#verse: aziraphale : demon

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Verses: Aziraphale

DEMON AZIRAPHALE

Aziraphale had disappeared. Heaven and no one on Earth could find him.

The angel was stolen from Earth, overwhelmed and taken by demons and dragged down to Hell. Where he was corrupted and made to fall.

The new demon was far different from the angel that everyone had once known.

Gone were the short, white blonde curls and in there place were longer, black curls that framed his face. A few feathers here and there through them. His jawline framed by a short, almost stubbled beard. Instead of his suits, Aziraphale now wore a dirtied white v-neck tshirt. Over that a long, calf length leather coat, paired with a pair of leather trousers(pants).

His animal form is a Black Eagle-Hawk, aka a Tyrant Eagle-Hawk. His demon eyes are completely yellow (the same shade as Crowleys....) except for large, round black pupils.

He retains his memories from being an angel (unless otherwise stated) but their personality is very different.

Whether he remains a demon would depend on each interaction/thread.

DUKE OF HELL

His origin & story are the same as the other verse, except for in this one, Aziraphale has lost most, if not all, of what had made him the good and loving angel he once was.

Instead, after Hell forced him to fall, Aziraphale embraced all the dark machinations of what Hell was. Accepting and enjoying the position of Duke Of Hell.

[vocesincaput-arc]

Reblogging again because it should be sinful for Demon Aziraphale to look this good.

I have tons to do but he's rearing his head because it's Sinday lol

MR. SHEEN?!?! SIR?!?!? 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

[vidavalor]

I love that God's entire plan for humanity literally hinged on what She knew would happen, which was Aziraphale being so distracted by how hot Crowley is that he'd just epicly fail at Apple Tree Guard Duty. How did the demon even get around the angel to tempt Eve? wonder the Biblical scholars of the Good Omens-verse, unaware that the answer is because said angel forgot his own damn name checking out that sexy serpent.

[queerfables]

There's a line in the book where Shadwell asks Aziraphale if the antichrist would be harder to get rid of than a demon.

"Not much more," said Aziraphale, who had never done other to get rid of demons than to hint to them very strongly that he, Aziraphale, had some work to be getting on with, and wasn't it getting late? And Crowley had always got the hint.

And I keep thinking about this line because it's so funny but I just cannot reconcile it with the show verse because like. It paints a picture of companionship that's so easy and relaxed, where they're shaking each other out of their hair so they can have a few hours to themselves without worrying about when they'll get to have more of each other. And I want that for show verse Crowley and Aziraphale so badly. But as it stands I find it hard to imagine they've ever managed to spend so much time together that they got sick of each other.

What I would love to see in season three though is a remixed version of the line where Aziraphale is being asked how to summon a demon, and he has to admit he mostly just gets himself kidnapped and waits.

[omens-for-ophelia]

caviar and cigarettes well versed in etiquette extraordinarily nice

- queen, killer queen

NSFT nude version on ao3 HERE!

continuing the pin-up series with my demon!aziraphale, once more a self-indulgent study... she just wants you to live deliciously, folks!

drawing fem!aziraphale's body continues to be entirely healing and self-indulgent and glorious to me 🩷

tagging my loves @ineffabildaddy, @foolishlovers and @portraitofalonelydyke as usual for any fem az content 🤭

[abyssalmuses]

“Right, then.”

Aziraphale got to his feet, brushing down the front of his jacket and shaking his wings. A few biscuit crumbs fell out of them, which he pretended not to notice. He most certainly did notice, and they’d haunt him with embarrassment for the rest of his eternal life. “Well. I’d best be off. I have to make a delivery to a certain nunnery. And I can’t be caught chattering” – a pointed look to Kabaiel – “with an angel about it. Completely unrelated to this whole Antichrist business, you understand. Just...dropping off an infant at the request of his father.”

The demon gave the angel a curt nod, hoping that Kabaiel had understood the hints – as though the hints hadn’t been so heavy handed that the plants around them would have cottoned on.

Those hands sought out the sunglasses, and Kabaiel very nearly had to bite his lip to keep from letting out a soft whine of disappointment. It would be incredibly undignified, after all. Maybe it was for the best anyway; could he really focus on the problem at hand if those incredible eyes were on display? Probably not.

