#tsatp

[goddamntyranical]

fuuuuck yeah, "th' stry ab°ut th' perils fr'm w'ch a tr°ll knight named lienke tries t' resc' a seadw'll'r princ'ss named zelada: heart shaped bulb°us eyed eldr'ch art'fact which grants grand malici°us p°wer unt° th°se wh° wear 't a' th' c°st 'f their mind kn°wn as maj°ra's mask 's used b' a l°s' spirit, b°nen°gwriggler t° cause 'treme m'schief 'n' wr°ngd°'n' °ver th' 'ntire mysterious realm 'f altermina which may 'r'may n't be th' afterlife ,'n' must be stopped with'n three days by th' her° an' play'r character lienke directly af'r his previ's 'dventure w' 'n ars'n'l of appr°x f°rty °th', less malici°us, masks which t°° grant powers as well as a time traval'n' palm fitt'n' flute kn°wn 's 'n °ccarina b'f°re th' m°°n falls" 

easily °nna th' best tsatp°watknlt°raspnz games.

g°d that m°°n was freaky.

  fuuuuck yeah, "the story about the perils from which a troll knight named lienke tries to rescue a seadweller princess named zelada: heart shaped bulbous eyed eldritch artefact which grants grand malicious power unto those who wear it at the cost of their mind known as majora's mask is used by a lost spirit, bonenogwriggler to cause extreme mischief and wrongdoing over the entire mysterious realm of altermina which may or may not be the afterlife and must be stopped within three days by the hero and player character lienke directly after his previous adventure with an arsenal of approximately forty other, less malicious, masks which too grant powers as well as a time travaling palm fitting flute known as an occarina before the moon falls" 

easily one of th best tsatpowatknltoraspnz games.

god that moon was freaky.

tsatpowatknltoraspnz:hsbeeawggmputwwiatcotmkammiubalsbtcemawotemroawmomnbtaambswtdbthapcldahpawaaoafolmmwtgpawaattpffkaaobtmf

y° cd.

y°u like "th' st°ry ab°ut th-.

y°u like zelada?

's a n° stand'n' kin'a day f' me 'n' 'm playin  ocular emissi'ns.

banger game.

* huh-? *

* OH! *

* don't worry about it, it's all fine! it's a no standing day for me too, unfortunately ): my dad let me come with him to the store yesterday and it wiped me out. *

* i love love LOVE zelada! my most favorite game is majora's mask. i should go back and actually finish it one day--i mostly played it when i was younger, and all I did was run around with different masks on to talk to the townstrolls. *

[bettsfic]

is it possible to assign more meaning to a fictional character than the subject matter initially presented? is it wrong to feel protective over a character that isn’t your own?

i mean, you could argue that's the entire purpose of fiction. how can you become immersed in an unreal world if there aren't characters there to guide you into it? and how can they guide you into it if you don't care about them enough to follow? how can you care about them if you don't don't do the work of transforming sentences into meaning into an understanding greater and deeper than the text may provide? if the characters you're reading about don't unlock something in you?

and i think if that happens, if a fictional character makes you witness something about yourself you hadn't before, it's natural to be protective of them because you're protective of that part of yourself. you the reader/viewer/player/listener are given so much agency over how you engage with and interpret the text. for stories you care about most, an intense kind of intimacy can develop from it that makes it hard to acknowledge that other people can read/watch/play/listen to the same thing and come to completely different conclusions about it.

i think sometimes where things go awry is when you can't acknowledge that other people engage with stories differently than you do. that's where we get the Discourse from. that's where we get the mean comments about OOC fanfic. that's where we get bullying and death threats and the growing inanity of purity culture. but the reality is, nobody makes a fuss about that stuff unless it's in relation to their own blorbo, so to speak. you can write underage incest noncon and if it's for a fandom that only has 3 other fics, nobody's going to care.

so no, i don't think it's wrong to feel protective over a character or to interpret them in a way the text doesn't wholly present, but i do think it's wrong to tell other people they can't engage with a character in a different way, even if it's in total opposition to your own interpretation. everyone is free to develop their own relationship to art, and that's something no one should be allowed to take from you.

[theladydrgn]

The Serpent and the Prince Snippet

Been a while since i updated, so have little homoerotic sword fighting, as a treat

Aziraphale dodged to the far right and around to Crowley’s back. Crowley was fast, yes, but he also, it seemed, had very little stamina to keep it up. Already tiring and becoming sluggish.

Crowley turned, following him just a beat behind, growing and advancing towards Aziraphale.

