#turquoisedata

[ingravinoveritas]

Have you seen this?!

I thought I'd seen all the season 2 publicity but Michael asking David about his nerve curve and saying he SAW IT?!

Oh my lordy.

Hi there! First let me apologize for my egregious dereliction of duty when it comes to answering these Asks/Anons. RL stuff has been clogging up my brain and so I just haven't been in the right headspace for answering questions (hence why I temporarily shut off Asks altogether).

To your question, I did indeed see that clip! I think there were SO many interviews happening that day that this somehow passed us all by, but it absolutely is worth talking about...

For those who may be wondering about the subtext here, "nerve curve" (in anatomical terms) generally refers to something related to the curve of the spine. What Michael (shamelessly) seems to be alluding to, then, is him seeing David's bare back and/or his arse.

I mean...good lord. This marks at least the third occasion where Michael has publicly talked about/thirsted over David's body ("slinky hips" twice, and also "sylph-like chest") in the last four years. Whatever filter exists in most human brains clearly does not exist in his, and I suppose we can be thankful for that, but also...wow, Michael.

The truly amazing thing, however, is this wasn't even the only sexual innuendo related to David that Michael made that day, as there was also this gem:

I sometimes wonder how long Michael is going to have to "joke" about him seeing David naked or him having sex with David before people finally pause and go, "Wait a minute..." And the nerve curve moment is so delicious because we can see David actually blushing after Michael says he saw it. They're both so drunk on each other and it is truly gorgeous to watch.

And as much as we miss Michael and David, I don't think it even holds a candle to how much they must miss each other. I can only hope that the studios will get their heads out of their collective asses and come to an agreement with SAG/WGA to end the strikes, because I so thoroughly want more of whatever this is to grace our screens. Please and thank you...

[iamnotcreativeijustplayitontv]

To say you jumped in with both feet is a bit of an understatement, I feel! This is really impressive and thorough and I definitely recommend reading it. I agree with a lot of what you said. After I made the post, I considered editing it multiple times as I kept watching because I was thinking the part about having hypnotized her may not have been totally correct, but you did a deeper analysis than I ever thought of doing. Thank you for this and for tagging me so that I could read it.

I remembered the sign in the coffee shop and the clock during the kiss/breakup scene, but I also just assumed they were unintentional production continuity errors. Your ideas regarding "continuity errors" are interesting and compelling, though, and I'll definitely keep that in mind as I watch more. As for the clock in particular, I just assumed that they used a functioning clock and that it could've taken multiple takes or just taken time to make any changes on set from one scene/part of the scene to another and that the clock just wasn't reset, since this sort of thing happens in TV and movies all the time (for example, a digital watch or a cell phone clearly reading 10:30 when an analog clock in the background says 9:15 or something).

I do have a couple of questions about the last part. Is the Shakespeare connection meant to be because of them having gone to see his play(s) when they were first performed? If so, is it more about the fact that it was something they did together or that it is something they each separately enjoyed? From what I recall, Crowley wasn't exactly excited to be meeting Aziraphale at the performance of Hamlet and even complained about it being one of the tragedies (which I believe he said he didn't like), and I don't remember further mention of it by either of them. (I could definitely be wrong. I am rapidly heading toward sleep and probably not remembering everything correctly.)

And now, as an FYI to you and anyone else who may care,

I believe I stopped my rewatch from the weekend when I posted this after s2e4, but I'm not sure, due to needing to sleep, but I also just haven't had the heart or will to go back and watch the end again yet. I'm only able to watch things and get on here at the end of the week because I work 2 jobs and usually end up sleeping on the first day of my weekend due to not really sleeping during my workweek thanks to the hours of said jobs, so I may take a while to respond to things, but I promise I'm not ignoring you and will get to notifications when I can. <3

Regarding Crowley - Warning: Good Omens season 1 finale and season 2 spoilers

I'm rewatching (because of course I am), and I would just like to point out that while we knew he could stop time, he stopped time and prevented SATAN from arriving, even if only temporarily. A demon prevented his master from appearing and faced seemingly no repercussions for that particular action, as if Satan had no idea it even happened. He probably could've destroyed Crowley in the blink of an eye and gone right back to Adam.

