#Good Omens Celebration

[wordsinhaled]

i’m so totally normal about the fact that aziraphale’s last (known) deliberate foray into the queer community was when he learned the gavotte at the fictionalized hundred guineas club (!!!) in the 1800s and now in the 2020s he’s like “grindr? what’s that?”

many are talking about his repression which is very valid… and yet the thing to me that stands out about aziraphale is that he’s actually… incredibly stable in his identity and that identity IS incredibly queer. queer by the standards of heaven AND by human standards as well

metatron describes his “de facto partnership” with crowley as “irregular.” and in fact aziraphale in his entirety is irregular. he likes and makes it his business not only to understand but to be a connoisseur of all manner of things angels aren’t supposed to even remotely care about. food. music. books. theatre. sleight of hand. and more.

it’s the sort of behavior that would’ve gotten him othered, treated as a bit odd, in heaven even if he hadn’t chosen to consort all across the earth with a literal demon. and it IS treated that way - the fact is aziraphale even as an angel has got proclivities that set him apart from the rest of the host (even after offering him the highest position in heaven, metatron still acts deeply dismissive of him… like aziraphale’s bookshop is merely a quaint little hobby of his that can be easily transferred to another custodian, and not a literal extension of who aziraphale has become, full of his tartan and unique bibles and special vintages of wine and the books arranged in a very specific way)

so. aziraphale is a queer angel but of course he’s also queer to other humans. but in such a way that… he had his realization a LONG time ago, and put the matter very much to rest after that. aziraphale is perpetually something like several centuries behind schedule. he owns an ancient computer that probably continues to run windows 98 simply because aziraphale’s decided it should. he wears the same waistcoat and coat for generations because he simply likes them precisely the way they are and sees no reason to change them. but the idea that he doesn’t know how he comes across to others - of course he does. he knows he looks like your prim and proper grandfather and he prefers it that way

aziraphale looked around at humans in the 1880s and said: ah yes. this is where i fit. and promptly ensconced himself in that queer subculture. learned the gavotte. read his austen. loved crowley from afar. aziraphale is fiercely and vibrantly queer. just with the sort of assurance of someone who lives with his lover in a commonlaw marriage for decades and then shows up at city hall for the certificate once society decides it’s ‘allowed.’ like… he hasn’t had any need to know what grindr is because aziraphale’s ‘scene’ was a century and a half ago and it defined romance for him too.

but my favorite thing about aziraphale is how much of him is about appearances versus the truth. he can lie straight to angels’ faces and sleep at night. he knows he comes off soft but he once wielded a flaming sword. he dissembles helplessness but he’s far from it and he knows precisely how it makes others treat him. and at the core of aziraphale is rigidity, inflexibility of ideas… his sense of self is stable where crowley’s is malleable, and so on, and so on

and the fact that he’s continuously fixated on trying to misguidedly do the right thing, the fact that he seeks heavenly approval and wants to fit the world into his schema of good vs evil… in no way do i think that means he isn’t one hundred percent aware of how he feels about crowley or what it means about him by angelic or human standards. i’ve seen some folks saying that aziraphale doesn’t want to like kissing crowley and like… as much as i love me some brideshead revisited/atonement flavored angst; i put forth that it’s not internalized homophobia or queer panic but simply: “i’m trying to do the right thing for both of us and you won’t let me.” and “i wanted our first kiss to be different.” he was envisioning an entirely different flavor of romance than what he got but he emma woodhoused too close to the sun

like, y’all. aziraphale in all likelihood has a glorious collection of historical queer erotica. he just has a feathery diva coat hanging in his closet, and for what. “oh, good lord” he says at crowley’s revolutionary outfit in the bastille, while eyeing him up like an entire meal. he’s so good at affected propriety, at carefully constructed stuffiness, but between the two of them aziraphale’s got to be the one who has experience

aziraphale had been physically throwing himself at crowley the entire season. he orchestrated an entire regency ball so they could touch hand to hand. he spends the entire season (well, and season 1) looking at crowley like he’s particularly coveted. he looked at crowley before the fall like he was glorious and beautiful. aziraphale’s queer and he knows it and i think that isn’t his problem, it’s the fact that he wants to build a different sort of future for the two of them but crowley’s gone and thrown a wrench in it by reminding him of everything he can finally have. like. that’s the heartbreak. it’s how dare you make this ugly? i forgive you for our first kiss being all pain and salt. it’s my dearest, i wanted to make heaven as beautiful as you deserve. as sacred and safe for us as our bookshop. and i can do that for us, because once i held a flaming sword and i still remember how the hilt felt in my hands. and now the taste of you is in my mouth.

#coughs this is also why aziraphale’s a dom. but that’s a separate post #good omens #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #good omens 2 spoilers #this continues to be an aziraphale stan account #‘aziraphale is traumatized’ and ‘aziraphale celebrates the part of himself that loves crowley’ are two ideas that can coexist #feeling a bit like this take might get me flamed whoops but. i’m deep in my az feelings tonight so i guess i’ve decided to share anyway

[greeneyed-thestral]

#the end of the second gif gets me so much #BUT THE FOURTH IS JUST RIDICULOUS #I do the same when I'm thinking-talking about my celebrity crushes and then I realize there's other people #good omens #good omens 1x03 #hard times #aziraphale #crowley #michael sheen

[steamclouds]

"And I feel your warmth and it feels like home"

My very first comic, based on the song "Here is the House" by Depeche Mode

The South Downs ending that they deserve :')

