#I relate to Michael in The Good Place way too much

[ch3rry-wink]

Michael Stone (AU)

Pairing: pornstar!Miguel x f!reader

Summary: Someone reveals Miguel's secret to you.

CW: +18, angst, annoying reader

Author's Note: "Happy New Year! I decided to start the year by writing smut with some suffering. I'm not good at content warnings."

The first time you met Miguel, he told you he was an actor, but not what kind. You were excited until a particular friend interrupted your happiness, mocking you when you showed a picture of you two. He simply sent a name, and you searched it online.

Michael Stone was his stage name, and his videos seemed quite popular; a doctor, a plumber, or just him in an amateur-looking video had hundreds of thousands of views. You began to question how you hadn't noticed this.

At one point, everything started to crumble within you. You became angry for going to that café and meeting him. You grew jealous because he looked at and kissed you the same way he did in the video with another girl, implying you weren't special. You became suspicious because he only gave you half-truths.

You started to ignore his calls, messages, and avoided him at all costs, even stopping going to your favorite places. It had been relatively easy (painful, but easy) for you to distance yourself from Miguel. However, for him, it was the other side of the coin. Due to work-related issues, relationships weren't easy, and when you disappeared, he knew something was wrong. Knowing you wouldn't do that because you were someone who tended to talk too much, he decided to go find you and ask for an explanation.

Miguel stood at your apartment door, repeatedly asking you to come out, but you didn't want to face him.

"What did I do wrong?" His feigned ignorance irritated you, and after being holed up in your apartment, you came out.

"I don't know what you did wrong, Michael Stone," you said sarcastically, showing him his profile on the adult website.

"Now you know?!" His expression changed to pure concern. "I swear I was going to tell you," a sense of shame appeared on his face.

"When?" Miguel went blank. You wanted an answer, and he didn't want to give it, thinking you wouldn't find out. He was afraid the relationship would end with the girl enduring for a few weeks and then leaving. "Didn't you think someone would recognize you?"

Your neighbors started peeking out of their doors and stopping in the hallway. Although you were upset, you decided it was better to continue the discussion inside your home than for everyone to hear your problems.

"Give me one reason not to tell me the truth." Miguel's thoughts were so scattered he couldn't find the right words. "You thought I was an ignorant hillbilly you could take advantage of."

"You were different, had that look in your eyes that made me believe i wasn't just a piece of meat." He approached, and you stepped back.

"No, if I had known what you were, I wouldn't have even looked at you."

You still didn't know if you were upset because he had lied to you or because you genuinely didn't consider him a decent man. However, Miguel had been a better man than the others who had invited you out when you arrived in the city, wanting to live the fantasy of the farmer's daughter.

"Tell me it's not true." Your words hurt more than all those failed relationships.

He approached you, lifted your chin to make you look at him, and immediately knew you weren't sincere. Still, you didn't want to admit it. He gently touched your lips with his fingers and planted a kiss on your forehead as a farewell. Your heart sank; you grabbed his arm and didn't let him leave through the door.

"I care about you a lot, but it hurts that you lied."

"You would have stayed if I had told you the truth." You didn't respond. "I knew it."

"Let's be honest, the girls who were before me also ran away."

"They didn't want Miguel O'Hara; they wanted Michael Stone, the version of me on screen." Tears welled up in his eyes. "But you want my real version, and that gave me hope."

"You're right; I like Miguel, but I don't want to think that accepting him means having Michael." Laughter echoed in your head from your friend mocking you.

"You have Miguel." You didn't want to continue this conversation.

"I want you to go, don't come back, don't call me, don't look for me.”

"Could you give me one last kiss" he begged, you agreed. Miguel was such a good kisser, you hated to admit it but he made you so horny, you didn't want to stop him.

A kiss turned into a long kissing session and that led to your hips ending up on the edge of the couch, your feet on Miguel's shoulders and his face between your legs, he drags his tongue through your folds and you in response tangle his hair between your fingers to keep it there.

Everything about this situation was obscene Miguel holds you by the hips, his jaw is constantly moving, you can see the sheen of your fluids on his face and his eyes are still fixed on you.

You can hear your heart beating, your breath hitching and feel the heat emanating from your body.

Miguel continues with his face submerged in you, his nose rubs your clitoris while his tongue has sunk inside you, this unleashes an overwhelming sensation that clouds your senses and puts a pause to everything, it's just you screaming and full of spasms of pleasure.

He adjusts your legs so that they are open on the edge of the chair and returns to licking your clitoris, this time his fingers begin to move near your entrance and from one second to the next his middle finger is inside you, you have tears in your eyes of pure pleasure and he continues with his work.

A new finger is inside you, he feels you squeeze around him and suddenly you see him smiling with satisfaction, you start to feel the same as you did a while ago, however he stops and you see him trying to settle in for what is coming now.

"Holy God" the position you had been in had not allowed you to see Miguel in his entirety and you almost choked from the shock, he was huge.

He is still on his knees but now higher, he pulls you towards him and rubs the head of his cock against your folds, he positions himself at your entrance and introduces his member slowly and surely, it feels amazing there is no space inside you that is left uncovered and at some point he bumps into something that stops him from moving forward.

Your eyes roll back in your head, he takes a while to start moving, however when he does he sets a relentless pace, his hips collide with yours and his fingers play with your clit, he bends down awkwardly and gives you a kiss that is interrupted by a moan from you.

Miguel knows exactly the right spot to hit, again your body starts to spasm and you know you have finally come, he slowly withdraws from inside you and a moment later you can feel something warm falling on your abdomen.

You question the weirdness of the situation, the set is decorated like a classroom, a voluptuous girl wearing lingerie that imitates a school uniform greets you cheerfully, the director tells her where she should be, she obeys and then Miguel enters the set wearing a white towel attached to his waist, he approaches you to kiss you, when the kiss ends you give him a smile that would only be described as uncomfortable.

"3, 2, 1 action" Miguel kisses the girl in the same way he kisses you, she goes down to give him head and you know you won't resist the situation a moment longer, you discreetly open the door and leave the set. You had put yourself in this situation by insisting over and over again to try to get to know his world.

"Curiosity killed the cat" you said to yourself.

It was time to say goodbye even though you liked Miguel you knew you could not live with his profession.

#miguel o'hara smut #miguel o'hara x reader #atsv miguel #miguel o'hara #spiderman 2099 #miguel o'hara x you #across the spiderverse #spiderman

[johnny1note]

why the wedding scene in The Sound of Music (1965) is perfect:

1. Julie is divinely beautiful with her subtle makeup and simple dress and the set is lit such that she literally looks like a glowing angel. Slay Queen.

2. The way it opens with the sisters helping her get ready, much like a bride's actual sisters would, because they really are like her family of origin! And the Mother Abbess giving her the blessing to go forth and joyfully embrace her true calling 😭

3. The organ introduction with all the stops out slaps and I would really love to incorporate it into something in my own church organ playing if it wasn't so recognizable.

4. The Mother Abbess shutting the gate behind Maria as she enters the church being the visual symbolism of her final break with her former life plan, but all of the nuns still being visible through the iron bars and smiling as a sign that they are still supporting her spiritually as she goes forward to join her new family

5. The counterpoint of the wedding march with "how do you solve a problem like Maria" also slaps and turns the comic deprecatory song of the first act into a solemn declaration of triumph. Genius.

6. Christopher Plummer's VERY subtle smile in his closeups is so perfect for the character.

7. The way the procession is filmed makes very effective use of the horizontal length of the church aisle (and you get to see all of the gorgeous Baroque side altars) and the symbolism of a long nave leading to the sanctuary in church architecture, you feel like you are really following Maria on her spiritual journey.

8. The way that there's like 2000 people at this wedding, it's great demonstration of how marriage (and worship in general) is a public social good as well as a private good.

9. Maria ascending the stairs to the choir like she's literally climbing to God!!!! Symbolizes how the sacrament of marriage is an elevated, holy state of being.

10. The key transposing upwards to a triumphant E-flat, mounting tension as we approach the climax of the scene, and the sisters' voices drop out too, as to suggest that words fail to capture the significance of what is about to take place.

11. Continuing tension mounting as the brass in the orchestration increases and everyone approaches the altar and kneels.

12. The final closeup starting on the bishop and panning upwards on the altarpiece; similarly to point 7, this is great use of the verticality of the space and how church architecture draws our eyes upwards on purpose to suggest that we are there to be elevated to God.