"Yes, exactly! Each of us is simply....doing our job. You, carrying out your---your instructions," Kabaiel said delicately; he always took great care not to say things that might distress Aziraphale, and he assumed saying something about Hell's orders would fall under that umbrella.

"And me, following close behind, looking for opportunities to---to---intercede."

That he finally had a real, legitimate reason to trail after Aziraphale was...well, not the sole reason for this idea, but it certainly was a delightful bonus, wasn't it?

[grey-and-green]

“Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out” Job 41:19

I wondered about this on my first watch through, and I’ve seen ongoing posts about “wtf does this mean, why is this so important?!” because…why is this bible verse highlighted so much, why are we being asked to take notice of this? Whyyy?

Now this is just my interpretation, and it’s not really something that’s likely to be addressed in S3 - we’d need Neil to confirm, but:

Gabriel still appears to be intact when he’s writing on the box, and the last thing we see him do in Heaven is take the fly out of the matchbox. So, we can guess, that the last thing he registers before he becomes Jim!Gabriel is this bible quote:

Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out

And the last time he saw Aziraphale (well it was Crowley, but he doesn’t know that, obv), he looked like this:

I wouldn’t forget this face in a hurry.

So we’ve got panic, confusion, an elevator stopping on Earth with one very disoriented Archangel looking for somewhere safe to go, a lingering almost-memory of an angel with the power to breathe hellfire when his life with a demon he loves is under threat, and the last thing you see before you lose your memory is this bible verse.

I think it’s meant to show why Gabriel goes to Aziraphale’s bookshop for help.

Because why else go there? Why even go to London?

Because Gabriel was scared of Aziraphale last time they met, the matchbox reminded him of that, and I’d want that version of Aziraphale on my side if I was afraid of Heaven.

[avocado-writing]

Poly aziracrow based on 2x04, where Crowley and R react to Aziraphale during this scene👀

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2KFemoQ/

notes: yes. this isn’t the first time I’ve had a request about his voice in this scene. and I will NEVER get tired of them ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

pairing: aziraphale x reader x crowley

rating: M (smut at the end)

tags: the light, the dark, and the space in between-verse; references to ptsd; slightly Dom!Aziraphale

You hate this bloody war. 

You’ve been part of a few, and all of them have left their scars on you. In you, buried in your soul. You remember your time in those trenches barely thirty years ago and bile claws at your throat. 

No. Don’t think about that. Concentrate on this. Concentrate on this horrid little demon who’s threatening the two people you love. Hands behind you, you finger a decorative paperweight, wondering if minions from hell are susceptible to being thwacked over the back of the head. 

He finishes his little tirade and tries to read Aziraphale’s name from a book (you’re amazed that the cretin is literate). But his demonic lips can’t make heads nor tails of the syllables. 

“Azil-pha-pha-la-luh—”

Aziraphale’s brow furrows just slightly, lips purse.

“Aziraphale.”

It’s not often you see your angel reach the end of his tether. He is a holy being after all; the pinnacle of patience, epitome of virtue. But sometimes, when something grinds his gears just right, that voice will come out. 

It does something to you and Crowley both, and the two of you exchange a glance across the room. This will be explored later. 

The demon, irritated, snaps his little book shut, then does a double take as his gaze passes over you. He didn’t even notice you were here. You try to look the picture of innocence as you ready the paperweight, thinking about the best way to swing a bludgeoning weapon when he has that ridiculous hair. 

“And you? What’s going on with you, why are you here?” He steps forward and takes a deep sniff. “You don’t smell divine.”

“Oh god, don’t bloody smell me!” you hiss, planting your hand on his chest and shoving him backwards. Aziraphale and Crowley move towards you to intervene if needed, but you wave them off. 

“Don’t bother with him, nightingale,” Crowley sighs, voice unbothered and bored, “he’s not worth your effort.”

You turn to the mirror in the dressing room instead and focus on smoothing out your clothes, ignoring the foul little gremlin until Crowley and Aziraphale sort him out. Which they do, inevitably, because they’re very clever and wonderful. The three of you head back to the bookshop for a very necessary glass of wine, and within the hour you’re all piled on the sofa, slightly blotted and very glad for each other’s company after a rough day. 

