet each other at various points in history and ive been making teary eyes the rest of the fic. Its just—if the last fic was a turtle on water, this one is floating in the sky, falling a couple miles and then floating again. It leaves you with some kind of feeling—a tug, a yearning (HA THIS WORD.) and a need for closure. And you—you get it, that closure, but it still leaves an impression. Like a warm hand on my elbow, kind of sweaty, large, but comforting. I loved this so much.

[foxintheglade]

Due to not being certain whether the individual recs with external links are showing up in the tags or not, I will be doing a weekly round up post including the internal links (to my previous recs). Also if you want to search recs by specific tag, there’s a page for that.

Title: WORKING AT HALF CAPACITY by @obaewankenope 1.3k | Not rated | Aziraphale/Crowley | No archive warnings apply Multi-POV pre-canon angst.

FOUR TIMES CROWLEY CALLED AZIRAPHALE “SWEETHEART” WITHOUT NOTICING (AND ONE TIME HE DID) by @theladyzephyr 3k | Not rated | Aziraphale/Crowley | No archive warnings apply Pet name fluff across the ages.

Title: THE CITY NEVER LOOKED SO BRIGHT by Nieded 3.8k | Teen | Aziraphale/Crowley | Creator chose not to use archive warnings  1920s flapper!Crowley inspired by this @yumbles art

Title: THE TROUBLE WITH TELLING TALES�� by HEREBEWYVERNS 2.3k | Gen | Aziraphale/Crowley | No archive warnings apply The start of a series with BAMF!husbands.

Title: THOSE COOLER SHADES OF LOVE by @harriet-spy 1.2k | Mature | Aziraphale/Crowley | Creator chose not to use archive warnings Historical fic, could be canon compliant, but not a scene included in canon itself.

Title: JUST ONE YESTERDAY by @kedreeva 1.9k | Gen | Aziraphale/Crowley | No Archive Warnings Apply Time loop angst with a happy ending.

Title: SUCH SELFISH PRAYERS by @lvslie 3.6k | Teen | Aziraphale/Crowley | No archive warnings apply Hurt/comfort fluff with sick!Crowley

Title: THAT LOVE AND AM BELOVED by @dragonquill 2.3k | General | Aziraphale/Crowley | No Archive Warnings Apply  Angst across multiple time periods with  happy ending.

That’s it for this week.

If anyone has any fic tags to rec or fics they recommend, please do let me know! Happy reading :D

[reddieao3feed]

quantum entanglement

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3f3vgts

by alterpatty (Lvslie)

It’s Eddie. By all evidence of memory and sight before his eyes, it’s Eddie.

But it’s Eddie as Richie has never fucking seen him before. 

[Or; a collision of two universes, cowboy Eddie meets time-traveller Richie.]

Words: 2310, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: IT - Stephen King

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier

Additional Tags: Parallel Universes, Time-Traveler Richie, Cowboy Eddie, soulmates across universes? perhaps, a dimension-travelling richie in search of His eddie stumbles upon someone familiar, this is written for the Alternauts au on twitter, as well as the violent delights au, but it can well read as a sweet little science fiction story with a dash of magical realism, turtle magic

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3f3vgts

[megabadbunny]

I was tagged by the lovely and talented @travelingrose . Thanks, dahling!

THE RULE: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic/original/anything!) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

"She doesn’t cry.”

(from if we let go, chapter 3)

tagging: @lvslie @wordsintimeandspace @goingtothetardis

[sequencefairy]

this or that tag game: arcane elements cycle wip aesthetics by @aesterea

tagged by @hallowwen who is my love. 

SENSUAL: the meadow or the mountains? the desert or the winter wasteland? castle or village? palace underwater or castle in the clouds? ghosts or beasts? sparks or snow? black or red? red or blue? silver or gold? light or dark? day or night? silhouette or shadow? tarot cards or playing cards? fire or water?

SENTIMENTAL: defiance or devotion? memory or prophecy? beauty or mischief? creation or destruction? control or submission? like calls to like or opposites attract? live for love, die for love, or kill for love? chaos or cleverness? mystery or history? friendship or romance? haunt or be haunted? you are mine or i am yours? secrets or confessions? treasured waste or wasted treasure?

ARCHETYPAL: death or the lovers (tarot)? the magician or the wheel of fortune (tarot)? the moon or the hermit (tarot)? the savior or the martyr? the healer or the assassin? the damsel or the dragon? the songbird or the dragon? the siren or the sailor? the dreamer or the dream? the captor or the captive? the rose consumed by the flame or the flame that consumes the rose?

Tagging @perfectlyrose, @emberglows, @ebonybow, @blacktofade, @lvslie, @rose-tylers, @onthedriftinthetardis, @halcyonhowl, @justcourbeau, @uneventfulhouses

[bae-science]

tagged by enabler in chief @pacificrimdyke who also never lets me do anything

tagging: @doctorsgeiszlergottlieb @thxstral @gothszler @transhiccup @lvslie

rules: it’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you’ve brought into the world. tag as many writers/artists/etc as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

you know those days when you're like "this might as well happen"? (collab with @doctorsgeiszlergottlieb jan 24, 2020)- technically mary wrote most of this but it’s so so batshit insane i really have to give us a pat on the back for putting this out into the universe. giving little my a tiktok was the best way to honor tove’s memory, i think, and also we literally fucking wrote an au where newt and hermann chill with the moomins. i feel like i do bear some responsibility for mary’s latest project. if you know you know.

