Thanks to the @go-minisode-minibang, I'm so excited to share this dreamy and lovingly detailed illustration by @altonthebard:
It accompanies my new fan fiction, Orbiting a Memory: a dreamy, eldritch tale full of visions, magic, and dancing! In the year 1634, Agnes Nutter and Galileo are each influencing - or preparing to influence - the world in their own ways. But where are Agnes' prophecies coming from? Saraqael, full of loneliness and longing and serving as both muse and puppet master, knows the answer to that.
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if one small, important conversation had changed the course of everything between Aziraphale and Crowley? On a magical night that no one will remember, Saraqael shares some secrets, spreads some hope, and inadvertently makes sure that's exactly what happens.
Or does it?
I'm delighted to share the release of this illustration and story as part of my Good Omens Day of ✨Dance✨! Please go share some love (and reblogs!) with all the artists!
wait... so s1 says angels don't dance, except for aziraphale, who learned the gavotte in the late 1880s
but then we learn in s2 that aziraphale did at least one other dance earlier !
so what i'm wondering is,, how did it even start? like did aziraphale go "gosh I'm really sorry fr 🥺😬 allow me to prove it with this incredibly human ritual no angel has ever tried before"? or did crowley go "oh, how to make me feel better you ask? do a little dance go on 😈🐍🥰"?
anyway the point is crowley canonically got to see aziraphale dance for that very first time !
1650: the first time an angel ever danced, and it was to apologize for some silly dumbfuckery so his demon spouse would drop the pout & join him for lunch
Michael Sheen: I got to do it one more time with him [David] thinking we were doing another take but it was just so I could hold up score cards at the end and go, "SEVEEEEEEN!". (x)
(Bloopers, deleted and extended scenes dropped on Prime! :) (you have to go to the episode and then to the 'Bonus Content' Wahoo! :D ❤)
Various sources are constantly telling me various things about the production of go3 and it’s all very confusing. Are you or are you not in the process of writing?
Of course it needed to happen at a ball. Of course it needed to be a dance. Of course Aziraphale was so fixated on that. From his perspective what could be a more perfect way to blatantly declare I love you the way humans love each other? What could be a more perfect way to wordlessly shout I love you to the point of defiance of what I am? Angels don't dance but darling I do. I'm the angel that goes with you. We don't have to be lonely. We can just be us.
It's nearly time! My blog on Sunday will be dedicated to sharing some amazing Good Omens fanart that features ✨dancing✨!
I love the shapes and lines that create a sense of energy and motion for the dancers, and the expressions on their faces sharing their joy. Soft, tender, playful, joyful, creative, unique, sensual, sexy, and scorching... the 50+ pieces waiting patiently in my queue tonight offer something for everyone 😍
Want to follow along? Posting will start in 9 hours; you can find all of my Ineffable Dance posts here! Please go share some love (and reblogs!) with all the artists!
Why am I doing this? For the love of the art and of dance! And to celebrate: my Good Omens minisode fic for the @go-minisode-minibang and its companion illustration by the wonderful @altonthebard both feature a lovely dance scene...and we'll be releasing them tomorrow!
Edit: Here it is! Orbiting a Memory featuring a gorgeous illustration by @altonthebard
(The story and the art also star Saraqael as a main character! There's not nearly enough Saraqael fan art out there, but here's one of my favorites from @mistysblueboxstuff.)
PS - If you have GO dance-themed art or other creative works that you'd like me to add to the queue, there's still time to send me a link!
I imagine Crowley that night in 1941, making peace that he’s never going to see Aziraphale again, content to share a last dance before they sit down for a drink and Aziraphale reveals this his sleight of hand has saved both their asses. In those moments before, maybe he had no regrets, as long as he was holding his angel close, hand in hand, moving in time.