There are three symbols of Christian triumph on the altarpiece which, in context, suggest that the sacrament of marriage itself is a Christian triumph and something that leads us towards God, but these three symbols also specifically relate to the story of The Sound of Music:

a. the risen Christ [Georg 'rose' by resolving his grief, waking up to his children's emotional needs, as well as his own]

b. the coronation of the Virgin [Maria is 'crowned' by being married to Georg and fulfilling her true vocation]

c. Michael spearing Lucifer [foreshadowing Nazi Germany's eventual defeat in WWII? Or maybe just Sr. Berthe and Sr. Margaretta wrecking Col. Schneider's car]

Overall, 11/10. My only potential complaint would be that Richard Haydn (Uncle Max) genuflects with the wrong knee but I choose to forgive this.

#addendum: It closes with bells [the way it opened wow full circle!] #and the bells help release tension from the intense orchestral ending and almost suggest applause/cheering #and with the camera outside of the church as if it burst through the roof after panning up to the ceiling in the previous shot #it suggests that the joy and holiness of the marriage transcend all the beautiful symbolism of the church architecture etc that preceded it

[slasherlouvre]

If this is tmi or weird I totally understand but uh: slashers with an afab fem s/o who gets extremely horny 24/7 like a whole week before her period?? I feel like a bitch in heat or smth & it drives me crazy every single month 🙃 (ty!)

Not at all, nonnie! Idk how common this is, but I 10000% relate, so I know exactly how it can be! 😭 Hope these help you to feel better, sweetheart 💓

Slashers with a fem! AFAB s/o who gets extremely horny before her period (18+)

Included: Thomas Hewitt, Michael Myers, Bo Sinclair, Vincent Sinclair, Lester Sinclair, Jason Voorhees, Bubba Sawyer

Thomas Hewitt 🌻

- lord have mercy, this man can peel a person's face off without feeling a thing, but as soon as you tell him about how your body makes you feel before your period (AND FOR AT LEAST A FULL WEEK???), he is turning 13 different shades of red

- this man is so selfless for you in every way though, so when you warn him beforehand he's already unselfishly deciding to help you through it any way you'd like him to without expecting you to 'return the favor'

- is worried about 'taking advantage' of you in this state even when you assure him you completely want him without a single doubt

- Thomas just feels SO GUILTY about feeling good when he thinks you should be the only one feeling good during this time

- 2 words: body. worship.

- you're his everything, and there's never a time he'll have you doubting how much he adores every part of you, but he is especially adamant about worshipping your body on these weeks

- needs to make sure you know just how overwhelmingly thankful he is you allow someone like him to touch you in the first place

- he's going to eat you out every morning like a man devout to make sure you start the day in bliss

- not really a fan of quickies just because he wants to take his time with you and make you feel special and loved

- however, if you seek him out throughout the day when everyone else is busy/away for a while (and you clearly want him very badly), he could never dream of denying you

- has the patience of a saint with you, so if you like to be a tease when you're in the mood it's pretty amusing to see him try to keep calm if you're around the family

- if you tease him throughout the entire day or playfully refuse to let him touch you until the day's over and you both settle for the night, be prepared for the fuck of your life

- will muffle your moans by either swallowing them with deep kisses, slipping a finger or two past your lips to have you suck, or just completely place one of his large hands over your mouth

- wants to be discreet when having sex, mostly out of respect to you, but he'd also be extremely angry if Hoyt ever heard and made vulgar remarks in your direction the next day

- (even if at that point you're going to feel too drunk on the pleasure coursing through you to even care)

- he knows you rile him up on purpose, and he loves that you find him that desirable to do so in the first place, but he still feels awful the next morning thinking he was too rough with you

- he really only ever wants to treat you tenderly with slow sensual sex, but when you give him that lazy blissed out expression of satisfaction, and tell him you want him all over again he feels his heart swell uncontrollably

- you have this man tied around your little finger and he's not ashamed about it in the slightest

- if you thought his need to perform acts of service for you was immense before, it's triple that once you do get your period

- if he can help it, he's not letting you move a single muscle

- will huff at you to stay in bed and sleep off the pain and exhaustion

- he still feels the weeks prior to your periods are far too favorable for him despite you wanting him to fuck you until he's shooting blanks, so he really wants to take care of you after it all (as if he wasn't already)

- will literally never understand how wonderfully he takes care of you

- overall, he's everything you could want and need, but finding opportunities to be intimate may prove difficult with the other Hewitt's around

OG Michael Myers 🎃

- i'm sorry (y/n), he's completely using it against you

- if you give him special permission during this time to take you whenever and wherever he wants, he's definitely taking advantage of it

- will suddenly bend you over whatever's closest and roughly remove the clothes covering your pussy before he's shoving his cock inside

- likes supporting your weight to fuck you against walls while you cling to him completely at his mercy

- oh, but don't think he's going to make it easy on you either, this is Mikey after all

- Michael's a wild card in the sense that you'll never be sure whether he's going to fuck you stupid or torment you by denying his touch

- he gets this sick thrill at seeing how badly you want and need him and he takes full advantage of that

- will literally watch you desperately finger fuck yourself or hump a pillow for any sort of relief until you're in tears and still not have mercy on you

- completely gets off on knowing he's the only one able to provide you with the deliverance you need so desperately that it has you writhing like a bitch in heat for him

- power plays turn him on like nothing else and you've willingly given him all the power the weeks before your periods

- if he's feeling 'nice' he'll let you cockwarm him on the couch while you watch tv or something, but he's going to have a firm grip on your hips which serves as a warning that if you so much as fidget or roll your hips once he's pulling out

- either makes you ache half the week until he finally fucks you proper, or edges you for several days before he lets you have your first thorough release that week

- when he's being especially heinous he won't let you touch yourself at all because he wants to be the only one able to give you relief (you swear he's jealous of your own hand)

- his methods are cruel to you in the moment of course, but your most pleasure inducing orgasms will be on these weeks after he finally has mercy on you

- don't worry, he riled himself up in the edging process quite a bit too, so he'll make it all up to you in the following days

- you'll be placed in several mating presses as he jackhammers into you like a wild animal to be as deep as physically possible before he's finally cumming inside you

- don't be surprised when you orgasm from feeling him ejaculate alone after all the time he spent making you work for it

- his new committment will be to overstimulate you as much as he can, but considering days prior, it's the opposite of a problem

- he expects you to give him lots of soft affection like kisses and cuddling once you get your period to show your 'gratitude' for all the 'work' he did, but really he just wants an excuse to be softer with you without having to admit it

- plus, your poor pussy is going to need the break after everything Michael put you through

- for the most part, an absolute menace; he may just make the week worse, but it's all worth it in the end

Bo Sinclair 🧢

- immediately has a wolfish grin plastered across his face when you tell him

- having you desperately horny for him for an entire week before your period inflates his ego SO MUCH

- he's a teasing bastard, but not nearly as bad as Michael

- he actually ends up keeping track of your cycle better than you do which is kind of funny

- likes to tease you verbally the most because of how heated his southern drawl gets you

- he’ll lowly say things like, “Does m’pretty doll need t’be filled with my cum again already?” and, “Now darlin’, if I didn’t know better, I’d say y’looked downright flustered right now” against your ear while his brothers are nearby and you have to try to remain unfazed

- if your neck and ears are sensitive, he'll randomly nip at your skin when you least expect it, to try and pull a moan out of you

- gets off to feigning ignorance and making you say exactly what you want from him (especially if it embarrasses you)

- but while he adores riling you up, he can’t hold back from giving you what you so sweetly plead for for very long (especially when it’s exactly what he wants too)

- he loves feeling needed and being the only one able to help you find relief, so begging and shamefully pressing yourself against him has his dick swelling almost immediately

- Bo is extremely turned on by quickies, especially when there’s a potential risk of the two of you being caught by one of his brothers, so he’ll keep you more than satisfied throughout the week

- he doesn’t actually want his brothers seeing what’s so obviously his and his alone, but it still admittedly excites him

- he’s quite talkative during sex too, telling you things like, “When’d such a sweet thing like you turn into such a whore for me, hm?” and “Doin’ so good, gonna give ya exactly what good girls deserve- just a bit more, (y/n)” while you’re nothing but a twitching whiny mess, too fucked dumb to make coherent moans under him anymore

- he makes up for the teasing by overstimulating you every time

- there's just something about having your arms and legs violently tremble as they're tightly wrapped around him that turns him wild