Newton Work, or: It's Always Sunny in the Hong Kong Shatterdome (feb 6, 2020)- i’m a character writer at heart, and thus not too great at plot-driven stories, even oneshot fics like this one, so this was a BITCH to get through. but i did! and i’m really proud of myself for taking the zaniest episode of iasip and translating it to newt and hermann’s little on fire garbage can, and also writing nate who’s the most boring character alive. 

please don't make me say it (i'm sorry, i'm in love) (march 2, 2020)- this was partially inspired by a really small plot point from @hermannsthumb‘s amazing into the newtverse fic, which i won’t spoil, but it got me thinking how things would go if newt got free of the precursors on his own before uprising, and how his character would take things from there. it’s definitely my angstiest fic, and much lighter on the comedy than my usual fare, which was something i wanted to challenge myself with, because there’s not a lot to find funny about emotional abuse (even if newt would try his damnedest anyway). uprising aversion but make it insane is kind of my MO right now, and i really had a great time with what is, essentially, a very long and plot-ish newt character study.

let's start the countdown to feeling okay (april 14, 2020)- i really can’t express how angry i am that the fake riverdale episode sections in this are the best thing i’ll ever write. i did a dramatic reading of them to my sisters one night while we were learning tiktok dances, and “you’re hashtag canceled, father!” is now a family meme. anyway stan the garchie longcon and stan vanessa. yes the first one is actually a real thing.

schrödinger's marvel (may 26, 2020)- i’m honestly mostly putting this here for the drift sections, but the story goes that i had a bunch of dialogue i liked in my notes app and no single plot to use it for, so i just smashed it all together with the idea of “what if newt and hermann were able to dream-talk before the precursors got kicked out?”, and also “what if newt was able to vocally talk about the massive amounts of anger and pain he realistically would be feeling, and what if someone actually listened!”. it contains one of my favorite lines i’ve ever written, and i’ll always be soft for the ending.

[tomminowrites]

Hey so, I saw your rec list for Good Omens, and I was wondering if you had any more angsty fics to recommend? I live for angst and you seem to be a good supplier of it.

Well first on my recc list is gonna be YOUR BLOG!!! I took a peek, and holy hell you’ve got quite a collection growing :O I found a ton of stuff I hadn’t seen before! You should start a tag for the fics you reblog because you have Fantastic Taste my dude.

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I Stretch Out My Hands by sherlocktheholmeshttps://archiveofourown.org/works/19799959/chapters/46878625

Even after figuring out the bodyswap, Heaven and Hell haven’t been able to track down their respective traitors. But they are able to work together.

Heaven gets their hands on Crowley first, determined to punish him for his part in averting the Apocalypse. They also want Aziraphale’s location… which Crowley will never give up, no matter how vicious the torture gets.

Meanwhile, agents of Hell are en route to collect a certain angel. And what better way to ensure his cooperation than the sound of Crowley’s screams? READ THIS FIC RIGHT NOW.

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is it that we are dying? by NeverNooitNiethttps://archiveofourown.org/works/17135138

The black death didn’t just take human lives. Aziraphale hasn’t seen his adversary in long while, until he stumbles upon a sickly figure with eyes that shine gold. (Just discorporation, not Actual Death!)

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A Burning Thing by spinninginfinityboyhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/19333897

Aziraphale’s halo is gorgeous, breathtakingly bright and warm - everything a proper angel should be. Crowley reveals that his own is… not quite the same. I WILL BE MAKING FANART FOR THIS FIC it was lovely.

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such selfish prayers by Lvsliehttps://archiveofourown.org/works/12996942

okay this one is cheating a little bit because it’s really quite soft except for the part where… something is wrong with Crowley, leaving him stumbling and exhausted and collapsing against Aziraphale. Turns out he’s been “researching” holy water.

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Now, I have a few more excellent whump fics saved, but they are quite explicit and I’m not gonna list that unless someone specifically asks for intense/dark fics. Seems rude to just throw that at people outta the blue. 

It’s like telling a dirty joke at thanksgiving dinner okay?? You have to know your audience first lol

[ofstormsandwolves]

i was tagged by @royalarmyofoz to answer and tag 9 people i want to know better/catch up with

3 ships: Zoey x Joan, Luke x Lorelai, Booth x Brennan

last song: Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) from ZEP

last movie: uhhhh i don’t actually remember? i think it might be mary poppins returns

currently reading: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid, Monsters of the Week- the complete critical companion of the x files

currently watching: I’m up to season 7 of Gilmore Girls so I’ve put a halt on that for a while, but I finally caved and bought Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist on Apple, so I started rewatching that.

currently craving: probably iced coffee? but it’s 3:30 in the morning so that ain’t a good idea...

tagging: @ifeveristoday, @jenny-calendar, @comradesummers, @allegoricalrose, @emkaywho, @lvslie, @ladysummers, @rudennotgingr, and @rippergiles

[irisbleufic]

So I've loved the book for almost 20 years now, and actually really loved the miniseries (I consider them two separate canons personally). That being said, the sheer amount of completely out-of-character (for either narrative!) fanfic & fanart that has been overwhelming tumblr has really put me off from enjoying the fandom revival. Do you have any other authors/artists you follow that you'd recommend for fans to follow on here or AO3 if they're looking for good in-character fanworks?

@argyleheir, @lvslie, @mirawonderfulstar, and @tomato-greens are writers of quality GO fic. As for art, there are too many excellent ones out there for me to name; @tio-trile, @harskrank, @ceci1y, and @kaysha-siemens are definitely favorites of mine.

There are a ton of pre-show fic rec lists circulating at the moment; I think I’ve reblogged a few. Have a look at my Good Omens tag’s most recent content and you’ll find them.

(I’m somewhat in a rush this morning; apologies.  Have to get out the door.)