If Crowley is strong/powerful enough to even temporarily stop SATAN, what level of angel must he have been?? What level of demon must he have been at this point?? Not only can he stop time and manipulate minds/thoughts (granted, Aziraphale does plant the dream suggestion in Sister Mary Loquacious' head in S1E1), but in season/series 2, we find out that he can control and create weather and that as an angel, he created stars and galaxies and was apparently part of the group that planned gravity. Even if these are miracles, who is granting him the miracles to do these things? Correct me if I'm wrong, but we haven't seen any of the other angels or demons do any of those things. The closest I can think of is Aziraphale changing his own clothes with that of the would-be executioner in S1, and changing the color and horn of the Bentley in S2 (which Crowley can feel) and Anathema's bike in S1 after it was damaged from the collision.

[ineffablehusbandscentral]

@onelineinthesand @happynachohologram @teacup-captor @sad-wet-cat-hannibal @turquoisedata

[saritagiovanna]

TW for SA and NG.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/03/tori-amos-on-trauma-trump-and-neil-gaiman-a-heartbreaking-grief

This is the person I've been most curious to hear from since the news about NG broke in July. I made this post (see below) when I thought about Tori Amos and her friendship with him since the 90's. It clearly hits hard for her. The deep grief of learning that your friend of several decades, godfather to your child, is actually the wolf in sheep's clothing is heartbreaking.

EDIT thank you @turquoisedata : Tori was the first spokesperson of RAINN (see below) to help survivors of SA and it's fucking awful and disgusting that NG would suggest to one of his victims that he would get her a job there. All my love and support to Tori Amos and her family. Many of us are heartbroken over the news of NG and all that he did. Wolf in sheep's clothing indeed...

[naturallyteal]

Good Omens fic recommendation my “best of September”:

Find the Light by @klikandtuna

“Find the light

But the light finds you

The shadows slide off, no dusk, no dew

Can mar the glory of what you’ve become

Preserved in amber, born anew

From pondwater

Pondwater”

(quote from the song lyrics in this fanfic)

(My fanart for this fanfic based on the painting “Bachschleuse” by Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1827-28, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Germany. It’s very symbolic. 😎)

In the ever flooding ocean of stories, there are some that stand out, that I think about days or weeks later, that touch me more than others. Once a month, I make a post about one of those:

This story takes the reader on a journey of hurt and comfort, trauma and healing, fear and courage. Instead of the summary, I’d like to quote the beginning, that told me right from the start that this was going to make a rewarding read:

~

He stood at the window, full in the afternoon sunshine that angled in between the curtains—velvet, once the color of a fine Zinfandel but now somewhat faded on the outer side, with a few trailing threads at the hem that brushed over the floorboards. Every year, Michael would suggest replacing them; every year, he would pretend to consider it. But he loved those worn old curtains. He reached out as he stood there, closing a fold of the fabric between two fingers to feel the warmth that the sun had infused there, the soft prickle as the tiny strands shifted.

The intercom chimed. A pleasant sound—a low, musical chirp. (They had cycled through seven different machines before finding one whose alert had pleased him.)

“Sir, Adam Young to see you.”

~

In 15 chapters and ~ 97 k words, this e-rated Human AU with teacher Aziraphale and rock star Crowley is a story that captured me, that made me think, that is still with me weeks later. It’s so well written that it, again, makes me regret a lot of those “real books” by “professional authors” I bought and read in the years before I found the AO3, a lot of which did not come up to this high quality. There’s music in here, a poetic song, metaphors that really spoke to me, and flashbacks that were expertly handled and used to tell the story the best way possible. There’s also fanart! Needless to say, the characters are relatable and loveable.

One word regarding the e-rating, as this is something many people either love or hate: the scenes regarding sex in this are rather rare, can not be called smut at all, are very tasteful, some are more described symbolically than explicitly, and still manage to be highly erotic.

👍

GO read!

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[ingravinoveritas]

Oh, I love this. It does seem plausible that he is standing on tiptoe so as not to break the kiss. To show how close he was to being swept into Crowley, to forgetting the choice he'd already made. It's such a perfect little touch, and I am now wondering if that was more Aziraphale or Michael, especially since now we have confirmation that it was him touching Crowley/David's chest in the pub scene...

after having seen this GIF far too many times I noticed a detail I haven’t come across on tumblr yet:

Maybe I‘m going crazy now but: it looks like Aziraphale has to stand on his tiptoes for a few seconds to not break the kiss

[sbarrysncream1]

@turquoisedata

Some agender lovin for ya 🖤🤍💚🤍🖤

[zonzolik]

Fluffy Good Omens fanfiction masterlist

huge thanks to @heller04, @turquoisedata and @smoxensweetpea from Garden of Eden server for this list of super fluffy angst-free ineffable fanfics🥳

legend: one shot, shorter fic, longer fic, series, a f*cking saga

Temporary Tattoo by cyankelpie - Crowley's snake tattoo wandering around, a lot of people love this one