You and Crowley are either side of Aziraphale, each with a leg hooked over one of his plush thighs. You’re doing that thing they love where you compliment them about how smart they both are, and they get all smug and silly (and you love it); but halfway through you catch Crowley’s eye behind those dark little glasses and something shifts subtly. 

“You know, angel, you really gave that lapdog a dressing down earlier.”

“Oh, well, I’m not sure I’d go that far,” Aziraphale says, but he’s all puffed up like he gets when he’s flattered. Crowley runs a finger up the seam of his trouser leg, gently, slowly. 

“And you know what really sealed the deal? That voice you used on him,” you continue. “There was something quite dominant about it. Sexy.”

You snake your hand up his chest. Finally he cottons on. 

“Oh.”

“I think we both just wondered what it might take to get you to use it again.”

Aziraphale takes a final sip of his wine before carefully placing the glass on the table. He sits back, looking between the two of you, and there’s no missing the glint in his eye. 

“If you wanted me to tell you what to do,” he says lowly,

and you shiver, “you need only ask. I’m sure I’ll do it if you both behave.”

Crowley shifts. You can see the effect Aziraphale’s had on him: the tightening of his trousers, the bob of his adam’s apple as he swallows. 

“So. Will you behave?”

“Yes,” you and Crowley both whisper at once, voices thin and needy. 

Aziraphale smiles. 

“Then I think you’re both wearing far too many clothes.”

Your clothes end up a muddled pile on the floor, and between the two of you, Aziraphale doesn’t leave the couch for the rest of the evening. He has you ride his thigh while Crowley swallows him down his pretty little throat, whispering his praises to both of you in that delicious voice. 

“Look at you both. Being so good for me. I love you both so much, my darlings.”

You bury your face in his shoulder, face burning with desire. He has Crowley fuck you over the arm of the couch as he watches the show, palming himself through his trousers, telling you where to touch each other. You’re happy to be his puppet, his plaything, anything. 

So long as he keeps talking.  -

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Aziraphale held onto the other demon as much as he could. The whole world around them fading away till it was as if they were the only two beings in existance. They pressed their face against Crowleys chest, focusing on the fact the other was there. That Crowley wanted them there. That he was alright. That he had the only thing that mattered to Aziraphale in the entire world.

Hearing the other say they would make them pay, Aziraphale was surprised to find that he liked the idea. He was still learning about how different things were as a demon and it seemed that being alright with the idea of punishing those that hurt him was one of the things.

Aziraphale wanted them to pay.

At the mention of getting off the street, the demon pulled back just slightly. Becoming more aware of where they were again. When Crowley suggested they run off together finally, Aziraphale breathed in deeply and looked up into the others yellow eyes.

"I would like that." Aziraphale answered with a genuine smile. One not unlike he would have given Crowley before falling. He moved one of his hands around to toy with the lapel of Crowleys jacket whilst he thought.

"Perhaps we should go to the apartment, gather ourselves a bit, make a plan and...." It was then the demon realised that he hadn't explained that to Crowley.

"Ah... I should probably say that... Hell might have made me the representative in London. That's why I knew you didn't have the apartment anymore... I do."

Holding tighter, he wanted to scream. Cry. Even kill something. The anger that had been bubbling and brewing for thousands of years now threatened to come out. Hurting him was one thing. Crowley was a survivor. Always managing to make it. But Aziraphale, his angel had not deserve anything. They were good and pure. Caring and loving. Going off the deep end would not change anything now. Obliterating anyone who touched the person he cared most for would not bring back what was lost. Besides, Aziraphale needed him to be strong more than ever. A place where they could feel safe, protected, and above all loved.

Biting his tongue, he knew the fault originated with him. Had he just walked away, that day in the garden? Ever staying under the shelter of the white fluffy wing...maybe things would have been different. So much pain the other felt would have been gone. But that was the past...and Crowley couldn't change it if he wanted to. "I promise I'll make them pay for this."

Breathing in deeply, he pressed his lips to Aziraphale's head once more. "Why Don't I get you off the street? We could finally go through with my plan. Run off together? Just the two of us."