It was easy enough for Aziraphale to side step him again and keep moving, forcing Crowley to turn to keep him in his sights, legs tangling together in order to try and keep up with him.

Aziraphale took his chance and rammed Prince Crowley in the back with his shoulder. Crowley yelped, feet slipping out from under him, and tumbled into the dirt on his belly. He rolled onto his back before the dirt had even begun to settle around him as Aziraphale expected he would. Being prone at all was dangerous, being so on your front was essentially a death sentence in real combat.

The second Crowley was on his back Aziraphale was pressing the blunted tip of his sword against his throat. Aziraphale’s shadow blocking the light of the moon and casting Crowley in deep darkness.

There was a beat, and then two, of heavy panting and each of them catching their breath as the high of combat gradually faded. Aziraphale slowly relaxed his shoulders when it became apparent that Crowley was no longer fighting back. He had won.

“Angel.” Crowley whispered breathlessly. The bob of his throat forcing the blade to dig that much deeper.

[they-them-pussy]

sib just asked for 'the GO fic you said traumatized the fandom so bad there's no aus of it until the tv show came out'

pour one out they're about to join the support group after this

[mickeymooose]

Babey with some alt versions. I went through a style crisis this week and totally reworked the way I color and render things now. Anyway I’m totally enamored with ponytail!Mads now so that’s gonna be a reoccurring theme.

[bettsfic]

literally no. i hate this mentality. it’s 2020. the world is ending. people are dying. who gives a fuck if you read your fav in a diaper or jacking off on a severed foot or some shit. do whatever the fuck you want

you ever read forbidden smut? where you’re like “this is so good i want to reblog it” but it’s also like “if anyone knew i was reading this i’d have SO many questions to answer” you know?

[bitegore]

holy shit

[ranichi17]

i am so, so tempted to write a role reversal au just to make a joke about stolas being a raven but looking like an owl

[ineffable-bookworm]

Good Omens Fic Recs: Pre-TV Classics Masterlist

The Good Omens fandom has been around for 30 years. While it was quite small, many of the fanfics it generated were of remarkably high quality. With all the new fics being written since the show came out, I thought I’d take a moment to write about my favourite pre-tv show fics, because I’ve been waiting for chance to do this, and I think theses fics and their authors deserve some more recognition

Ordinary People by Daegaer

Human AU. Lonely, repressed Ezra hires Tony to repaint his bookshop.

I love this one SO MUCH!!! This fic is always the first one I think of when asked for a favourite (followed by The Walls, the Wainscot and the Mouse).

I read this fic every couple of years, and I relate to Ezra more than I care to admit. His defensive, procrasctinating, and self-sabotaging thought processes, and the fact that he’s already thinking of ways to say no to a shot at happiness because he can’t stand the thought of being rejected, all of this just hit a nerve with me because I’ve done the exact same thing. So many times. Ezra is so like me it’s painful.

Fave quote: “Take a chance, Ezra. It might make you happy” (This line gives me life! I swear, I fall in love with Tony every time I read this bit)

This is a human AU fic, so if you’re not into that, may I recommend that you read ...

Anything but Ordinary (Ordinary People Remix) by Cimorene

This Ordinary People but without the human AU

Written from Crowley’s POV. After the Armageddidn’t, Crowley is spending so much time in Aziraphale’s bookshop, people mistake for being one of the owners. Annoyed, Crowley thinks that if people are going to think this, then the bookshop needs a new paint job to suit his style.

A Better Place and The Walls, Wainscot and the Mouse by @irisbleufic

Domestic fluff fics about Crowley and Aziraphale new life sharing a cottage on the South Downs (I will be eternally grateful to irisbleufic for asking this question and to Neil Gaiman for giving this answer)

Now part of the massive 200,000+ word Crown of Thorns ‘verse, I read these two fics when they were still stand-alone stories and absolutely love the domestic fluff. I read these fics whenever I want to slow down and feel warm and fuzzy. I’ve also read a bit of the CoT verse, which is a bit darker than the two chapters i just recced (I’ll always prefer fluff over angst). However, all of irisbleufic’s other works are beautifully written and extremely thoughtful, so I’m definitely going back for a second attempt!

