#is lvslie a tag? it is now

[declaredimaginary]

theory of mind - lvslie // solaris - stanislaw lem

[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

[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. 

[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.

[reddieao3feed]

exit music (for a film)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/313ospG

by Lvslie

There’s something lonely about the place, something terribly private, and so saturated with Richie that he has the urge to run his open palms along the walls and furniture, and tell each nook and cranny not to worry, that he’s going to be taken care of, now.

[Eddie, Richie and their life in Chicago. Or; an epilogue.]

Words: 6794, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of motion picture

Fandoms: IT (Movies - Muschietti)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Stanley Uris, Patricia Blum Uris, Beverly Marsh, Mike Hanlon, Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom

Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier

Additional Tags: Eddie goes to Chicago, Established Relationship, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known, and loved, Homesickness, Slice of Life, Polish Eddie Kaspbrak, Screenwriter Richie Tozier, Alternate Universe - 1990s, Hurt/Comfort, the immigrant struggle, and.... a happy ending

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/313ospG

[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

[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.)

[maniacalmole]

Fic writer ask

I was tagged by @a-candle-for-sherlock . Thank you!!! All your fandoms are great btw :D

Fandoms You Write For: Just Good Omens actually, although I did write one GO fic in the style of a Jeeves and Wooster story

Where You Post Fic: Ao3, and I post links here. Looking through the tag, I realized there are a few super short things just in there too!

Most Popular One-Shot: The second one I ever wrote, Lol 8), in which Crowley teaches Aziraphale how to text :)

Most Popular Multi-Chapter Story: Even Without Looking - Aziraphale has to prove to Heaven that romantic love is real. This ask is prompting me to look at my kudos counts, which I haven’t done since like a week after the show came out, and man I am LOSING my MIND (thank you all)

Favorite Story You Wrote: It usually changes with whatever I’m writing at the moment, because I’m usually putting all of my current feelings into it and using the story to work through my issues. That has actually made the one I’m working on now kind of painful so far, but I’m really close to having it where I want it to be, so that’s pretty neat...

Story You Were Nervous to Post: I was nervous to post The Next Place, because it was weird but also very personal in a way that was, well, weird. But I did post it and people have been great about it. The only thing I haven’t posted is like--one that I just don’t think is as honest, I don’t feel like the characters are quite right, so it just bugs me, and that’s why I haven’t posted it.

How Do You Choose Your Titles: Sometimes it’s a moment of panic when I go to post the story I’ve FINALLY completed on Ao3 and it goes ‘Title please :)’ and I go ‘CRAP’. Looking back, it seems like I either choose a very simple phrase that is the subject of the story, a line from it that I think captures its essence well, or a goofy thing I used as my document title for my work in progress that I got too attached to to get rid of XP

Do You Outline: I usually come up with specific scenes first, and when they’re good enough, that’s when I know I want to write something. I put them in a Word document, switch them around to get an order that makes sense, and figure out then what I need to fill in. As I write more and more, I’ve started planning and having to organize before I start writing more and more, because the things I’m doing are getting a bit more complex I guess. But the Big scenes usually still come to me while I’m in the shower or in bed at night, and I end up writing the entire thing in Notes on my phone and add it to the document in the morning (or afternoon, lbr).

How many of your fanworks are…

Complete: 17!?!?! I literally didn’t believe Ao3 and counted them all myself. Soon to be 19!

In-Progress: Two are really close to being done, and I have another that I definitely haven’t abandoned yet that I am still working on.

Coming Soon: The two! They started as totally separate ideas that had VERY different tones, but one led into the other so well that I decided to make it an optional sequel (that could also be read on its own). I got sappy while writing the first funny one, so its tone segues into the next one a bit better now. One is about some...issues with angelic and demonic powers not working quite right...and the other is. Well. Can I say yearning? Is that a word that we’re just allowed to say now? Feels so daring but I love it

Do You Accept Prompts: I’ve never really taken or asked for prompts, other than during the Good Omens Holiday Exchange (follow the mods here to keep up with it this holiday season!). I’m kind of picky about what I write because I tend to write slowly and get stuck in my own ideas, so I haven’t sought out other prompts yet, BUT you guys come up with some GOOD ideas so I do get inspired! But also, I can’t write anything short anymore, even though my stuff is still not as long as some peoples’, so it would never be a quick answer XD

Upcoming Story You Are Most Excited to Write: I’m excited just to finish these two I’ve got now. Then I have a little Ligur thing, because I accidentally saved him and love him now. After that, I have no idea what I’m doing next, which kind of scares me :O I am excited and terrified to get back to working on my own original story, too.