#good omens #good omens season 2 #good omens prime #good omens fanart #this song and band are so important to me I'm so happy i got to use it for them <3 #i loved working on this so much #aziraphale #crowley #anthony j crowley #ineffable husbands #aziraphale x crowley #aziracrow #south downs cottage #my art #digital art #david tennant #michael sheen #its the ending they deserve 😭 #depeche mode #black celebration

[lottachaos]

this gif is of David Tennant BTS of gomens and it’s keeping me alive

@ferndaphnia gets credit for this life giving gif

#david tennant #goodomens #good omens #good omens 2 #gomens #AAAAHHHHHH #SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IDK #I DONT HAVE A CELEBRITY CRUSH I HAVE A CELEBRITY GENDER ENVY

[ughmerlin]

JAGODA’S 30K CELEBRATION crowley and aziraphale + gold for @guinevere-pendragons

#good omens #goodomensedit #aziraphale x crowley #ineffable husbands #david tennant #michael sheen #dailyineffablehusbands #mialook #arthurpendragonns #userbecca #usermeliorn #usercleo #tusermyra #usersugar #jemmablossom #alivedean #usergif #gifs* #30k celebration*

[wearecrowley]

You've disappointed me.

#gomens #good omens #crowley #anthony j crowley #goodomensedit #my gifs #tvgifs #tvedit #going to go celebrate with my family #hope you all have a lovely day

[daneecastle]

For the approval of season 3 Good Omens!

#good omens #good omens season 3 #aziraphale #crowley #michael sheen #neil gaiman #david tennant #good omens fanart #man friends forever #celebration

[asleepyy]

fell for you? no, my dear. i fell for me. so i could see you keep that familiar smile. but you seem to be losing it anyways.

#good omens #good omens fanart #oopsie!omens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #azicrow #reverse au #its my birthday tmrw so i drew this quickly to celebrate with you all!

[foolishlovers]

something something about finding a community in the good omens fandom that celebrates queerness in so many forms, something about finding yourself in characters on screen that teenage you never thought would see the day, something about sharing this experience with people who are just as moved by the queer love story about an angel and a demon, something about the significance and impact of that story that isn’t just fictional

#just babbling but i love this fandom 🤧 #here for all the interpretations of their queerness and celebrating how many people feel seen by them 💜 #good omens #foolish talks

[i-seeaspaceshipinthe-sky]

You're no fun.

+ bonus:

#i wonder what their wedding would be. like a celebration WITH ENTIRE SOHO BLOCK INVITED or like. just the two of them. #good omens #goodomensedit #good omens edit #aziraphale #crowley #aziraphale x crowley #crowley x aziraphale #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #michael sheen #david tennant

[jeansyvesmoreau]

need any shoes?

#melone.gif #** #good omens #bildad the shuite #shuite sunday #goodomensedit #gomensedit #dailyineffablehusbands #goodomensdaily #userbecca #tusermyra #userrlorelei #tusergeo #alivedean #crowleyanthonys #useredith #tsuserannie #happy first shuite sunday of 2024 to all those who celebrate 👍 why is he like this (affectionate)

[swirlingthings]

HAPPY SANDMAN DAY EVERYONE!!🖤

On September 14th 1988, 35 years ago today, Dream of the Endless escaped Fawney Rig! Every year on this day, fans of The Sandman celebrate the comic series!!

#the sandman #sandman #sandman day #any reason to celebrate sandman #pausing my good omens spam temporarily

[bildads-shoes]

'have a good weekend' they say. fools! they do not realise I always have a good weekend, because every weekend features shuhite sunday

#what an absolute blessing to celebrate our darlingest darling bildad every single week #shuhite sunday #bildad the shuhite #my beloved #good omens

[bbreebrebruh]

Find someone who looks at you like you hung the stars in the sky 🌌

uncolored versions under cut

#or find someone who looks at you the way michael looks at david #AHHHDHF IM SO NORMAL ABOUT THEM #celebration for season 3 announcement #ineffable husbands #good omens season 2 #good omens #good omens fanart #angel crowley #aziracrow #aziraphale #crowley #wings #I can’t stop drawing angel crowley #breeart

[elly-sweetheartcrowley]

Ineffable May Day 7: Flaming Sword 🗡🔥

#ineffable may #flaming sword #good omens #good omens fanart #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #happy Lag Ba'Omer if you celebrate :)

[dawn-the-rithmatist]

Obsessed with authors like Naomi Novik whose books always seem to say “no, fuck that, there is another way than cruelty, and we do have a choice to be decent, and not choosing it isn’t a burden but a cop out.”

Authors like Neil Gaiman whose books seem to say “we are all simply human, and that is so valuable. This world is worth more because we are in it, when we choose to notice and care”

Authors like Brandon Sanderson whose books say “We are all a little broken, and there is strength in not turning away from us, and there is pain in healing but there is also strength and hope.”

Seriously, these folks do more for my faith and hope in this life than any religion ever has. I don’t have the words to describe it yet but just. Warm cup of apple cider held close to the chest on cold autumn night?? That’s the best I got

#recommendations #does this count as a recommendation?? everyone should read their things if they get the chance. must recommend. there now it’s a red #dawn speaks #the sandman #where death goes from person to person and the episode is a celebration of life as much as it’s life’s end #good omens #where people literally look at Heaven and Hell and say ‘we’re good thanks. we like Human better than Good and Evil’ #the scholomance #where people see ‘for the greater good’ and say in response ‘do better’ #the stormlight archive #which is some kind of ode to pain and healing and the way that process holds something difficult but so so beautiful #I have read fanfiction that has perfectly captured the human condition #and watched children’s shows that spit in the face of all the ways we have chosen to hate each other #it just. it hits different okay. #anyways thanks to people who make things #because you reach people <3