Other fics by the same author that I highly recommend are Regulars (how other people see Crowley and Az) and Creature Comforts (from the CoT ‘verse, contains my absolute favourite headcanon, beachcomber!crowley)

Be Ye Therefore Merciful by AmberDiceless

Crowley saves Aziraphale from being shot in the Middle East. However, the bullets are laced with Holy Water, so Aziraphale faces down Death himself so keep him from taking Crowley

Written all the way back in 2005, it’s kind of hilarious that it predicted tv!crowley’s tendency to save tv!aziraphale. Can be read as platonic or pre-relationship

I love this fic for Aziraphale’s characterisation. book!Az is as polite as tv!Az, but he is by no means a fool and can be quietly stubborn, and downright rebellious when he needs to be. This fic really shows off this side of his character nicely

A Precise and Accurate History of Monday, 11 years Later by Giddy Geek

A straight-up sequel to the book that mimics Pratchett/Gaiman’s style very well. Az and Crowley move to America to take a break after the Apocalypse, and slowly let themselves fall in love. When they return to Lower Tadfield to visit their godson 11 years later, they learn what free will is all about

I think I have a thing for pining and unresolved romantic tension tropes. Again it’s the last act of the fic that I love the most. The tension between Az and Crowley, as well as Az’s uncertainty about their relationship after certain revelations are made is heartbreaking and beautifully written

Manchester Lost by moczo (aka Aisene on ao3)

This fic is funny! Basically a sequel to the book, with Hell deciding to have another go at the Apocalypse

Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, and Raphael are main characters, with Raphael being Aziraphale’s adoptive father. It’s because of this fic that I’m not that into the Raphael!crowley headcanons that have popped up of late. It’s a great theory and really fun to read the meta about, but Aziraphale and Raphael’s relationship in this fic is so cute that I’m rather attached to it

Bear in mind that this fic was written in 2009, when Glee was huge and Don’t Stop Believing was making a comeback. I’m currently re-reading this fic, and while it’s still funny, the pop-cultural references are a bit out-of-date. Gabriel, Michael and Uriel are also completely different characters to what they are on the show

All in all, it’s a funny, light little fic that doesn’t take itself seriously and is a great antidote to anyone who has decided to read The Sacred and the Profane (trigger warning on TSatP, it is a dark!fic and there is no happy ending. It’s basically Good Omens’ equivalent of Grave of Fireflies)

Falling Rain by aria

Aziraphale and Crowley survive the Great Flood by hiding out on Noah’s Ark. Pre-Arrangement, this fic is written more from Crowley’s POV and explores his confusion as to why this silly little angel hasn’t killed him yet

One of the first fics I ever read, when the Noah’s Ark scene popped up in the the tv show, I yelled out “I’ve read that fic!”

Everything That Rises Must Converge by aja

Cute little fic (it’s only 1389 words) about Az and Crowley trying to sit on fences and meeting in the middle

To be honest, the only reason I’m reccing this fic is for the absolutely inspired joke about the rabbi in the footnotes

Traditions by UseTheForceEm (NSFW)

SMUT WARNING (but boy is it good smut)

Crowley gets drunk after Hell gives him a birthday as reward for the Spanish Inquisition. One thing leads to another and he and Aziraphale have sex. They then decide to make this a yearly birthday tradition.

How is it possible for two characters to have so much sexual tension while actually having sex? Is there such a thing as URT (Unresolved Romantic Tension)? This fic answers those questions.

Why do I love this fic? Because it’s hot 😂 While most of the smut is in the first chapter, it’s the epilogue in the 2nd chapter that I re-read the most. The tension between the two is almost painful, and it’s fascinating to watch them dance around each other.

The Internal Rhyme Series by Quantum_Witch and Vulgarweed, art by Quantum_ Witch (NSFW)

This series follows Az and Crowley throughout history. UST and smut ensues

Amid the Sacred Wreck is set during 794 AD. Crowley is masquerading as a Viking who raids a monastery where Aziraphale is monk (NSFW)

Breathless Mouths May Summon is set during the Crusades. Insanely hot smut happens in the second chapter. Contains the, frankly, amazing line “Ride me as if all the spirits of the Underworld were behind you,” (obviously NSFW)

The Phoenix and the Turtle (A Metaphysical Romance) is set during Elizabethan times. I actually can’t remember what happens in this part but thought I’d add it for the sake of completion

Living Arrangements by Afrai (who also wrote The Sacred and the Profane)

Heaven turns Aziraphale into a human as punishment for preventing Armegeddon. It isn’t until the end that Crowley realises that he was punished as well

This fic is one of Afrai’s lesser known works. Personally, I prefer this one to TSatP. It had me sobbing at the end in a way TSatP never did

[theswordandthepen]

hey there. you’ve made it to my first post. congrats.