Tag Five Fanfic Authors to Answer These Questions As Well: I will tag @not-a-space-alien , @bigdiscenergy , @ethereal-menace , @lvslie , @dwarven-beard-spores

Thank you again for tagging me, this was fun!

[faeparrish]

answer 21 questions and tag 21 mutuals you would like to get to know better! (thank you @psychicadam for tagging me💘) 

nicknames: molly isn’t a long name so I don't really have any nicknames apart from moll

zodiac sign: sagittarius w/ moon & rising both in libra ♐♎

height: 5′3″ just call me BLUE SARGENT because I am SMALL

hogwarts house: in my heart of hearts I'm a hufflepuff, but I was so desperate to be a gryffindor when I read the books and now I'm too deep in gryffindor merch from birthdays and christmases to back out.

last thing i googled: 'silence of the girls cover artist’ - I recognised sarah young’s art on the cover of the book that I just bought so I was looking it up (you should check out her work - although make sure you type 'sarah young illustration'  bc I just now found out that she in fact shares her name with a porn star lmao😬)

favourite musicians: oh god, so many. jacob collier (aka the most infuriatingly talented musician alive, he's only like 24, he’s won 2 grammies, he got recognition from quincy jones and now they're friends ?? and he’s currently working on a 4 part album of about 40 songs; volume 1 was released around christmas and he’s planning to release the last one by the end of this year... anyway he’s unbelievable and I love him), julia jacklin, glass animals, billie marten, hozier, tom misch, joy crookes, ELIZA, vulfpeck, nick mulvey, hope tala, jade bird, rusty clanton (fun fact, I actually bumped into him after his support set for jade bird and he was SO lovely). also dodie has been a fave of mine since I was like 14 and she probably always will be tbh. girl is just the sun ☀️

song stuck in your head: moontime by hope tala (not complaining tho bc that song is a Gay Bop)

following: 413 (I had to go through recently and unfollow all the old jily/marauders blogs that haven't been active for years rip there are so many)

followers: 489 and ily ALL ♥️

do you get asks: sometimes! I get a few cute lil anons here and there

amount of sleep: I have insomniaaa, like my boy gansey so I only get like 4-6 hours a night. I just always get a sudden boost of chaotic creative energy in the evenings and my brain is like !!! make something !! write something !! draw something !! anything!! do it all !! maybe I should start building a miniature version of my town too lol 

lucky number: hmm my birthday is 13th dec (same day as ts) so I like to think that the number makes an exception from being unlucky for people who are born on the 13th

what you’re wearing: leggings, my fav shorts (they’re so cool, they're like a kind of mossy green tie-dye with some funky black patterns stamped onto them. 10/10 makes me feel like a forest elf) and a yellow crop top vest thing. also a couple of rings and some necklaces that I wear basically every day. also socks that have confetti patterns on them. party socks

dream job: anything creative!! writing, art, music, whatever tbh. in an ideal life I would love to be a musician because the idea of going on a tour with other musician friends just sounds like such a dream to me and I love making music stuff (I actually posted a cover on here if you wanna listen) ALSO lowkey want to open a cafe w/ my sister one day; have events in the evenings, homemade cakes, get our musical friends to do gigs? mayhaps a resident cat??? yes pls

dream trip: I applied for an exchange with my uni to study in norway next year, which would be amazing (and terrifying) if I got accepted !!