- LOVES seeing your teary blissed out expression and hearing you choke back sobs from feeling so good

- will gently coo at you in a teasing manner as he kisses away the tears, and continues to relentlessly pound into you

- even if the two of you don't want kids, he has a massive breeding kink, and will sleep for the night entirely bottomed out in you if you let him

- there's a 50/50 chance your still fluttering walls are going to make him hard again, though

- once you do get your period, Bo can be pretty easily persuaded to sleep in with you most mornings

- you’re definitely going to need the well deserved rest after fucking like rabbits the entire week

- he spends most of the time you’re taking it slow on your period to catch up on the work you distracted him from all those days, but he does check in on you now and again

- overall, deciding which of the two of you is horniest during the week before your period is highly debatable, but you're guaranteed to be sated

Vincent Sinclair🕯

- when you first told him, he was very glad to be wearing the mask on account of his flushed expression, but he still accidentally dropped one of his tools at the revelation causing him to drop his composure momentarily

- before this point you'd been intimate, but he'd always made love to you

- he still hadn't quite worked up the nerve to take you roughly despite how he may have thought about it,,

- you'll have to ease him into this new side of you, but he's only nervous about disappointing you somehow

- he comes around quite quickly after the first few times, especially with how beautiful you moan and beg for him to manhandle you a bit more

- your sex drive is certainly fervent during the weeks before your periods, but he's always awestruck that he's the one making you feel that way

- no matter how many times you press yourself flush against him and gently bite his neck or reach down to squeeze his dick to signal you need him, his breath hitches at the feeling

- he feels as though he doesn't deserve such a divine privilege bestowed upon him by you, being who he is, so he entirely dedicates himself to your pleasure

- will eat you out for hours and sensually massage your body with his large hands as he does until you practically black out

- cockwarming is one of his favorite ways to delve into both physical touch and quality time together during this time

- he obviously spends quite a while in the basement, so when he finds himself sitting for a long period of time he's more than happy to sink you onto his lap and let you wrap yourself around him/rest your head on his shoulder as he works

- fortunately, Bo doesn't really come down to this part of the house, so you both have plenty of time to give into each other without the added risk

- as you spur his confidence, he becomes increasingly bewitched with this side of you, worshipping every part of your body and intensely memorizing the way your face contorts in pleasure for him

- the artist in him can't help but want to permanently immortalize you this way through wax sculptings, paintings, and sketches

- if you consent, he takes out the camcorder to record you under him in these moments, writhing and panting, taking him so beautifully to the point of tears

- he rewatches these videos often, both for artistic reference, and to shamelessly relive the moments

- despite the fierce sex sessions that leave you with his mark carnally left behind on your skin in intense shades, he's still a complete romantic, and he's adamant about not letting you forget it (as if you could)

- once you get your period, this man is constantly fretting over your comfort, and refusing to let you do a thing until you get after him

- cramps? he's already leaving to get you water and a pain pill. want to get up to take care of something? too late, he's already on it. sad? you're immediately wrapped up in his arms.

- enjoys coaxing you into the bathroom for candlelit baths to soothe your aching body and wash your hair

- he's not put off by the blood in the slightest, so he's more than willing to have period sex if you'd like him to relieve your cramps that way

- Bo gets annoyed with him for 'babying' you so much, but he couldn't care less; why wouldn't he treasure the love of his life who cares for him just as much??

- all in all, he'll have you wishing you got your period more than just once a month

Lester Sinclair 🦝

- Lester is in a perpetual state of bliss

- sure he's a man and has desires, but he never actually thought someone could yearn for him to such an aching extent

- he's turned on of course, but more than anything, he's in awe

- having you come onto him so shamelessly at all hours of the day is something he'll never be able to get used to on these particular weeks; it never fails to catch him off guard, and leave him breathless no matter how many times you do it

- he'll be casually telling you about his day as he fiddles with a task when you suddenly slip your hands under his shirt from behind and languidly run them up his middle to grope at him

- if he's distracted watching tv, his entire face turns red when you swiftly straddle his lap and begin needily rolling your hips against him

- he's dropping everything in seconds after his mind finally catches up to his erratically racing heart

- this man just wants to please you, and he's not looking for you to give him anything in return either

- so when you make a point by spoiling him back for being so good to you, he becomes putty in your hands

- seriously, he's so eager to please you in any way you'd like; he feels good when he makes you feel good

- it's times like these he appreciates not sharing a home with his twin brothers the most, and he loves the fact that you can both be as loud and as unabashed as you want without worrying about others being around

- he'll sometimes still mid thrust within you because he becomes so entranced with your heavenly image sprawled beneath him; your face heated, your skin glistening with a layer of sweat, the desperate way you whine and pant and cry for him. He can't help it, you're the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, and you're his

- he knows you're not completely in control of your libido on these weeks, that it must be frustrating for you at times to be so riled up for so long, but he can't deny how much he loves this side of you

- it's a pleasure for him of course, but most of all, having you in his life and being the one you trust and love enough to be able to take you this way is a privilege he never takes for granted

- he may not have a breeding kink per se, but he can't deny the overwhelming need to stuff you full of his cum to satiate his needy 'sweet pea'

- the type of man to thoroughly eat you out and kiss you full on the lips right after; things like that could never bother him

- unless you specifically request it of him, he will always default to making passionate love to you during this time; he knows you'll be burning for him for at least a week, and he doesn't want to end up overexerting your body that will feel worse once you get your period

- when you do get your period, this man is constantly by your side; he has a stash of your favorite snacks and treats that he always makes sure to prepare beforehand

- he also makes sure to stock up on pain pills and your preferred sanitary products when he goes on a food run so you don't have to worry about it

- he'll let you get up to move around and take care of tasks, but if he thinks he should be doing it instead he's distracting you with a kiss and steering you straight back to bed to relax

- the BIGGEST cuddler; he's seriously perfect if you get cold from losing so much blood because he'll wrap himself entirely around you and keep you warm

- you'll never feel sad with him around either, he has plenty of funny stories and jokes to keep you smiling and laughing

- in conclusion, you cannot go wrong with this man; top tier sex and top tier period care

Jason Voorhees 🪓

- this new side of you terrifies him at the beginning

- he had been very reluctant to touch you at all during this time because he was afraid it was just a feeling you couldn't control, and therefore he didn't want to 'take advantage' of you

- he just isn't used to such sensual desire directed so intensely at him, so you'll have to try to take it slow and understand where he's coming from

- as your relationship progresses, he becomes more comfortable, but don't expect him to fuck you with wild abandon during these particular weeks because he won't

- if you're going to want him inside of you constantly for at least seven whole days, he's making sure he doesn't end up seriously hurting you by the time your period comes around, and you've calmed down enough to start feeling any unnecessary pain that resulted from so many fiercely intimate sessions

- that being said, he's more than happy to indulge you tenderly, but if you begin to get ahead of yourself while riding him or start to uncontrollably whine and beg for him to manhandle you, he'll deny you and maybe even pull out of you altogether in favor of taking you to the lake to cool off and distract you

- you'll be surprised by how good you end up feeling when you're laying down, and he begins to massage your shoulders and back until all of your tension is turned into delightful bliss

- he's not opposed to heavy make out sessions or groping, he's just worried about himself getting carried away when he's actually inside you and you're adamantly working away at his resolve with your overly eager hips

- he just feels like if he gives in to you during this time, he won't be able to control himself the rest of the week you pounce on him

- he'll engulf you with his weight during sex at this time so you have less control of the situation, and he can maintain the deep languid pace he wants to give you

- not enough to hurt you of course, but you'll be satisfyingly trapped beneath him as his cock continuously kisses your cervix with deep, patient thrusts despite your frenzied mewls and thrashing for more

- he makes it up to you after you fully recover from your period, don't worry

- if cockwarming is something you like to do when you settle down to sleep, he'll wrap you up in his arms and bottom out in you; comfortingly running his hands through your hair and across your back in a soothing manner

- once you do get your period, he's fretting over you like a mother hen; don't even bother fighting him on it

- he's not the best with period care, it's all pretty new to him, so he cares for you mostly through acts of service and quality time

- taking care of tasks you normally do, insisting you sleep in on mornings, being extra attentive and protective of you during this time

- even if you explain it helps to ease your cramps, he won't have sex with you on your period

- it's not because he thinks it's gross, he's just genuinely shaken up at the sight of you bloodied; it makes him think of losing you, and his mind isn't kind with the possibilities given his background

- if you become downcast, he'll feel just as crestfallen, he can't help it

- he doesn't know what more to do to help you in this case besides hold you affectionately, but his bear hugs comfort you more than he realizes

- overall, he's a bit inexperienced with period care, and you'll have to forgo rough sex till after your period, but he genuinely cares about you

Bubba Sawyer 🔆

- oh god, you're going to cause his poor heart to give out entirely from how easily flustered he becomes at the sudden lustful intensity directed at him

- he may never get used to the fact that someone genuinely desires him

- unfortunately, he won't be able to indulge you much during the day; he feels badly about it, but he's very committed to his responsibilities and he'd rather not be at the receiving end of Drayton's wrath

- does privacy even exist in the Sawyer household??