so the basic point of this blog is to find stuff to help with writing and art

that’s basically it

i hope it works

[isaakfvkampfer]

這位就是失蹤已久的 afrai, twitter. com/zenaldehyde/status/1135633004481667073, 有甚麼的都去問或稱讚她吧, or ask why she wrote TSATP to be so dramatically angsty lmao

谢了啊……还没鼓起勇气搭话...看来是没法发在ao3了

[stele3]

Whoo boy I just opened up The Soldier and The Parade and it said I haven't even TOUCHED it in a month. :((( I'm sorry, y'all! I've been consumed by a giant home renovation project: I repainted, refloored, and remoulded my bedroom, just finished it yesterday night. Well. Finished-ish? Enough that I can wrap up the rest at a later time. Anyway. I am back to working on TSaTP, and I apologize for taking FOR FUCKING EVER.

[bettsfic]

hi there! i just found your post "why would anyone write that?”: taboo fanfiction as an exercise in empathizing with the monstrous" and honestly i just wanted to say thank you--after having absorbed so much judgment and fearfulness from more intolerant sides of fandom, your post feels like a light in the darkness T_T it resonated so much, felt really comforting, and gave me hope :'') thank you so much for your kind, compassionate and deep insight, it's really a gift. hope you have a good day!!

i'm so glad to hear it! and i'm glad that post is still making the rounds but it sucks that things have gotten worse on the morality policing instead of better.

[theladydrgn]

WIP Wednesday

It is once again the time of the week to share a snippet from a WIP, so please enjoy a little teaser from the next chapter of The Serpent and The Prince

Next week.

Next week.

“Next week.”

"Uh, yeah. You alright? Look like you just swallowed a lemon."

Aziraphale attempted to school his face into something more neutral. He was certain he was successful, but the concerned knit of Crowley’s eyebrows above his glasses and severe down turn of his mouth did not lessen.

“I’m not- I don’t- I’m afraid I don’t know what you mean.” Aziraphale stuttered, hands fluttering between pulling at his waistcoat and fiddling with his sleeves.

He needed- He needed to go. Right now. Aziraphale shuffled backwards, eyes flicking between the floor, the walls, the ceiling, anywhere but at the man he was apparently supposed to be marrying next week.

It was too soon. Too fast. They had known each other for barely a month. How could anyone be expected to marry someone that quickly? How could he be expected to marry someone that quickly? Even someone as handsome, and charming, and kind, and- No. Now was not the time to be reminding himself of Prince Crowley’s positive qualities.

[ineffable-bookworm]

This fic is hands down sadder. I read back in 2010 and think about it from time to time. When I read TSatP - nothing. I just went oh and moved on. I re-read Living Arrangements the other day and was flat out sobbing, even though I knew it was coming.

I know the fandom thinks The Sacred and the Profane is the saddest fic of the Good Omens fandom, but I just read Living Arrangements also by afrai and I think it can easily be even sadder.

[mickeymooose]

I finally figured out a more concrete timeline of hairstyles for Mads during her storyline. It seems like an inconsequential thing but it’s nice to have a more decided visual progression for her.

—-

In the beginning it’s grown out. It never grows much longer than her shoulders, but she doesn’t cut it. She just pulls it back from her face in a tight braid. At this point she’s only ever been the Black Hand.

~

When she’s ‘captured’ by her ‘brother’s’ team her hair catches fire and she chops it off at the neck with a knife, leaving it asymmetrical and jagged. (this kind of represents the beginning of her fall from grace, so to speak- the imperfect messy style is a physical marking of the first cracks in her identity)

~

She has that hairstyle when she betrays her creator, and Callum, and when she’s in hiding. It’s also the style she has during her time working covert ops with Felix. Every time it gets too long she cuts it again the same way.

~

When Felix dies she stops taking care of it or herself. It grows out again and she doesn’t care to change that. During this period she cycles between depression and unhinged, violent vengeance and it shows.

~

When she learns that Felix is still alive (resuscitated by Blackwater to be used as a pawn) Mads chooses to trade her own freedom for Felix’s, shaves her head, and returns to her role as the Black Hand. It’s the most practical style, and it represents the sense of self she’d developed. Literally cutting off her independence in favor of pure practicality.

~

After she breaks free of Blackwater for the second time she grows her hair out again, this time in a slightly neater bob. She styles it more too, wearing it pulled back from her face more often. At this point she’s become much more comfortable with self expression and makes specific choices for herself on things as frivolous as personal style.