instrument: I played the violin (very very badly) for about 2 years, and the oboe (for about a year until my teacher moved away - turns out there aren't a whole lot of oboe teachers out there) and I had piano lessons when I was a kid for about 7 years, but i can't remember how to properly read the music now:( I can still play piano but I mostly just figure out how to play songs by listening to them a lot. I prefer playing guitar and ukulele though, they're the ones that I picked up myself so I feel a lot more committed to them 

languages: english is my only fluent language, bc our education system doesn’t bother to teach languages as well as other countries do (am I bitter about it? absolutely), but I can just about get by in french and spanish, and I've been slowly teaching myself norwegian on duolingo for about 5 months now (honestly bless that app)

favourite songs: again, so many. my current faves: mice by billie marten (her new ep is so crushingly gorgeous), guiltless by dodie (the music video?? the music video????), here comes the sun by jacob collier & dodie (god this cover is endlessly, endlessly beautiful?? the drum and guitar strums at 0.58 just GET👏ME👏GOING👏), she is the sum by poppy ajudha, in your hands by nick mulvey (has some BIG gangsey in trk vibes), moon river by jacob collier (this literally came out the other day and ohhohooo boy !! the harmonies that kick in at 5.19 give me mad goosebumps)

random fact: when I was 16 I had appendicitis and nearly died bc I thought the pains were just rlly bad cramps lmao (is this ?? #toomuch? 😬✨??) ANYWAY now i don't have an appendix BUT I do have three funky lil scars and a rlly big appreciation for the nhs (the uk is shit at most things but free healthcare is truly a godsend)

aesthetic: witchy, kinda feral lol, artsy, anything nature related, anything autumnal?? I love that dark academia, secret history kind of aesthetic but I can’t really pull it off bc my style is a bit too hectic - basically just think blue sargent but softer and probs more gay lmao 🤠👌

I'm tagging @lesbianparrish @adamparrishes & @motorcyclebabeparrish as well lol, also @parrishynch @lvslie @flourishandblotted @cloudpillows @justlarajean @heart-ablaze @tinylilemrys @acquaclara @cbliviate @iuliasabina @heyilan @ofstagsanddoes @nellyinneverland @wtf-jily (a lot of my mutuals aren’t active anymore so it’s hard to see if I've forgotten anyone, but if I have forgotten you I'm sorry !! ily!! you are also tagged 💕✨)

[a-candle-for-sherlock]

Writing Meme

Thank you for the tags @sanguinarysanguinity and @gailbsanders!

What is your total posted word count on AO3? (Go to your Works, then click Statistics.)

163k--soon to be upped by my Holmestice fic!

How often do you write?

For a while it was every night. Then I had a flare-up of my chronic pain + an old injury and didn’t write anything for months--reading is much better than writing for full immersion when I’m uncomfortable! I guess I’d say writing is episodic for me.

Do you have a routine for writing?

When an idea is coming together, daydream-rehearse scenes repeatedly, improv conversations in my head, write down phrases that come to me with extra clarity. That’s stage one. Stage two is to shut myself away in my room with a fuzzy pillow behind my back, a snack, and the fan running, and just go at it. Describe what’s in my head, and try to write myself from one scene to the next coherently.

What’s your favorite kinks/tropes/pairing?

Kinks: TRUE LOVE. The kind that grows with the people in it.

Tropes: Friends to lovers, first kisses, established relationship epiphanies.

Pairings: I read so many but I write Holmes/Watson in some iteration almost exclusively. They’ve got it all--true friendship, love, Edwardian queer culture, mysteries, domesticity, the whole round.

Do you have a favorite fic of yours?

All of them have things I love, but the one I’m proudest of at the moment is To Join These Men In Holy Matrimony, because it has a different kind of intimacy than I’d written for Holmes and Watson before--more patient and aware, I think.

Your fic with the most kudos?

Notes On A Love Story. I think Holmes finding his own queerness in reading another queer man’s writing struck a chord--a lot of us are here reading fic because we learned to see our loves in it.

Anything you don’t like about your writing?

No--I choose not to analyze it that way, any more than I analyze the way I talk aloud for structural flaws. Picking it apart that way would change it, I think. I try to write as truly as I can to what I know and love. My writing changes as I do, so I focus more on learning to see and understand the world better, and find clearer words for it.