- he does, however, let you drag him away in order to take much needed breaks now and then; usually setting you on his lap while you both relax on the swinging bench out front and drink sweet tea in between plenty of kisses

- if you wear dresses long enough to cover your laps, he likes to bounce you on his cock discretely while you pretend to be partaking in nothing more than innocent cuddling

- he can easily tell the difference between your usual kisses and the kisses you press against him on the weeks before your periods because they're much needier, and he swears the heat behind them linger on his skin more noticeably than the Texas sun

- it's easy to rile him up with kisses alone; his libido is normally quite high, and he frequently finds himself wanting to whisk you off your feet to find a secluded area for a while

- so against his better judgement, you can manage to seduce him into a couple of quickies throughout the day

- there's certainly a thrilling aspect that comes with sneaking off, but he's still filled with nervous energy at the prospect of his brothers stumbling upon the both of you

- more than anything, he doesn't want to shame you; he'd never forgive himself if they were to taunt you for being so keen to have him in you, that it coudn't wait till you got to the privacy of your shared room

- he's just not strong enough to resist the alluring way your eyes peak out from beneath your lashes; a look he's learned very well over the course of your relationship, especially when paired with teasing rolls of your hips or playful nips at his neck and ears

- come nightfall, once you're both free to indulge in each other personally, he's all yours

- more than anything, he wants to please you, especially after explaining how frustrating it can be to feel the way you do before your period

- he tries to be gentle, to focus on you receiving rather than him, but it's not uncommon for him to begin powerfully chasing his high once it feels too good (not that you mind of course, it feels amazing for you too)

- when you get your period, he's a bit of a mess in all honesty

- squawking and whining nervously at seeing you in pain, especially if your cramps tend to be on the stronger side

- you'll have to comfort him most likely; assuring him you'll be okay, and coaxing him to settle down and just cuddle you if nothing else

- in these cases, Drayton could be threatening your poor Bubba with a broom to get up and work while his other brothers laugh at him, but he refuses to let go of you until you're at least sound asleep

- will not agree to period sex

- he's not fazed at all by blood and gore of course, but seeing you bloody makes him very upset, even if he knows it's unreasonable because you're not actually injured

- very overprotective of you during this time, and will fuss at you to let him take care of all the things you try to get up for

- and if you cry due to your hormones?? He's crying with you; desperately cupping your face to give you comforting kisses and rocking you back and forth against his chest until you settle and feel better

- in short, he may not be much help while caring for you during your period, but he certainly indulges you when you need it most

#wow i finally posted smth for the first time in 273838 days #thomas hewitt #thomas hewitt x reader #bo sinclair #bo sinclair x reader #vincent sinclair #vincent sinclair x reader #lester sinclair #lester sinclair x reader #michael myers #michael myers x reader #jason voorhees #jason voorhees x reader #bubba sawyer #bubba sawyer x reader #house of wax #the texas chainsaw massacre #slasher x reader #nwrites #slasher x s/o #x fem!reader #x afab reader #slasher fanfiction #slasher fandom #slasher content #slasher community #x reader #x reader fics #anon #reply post

[queenofthearchipelago]

I feel like the reason some people in the fandom chose to look at the final fifteen in this sort of "I'm team Aziraphale / anti-Crowley" or "I'm team Crowley / anti-Aziraphale" kind of way is because they forget that Crowley and Aziraphale are literally two sides of the same coin.

And everyone either relates more to one side or the other. For me, I relate to Crowley more. I understand him easier. When the final fifteen came, nothing he said confused me or caught me off guard. I gasped and screamed, sure. But I didn't need to analyze his words the way I needed to analyze Aziraphale's.

Does that mean I'm saying I don't relate to Aziraphale at all? No. Honestly, the more I think about Aziraphale, the more I see myself in him too. It's just that the bits of Aziraphale I relate to are either bits of myself that are harder to see, or bits of myself I don't like.

And so when I watch the final fifteen as a separate person, not part of the coin, I relate to one side more than the other (I relate to both sides equally but it's hard to accept that sometimes.) But I also have to be honest with myself.

If I weren't just the audience, would I be Aziraphale or Crowley?

Would I be Crowley, not letting myself back into a toxic relationship that hurt me? Would I want to run and yell at the sky so that they couldn't find me anymore? Would I want to just allow myself the life where I could have one good thing I've found in the entire universe?

Or would I be Aziraphale? Would I allow myself to be convinced (or manipulated) into going back to a place that hurt me? Or, depending on your theory, would I go back into the lion's den and try to change the system that oppresses me? Would I want to make the world a better place for the person I loved most, even if it was dangerous? Even if they began to hate me for it? (Not that I think Crowley hates him, but what does Aziraphale think that Crowley thinks of him?)

I know myself enough to know that I'm Crowley. I wanna run. I'm scared and I love you and we can be safe if we just keep going forward. Why are you asking me to go back there? To them? You know what they did! You're enough for me, everything to me, why are you chosing them over just allowing yourself to have me?

There's a bit of me that's Aziraphale. A bit of me that would go back, if I truly thought I could fix it. If I was the better manipulator.

But I think not everyone can do that, they see themselves in one OR the other. They take sides because they can't see both sides. And honestly maybe that's part of the point of Heaven and Hell in the show in the first place. They don't see the value of the other side. The merits, the thoughtfulness. The shades of grey of it all.

Maybe most people who are anti Aziraphale can't relate to that desperate tone Michael Sheen chose to use when he said that Heaven is the side of good. Can't relate to desperately needing to hope that this place you come from is still somehow good at the core. Because how could you come from corruption?

And maybe most people who are completely obliterating Crowley's character in the tags don't relate to the bursting need to just be free of the things that hold you back from every good thing you've ever wanted for yourself.

I see myself in both. I've been there. I'd be Crowley out of the two of them. But I see Aziraphale now. The more I think of him the more I understand him.

As much as I ask questions (so many questions) that get me in trouble, I also refuse to ask them out loud for the same reason.

I have people in my life who think I have this incredible capacity to think everything through. Every possible avenue of consideration. And I also have people in my life who get frustrated with me for not thinking hard enough or fast enough.

I have made some difficult decisions on what was good and what was right and made my choice that I would do what I thought was right over what I was raised to think was good. And I also made some of those decisions in complete agonizing secret.

The true ending for good omens 2 is realizing for yourself, however you get there, that you (yes, YOU) are both of them.

As David and Michael said in the interviews, Aziraphale and Crowley are fascinated and completely infuriated by the other. Because they're so different. Because they're so similar. And if you don't feel the same way yet, relating to one, and being amazed at how you relate to the other. Being fascinated and infuriated by it, then you just haven't reached the end yet.

When I rewatch the very ending of the season these days, I don't see a demon, completely in love with an angel who is leaving him. I see myself watching myself do something I would never do. Except I would do it. I wouldn't, I'd never. And yet I would. And I watch myself get in the car and drive away from the version of me that did.

#long analysis and I never talk about fandom drama here but I wanted to point this out for you all who are really frustrated #yes people are assasinating crowley and aziraphale characters and its because they dont realize this yet and thats okay #good omens meta #good omens #good omens fandom #the final fifteen #thoughtsfromthequeen

[writegoblin]

I have been severely craving my boy. No no, not Michael. Boseph uwu

Look at him. Unf.

Anyways.

Bo Sinclair Headcanons!

SFW

- You ended up in Ambrose because your car alignment decided it had enough of these off road shenanigans.

- Your reasons for being out that way, for story purposes, are running from your old life. All your old family and friends are shitty so you an conveniently disappear bc smthn smthn deus ex machina

- HOW you find out about your car alignment is another story. Let's just say, tumbling in a car is much more painful than it looks. What's worse is landing in a roadkill pit. Yeah boy. You know what time it is B)

- Lester almost shit himself when you came from over the highway. He thought you were dead and was going to call Vincent when you punched out the front seat. That's hot. Alright stranger, you're coming with me!