Anthony J. Crowley, Retired Demon and Airbnb Superhost by TheOldAquarian - the title says it all and it's freaking hillarious

Put Out The Fire by Aleakim - a spell makes everyone fall in love with Aziraphale the moment they see him, except for Crowley, 'cause... you know

I Slithered Here From Eden by Cryptand_Bismol - "yeah, you probably should have kissed him sooner"

air conditioned, love unconditional by fractalgeometry - Aziraphale is a ceiling fan and Crowley is an air conditioner

where the lights burn low and you're only mine by hopelessromantic549 - they move into a cottage and Aziraphale is trying to be rational

Texts from an Unknown Number by GaryOldman - first of the Wrong Number AU series, human AU, Azi's text does not end up where he wanted it to

Family by Association by otherhawk - Warlock finding his nanny

snake time by RosePetalsAndRain - snake Crowley getting cozy in the bookshop

Getting a Wiggle On by Kedreeva - Crowley leaves Azi fake eggs to babysit...

is it that we are dying? by NeverNooitNiet - Aziraphale has to help a dying demon escape from a church in England, 1349 EDIT: put here by mistake, it's sad but with a happy ending!

Press My Petals To Your Heart by ranguvar82 - miscommunication queens talk with flowers

I want it to be an "us" by Mimisempai - first of the Ineffable Growing Love series, S2 fix-it

Fifty Ways to Kiss Your Partner by ICarryDeathOnMyWings - literally fifty types of kisses, how adorable is that, "Fluffy as heck, y'all."

Tangled Up by No1fan15 - just fluff I guess

The Duality of Grief and Forgiveness by SealandRocks - the others arrange a dinner so the ineffable idiots can finally talk

right in front of me by raphvfx - Azi and Crowley finding out about the Good Omens book

Scare me goodnight, my love by The_Rogue_Bard - Crowley being Aziraphale's sleep paralysis demon

The Coffee by Ghostofafruit - Crowley does not like Metatron's coffee

How to Woo a Demon by Bookwormgal - after Armegeddidn't Azi wants to admit his feelings but he just can't do it the normal way, can he

Starting A Trend by somethingscarlet13 - they wanna get married

In the bleak midwinter by HolRose - human AU, a rather confused middle aged bookseller bumps into a handsome red-haired man in black

Miracle me a house by IneffableDemon - After the Amrmageddidn't, the Almighty wants them to play house

Clear As Day by HopeCoppice - Crowley actually knowing Azi's filing system (not a good thing)

Let It Snow by inffablenerd - stuck in the bookshop because of a snowstorm

This Strange Sweetness by KannaOphelia - they admit they're a couple, also there's a pear

Find Out How Much Love The World Can Hold by ineffablefool - Azi starts saying "I love you" at the end of phone calls

The Whole Truth by Aethelflaed - a cursed tome in the bookshop

Forget-me-not by gothikmaus - Five times they erased each other's memory after accidentally confessing their love, plus one time they didn't.

Putting the Endearment in Dear by JoyAndOtherStories - Azi calling everyone my dear, including Crowley

Unrequited by Arielavader - Crowley being a jealous bitch

Happily Ever After by IneffableToreshi - snake Crowley can't change back + ineffable stupidity

Fortune Cookies by PlantsJustWannaHaveFun - Anathema's Armageddidn't afterparty with a bit of future telling

Please tag the authors so they know their work is appreciated❤️

Note: I have not yet read them all but I will be making an AO3 collection as I'll be going through the list

[hermiola]

Last night I finished reading The Fine Print by curtaincall aka @fremulon, which was SOOO GOOD

Do you have any go to Good Omens comfort fics?

i got u ❤️

stockholm’s other syndrome (T, 5k): aziraphale lets himself get ‘kidnapped’ by a demon. very cute and romcommy

sit tight take hold (E, 150k): formula 1 au that got me totally into f1 while i am not even a car person. the type of au that becomes its own thing and you love escaping to it again

where a canvas blooms (T, 3k): cuddle arrangement au with SUCH gorgeous art too it’ll make you feel so warm inside

manual handling (E, 8k): massage fic. ummm can an e rated fic be a comfort fic? sure why not. definite rereading material so

let me care for you (M, 1.7k) literal comfort — crowley gets cared for

big name feelings (E, 103k): fandom au and SO well done including the art. i followed this while it posted and it was so exciting