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

Pt 0 good omens i make predictions for season 3 after watching three episodes of S1

[WARNING THESE PROPHECIES ARE BY THE GOOD OMENS MASCOT AND KNOWN MESSENGER OF APOLLO AND SO CLEARLY 100% LEGIT STAY IF YOU DARE *OMINOUS TREMBLING*]

First, because I am a messenger of Apollo, I am compelled to write cryptic verse before I explain it to you, so take what the Voice of Delphi speaks to me:

When the anticipated arrives

An embrace is born, the love shall thrive

The angel will repay his demon's kiss

A bird will sing, a child will be missed

Heaven recedes like an evening tide

Led with pen by a wordsmith-guide

The home on earth more holy than above

Pain will strike, the panacea is love.

Now, because we are not in ancient Greece and I am not as cruel as you, I will explain as best as I can. You wanted to know if we will find salvation in season 3. Like Edgar Allan Poe, you asked me, is there, is there balm in Gilead (season 3)? Unlike the raven I will not say nevermore, but here:

We all know Crowley and Aziraphale will get together, but I'd advise you that the smell of angst is in the air. I say this as both prophet and writer, but for the story to end happily and still keep us suckers glued, it will drag Aziraphale and Crowley through the dirt to get there. You will get the happy ending, but at an emotional price that even season 2 did not prepare you for.

The fucking apocalypse plotline is going sneak in again, I smell it like ice on mountain air and fungus in a moist cave. Mostly the fungus metaphor.

Aziraphale will kiss Crowley first in this season. It is only fair.

There will be a hug. An Aziraphale-Crowley hug. Who hugs whom? Delphi has not spoken to me of that in detail, but a wee little nightingale told me it is a possibility they will both fall into the hug and we will know they needed it like they needed breathing and it wasn't planned but it was inevitable. The whole fandom can then sleep again.

I expect at least two more ineffable husbands breakups. But you guys survived season 2 (I haven't yet. If I die, can someone reblog this with 'he told us so!' when season 3 finally comes out?) so I have faith in you, war veterans.

Crowley will know, finally, that he is more than forgiven. He is loved. Aziraphale will know, finally, that the real heaven was the home he found with Crowley. Heaven and god will retreat. It's okay, guys, it'll take time but it will happen.

[vocesincaput-arc]

WISHLIST/HEADCANON

Aziraphale's wings have yet to be released for the first time since he was turned into a demon. There are small raised markings on his shoulder blades where his wings sit beneath the surface.

He hasn't seen what his new wings are like because he is afraid of what the experience will feel like. Also, they would be another reminder of just what Hell did to him.

[sonkitty]

The Food Curse

Here is my currently forming head canon based on little clues from the Good Omens story of seasons 1 and 2.

Crowley either does not eat food at all or Crowley is never allowed to be seen eating on camera.

There's more to it than that because he can eat indirectly, but that's the core thing I'm going to ramble on about in this post. It's going to sound like one of my theories, but that's force of habit from how I come up with questions and check my own theories.

I'll acknowledge that I've seen more than one Good Omens fan post about food being equal to sex in Good Omens and say that you're not going to find that kind of discussion here. It's my head canon, and I prefer my incoming approach to it.

I don't talk about my religious background much because it's personal, so you'll have to make do with me saying I have learned the following from reading Good Omens posts and not being well-versed in biblical references already. I don't remember if any sources I read this information from expressed a similar theory or head canon though you would think that's where I got the idea.

I'm under the impression the GO universe favors the New King James Version of the Bible, and according to a quick Google search, that one says of God addressing the serpent who tempted Eve:

Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.

...

An interpretation of this curse is that it means the Serpent of Eden cannot eat food, or, if he does, it will turn to dust.

Let's examine the clues provided by the story, for fun and/or curiosity.

In season 2, episode 1, during Before the Beginning, we see Crowley's wings are graying, indicating to us that his Fall was a process. It was not an instant thing. It started with this questioning and frustration at learning the fate of the universe ending in a mere 6,000 years.

In season 1, episode 5, Crowley is found getting drunk and talking about his Fall. One of his remarks is, "Oh, hey, the food hadn't been that good lately."

These described events would be from before the temptation that caused this curse, but I noticed them all the same because I'm looking for such things.

We catch glimpses of other supernatural beings describing events before the Fall, but I don't think any of them ever mention food for that time period.

From the scenes we have of Eden in the first two seasons, the story skips over God saying such a curse exists to the serpent. We see Crawley slithering on his belly and then able to rise, transforming into a man-shaped demon with black-feathered wings. He's not eating dust.