- He tries to clean you up and get your name. Takes you back to his place because he doesn't want to catch the twins off guard. But the day you spend there is lovely.

- You get the Ambrose and immediately shits off. Long story short, you become something of a live in maid. They can't kill you because it would be a lot of hassle on their end (another deus ex. You're related to a cop or something idk), and they COULD turn this situation around. Get use out of you.

- Bo likes how witty you are. You don't like to be bossed around which is clearly why you ran away from home (what are you, 10?)

- At first he's very callous to you and makes no effort to understand you. As far as he's concerned, you're another spoiled out of towner, just impeding on he and his brother's strange get rich scheme (more on that later. I'll explain in end notes.)

- What's worse is you're argumentative. Whenever he asks you to do something (read: yells at you), you always gotta talk back. You say funny stuff sometimes but it's annoying mostly. Vincent enjoys it much more than he does.

- You make nice with Vinny first. When you aren't forced to do chores, he lets you help him with the wax. Bo sees this and eventually realizes that while you are certainly mouthy, you are human with like hobbies and shit.

- He's a chef he's a gourmand

- He cooks for he and Vincent because Vincent, due to some brain damage, has a weird palette. So anything he makes either has way too much seasoning, or it tastes like cardboard. Bo on the other hand, grew up running around the streets of Baton Rogue with his friends after school. He KNOWS how to cook good.

- He's also good at first aid. The actual surgery and medical stuff is Vincent's wheelhouse but once you broke your arm trying to fix some shutters he told you to fix. He felt bad so he very gingerly fixed your arm. It healed really nicely but you'll never forget the way those blue eyes of his were so warm when he looked at you, touching the bend in your forearm and his voice, gentle as the day you first met went, "does it hurt?"

- Yeah but you looking at me like that bout to get me pregnant hurts worse sir

- As a boyfriend he's only jealous/protective around tourists. But as a dude in a town with a population of technically 3.5 if you count Lester's visits, he gets it. He does not mind his twin ogling you. He does not mind sharing EVENTUALLY. At first, he's very apprehensive.

- Bo's love language is physical touch. Even nonsexual touch is nice. He likes laying his head in your lap while yall watch TV and you rake your nails through his scalp gently.

- When he gets night terrors he likes to hold onto you in the dark like hope. He puts his face in your chest and he's almost like a little kid for a second. You have no choice but to coddle aw noooo aw man can't believe I have this hot sexy guy in my lap crying ohbhughghh

- If you're pear shaped? He loves your hips. Man, woman, ethereal creature, it don't matter. He was born an ass man he'll die an ass man.

- If you like star gazing, he'll listen to you rattle off about constellations. He likes listening to people ramble about unique special interests because it gives him a little taste of variety in his quiet life.

NSFW

- big. Thick. Cut.

- leftward pitch and he loves doing mating presses.

- much more inclined to rough sex (obviously)

- I do know he likely and unfortunately assaulted those ladies on the wall but in my HCs I like to think it was CNC instead. What stops him from doing the same here is you're too loud and mouthy, so the attraction is initially not there.

- As you soften up because of Vin though, and start opening up and smiling and being cute, he can't help but let his mind roam sometimes.

- Loves fantasizing you in different little costumes to dress up in. A visitor once visited and she was a cam girl! In your size! So lucky!

- please were garter belts this man will not be normal

- Loves intercurral. To punish you if he catches you masturbating, he'll fuck your thighs until he cuts, leaving you all hot and bothered.

- The basement does not come into equation until after the first time. And the first time is more of a gentle, romantic moment of vulnerability.

- Your first time was during a thunderstorm and you were telling him about your past and how so many people hurt you. Abused you. He felt so connected to you. You always held back your anger and he let you express it by throwing stuff and by the end of it you were a sobbing and screaming and laughing mess and he was standing in the debris and he saw himself and he reached out and kissed you in an attempt to ammend himself.

- When he made love to you that night, he decided your ass is never moving out sorry lol

- Exhibitionist. Likes to take you to Baton Rogue for little dates and fucks you in alleys and parks. The most exciting was a drive in theater he took you to where you gave him head. He fucked you in the wooded area outside after.

- PRIESTKINKPRIESTKINK

- Hahaha okay but what if you confessed and he fucked u in the confessional would that be crazy or what

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I have a few HOW headcanons actually!

- the boys do the whole house of Wax thing in an attempt to get rich. Bo decided "oh I guess I could be mayor but hm no money here" and he rubbed two cells together and was like "WHAT IF WE MADE AN ATTRACTION THAT WAS THE BESTEST."

- tricked Vin into it cause "they're carrying Mom's legacy :(((( she'd love this trust me we're gonna expand the house into a town it'll be great."

- Lester's there cause he loves his brother's and is also admittedly a bit crazy himself. He's definitely tied a few people up and intimidated people, but that's not his usual job. He's too baby.

- Canonically, where Ambrose is located, it would be a roughly 30 min drive (or 2 hours I forgor lol) to Baton Rogue! So fun fact. They're Baton boys uwu

- I think even though Bo is a good cook, gumbo is Lester's wheelhouse cause he's just got that swagger to him. Like if I met Lester and he was like "do u want me to make you gumbo" I'd say yes, no hesitation.

#bo sinclair x reader #bo sinclair #slasher fics #slasher headcanons #slasher x reader

[smartycvnt]

Too Close

Title: Too Close

Pairing: Jennifer Jareau x Reader

Word Count: 621

Y/n rushed over from Will's without a care in the world from any of the traffic laws. She didn't know much other than JJ had been admitted to the hospital, which was all she felt like she needed. Something had gone wrong with an unsub, and JJ was hurt. Y/n's brain was doing overtime trying to reassure herself that JJ would be fine.

She couldn't give up the family she had just found. JJ was like everything to her, and the things that JJ brought to their relationship made it more important than anything else Y/n had ever experienced. Y/n couldn't give up Henry and Michael, who were her sons at this point. All they had to do was wait a few months for the wedding and paperwork to be filed properly, then it'd all be official.

"Excuse me, I need to know what room Jennifer Jareau is in?" Y/n asked between heavy pants. She had sprinted her way across the parking lot to be there. Y/n leaned against the wall by the reception desk as she tried to catch her breath.

"I will need to see some identification first, and what is your relation to the patient?" Y/n let out a small groan of frustration as she began to frantically search for her wallet in her bag. Once she found it, Y/n pulled her driver's license out of it and pushed it towards the receptionist.

"My name is Y/n Y/l/n and I'm the fiancee. I am also one of the emergency contacts," Y/n said. The receptionist handed back the license with a little slip of paper attached with JJ's room number on it.

"She probably won't be discharged tonight, but you are free to go see her."

"Thank you," and with that, Y/n ran off towards the elevators. She felt like she couldn't get to JJ's room fast enough. All she wanted to do was see the woman that she loved. Nobody had told her anything about JJ's actual condition. Y/n's mind was still running rampant with possibilities about what could have gone down. She would have been relieved if JJ didn't work for the BAU anymore, but she couldn't imagine how devastated JJ would have been for that to be taken away from her.

"Y/n, you didn't have to rush here. Hey, are you okay?" Y/n was relieved to see that JJ was perfectly fine and healthy, but that didn't do much to push away the adrenaline that was already coursing through her veins. She had been terrified of losing JJ, something that she apparently had no chance of doing in the first place.

"I heard you got hurt, so I came running. They didn't tell me what happened, just that you were in the hospital. You really scared me back there," Y/n admitted. JJ knew how hard it was for Y/n to admit her fear, even when it came to things like that. Y/n was good about putting on a brave face no matter what was going on around her.

"I'm sorry. I really am. There was just a little scare at work, nothing major. How about you pick something up for dinner, and I'll get the boys, does that sound nice?" JJ asked. There was nothing else in the world that sounded better than what JJ had offered up. "I'll see you at home. I love you."

"I love you too. See you then," Y/n said as she stepped out of the hospital room. Y/n waited out in the parking lot for JJ to leave before setting off towards JJ and the boys' favorite restaurant nearby.

#my writing #one shot #criminal minds x reader #criminal minds #jennifer jareau x reader #jennifer jareau

[ineffablydelighted]

[How exploring the Ineffable Husbands' dynamic in Good Omens can help us figure out what the show/book is all about, Part 1/?]