Now something you do like?

The way writing characters lets me learn things about them I hadn’t known when I started. I don’t know how that happens, but it’s my favorite part.

Tagging any writer who’d like to do this (let me know if you do!) and @the-prince-of-professors @thesadchicken @spacemutineer @discordantwords @notjustamumj @dwarven-beard-spores @lvslie @fellshish @saki101 @jbaillier if you like!

[megabadbunny]

Hi! I love your art and your stories. You are a gift to your fandoms. I was wondering what are your favorites of your own work? Art and stories, which ones do YOU love the most? (Is this like making you pick between your children?) Thanks!

Hey sweet nonny! I’m sorry I haven’t responded sooner--I have actually attempted to answer this several times, but each time, I am overcome with the sweetness of this message, and it renders me totally verklempt. So first of all, thank you for such a kind message. I really appreciate it!!!!

Let’s start with my favorites of my fics. Which sounds like a weirdly self-congratulatory thing to say. But I’m gonna own it. Because I’m allowed to like my own stuff. Right? Right. Here we go!

In no particular ranking (I’m just going through the fic timeline, so to speak), we have:

Taking the Lead She can’t always trust her instincts. She can—and does—trust the Doctor.  This lemony Rose x Nine fic is one of my favorite things I’ve ever written because it feels, to me, quite evocative and personal. It has very little dialogue--in fact, I think Rose only speaks one word aloud during the whole thing--and, I don’t know. It has a different feel from a lot of my other stuff and I just really like it.

A Rose by Any Other Martha The day Rose Tyler reappears in her original universe is an interesting day for Martha Jones. An enemies-to-friends tale. Listen I love each of the RTD-era companions with the passion of a thousand thousand suns; I love their compassion, their integrity, their selflessness, their special spark. I also fucking loved bringing out Martha and Rose’s petty sides. It was just really entertaining to write!

Paint by Numbers “Wait, so you’re telling me the love of your life is in there—right there, right now—and instead of marching in there and taking care of her, you’re sitting out here, bloody brooding?” I enjoy this semi-Doomsday/JE-fixit partially because I really like the characterization of everyone involved, but also because it gave me a really good chance to explore the fallout of the disappearing stars in Pete’s World. It was a platform for some interesting world-building. And writing Donna is always a joy. And I also enjoy writing romantic tension between two characters with different/clashing but equally understandable and important priorities (i.e., Rose and the Doctor).

In Lovers’ Meeting (WIP) He wondered if she felt it, too, that uncomfortable quiet, the strange battling senses of loss and simultaneous gain, the impression that everything was hurtling and stopping and freezing and burning all at once. (A suffocating freedom, he thought, brimming with a terrifying potential energy.)  The new and improved rewrite of my fic Hitchhiker’s Map, updated for style and Big Finish canon. I just love these two dumb idiots and want them to be happy together. But it might take a minute (and an alien attack, natch). :D

if we let go (WIP) Immediately after the events of Journey’s End, Rose gets a choice, even if she has to carve it out for herself. Because sometimes you just wanna wallow in angst and smut, amirite??? Yes. Yes, I am right.

Demi-Gods and Would-be Gods Rose, the metacrisis Doctor, and a dose of religion. Quite possibly sacrilegious. A somewhat melancholy but hopeful (and also lemony) Rose x Tentoo fic; also see above, re: romantic tension between characters with conflicting priorities. This was also one of the earliest stories where I really started to find and refine my writing voice. I have a huge soft spot for it.

That would be my top favorite 10% of my fics. That seems like a good number, right...? Right. Glad we all agree. :D

For favorite arts, we have:

genuinely one of my favorite, favorite things I’ve ever drawn. a redraw of a redraw. i’m so pleased with my style shining through, and the colors, and the texture, and the lighting. this just came together y’all. even if the sheer amount of eye-fucking happening here is nothing short of obscene. :D

another of my favorite favorites. an absolute joy to draw. look how fucking pretty they are! and their dresses! and they’re so pretty together!!! and they’re so very gay!!! ::cries::

still love this one. i feel like it captured martha’s soft side nicely. and freema agyeman is so very lovely!

another day, another redraw, another excuse to draw a pretty formal dress? yes, please. <3

and last, but in no way least, More Gay Stuff. i just really like them together, okay? ::sobs::

Thank you again, nonny, for your sweet message, and thank you for your patience while I responded!