Well, even though we never see God curse the Serpent of Eden, the story leaves clues that something resembling this curse is active with Crowley. You know, in case you want to form a head canon about it.

In 2500 BC, Crowley successfully tempts Aziraphale into eating food, and he looks very pleased with himself at his success.

My head canon at this point goes that Crowley himself is feeding off the success of his temptation. Crowley feeds off Aziraphale when Aziraphale eats. This feeding does not last for only this one session. It can and does happen from that point onward. Crowley feeds off Aziraphale this way at least when the two are near each other by some unknown distance.

In Rome, 8 years after 33 AD, Crowley says he's never eaten an oyster. Aziraphale quickly goes into saying something about letting him tempt Crowley into...oh wait, that's Crowley's job. Crowley was successful at this job with Eve and later Aziraphale, for getting each of them to eat something while he himself did not visibly eat anything.

In 1601, Crowley shows up while Aziraphale is ordering food at the Globe Theater. The two have a conversation, and Crowley, as usual, expresses no interest in eating the food himself. He can still be feeding off Aziraphale eating.

On and on it goes. In season 1, episode 1, Crowley and Aziraphale reference Paris, 1793. Aziraphale says, "We had crepes." Well, if Aziraphale ate the crepes, and Crowley fed off Aziraphale eating the crepes, that's a way they had crepes. Aziraphale doesn't feel the need to rephrase it in that way. It's a thing they did together nonetheless.

Crowley plans a heist in 1967 at the Dirty Donkey. No one is having food at that meeting. The other three with him are all humans.

When Crowley meets up with Hastur and Ligur at the graveyard for the "11 years ago" of season 1, episode 1, Crowley departs, saying, "Ciao." Ligur asks what that means, and Hastur answers, "food." No one ate food of course, but since we're looking at Crowley with a possible food curse, it's a curious thing to be there, just like him mentioning "food" when drunkenly talking about his Fall.

When Crowley convinces Aziraphale to go with him to the Ritz for the "11 years ago" time period, Crowley does not have a plate of food. He has a cup with a spoon a saucer, presumably for a drink. He strokes his chin to show him enjoying himself, feeding off Aziraphale eating.

In season 1, episode 2, Crowley and Aziraphale go to a cafe. Crowley is not shown to be enjoying himself feeding off Aziraphale eating, but Crowley's side of the table definitely lacks a plate while having a cup. That indicates he's fine with drinking something, not bothering with eating something, just like when they went to the Ritz 11 years ago.

In season 1, episode 3, Crowley meets up with Shadwell at a diner. Crowley has no drink and no food while they meet. Neither does Shadwell.

In season 1, episode 4, Crowley is found mostly alone in a theater with a container of popcorn. We never see him eat the popcorn, but we at least know he was holding it, and Aziraphale is not around. That could be for show since he considers it part of the human experience being in a theater. I could just be wrong, it's just a head canon after all. He may have done it anyway and just eaten the dust that formed once it went into his mouth. Or, maybe he can eat, but the silly rules of the Good Omens story are that he's never allowed to be seen eating on camera due to his food curse.

In season 1, episode 6, Aziraphale, while pretending to be Crowley, orders them some ice cream and passes one to Crowley, while Crowley is pretending to be Aziraphale. We don't see what became of Crowley's ice cream, but it disappears from the framing very quickly once the camera moves away from him, then back to him. During the actual kidnapping, his mouth is even taped shut. Much like the popcorn in the theater, the ice cream could have been for show. He may have endured eating the dust. He may have devoured it very quickly when the camera wasn't looking.

Later in the same episode, at the Ritz, the table has plenty of food though actually both Crowley's and Aziraphale's main plates where you would expect food to be are empty.

Whatever happened to that plate of Eccles cakes in season 2, episode 1? I don't know. We may never know, but this head canon offers something.

Aziraphale is implied to have ordered those Eccles cakes for Crowley in the hope that they will calm Crowley down with the news about Gabriel being in the bookshop. We know that those Eccles cakes are shown untouched and uneaten before Crowley stormed out.

Crowley is shown to angrily walk away in the street after shooting out lightning that traps Maggie and Nina in the coffee shop. Then a scene in Heaven happens. By the time we get back to Earth, Crowley has calmed down. He's still upset, he's tired, but he's calmed down. So, maybe, very very big maybe, Aziraphale ate those Eccles cakes, Crowley fed off it or felt it, and calmed down. Even if that's true, that suggests some allowable distance with thresholds between them for this magic to work.