Also called: This human has, apparently, too much time on her hands and will be trying to Effable the Ineffable for [...] hours.

Ah, Hello! 👋

I'm ineffably delighted to meet you all! 😇

Let's cut to the chase and bear with me as we try together to analyze further the subject of the day:

Aziraphale is in love with Crowley and I am pretty sure he is aware of that fact BUT 

[yes, there is a "but", do not erase me from the Book of Life just yet, let me explain first, homie 🥺] 

I do not believe he can comprehend WHY he is just yet, and what that would mean for him in terms of... well... EVERYTHING he ever stood for.

It will also be the perfect roots to answer the biggest question yet :

What is Good Omens all about, exactly?

[Yeah, it's a tough one. When I say "bear with me", I really insist on the fact that it will be LONG. I will try my best to make it fun to read and to allow some "natural breaks" but know that I would appreciate your unshared attention if you're willing to give it to me. 😇]

Although, would you have the chance to ask him about it (probably looking at a cup of tea as we would all do in Earthy fashion), Aziraphale would have somewhat of an answer to give you, probably in the range of:

"Because, deep down, Crowley is the nicest being I've ever known."

Is it false? No, Crowley IS nice. Swaggeringly nice, occasionally unhinged, but still. Nice.

And that is somewhat the core of the... "problem" for our soon-to-be Supreme Archangel [Yep, the pain is still fresh, thanks for asking, you're welcome for reminding you 😭👍] because, as much as Crowley learned nuances due to past experiences (Falling being, most likely, the most traumatic one,) Aziraphale remains bound to think in absolutes. And everything relates to THIS perfect meme right there:

[Whoever you are, person/entity who has done that, you have forever my utmost gratitude and respect]

I'm far from bringing anything new to the table here, but to Aziraphale, Crowley should NOT have fallen in the first place. Because of how nice he is. Crowley IS an angel, to him. In fact, I'll go even further by stating that, to Aziraphale,

Crowley is more of an Angel than ANY Angel in the "Main Office."

Let's present our other contestants, shall we?

When he ruled, Gabriel was an absolute a** and had an ego the size of, idk, at least A DOZEN GALAXIES. He made Aziraphale feel like... well... poop most of the time they interacted.

That is why, in S2 when Gabriel/Jim tells him "I love you", Aziraphale, even being and considering himself a "creature of love", happens to be utterly unable to either reciprocate or take the compliment. At this moment, later enhanced when he reminds himself of the Job case, he realizes he is able to feel, if not hatred, NOT love NOR admiration for somebody he should somewhat consider a role model.

That is very important for Aziraphale's present and future character development, especially considering Gabriel/Jim's own fate, so please keep that in mind.

Michael? Oh God, Same if not worse: too condescending and ambitious in the wrong way to inspire anything nice to anybody.

Sandalphon just does what they are told but can totally throw a punch if necessary.

Uriel is mostly cold, occasionally cruel, and can also be physically threatening.

[I love the actress, though. Gloria Obianyo deserves a Ph.D. in Resting Bitch Facing for her performance in Good Omens alone and I'm here for it.]

S2 Saraqael seems to be more layered but has also been hurtful to Aziraphale (especially when she ironized that he couldn't possibly be the 25-Lazarii-magnitude-miracle caster).

Overall, S1 Aziraphale refers to the "Main Office" Angels as "BAD ANGELS!" after their hostile encounter. We could see from his face he would have wanted to use harsher words but couldn't get past his forgiving, decent nature.

Before we talk any furfur-ther [Am I proud of this so-called pun? A-BSOLUTELEH 😎🤭], let's add a really important stone/layer to our favorite Angel's thinking: to him, it is simple maths:

GOOD = RIGHT, BAD = WRONG

And let's save it for later, shall we?

[Killgrave dear is just here to remind you you can take a break anytime to drink a glass of Talisker if you'd like, or, more so, if HE'd like. Also because that character is THE best David Tennant role on television - 10th Doctor being the worthy third, I let you guess which character is our second now - and I might have wanted to use this gif just to be able to say that, who knows? *whispers* Mysssteryyyy...]

Anyway.

To a being like Aziraphale, who mostly thinks in dichotomy, being an Angel requires one main requirement: being GOOD.

[Buy a farrrrrm and be good! Not just "pretendy" good but. properly. GOOD! - NO, I couldn't find the gif and YES, I'm mad about it, but since I'm also unable to make one myself, I'll just shut it.]

That is why he refers to the Main Office Archangels as simply being BAD.

At that moment, they had been mean to him, threatening, and, by doing so, they became somewhat active in Hell's Armageddon project. Making them "bad" angels, but, more so:

Bad at BEING Angels.

Aziraphale, on the other hand, is, at heart, the penultimate goody-two-shoes: he does feel bad about himself whenever he does something bad/wrong such as lying (it has started to change, and I'll nuance that statement another time, but you get the grip).

He is constantly scared he might fall whenever he somewhat defies God's will or the idea he built in his head of what an Angel should be(have).

But have you paid attention to how his "Angelmates" NEVER seem to CARE about their own displays of, let's say "unconventional characteristics" for what should be the highest "Representatives of the sole concept of Good"?

Have you ever seen Gabriel or Michael being self-conscious about their narcissism and condescending tendencies? Uriel about their coldness? Saraqael about their sarcastic nature? Any of them about their use of violence? Of course not! They seem to be perfectly fine with it!

They own their characteristics, good AND bad.

Aziraphale does not.

Aziraphale is... soft. Even if he, at times, expresses regrets to be just that, he also applies it to his Angelic nature.

You know who else is soft?

Crowley.

Crowley is soft because he cannot kill children and takes it upon himself to LITERALLY DEFY BOTH GOD AND SATAN'S WILL TO SAVE SAID CHILDREN, including two annoying ones [especially the one who DARED to hit on Aziraphale but that is a topic for another day]

[MASSIVE Bildad the Shuhite fangirl here, consider yourselves warned.]

Crowley is soft because he cannot even kill GOATS.

Defying both God's and Satan's will to save kids? Yeah, eventually, okay.

Defying God's and Satan's will to save goats? Man, that's so effingly. more. powerful.

[Oh, look! A bird flying, normal thingy, nothing to see here, buh-bye!]

Crowley is soft because he proposes/"tempts" Aziraphale to "eat a spot of lunch", especially whenever his Angel experiences stress.

We have barely seen him eat, which might indicate he does not have such a strong taste for it personally. He only goes to the Ritz to enjoy Aziraphale's company and to watch him happily eat scrumptious, comforting foods.

[Okay, also because it morphed into a proper kink at some point but that is NOT today's subject, so stop trying to make me deviate from it! 😣]

Oh, and, before you bring that up, no, the alcohol motive is not relevant since he can, in all probability have a glass of Talisker in ANY sort of pub/restaurant in London.

[As a proper peated whisky lover who happens to be French, let me tell you this is NOT the case in my country and I'm super duper jealous of you, lads.]

Crowley is soft because he takes care of both Gabriel and Aziraphale's bookshop, even if it is clear he loathes the first and expressingly said he would not be a bookseller "even at gunpoint."

And, by "taking care of", know that I MEAN IT: he kept an eye on Jim, didn't wake him up when he heard him snore, answered any question he had, no matter how seemingly stupid they were [Even if Crowley, of all beings, cannot be anything but a raging "There is no stupid question, only stupid answers" representative] and offered him hot cocoa. As for the Booksho-P[uhhhhh *exhales in asthma*], he attempted to repair Jim's messy ordering twice and meticulously rearranged the place after ✨the Ball✨

[What do you mean, "he also Killgraved him into jumping out of the window?" HE ALSO STOPPED HIM FROM DOING SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. #NotBiasedInTheSlghtestIndividual]

Crowley is soft because he shares his Bentley with Aziraphale. Which is a VERY. BIG. DEAL. considering it was, at the time, HIS LAST ONE AND ONLY PRIZED POSSESSION.

[Should I mention that the Bentley FALLS IN LOVE with Aziraphale or is debating on whether or not that falls into the Oedipian complex territory off-topic? Yes, I'll see myself out.]

Crowley is soft because he rescues Aziraphale on countless occasions, even though, 99% of the time, that is pretty much unnecessary.

For real, guys: if Aziraphale had been discorporated in the course of his 6000+ years on Earth at any other given moment BUT on the eve of THE WAR with a capital "W", nobody in Heaven would have flinched.