If anyone else out there wants to fluff their own feathers a little, and self-promote with their favorite selfmade fic or art, do it! Do it, I dare ya. I’d love to see y’all love on yourselves! You can say I tagged you! I will specifically tag @goingtothetardis @davinasgirlfriend @wordsintimeandspace @jemsauce @lvslie @suolasirotin @smallblueandloud @pellaaearien @elialys @helplesslynerdy @abadplanwellexecuted Doesn’t have to be Doctor Who fandom or any one fandom at all--if you made it and you’re super proud of it, I wanna know!

Stay safe, healthy, and happy, everybunny! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[azfellandco]

Hiya! So, please feel free to ignore this, but I just listened to Good Omens for the first time with considerable enjoyment, and I was wondering whether you have/know of any good fic rec lists for the book?

hi and welcome and i’m glad you enjoyed the book!! 

General

Something Ordinary by literature_and_ocean_waves (9k)

Summary: “You kidnapped the Antichrist?!”Aziraphale’s shrill screech echoed harshly throughout the dingy bookshop.

Crowley looked sheepishly at his expensive, snakeskin shoes. “Kidnap is such a strong word,” he said. “I rather like liberate.”

This is following what, if you ask me, is a plot this fandom can never write enough of: what if Crowley had kept baby Adam and he and Aziraphale had tried to raise him together? 

Never Mind the Gravitation by Argyle (2k)

Summary: Sure, there’s life on Mars. But Crowley can hardly call it living.

This is not as angsty as that summary makes it sound. …okay it is a little bit, but in a bittersweet kind of way, and it’s so funny as well. This is one of those fics that has the tone of the book down really well and it takes what I feel is an inherently sad concept (humanity moving off world and the places Aziraphale and Crowley call home changing again) and makes it feel hopeful and optimistic. Also scifi is my real true love so like… of course I love this fic. 

Even Without Looking by maniacalmole (18k)

Summary: Aziraphale gets requested by the heavenly court to prove that romantic love is real, and makes a valiant effort. He’s read about it so many times, in all the most romantic books. How hard could it be?

Everything maniacalmole has written is brilliant, funny, whimsical, and so in character, but this one is my favorite. 

Habitual by goingsparebutwithprecision (4k)

Summary: In which Crowley wears lipstick and Aziraphale is flustered.

The mutability of angelic/demonic gender and sexual presentation is one of my favorite things about these characters and about writing for them, and this fic is one of the first I read that got me really thinking about it. 

Guests On Memory Lane by Holoxam (5k)

Summary: “Whatever you go around telling yourself, angel,” Crowley said over his morning-coffee, “some of us have to work for a living. The girls and I can get into some shenanigans around the shops, you know.”Aziraphale looked up from his Telegraph, and sent Crowley a wary glance. He was torn between asking Crowley if he remembered his fruitless attempts at influencing the presumed antichrist back in the 1980’s, and sternly telling him off for even thinking about attempting to corrupt humans at such a young age.The Dynamic Duo babysit Anathema’s cousins for the weekend.

Crowley and Aziraphale being friends with Anathema? Yes, please. Crowley and Aziraphale taking care of children? Yes, please. 

Teen

Five Times Crowley Wanted Aziraphale by Mitsuhachi (3k)

Summary: Wanting and wanting and wanting, in many ways over many years.

This and it’s sequel, Five Times Aziraphale Wanted Crowley (The One More Night Remix) (rated M, mind the tags) are one of my favorite fics in this fandom. I love historical stuff especially that traces Aziraphale and Crowley’s relationship over vast tracks of time and this delivers on that in a huge way. 

here i am, leaving you clues by Lvslie (10k) 

Summary: It’s all the same burning bookshop, and I’m always inside shouting your name. 