Obviously, things happen to get Crowley worked up again with being summoned to Hell, but he had calmed down. When Crowley returns to the bookshop, the plate of Eccles cakes is no longer there.

Over the course of season 2, we don't see Aziraphale eating as much as what we saw in season 1. To my recollection, he only visibly eats one time during the present day storyline, and it's a travel sweet while driving Crowley's car. We learn that Crowley can feel his car despite the distance between them. He can feel quite specifically that Aziraphale eats during that drive and even what Aziraphale is eating. My head canon figures that's part of Crowley's demonic power able to feed off Aziraphale when Aziraphale eats.

In season 2, episode 5, Aziraphale passes a platter to Crowley saying, "Have a vol-au-vent." Crowley is left speechless and eventually drops the platter in annoyance, never shown to have eaten any of the food on it.

Aziraphale sometimes seems aware of this curse and sometimes doesn't. That would be part of the curse's own magic. The more caught up Aziraphale is in what he is wanting or doing, the less aware he is of the curse itself being there.

Another thing about this curse is that if Crowley touches food or the container holding the food, it's usually a bad omen for him. When he has the popcorn in hand, Hastur shows up on the screen to threaten him. When he's holding the ice cream, he is kidnapped. With the plate of Eccles cakes, he is confronted with Gabriel being n the bookshop. For the vol-au-vent platter, that one's a little different since a threat is already known with him on alert, and it takes a longer amount of time for something as dramatic as the brick through the window.

So, with all these little clues that Crowley can feed off Aziraphale eating food, the next question for a silly fangirl like myself is, "What does that mean for all of humanity?"

Crowley tempted Eve into eating the apple. Did he feed off that? Does he feed off humans whenever they eat anything or just apples or just giving into temptation?

Well, the story doesn't say so much as it leaves room for something to be imagined. If Crowley is on screen, humans might be seen drinking and they might have food near them, but I am yet to find any scene of them putting actual food into their mouths to confirm that they can and will clearly eat when the camera is watching as Crowley is on screen with them.

So, what do I imagine?

Well, my instinct is that Crowley himself would flicker in visibility if the camera were watching since we're not allowed to ever see it.

That's just my instinct.

From there, I just go with what I like of fantasizing him as a powerful demon. He feels it. It affects him. And yes, he feeds off it. We're not allowed to see it happen, but he does. He is a very well fed demon.

...

Oh, and another little oddity with this idea is that during the big food fight for Warlock's birthday, party, the food definitely does not land on Crowley, even if it gets on the kids, on Aziraphale, and some of the other wait staff. That could be Crowley's own magic in guarding himself, just not wanting to get messy, as some other explanation, if I wanted to venture that way with this head canon. I'll stick to it being part of this food curse since it's part of the broader group of little clues.

...

I have a generally good memory of events in the show by now, but things still slip between trying to remember it all. So, if I remember something worth adding or noting or correcting, I will do whatever seems best for those options.

[aziraphales-library]

I'm seeing so many season 2 "fix it" fics or things along that line which is great; but I feel like I'm missing fics on 2 very important things from the season:

1. Crowley reacting to Nina asking Aziraphale about the "naked man in your bookshop" in ep 1

2. Crowley reading/watching Jane Austen things after discovering that she was more than a criminal mastermind.

If you or your followers know of any fics along these lines, I would be eternally grateful! Thank you.

I've found a couple of Crowley reacting to "naked man friend", one featuring Crowley reading Jane Austen, and a couple that include Jane Austen herself...

Take a Big Cup; Put Six Shots of Jealousy in It, Nothing Else by Violencerarelyknocks (T)

Season 2: 6 shots of espresso scene I thought they moved way too quickly past "How's your naked man friend?", so I adjusted it a little. Jealous!Crowley

What Does It Matter by Multifandom_queer (T)

An alternative to how the "naked man" scene could have ended. Funny misunderstandings reveal many feelings. Teen rating for talks of sex but no actual sex

Pride & Prejudice and Pain by SharpCroft (G)

Struggling to move on, Crowley turns his anger on an unlikely source - The Complete Works of Jane Austen.