[I do have a theory, though: maybe being re-incorporated takes quite a long time, which would have meant too many years apart from each other, hence the growing Damsel in Distress kink in Aziraphale, idk THAT IS NOT TODAY's SUBJECT, OKAY?!]

Also, Crowley is soft because "doing that makes him so happy".

Do you know who is supposedly "so happy" to save living things, aka GOD'S CREATIONS? Angels.

Crowley is soft because he rescues Aziraphale even when it is ACTUALLY ENDANGERING for both of them

He risked: his life, his pretty comfortable position "he carved out for himself", both his Earthy and Infernal homes sort of speak, AND EVEN HIS CAR to save his Angel's bottom/help him out in the direst situations (like stopping time to stop SATAN HIMSELF.)

[Also his past/present/future existence altogether, but the Bentley is more important, as I'm sure we'll all agree.]

[That is a Class A Protective/Helpful Husband, right there.]

Crowley is soft because he encourages Aziraphale to follow his passion for ✨prestidigitation✨

Even though he is pretty... amateurish at it. Not only does he encourage him, but he also HELPS him when he accepts to be his dashing assistant on stage.

[Yes, he does tell S1 Aziraphale to stop doing magic because he "has no idea how demeaning that is" but I'm pretty sure it was BECAUSE of S2 1941's events. Also, #WeStan1941Crowley here.]

Crowley is soft because he works pretty hard to make two humans he barely knows fall in love.

Yes, he also does it to cover his and Aziraphale's 25-Lazarii-magnitude-miracle lie BUT don't tell me his amazed expression when he thought he was about to witness Nina and Maggie actually falling for each other was not the purest, sincerest of all.

Finally, even if I could come up with more examples,

Crowley is soft because he saved Aziraphale's books JUST because he KNEW and CARED that Aziraphale CARED about said books.

That also, in Michael Sheen's very own opinion [as stated by Neil Gaiman in S1 GO DVD commentary], shared by many fans, and myself very much included, marks the moment

Aziraphale falls in love with Crowley.

[I DARE you to tell me THIS is NOT THE LOOK OF LOVE PERSONIFIED, go on, fight meh.]

So. WHY did it happen at that moment in particular? Well, because, first of all:

As a proper Jane Austen fan, Aziraphale is a slow burner.

Also, to him, an actual Angel, love is everywhere, so differentiating one love from another might be more difficult for somebody who can feel it whether or not it is even their own.

BUT [have you started getting used to my "but"s yet or should I harass you some more?] Let's go back in time to see how every previous encounter (that we know of) led to that pinnacle, shall we?

[Oh and, YES, this sort of essay will be long, and NO, I had no idea how much it would be when I started writing it, and still haven't, tbh 🤷‍♀️]

During part 2, we will also dive a little bit deeper into what Good Omens is all about.

[Yeah... I figured we would all need a break at this point.]

More on that later, then!

Hope I kept your interest at a reasonable peak. See you soon, Angels ❤

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#Ineffable Husbands #Good Omens analysis #Good Omens #Good Omens S2 #Aziraphale in love #Good Omens theory #Aziraphale #Crowley #Aziracrow #Effable the Ineffable #Philosophy #Good Omens is a philosophical essay disguised as comedic/satyric/romantic Fiction and I am here to prove it #A maniac woke up one morning and decided to overanalyze everything about her current favorite thing #even though that will not help her control her hyperfixation in the slightest #also too many hashtags but you know I have issues already

[saintmurd0ck]

Congrats on 500!! Could I get headcanons on Matt being possessive in a relationship?

thank you so much lovely! and of course!! i love a little jealousy and possessiveness (from my fictional blorbos only lmao) so please enjoy ;)

also, ive been DYING to write more switch matt, SO THANK YOU!

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angst/smut headcanons | matt being possessive

matthew michael murdock and the green-eyed monster are close, close friends. even though you've chided in his behaviour and try to lead by example (you've had plenty of chances because your boyfriend seems to always find beautiful ladies who have questionable morals), matt definitely gets possessive.

he thinks he's subtle, but he's the complete opposite. his tells are the way he tightens his grip on his cane, white knuckles drawing your attention, or the way his nostrils flare with jealousy.

he's the kind of guy who would sit behind a restaurant menu a few tables away from you, pretending like he's not eavesdropping.

oh, and eavesdropping is mr murdock's speciality. he'll hear your voice in his head, telling him to cool it, but he just can't help it. he'll lean his head back, tip of his ear going pink as he concentrates his efforts, clinging on to every word or action circling you.

it's also a good time to point out that with matt's enhanced sense of smell, he is crazy attracted to your pheromones. even more so when you're sweating and working out. he can smell you before you even walk in the door, and it makes him lick his lips, become feral... it makes him want you.

sometimes, if you meet up with someone and say, give them a hug, their scent lingers on your skin, even if just in passing. and you'll get home, seeing that matt's gritting his teeth, shoulders tensing at thoughts he knows he shouldn't have.

part of this relates to his trust issues, sure. he's a work in progress, and so are you, but he never gets angry at you. never. sometimes that frustration gets misdirected, but you're always there to steer it right. and sometimes, that requires a little bit of exertion over his control.

you just have to teach him a lesson.

maybe you'll tell him to get on his knees, or lie down so you can sit on his face. you'll tangle your fingers in his hair, maybe jerk his head back a little bit, just to look down at his perfect, perfect face, those hazel, sightless eyes, his beautiful nose... the lips of a sinner...

"tell me you know i'm yours, matthew," you'll insist, gripping his chin.

"i-i know, sweetheart," he'll rasp, as you lower yourself down on his cock.

and you'll tease him, roll your hips at a pace that's infuriatingly slow, watching him as he tips his head back, not caring about the sounds falling from his mouth.

he'll give into you, fall apart under you...

but the teasing gets a little too much, and matt wants to regain control.

suddenly he'll remember why he was mad in the first place and flip you over with an ease you'll never get over, drilling himself into you as he bites your shoulder, whispering the words again and again into your skin. "you're mine."

#matt murdock #daredevil #matt murdock x reader #matt murdock smut #daredevil smut #daredevil x reader #matt murdock angst #daredevil angst #saintmurd0ck 500 milestone celebration #rhi responds 💌 #rhi writes 💻 #x reader

[anincompletelist]

hi sarah could u pls Rec me cute kid fics?

HI FRIEND :D

so sorry mental health has been in the gutter lately so it's taken me a hot second to fill this one but HERE! have some fluffy kid fics that I enjoyed :') <333

(also, I'm assuming that you mean fics in which there are kids and not fics in which they ARE kids, please let me know if you're looking for something different!)

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Biology 101 for Babies (T+, 2k) by @clottedcreamfudge

“There's a boy,” Arthur says seriously, still holding a bright red crayon tightly in his fist. “At nurs... nurs'ry. He's new an' he's brown.” Henry, still twisting round to give Arthur his attention, blinks a couple of times, then very carefully takes his hands out of the washing up bowl and pulls off his gloves. “I see. What's his name?” “Michael.” “Alright. And why is it unusual that he is, as you say, brown?” Arthur frowns. “Nobody else is brown.” Henry realises with dawning horror and amusement that he is about to have one of the weirdest conversations of his entire life. “Arthur, my little love – you're brown.”

Queer little ducks hold a special place in my heart. (T+, 4k) by anarchyat4am (thanks@wordsofhoneydew for the rec!)

Henry... is more than a bit useless around hot guys. So when he finds the lost kid of the gorgeous dad who frequents his bookstore, he pulls himself together until they reunite, only to then be devastated by the revelation that the man thinks Henry hates him. And, well... courage always rises, and all that.

Confidential Memorandum (T+, 17k) by sherryvalli

"Hello, Mr. Fox-Mountchristen's office. How may I help you?" "Hello, can I speak to Mr. Fox-Mount-krishen, please?" Alex blinked. After two weeks of hearing nothing but the voices of snooty men and frazzled secretaries calling in, the person on the other line now sounded decidedly neither snooty nor male nor in any way adult. It was a little girl. "Mr. Fox-Mountchristen's unfortunately in a meeting right now,” Alex began slowly, “but I could take a message?" "Oh." The girl paused. "You're not Mr. Hunter." [Alex starts a new job as Henry's new assistant. Henry's daughter keeps calling the office and leaving him messages.]

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[shelter/foster/adoption etc. fics]

Family Line(s) (T+, 26k) by notcanoncompliant

Henry and Alex had been thinking about fostering for years now, they were just waiting for the right kid to (aparently literally) fall into their life.

