made these based on an impulsive decision once I got my hands on perler beads

This is a question for readers and writers of Good Omens fan fiction.

This might just be me going crazy, but it seems as if more people write from Crowleys perspective than from Aziraphales. Is it easier to write and predict Crowleys thoughts/actions? Is Crowley more favorable? Is Aziraphale harder to cultivate thoughts for but easier to describe from an outside perspective? Or im going crazy and overanalyzing again..😭

I see a lot of theories that take the Metatron's own question of "Do people ever ask for death?" literally and that there must be some "missing footage" where the Metatron threatens Aziraphale to get him to go to Heaven.

I think Metatron's question of "Do people ever ask for death?" is shows a fundamental misunderstanding of human (and certain celestial being) perseverance on the Metatron's part, and that he very clearly threatened Aziraphale in the very scenes we saw:

First, here's the relevant transcript of the "chin wag" conversation:

Aziraphale: But I don't want to go back to Heaven. Where would I get my coffee?

Metatron: You know, as Supreme Archangel you would be able to decide who to work with. I've been looking back at a number of your previous exploits and I see that in quite a few of them you formed a de facto partnership with the Demon Crowley. Now if you wanted to work with him again, that might be considered irregular, but it would certainly be within your jurisdiction to restore your friend Crowley to full angelic status.

This paragraph is full of threats if you understand the subtext of the expressions he's using. Let's go through line by line:

I've been looking back at a number of your previous exploits" - Yes, we could and can always easily see what exactly you were and are up to on Earth, and we have the receipts. You thought you were being so sneaky and safe for the past thousands of years, but really we just didn't bother to check. We know to check now, and we will.

"I see that in quite a few of them, you formed a de facto partnership" - This is some legalistic language that carries some heavy implications. "De facto" means "in fact" or "in reality" and its partner is "de jure" meaning "by right" or "by law". Most of the time, things are both de facto and de jure, so there is no need to distinguish them. E.g. You'd never say London is the de facto capital of the U.K. since it's also the de jure capital; you'd just say it's the capital. 

But, when someone uses only one term, they imply the other doesn’t apply. In other words, the Metatron is emphasizing both that he knows Aziraphale has actually formed a partnership with Crowley and that said partnership is not de jure: not right, not legal, not okay, not tolerated.

"if you wanted to work with him again, that might be considered irregular" - the use of the passive voice here is easy to miss. The Metatron doesn't say who would disapprove of his and Crowley's 'partnership', but we can infer he means the rest of the Heavenly Host, possibly also the rest of Hell*.* In other words, no one approves of them being together.

"but it would certainly be within your jurisdiction" - In other words, the archangel position would enable you to overrule the rest of the Heavenly Host and keep your friend safe. BUT, if you refuse this position, someone else will have this power. And that someone can just as easily look up your "exploits" as I did, and they aren't going to approve of it. The powers of the Supreme Archangel are sweeping and broad, who knows what they could decide to do to you or your friend Crowley.

"to restore your friend Crowley to full angelic status" - This is a both a carrot, but also a stick. The Metatron is letting Aziraphale know just how incredibly powerful the Supreme Archangel position is - which again, is power that will go to someone with a much less charitable view toward him and Crowley.

Take these three statements together, and we can understand what the Metatron is saying in plain English:

I know you're in love with Crowley - anyone with access to Earth's observational system can verify that if they want. The rest of Heavenly Host (and Hell) does not approve of your relationship. The next person who becomes Supreme Archangel will have broad and sweeping powers - both surveillance and punitive - and their use of that power will not be questioned. If you don't take this position, you and Crowley will be in danger.

Alright, so that's the threat, what about the "choice" of "Coffee" or Death?

The coffee shop's name is from the American politician Patrick Henry's famous quote "Give me liberty or give me death" - and it's not meant as an actual question. Henry delivered this line as part of speech he gave in 1775 to the Second Virginia Convention to convince them to send troops to fight in the American Revolution. [Note: For purposes of this post, I'm going to take Henry's speech and concerns at face value - there's a lot of historical things you could unpack about it, but I'm not a historian, and this post isn't meant as a historical analysis, it's about how the speech can be understood in the context of Good Omens].