Of letters and diamonds by yellow_owl (G)

Aziraphale and Crowley find out how Jane Austen pulled off the 1810 Clerkenwell diamond robbery.

Such Means as Are Within My Reach by HC_Weatherfield (NR)

On her death, Jane Austen left Aziraphale a parting gift: a volume of her personal diary, encrypted in a code entirely of her own invention. When, quite by chance, Aziraphale discovers the key to the cipher, she is able to relive her past with this marvelous lady. The experience is quite different for Crowley, on every count.

well-versed in etiquette, extraordinarily nice by laiqualaurelote (G)

Once she had said to him, hoping to probe: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” To which Mr Crowley had only responded: “What do you know of the universe, Miss Austen?” In which Jane Austen, criminal mastermind and aspiring novelist, pulls off the 1810 Clerkenwell Diamond Robbery, with the help of a certain demon.

- Mod D

[ineffableaddiction]

I just realized something interesting.

A Companion to Owls

I’m a bit obsessed with this minisode for so many reasons.

Note: I’ll be referring to Crawly/Bildad as Crowley for this analysis seeing how it’s his current preferred name.

Let’s break this down first.

Just in case there’s a snowballs chance in Hell someone doesn’t know what i’m referring to, it would be this:

As we know, this episode has Job’s trials as a backdrop to the personal growth and developing relationship between our two favorite eternal beings. (Seriously… just look at them)

So, where is the title of this minisode from? Why, The Bible, of course!

Job 30:29 - I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

Side note: The above is from the King James version. In other versions, “ostrich” replaces “owl.”

Interesting side note: Job 39:13-18 discusses how the ostrich leaves her young without a thought and doesn’t care if they survive. But I digress….

Back on topic, what does the Companion to Owls verse in The Bible mean? What point is it trying to make?

The point… the point is…. it references desolation. Isolation. Loneliness.

The theme of loneliness weaves its way through the minisode.

The minisode, from a more critical view, is Aziraphale’s story, about his sacrifice and willingness to lie to do what is right. Eden wasn’t just a fluke. Uz was more deliberate than Eden. It was planned. He was fighting to save the children, and he sacrificed himself for them. He convinced a demon, his possible friend, to work with him, and faced a lot of hard truths on that journey.

No, he didn’t Fall. But it irreparably changed Aziraphale. He became isolated. Desolate. Lonely.

Now, we get to the final point. Who is the owl?

Crowley.

In Hebrew, there is another point to owls. Owls are Unclean. Forbidden. (there’s a reason they aren’t seen as food.)

So, Crowley represents the forbidden. The unclean (or Fallen). He is desolate, lonely.

If you don’t believe me, then I present this to you:

No, I’m not looking at the scene. I’m looking at what Crowley is wearing.

Yes. The glasses.

These glasses are:

Nite Owls.

There is seriously nothing that was left to chance by the artists who created these seasons. I freaking love everything about this.

(This is what happens when I go down rabbit holes about a certain redhead’s eyewear)

[returnsandreturns]

“Thank you, my love—so sweet of you,” Aziraphale says, when Crowley holds open the door for him in the coffee shop, and Crowley feels a layer of him melt off.

“In public?” he hisses, clinging to his arm.

“What did you do to him?” Nina asks, grinning from behind the counter. “Are you getting two getting a bit naughty this morning?”

“I just say nice things about him,” Aziraphale says, “and he acts like I’ve spouted off the most obscene verse right in his ear.”

“Have you tried calling him a good boy?” Nina asks. “Or girl—they’ve both got a nice ring to them.”

“It’s nine o’clock in the AM,” Maggie calls, from back in the office. “God is listening.”

“She probably isn’t,” Aziraphale says, shrugging a little, smiling when he sees Crowley slumped down and fuming in his chair in an attempt to hide the fact that he has butterflies doing aerial tricks in his stomach. “Do you want me to stop, dear?”

“No,” Crowley huffs, mouth a thin line.

“You used to get cross with me when I said you were kind, you know,” Aziraphale says, taking his hand and squeezing it gently.

“That’s when I was a demon, y’know, by trade,” Crowley says, squeezing his hand back, sitting up a little. “I’m a free agent now. I can indulge your little compliments all I want.”