the gift (T, 3k): short & sweet they talk about the elephant in the room

my mind holds the key (T, 3k): aziraphale wants to know who the ‘best friend’ was that crowley supposedly lost. superbly written

one night in bangor (E, 17k): a classic and great on every reread. there’s a heaven-hell mixer and omg…. the careful, exciting, fluttering flirtation

slow show (E, 95k): i know i know it’s such an obvious one to rec bc it’s so famous but genuinely one of thee best fics and a lovely reread each time. actors au

empirical study on the principles of snake care (T, 2k): sorry to be that guy but sometimes i reread my own fics and i laugh with the little jokes bc i’ve forgotten them. aziraphale tries out some snake care tips on crowley

as always: begging people to add (self) recs to this post because i’d love to know what people’s comfort fics are. please share the joy

[badaziraphaletakes]

When you get this, list 5 songs you like to listen to, publish them, and send this ask to the last 10 people in your notifs! 🎵

(Also appreciate everything you do here 🥰)

Aw, thank you so much! We appreciate you!

Any Ella Fitzgerald... Let's go with "It's a Lovely Day Today".

"Building Momentum" from "How to Dance in Ohio"

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons - let's say Autumn for now. :) 🍁

"Plucking Tea and Catching Butterflies" by Lily Chao

"Je Bégaye" by Andréanne Martin

Too lazy to do asks, sorry @probably-an-alien @naralovesangst @john-watson-consulting-detective @mandandarandina @turquoisedata @allenshead @19potatoes @edwardallenpoe @hasturswig @tomatofrogsoup

[ingravinoveritas]

Can't believe you haven't commented on the "wear a kilt the traditional way" answer from the Attitude interview given this post 🤣

Hah! I did notice that answer in the Attitude interview, and I am of course delighted by David's continued cheekiness. I think he's mentioned in at least a few interviews now (prior to the BAFTAs, and then today) that there will be multiple costume/outfit changes, so I would not be at all surprised if a kilt is somewhere in the cards.

I suppose it might be a bit much to hope for it being this super short kilt, though...

...but we can still keep hope alive.

It's interesting as well that David just spent three months wearing a kilt almost every night for Macbeth, and given that, I imagine he will feel very comfortable in one right now. I know they had to wear shorts under those kilts for the production, but the idea of David being giddy with ecstatic glee at the thought of wearing a kilt the traditional way at the BAFTAs is almost too much to handle. But if he does...I imagine we are in for quite a treat...

[bil-daddy]

@turquoisedata asked if I invented the Rick Roll, so I thought I'd answer her question with, you guessed it, a Rick Roll. Enjoy!

Featuring @mrazfellco and @turquoisedata (so you really should've known I invented RickRolling--you were in the video, remember?

[gayratdad]

Tag! You're It!

Thank you @lydiablackblade for thinking of me and the tag 🩷

Last song - Bad Blood (Taylors Version) my current album on repeat has been 1989 Deluxe Taylors Version 🩵🩵🩵

Favourite Colour - Baby Pink 🩷

Last Movie/Show - Last Movie was Asteroid City by Wes Anderson. I watched it with my partner and our friends and dear LORD! It was a trip. It was a post new years eve 2AM watch that feels like a fever dream. Last show is obviously Good Omens 🥺

Next on my watchlist - wellp, my partner and I are going through Mr. Robot for the second time. The first time, we never finished it, and that was like 5 years ago.

Last Game - Dome Keeper 😎😎

Last Book - The Spirit Bares It's Teeth by Andrew Joseph White. This one is!! Very good. Trans MC, late 1800 London, gothic academic medical horror vibes.

Sweet/savoury/spicy - I'm not really sure on this, I was a major sweet tooth when I was young. Now I feel I lean more towards Savoury. It also really depends on what I'm feeling at the moment. I do like Spicy but unfortunately my tongue does not agree 😭

Relationship Status - Engaged 👨‍❤️‍👨👬

Last thing I googled - bc transcript service

Greatest Flaw - uhhhmm. I'm a perfectionist. It's hard for me to let things be "not perfect" and it's even harder for me to try new things because I know I won't be perfect on the first try. Re: Finishing my fanfics that I've started and posted 😖😖 I worry that people will hate that it's not perfect or if it took a weird turn.

I just finished their fic, Demonology and it's !!!!! My fave good omens work EVER! So I'm excited to continue the journey and keep reading this one

Current Obsession - Good Omens. That's it. Nothing else. 🐍🐍🐍🪽🪽🪽 They take up all of my thoughts 24/7.

