#tbh this has always been a problem with me

[kitcat-italica]

This is (yet another) of the big problems I have with S2: imo it went too far in the Crowley-is-grumpy direction.

In S1, Crowley is actively looking to be Aziraphale's friend and do kind things for him throughout history. He rolls his eyes and pokes fun a little when Aziraphale spouts some Heavenly propaganda (the rainbow promise after Noah's Ark, the approval of guns "giving weight to a moral argument", etc). He says hurtful things back when he's hurt, like after the bandstand breakup and how he "won't even think about you!!!" when he runs away from Earth. But he still apologizes. He tries to (urgently) convince him to his side of seeing things. Even when he gives the closest thing to an insult when they're arguing about reaching the right people, Crowley even gives him a compliment while he does it: "you're so clever, how can somebody as clever as you be so stupid?" Aka, 'I still think you're amazing, but (un)holy shit do I completely disagree with your choices here bro.' Which tbh is what lifelong best friends do, being close and comfortable enough to call each other out from a place of love 😂

In S2, Crowley seems to pick fights? He picks the fight about helping Jimbriel (which is kinda understandable). He gets mad about doing the apology dance that he has apparently gotten Aziraphale to do for centuries (and I have spoken at length about why I hate that concept in general). He gets really pissed off about the car and Aziraphale changing it. He gets mad about Aziraphale ignoring the danger of the demons outside the bookshop during the ball (again, understandably).

A lot of these instances, like I said, have their justifications, of Crowley being a lot more aware of the actual danger Heaven/Hell still pose to them (which probably contributes to people siding with him in the F15, because he's been shown to be rightly cautious the whole season). He just seems a lot more antagonistic toward Aziraphale? Like he's spending time with him because he codependently needs him, but at the same time can't stand him as a person, and resents the codependency it traps him in. Instead of having a healthy lifelong friendship with him, and spending time with him because he wants to, because he actually likes being around Aziraphale. It feels like a very different flavor from their S1 relationship, and that's the closest I can put my finger on as to why.

That line "I say something brilliant, he says something unintentionally funny back, it's great", is one of my most hated Crowley lines of dialogue ever. It comes across as so mean? So petty and heartless and narcissistic? Like "I'm the smart one in the friendship, he's the dumb little puppy I allow to follow me around because it amuses me and makes me look good." Idk if that's what was meant by the script as written or the line delivery, but that's how it's always come off to me, and it rubs me so much the wrong way it makes me seethe.

S1 Crowley obviously loves Aziraphale. Book Crowley obviously loves Aziraphale. The Crowley I love to read and write about in fanfic loves Aziraphale. They bicker and poke fun as friends do, they say hurtful things and cross the line when they're stressed about Armageddon happening and tearing them apart. But they never think the other one is stupid or "unintentionally funny"?

S2 Crowley is codependently clingy with Aziraphale, and doesn't seem to like most of the time he actually spends around the angel. He picks fights about anything and everything, and makes mean throwaway remarks like this about him when he's not there.

I really don't like S2 Crowley. But then again, I really don't like a lot of what S2 added to canon. Ignore me if S2 is your jam [goes back to hide under my rock]

There's something that keep turning in my head in the last episode of season 2. Just before the last 15.

Crowley saying "He says something unintentionally funny back."

Like, I'm not sure it's that true.

I think Aziraphale tried his damn (bless?) best to be the funniest person when he is with Crowley.

Just to make Crowley smile.

Like, we know Aziraphale is not dumb and not that clueless about the world (he is a little, still, but not as much as the other angels) but he still does silly things in front of Crowley, and he usually look at him wile doing it as if he was like "I'm silly, isn't it? It's funny, don't you think?"

I think Aziraphale can be the silliest to make Crowley laugh. I mean, the look in his eyes when Crowley laugh, really laugh, for the first time in season 1 with the rubber duck story? Aziraphale was proud and happy, because he make his best friend let go and happy.