“Little compliments,” Azriphale echoes, affectionately, turning Crowley’s hand over to press a soft kiss to his palm before saying, low, just for him, “You’re a very good girl, Crowley.”

Crowley very, very slowly puts his head down on the table.

“Ngk,” he says, hoarsely, a little smoke coming out of his ears.

[snek-eyes]

Good Omens fic recs

Hello all! Wanted to share a few of my longtime faves. These are all pre-s2, might do another with my post-s2 recs? Narrowed it down to 10, since that's the max links tumbl lets you have in a post.

Any Way You Want It

Author: Justkeeptrekkin Words: 27,500 Chapters: 5/5 Rating: Mature Mood: Vacation, soft but introspective After finally getting heaven and hell off their backs (at a cost) Crowley and Aziraphale go on holiday to a cottage in Scotland. Fluffy with fun snappy dialogue, the two really feel like best friends here! Aziraphale struggles with his tendency to go slower than even he wants.

Instructions Not Included

Author: Atalan Words: 68,000 Chapters: 13/13 Rating: Teen Mood: Detective / Gen (There are feelings but it earns that slowburn tag) My "if season 2 isn't good, this is my season 2" fic. Now, I liked season 2, but this is still SO good. After the notpocalypse, Aziraphale and Crowley start a detective agency investigating supernatural happenings together. New characters include Raphael (who totally missed the apocalypse haha whoops), and a big spooky dog (whomst I adore). Note that while this fic stands just fine on its own, there is an unfinished sequel that imo doesn't leave off anywhere stressful.

When in Rome

Author: Kedreeva Words: 4,000 Rating: General Mood: The liminal space of nighttime conversations What happens after Aziraphale invites Crowley to oysters: Wings and reading. Tentative and innocent in those early days.

the deft, sweet gesture of your hand

Author: deadgreeks Words: 12,000 Rating: Explicit Mood: Hurt/Comfort, introspection A few years after the failed apocalypse Crowley shows up badly injured at the bookshop. Aziraphale has to help heal Crowley and save them both, and still finds the time to knit his feelings.

Chemistry

Author: Twilightcitysky Words: 122,000 Chapters: 19/19 Rating: Explicit Mood: Y'ever want a side of learning something with your romcom? After realizing they might need their own corporations to heal themselves now that they're not working for heaven and hell, Aziraphale and Crowley turn on all their bodily functions. All of them. What could be a silly premise is played out very satisfyingly, the actual biology of hormones at play here is fascinating. (this is not really at all related but: has anyone else read Peeps by Scott Westerfeld? Because the format reminded me of this in that it did a similar thing of playing straight the concept of "what could cause vampires to be real" that drew on inspiration from real life parasites interspersed between the chapters. I dig it. Anyway!)

Reservations

Author: AnnetheCatDetective Words: 10,000 Chapters: 3/? (Technically unfinished, but leaves off in a satisfying spot) Rating: Not Rated Mood: Meta (Character study as story) “There's some competition for Aziraphale and Crowley's usual table at the Ritz…” A couple of miracles bend reality and, well… you ever been like, “The boys need therapy, but who could possibly give it to them?” I love crossovers where the TV boys meet other versions of themselves, this one is my favorite.

i can't say the words, so i wrote you into my verse

Author: mygalfriday (BrinneyFriday) Words: 5,000 Rating: Teen Mood: Snapshots through history "Crowley has tattoos and every few centuries, Aziraphale discovers a new one." Simple and paints a lovely picture.

By Definition

Author: idiopathicsmile Words: 3,000 Rating: Explicit Mood: Smutty but fond A night together after the Ritz fic where Aziraphale is asexual and Crowley isn’t and how that works for them. The dialogue here is positively delightful.

Bark Dust

Author: rfsmiley Words: 8,000 Rating: Mature (mostly for injuries) Mood: Whump, Hurt/Comfort, Historical Crowley is very badly injured in a battle, and Aziraphale has to figure out how to save his life.

Tell Me A Story

Author: brilliant_or_insane Words: 5,000 Rating: Teen Mood: Soft and warm Aziraphale likes telling stories and Crowley likes to listen. But when the demon is dissatisfied by sad endings and can't relate to the happy ones, Aziraphale decides to move them forward by telling a new story. (Of course, Crowley isn't entirely satisfied with the angel's perspective on that one either.)