While the exact speech was not transcribed, in reconstructions, Henry tells the convention that Britain's amassing of troops and ships are there to control the colonists, and that the time for talking is past - they've been trying to talk for 10 years and their pleas fall on deaf ears. The time to fight back is now, when they are strongest. And they will not fight alone, as they are on the side of God and of right. Those who think peace are possible are fools because the war has already begun. He ends with:

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Henry wasn't asking people to choose death over liberty, he's asking them to choose fighting for liberty over a peaceful life under the thumb of the British. The Metatron is too divorced from human history and the desire to be free to realize that the coffee shop name is an allusion to a battle cry not a literal choice. The Metatron thinks he's offering Aziraphale a choice of "coffee" (going back to Heaven) or death, and will therefore make Aziraphale choose "coffee", and that's the end of it. He's got Aziraphale where he wants him, and now things will go as he wants.

But that's not what Aziraphale hears. He recognizes the Metatron's threat as an act of war, just like Henry recognized the British's amassing of ships. The time for peace is over. The time for talk is over. He's not choosing Heaven over death. He's choosing to fight for liberty (his own, Crowley's, humanity's) over being enslaved by Heaven, or die trying.

Made this for my boyfriend after being scandalized that I couldn't find any other fan art of Crowley and Aziraphale as cardinals lol. Seriously, the colors and markings practically beg for it. 😆

It's been confirmed that the benches have been removed from St James Park (but the lock is still on the fence)
with less than 3 weeks away from the start of filming, it's time to start getting feral, folks!

Scene from Caedmon's "Times New Romance" fic Chapter 14: The Waiter

Btw I got the Snek Crowley plushie for Christmas lol He's got little wings!🖤🖤

I can’t get myself to draw very often because of chronic fatigue, and it’s been about three months since my last illustration—so this sketch is giving copious amounts of Dopamine.

1st slide is from “This must be the place” by mayhawk

2nd slide is from “In Mixed Company, or the Corporate Retreat of Heaven and Hell” by TheOldAquarian (gotta be my favourite fic hands down)

3rd is from “Pray for us Icarus” by Atalan (really hard to find much humour in this one),

4th is from “Factory Settings” by anonymous, I’ve heard mixed opinions on this one but honestly it’s in my top 2; I’m easily won over by clever world-building/expanding on the supernatural mechanics and this fic was so fun for it, writing errors and all.

I post more GO art on my Insta @schoolgirltrainwreck if you want it!

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS6ryStd5/ 😭😭😭💔💔💔

I've put together an emotional rollercoaster of a #GoodOmens3 playlist to listen to while I wait for everyone's favourite angel and demon to start filming again.

It's very alt-80s/90s and eclectic, and gorgeous.

Feel free to share, critique, suggest!

Achy. Apocalyptic. Beautiful. Painful. Lovely.

Enjoy.

Disclaimer - nope, I don't know the plot of GO3. This arc is based on S2's love and pain, a possible body swap at the end of S2 pre-elevator (not sure so have left this ambiguous in the playlist) another potential apocalypse and aversion of, healing and togetherness.

Edit - forgot to add the playlist! Playlist

art progress from now (1st image) and April (2nd image). Can’t tell which I prefer, to be honest. Still have lots to learn, excited to see what the next year will bring!

Hi! I once read a fanfic that I’d love to reread, but I can’t find it. I only remember some vague plot points. It’s pre-canon and follows Aziraphale and Crowley from the beginning of time. They start kissing to explore what it is after seeing Adam and Eve do it. The story then has scenes of them kissing set in different time periods, leading up to them realizing they have feelings for each other.

that person in the middle is me

MOTHERFUCKER I KNOW I WAS LIKE LATE LATE BUT WHAT THE FUCK I THOUGHT S2 WAS LIKE THE END OF GOODOMENS FRANCHISE LIKE OH THEY FEEL IN LOVE AND HAPPILY EVER AFTER BUT DAMN I DIDNT EXPECT IT TO BE LIKE THAT 😭 IM GOING TO KILL MY FRIEND FOR MISLEADING ME SHE TOLD ME IT WAS ALL BUTTERFLIES AND RAINBOWS 😭 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME 😭

But well, its alright. Atleast now I can read the fanfictions. If you have any recommendations, please let me know! 💗

Share your other fandoms, your favorite Terry Pratchett books, or what you just had for lunch - nothing's off-topic here. (Other rules of the sub do apply, though!) This is also a great place for Good Omens posts that might not warrant a full post of their own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEG0Tp-iLuo