[Aziraphale is recalled to Heaven, but leaving proves more difficult than anticipated. Written for the tumblr prompt: ‘Actually….I just miss you.’]

Another one that I just adore. This fic is poetry in all the best ways and I think about the summary line, “it’s always the same burning bookshop”, pretty much every day of my life. There isn’t a plot as such (or if there is I’ve forgotten it because I am mostly just focused on how beautifully written it is) but I highly recommend it anyway. 

Everything Leslie has written for this fandom is like this, actually, beautiful and poetic and sort of dream-like. 

Modern Love by punkfaery (7k) 

(I podficced this last year)

Summary: “The crux of it, Crowley decided, was that demons were not supposed to want.

Or – well, that wasn’t strictly true. Certain things, such as material wealth and the corruption of innocents and the eventual triumph of Hell over Heaven, and possibly Earth as well, were perfectly all right. The fact that he didn’t particularly care about any of these things just served to add a little extra salt to the wound.

It wasn’t a question of wanting. It was a question of wanting the wrong things.”

Crowley, Aziraphale, and a series of religious buildings.

No Pain, No…Loss? by NotASpaceAlien (7k)

Summary: Aziraphale has a horrifying realization and decides he needs to lose weight.

This is so goddamn funny. I love Aziraphale with all my heart but he is very foolish sometimes and this fic… is such a good instance of that. 

There’s No Pancake Too Big For My Heavenly Father To Flip by dwarvenbeardspores (6k)

Summary: After a few exceptionally busy months, the forces of Heaven and Hell attempt to outwit each other in Aziraphale’s kitchen.

That is, Aziraphale makes pancakes and Crowley eats them.

I love cooking, and cooking headcanons, and Aziraphale and Crowley cooking for each other. This fic is delicious. 

Read everything by this author, actually, everything they’ve written is wonderful. 

Mature

Goodbody by copperbadge (3k)

Summary: Aziraphael’s new body is causing some problems.

Again, I love a good exploration of the relationship between angels and demons and their bodies and this fic is so much fun on that count. 

Only Human by abstractconcept (9k)

Summary: Aziraphale loses his job. Humor/romance A/C

Fics exploring the fallout of Aziraphale and Crowley’s disobedience towards their bosses in trying to avert the apocalypse is definitely A Fic Type in this fandom and this one goes the route of “one of them is fired and turned into a human”. It even takes a humorous angle on this and not the obvious angst route. 

Explicit

fires of the flesh, both literal and figurative by mercuryhatter (3k)

Summary: Pretty standard “there’s a sex curse and Crowley has to have way too many orgasms or be discorporated” stuff.

Genderfluidity/trans Crowley!! Discussion of feelings!! Fuck or die!! What’s not to love? I really love this fic. 

No Cause for Alarm Clocks by HJ Bender (archived by the GO_Library_archivist) (2k)

Summary: A short story detailing one of Crowley’s infernal household gadgetries, and why he’ll never have sex in front of it ever again.

This is wild and funny and I have read it about thirty times. 

Figurative Language by alamorn (2k)

Summary: It’s two years after the apocalypse that wasn’t and the only thing that’s changed is Aziraphale’s dick. That is to say, he has one now.

A Classic. I have read this probably thirty times, as well. 

Rarefied Air by Vulgarweed (4k)

Summary: Earth is getting older, news is getting worse, and an angel has to go to extreme heights to get any peace and quiet at all. But as close as you can get to Heaven, you’re still never far from Hell. (Hell hasn’t frozen. Crowley nearly has.) Giftfic for Allthisnonsense in 2006 GO Holiday exchange. 

This is another author who has written a lot of really good stuff but this one is my favorite. 

And here is my ao3 as well, I’ve written a lot of GO fic in the last year. Here are some of the ones I’m most proud of. 

Where a Heart Would Fit Perfectly (Teen, 2k)

Summary: Aziraphale shrugged and gestured for Crowley to sit down, “I’ve come back from the battlefield; no need for all that muscle anymore.”