Fic I'm currently reading -

Angel-Centered Therapy Through A Multicultural Lens: An Integrative Approach

No pressure tag(s) @turquoisedata and @moss-sprout if you'd like! No pressure :3

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*The questions are pasted in the comments for copying :)

[nofomogirl]

Tag!

Rules: in a new post show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you like)

I was tagged by @leoreadss - thank you! <3

Last line I've written - almost two months ago, damn I bad at this! :(

They sat next to each other without hesitation, but they made sure there were several inches of space between them.

@perfectlyineffable @yourcoldcocoa @godihatethisfreakingcat @andyeshallbethereanathema @melbatron5000 @takeme-totheworld @zebraschaf @tenok @minervas-hand @1neffability @curiouspupsicle @obligateweirdo @di-42 @examishbookwyrm @snognes @kimberleyjean @kunigun @justhereforthemeta @drconstellation @turquoisedata

[ineffablemoist]

This is waaaaay long overdue and I dont think anyone's gonna see this anyways, but here goes. This one's for the goat @celestialcrowley

Last song - Lovers Rock by TV Girl

Favorite color - Pervenche!

Last TV show/film - Addams Family Values (straight after The Addams Family (1991) and I LOVE IT SO MUCH ALFHSKHFKDDB)

Currently watching - nothing, but might rewatch GOmens again soon

Sweet/spicy/savory - awe dont make me choose :( but i rlly want smth spicy rn

Relationship status - single, i think?

Current obsession - still with Good Omens although i dont feel obsessed enough??

Last thing I googled - good omens 1862 (still having a hard time memorizing the time periods fr fr)

Hey guys wanna do this? @jae-michael @turquoisedata @hopontheclouds @what-i-call-such-fun

[lauranalanthalasa]

I'm always up for some fun 😁

[TAG SOMEONE YOU WANT TO KNOW AND/OR SOME OF YOUR BESTIES]

favourite colour: I might have picked a definite answer when I was younger but as of now I've come to the conclusion that I like all colours. Would I paint my walls bright pink? Probably not. Would I wear a sunny yellow dress? Probably also no, because I have the skin colour of untoasted white bread and it would look absolutely awful. So it really depends what item is supposed to have a specific colour and what mood I'm in.

last song: something from my Good Omens playlist, apparently "All I Want" by Kodaline.

last movie: Spider-Man - No Way Home while being sick, but really only half-assed, scrolling tumblr and stuff while doing so. I only just realise, that I could have watched Venom - Let there be carnage instead, which I might have enjoyed more.

currently watching: Loki season 2 and Sex Education Season 4, I also want to watch The Fall Of The House Of Usher

other stuff I watched this year: The complete 5 seasons of The Dragon Prince, all of the 13th Doctor (was pushing this off the whole time but finally wanted to keep up to be prepared for the upcoming 60th Anniversary special), Good Omens season 2 of course (and rewatched seaosn 1), all 3 seasons of Staged (highly recommend for GO fans!), the final season of Disenchantment, the 3rd season of The Witcher (I'll most probably drop it now that Henry Cavill isn't playing Geralt anymore), Sandman season 1, Star Trek Picard season 3, The Mandalorian season 3, Shadow and Bone season 2 - man, I watched way more than I would have thought and I probably forgot something! What the Hell! Definitely watched some new season of Rick and Morty as well...

shows I dropped this year: I don't think I really dropped something this year but I didn't pick up The Boys again after season 1 yet. Just never was in the mood for it.

currently reading: Graham. Green - Doctor Fisher of Geneva or The Bomb Party and The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub which I've started ages ago and got stuck somewhere in the middle. Next up: The Crow Road by Iain Banks.

currently listening to: my Good Omens playlist, here are some of my favourites

David Arnolds soundtrack for the 2nd season of Good Omens and the soundtrack for Oppenheimer by Ludwig Göransson.

currently working on: tidying my desk so I can see the surface again and don't have to shuffle books and stuff around to connect my laptop for work, convertig the old super small flat of my granny along with part of a barn to an actual house (well, kind of) to live in and fighting the German authorities for it (a flaming sword would be really handy right now), oh and trying to write a Good Omens post season 2 fanfic in English, which is not my native tongue, as well as having ideas for an original story I should probably write in German since that IS my first language, but it somehow frightens me even more.

current obsessions: Good Omens and everything connected to it, no competitors. The brain rot is real!

That was really fun! 😁

Thank you so much @theonevoice for tagging me in this.

I absolutely have to tag my internet friend (if I dare saying so) @turquoisedata as well as @demonic-mnemonic who's Good Omens content and especially poetry I enjoy very much.