And if Aziraphale could be that shameless and silly for Crowley, how much serious and heartless can he become for him? 👀

[quibbs126]

I swear, it’s always “start a new game” with me and never “finish the game you’ve already started”

Today it’s Sword for the millionth time because I’ve never actually beaten the game or gotten particularly far in it, and I realize I’m severely out of my depth when it comes to Gens 8 and 9 because I barely played those games

[bunnieswithknives]

I feel bad for neglecting Hazel so much, I do have many thoughts about her.. and also a mermaid au that im probably not going to do anything with

[the-deca]

in light of recent discourse

[pleasedontcareaboutme]

It's missing my father hours rn so imma just dump a bunch of pictures here and cry

( sorry i don't know the source of anything I just had them on my phone)

(also dont read the tags i just need to let it out lol)

[idon-twannabeperceived]

My. Class. Won't. Start. And it's been aFUCKING HOUR

[wackywatchdotcom]

actually honestly yeah theres def some sort of rotation system my brain has for discussing tadc characters.... pomnis always in the middle of the circle but whatever character i am drawing a lot is is arranged nin a circle and i just loop thru them. that or its more like a spinning wheel and it randomly selecte a character every 1-3 days for me to draw a bunch and then draw someone else

[itspileofgoodthings]

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[danothan]

tough pill i have to swallow is realizing that “getting better” doesn’t mean “getting to do more things,” getting better for me means taking better initiative in protecting myself. and THAT means making sure i do LESS things

[mainfaggot]

how do you cut someone off

[the-irrelevant-trumpeter]

just found my diary from the start of high school… sobbing

[catchmewjsn]

i want to wish everyone the best time these left 2024 days, hope you had a good time during Christmas/Holidays and that you have a really really the best 2025 🩷

[amplexadversary]

I usually find epistolary works really frustrating to read for a variety of reasons, but I have finally signed up for Dracula Daily in hopes that the pseudo-roleplay element makes the format less irritating to me.

[moe-broey]

GIRL......................... suspension of disbelief I know but.

Obviously you can pick out a BUNCH of the dragons as that Is an ongoing trope (dragons aging differently than humans, so they can look younger than they "actually are") (also while I did try to avoid including them to make them more comparable to Nino, I think Flayn can fit in either category for the purposes of The Context -- esp cause her dragon blood is meant to be secret)

Not only do we have Heroes skewing younger (a lot fitting into another trope of What If There Was A Baby Sister) we also have Baby Banner. Where the whole point is they are baby.

LIKE....... maybe I'm speaking way too soon and maybe the whole point IS this will backfire LMFAO, but it IS absurd to be presented with her art (which, def still looks youthful!) and having her say yeah I can pass as a kidnapped child. Which COULD be true! But also what do you mean no one is going to know you're a part of the Heroes. Why is no one fighting her on this. Not even including the dragons there are like a handful of Heroes who fit into her exact vibe. Some even MORE baby than her.

[chatonmagique]

I'm discussing neurodiversity with a friend and she actually suspects she has adhd. I might have all the experience of adhd but who am I to judge right? But the thing is.. she has such strong qualities in area's that are challenging for people with adhd. And I feel like her definition of disorder because she is so balanced and organized in everything she does is on a whole different level. Like she is used to following through in her calculated choices and sticks to her habits more then almost any person I've known and it really sticks out to her when she doesn't. And her definition of I might have adhd is "I've always been dreamy and get distracted by my own thoughts when I'm supposed to be paying attention when someone is talking" Which IS a hallmark of adhd. But I can't feel help but feel.. misunderstood? Because I feel like she underestimates what it means to actually live with adhd. And it's such a fundamental aspects of my life that I know she'd be damn good in masking and overcompensating most adhd symptoms if she had it. I feel a little stupid for letting me bother it, but it still does? Maybe more because she is a close friend of mine.

[arolesbianism]

Sier? I haven’t even met her! Laugh.