“You’ve gone a bit in the other direction, though, haven’t you?” Crowley said conversationally as he took a seat and flagged someone down for a drink. “You’re a bit… pudgy.”

In 600 BCE Assyria, two man-shaped beings meet up after a long absence.

Nothing Like The Sun (Teen, 6k)

Summary: One tended to go through a number bodies in six thousand years, even if one was as cautious or sturdy as Aziraphale. Crowley, who was neither cautious nor sturdy, had gone through a large number. He’d changed appearance so many times that in Aziraphale’s memory he was often just his eyes, for no matter if Crowley was tall or short, lithe or stocky, blond or raven-haired, his eyes stayed the same.

Touch Me Gently (Explicit, 2k)

Summary: Aziraphale had started manicuring his nails.

Yours, Truly (General, 3k)

Summary: A love in selected letters.

Snapshots (General, 2k)

Summary: Five photographs on the wall of Aziraphale’s shop. An expansion of a headcanon I posted on tumblr.

And that’s about what I got! Happy reading, anon. 

[sequencefairy]

Rules: we’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then choose 10 victims.

Got tagged by my new ghoul friend @hallowwen, who is a damn delight. Heads up that this is from my spotify list, ‘cause my hard drive is in my bag and I don’t wanna go find it. 

Take a Bow - Muse

Broke - Lauren Aquilina

Wait - Bryde

Sweet Dreams, TN - The Last Shadow Puppets

Underline the Black - Metric

Freakout! - Mini Mansions

All Right Now - Free

Little Black Submarines - The Black Keys

Freakazoid - Silversun Pickups

Summer Bummer - Lana Del Rey

That ... is pretty representative of my collection actually. 

Tagging @skyler10fic, @perfectlyrose, @pellaaearien, @indraaas, @bisexualstokes, @lvslie and @redriotted - and anyone else who wants to play!

[pranksterprongs]

22 Q’s

Rules: answer 22 questions and tag 22 people

I got tagged by @graengrs . Thanks Fran ♥

Nickname(s): Kell, Kells, tinkerbell (only three of my friends are allowed to call me that), little potato (it sounds way cuter and less offensive in Dutch omg)

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Height: 5′3 or 159 cm

Last movie I saw: Legally Blonde, I think.

Last thing I googled: ‘car insurance comparison’ I’m such an adult wtf

Favourite musician: Taylor Swift or Adele

Song stuck in my head: Don’t really have one atm but I’m usually singing Waterloo by Abba underneath my breath 

Other blogs: none

Following: 516

Followers: 4.530

Do I get asks: some good Samaritans reach out every now and then

Amount of sleep I get: I’m always sleepy and as soon as I hit a horizontal position I’m a goner. So probably around 7 to 8 hours 

Lucky numbers: 6

What are you wearing: a woolen purple dress and a panty hoose

Dream job: author, honestly no one even needs to read my stuff, just let me publish it so I can put it on my shelf and stare at it obsessively ok

Dream trip: Road trip through the US or Hawaii 

Favourite food: SPAGHETTI WITHOUT REGRETTI

Instruments: I’m tone deaf, sorry. 

Languages: Dutch is my native language, I speak English pretty well, I can understand basic Russian, my German used to be awesome but it’s just on a moderate level now and my French is okay too.

Favourite songs: *deep inhale* WHOOOO WAAAAANTS TO LIVE FOOOREEVEEEER.  I’m also currently obsessed with Getaway Car by Taylor Swift

Random fact: This Wednesday the bf and I are going house shopping.

Aesthetic: romantic sunset at the beach with a glass of bellini and the wind blowing my hair in my face in such a manner that I’m just trying not to eat it too much, but the sounds I’m making are totally ruining the moment anyway

I’d like to tag: @soulfalleninbuttland  @ripjamesandlily @harrypotterr @stardustschild @pygmyspuffs @letthebookbegin @toriamalfoy @lvslie @ginniewheezie @infallibleangel @hers-mione @lovesickjily @hermionegrangcr @leta-lestrange @kuweiyulbo

You obv don’t have to do it if you don’t want to! :D