When You Smile, You Knock Me Out, I Fall Apart (And I Thought I Was So Smart) (G, 3k) by @interestinglittlerelationship

Alex is facing away from him, head bent over a pan of something that smells absolutely amazing. There’s an apron tied loosely around his waist. He looks so painfully domestic that Henry almost passes out. He would make such a good father. or Henry and Alex stumble upon a new dream and build a family together.

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[and I know you said cute and probably meant fluffy, but I can't help adding my personal fave kid fic, but PLEASE DO PAY ATTENTION TO TAGS as most of the fluff is within other angst!]

a flicker, a spark (e, 83k) by acastle

“She truly is your daughter, Alex,” Henry sighs, defeated. “Fuck off, sweetheart,” he laughs, a soundbite of the sun. Henry forces himself not to physically react, the term of endearment sweet and menacingly familiar coming from Alex’s lips. It’s been years. “You know they’re useful.” “Ah yes, eyelashes, truly a formidable instrument in managing international relations.” Alex grins, and Henry is too late to catch the slightest downward lilt on the corner of his mouth, “Worked on you once, didn’t it?” Oh, did that ache. (Much had happened since the time Henry had told Alex to leave. Alex had passed the bar, gotten married, had the most beautiful daughter. And Henry, well. He stayed right where he was.)

and the accompanying piece:

sea of endless hope (e, 85k)

Henry watches Alex, the man he adores and loves so ardently, and the moment is palpable, delicate, and yet too large for even the sky to contain. He watches Alex, and in that moment, he wants to be his husband, the ache and urge of it almost unbearable. “Daddy!” Nena takes Henry’s hands, and he looks down at her, the angel who had saved him, and he smiles at her, quiet with emotion, letting her lead him into place. He would follow her, follow Alex, anywhere. (Henry, Alex, and their daughter, and the first years of coming home, forever.)

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[and one of my own for good measure ha! again, please check tags!]

Something Borrowed, Something Blue (e, 116k)

When June gets engaged, Alex, her brother, and Henry, her best friend, are asked to be the official Guys Of Honor. There’s a month to plan the whole thing, which would be near impossible anyway, only made worse by the fact that being around each other the last several years has only ever led to petty fights and useless competition. Unfortunately, as the two most important men in her life - aside from her fiancé - they don’t really have much of a choice. Alex has a lot of feelings about this. As it turns out, Henry does too.

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I don't read a ton of kid fics, but I'm definitely open to other recs as well! hope this hits the spot for you friend! :D

xx

#fic recs #my fic recs #rwrb fic rec #red white and royal blue fanfic rec #firstprince

[nicosraf]

hi! im not sure if you answered this question before and i was js thinking about it but what made you write ABM? were there moments in the bible with them in it that led to write it?

I think I've answered this once or twice, and each time, it's kind of difficult to answer. it's a mix of personal reasons. and theology questions mostly. here is a super long explanation, re-stating what i've said before but adding some new things.

sorry this is very long but i am stuck in a car. also cw for f slur use:

personal reasons - ive mentioned this sparingly but i had a conversion therapy experience when i was much younger and was raised in a very christian community (where i still somewhat remain). i struggle horribly with mental issues related to that and other traumatic experiences related to where i was raised and by who. i needed to write about it a little.

theology reasons - after i went crazy in 2021, i read the bible and i got really stuck on this question about what "made" the devil so evil. Paradise Lost pins the blame on god creating humans and asking angels to bow for them with Lucifer refusing (and many christians seem to believe this) but that's borrowed from Islam. (The Dante levels to hell, and most of the concept of hell, too, are borrowed (stolen?) from Islam). I looked for what the Bible really said and I saw that it just... didn't say anything. A lot of the lines about Lucifer are only dubiously about Lucifer, such as the lines in Ezekiel 28 that make up the epigraph for ABM. Most theologians will just say, oh well Lucifer is more of a mythological figure, and i agree. but Revelation makes it clear there was a rebel angel, the devil was an angel, so if we want to treat the bible like it's coherent, we have to take those dubious lines to be about lucifer/satan/the-devil.

but those lines only say, you became proud on account of your beauty. and they also say You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created ; innocent. beautiful and innocent.

Lucifer is beautiful, or handsome, in all his depictions — at least in his depictions as an angel. but it's rarely the focus. and it was the "blameless" part that got me. innocent. in a lot of depictions, lucifer is born wrong, or lucifer's goodness is so delicate that he might never have been good at all. but if the bible says lucifer was a beautiful and innocent angel - what happened? the bible says he became proud on account of his beauty; he was so beautiful that it ruined his innocence, so beautiful it "spoiled" his "wisdom"

but what is the power of beauty in heaven?? angels are not supposed to marry. what do you do with beauty. just admire? and why would god make an angel so much prettier and perfect than the rest. his favorite. the "anointed one" , anointed one for what?

there's only one line Michael says in the bible; he says "the lord rebuke you" to the devil. i started thinking about them; i had seen so many Michael defeating Satan statues all my life. michael never looks happy in them. usually, his face is solemn. i started asking the people around me about michael and lucifer. people told me that they were friends once, they really loved each other once. this isn't in the bible; i dont know why everyone just had this feeling of them

i read through ezekiel again, closer. i reached that part about Jerusalem and saw all the language of beauty and corruption again:

Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord. But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by and your beauty became his. You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places, where you carried on your prostitution. You went to him, and he possessed your beauty (Ezekiel 16)

my confusion about the Ezekiel 28 Lucifer lines was that i just couldn't understand how beauty led to corruption, and here in Ezekiel 16, the answer was sex and unfaithfulness and a jealous, violent god.

i was also having a lot of thoughts about angel gender and sexuality, just because of course i was and because of reading Paradise Lost. christians like to treat angels like these non-sexual things, but the story of Sodom is about wanting to have gay sex with angels, Genesis still holds the remnants of the Book of Enoch and its story about angels having sex on earth, Jesus denies angels marriage (and thereby sex) in the New Testament, and angel Gabriel is the one who tells Mary that she's going to carry god's child through immaculate non-sex conception. there was just... all this weird forbidden sexuality attached to them. they can't have sex with the men in sodom, they can't have sex with the women in enoch, they can't have sex with each other. John Milton says they do, but i think he just wanted to be kind to them.

In paradise lost, raphael says, of course we have sex with each other. of course we love. because "without Love, no happiness"

but moving onto the series as a whole, i just thought how weird all biblical events must feel for angels. everything bad is happening because one of your own was so beautiful that he went crazy, and now you all bow for these weird, human men. and the bible mentions that angels cheered when the earth was made, so surely there was a time of angels before man (if u will) that they must all remember so sadly now

but these are all huge thoughts i had in my head and idk why i wrote them down. i kept hunting for someone who had written an essay about this, or a book, or made a movie. i thought it was weird there were no 1970s homoerotic movies about Lucifer (that i found). he's alway been associated with sexual deviance, gender deviance. (he's always been a fag), so where were the gay books about him? i wondered how lucifer invented sexual deviance at all, what was going through his mind, what he was trying to do.

and Michael - ahhkj he's such an archetype for gay male desire isn't he? just this image of strength and power and masculinity. of course Lucifer falls in love with him, what fag woudn't. and how could michael resist god's most beautiful creation?

before, during, and after ABM, my feelings were/have-been "i wish someone else wrote this." i didn't feel qualified to write it, but i thought that just expressing the idea was what mattered. i needed to get on a podium and shout "lucifer and michael were in love and all angels are genderqueer homos" and see what happened.

#i can really go ON and On because the story of its conception and development is a surprisingly long one i think #didnt get too much into the real life aspect of things #also ive never mentioned this but i was working on another book at the time that i dropped and have yet to pick up again cause of abm sksk #mine #ask

[contritecactite]

Revisiting book omens via audiobook as I drive halfway across the country and here are some personal, subjective observations and highlights so far (Newt and Anathema have just met):

- Crowley tells Aziraphale everything as soon as he can. He's so absolutely genuine and knowing that that's exactly the quality that got him into trouble in the first place has me tearing curtains and yelling at the sky because it's not like it's any safer for a demon but he's being himself anyway!

- Crowley really reads as the brains of the operation and Aziraphale largely reads as sidekick (caveat: up to this point!). I felt the opposite about TV omens, oddly. Maybe Michael Sheen just gives leader vibes idk.

- Adam Young is so casually mean to his friends in the way I absolutely remember my friends and I being mean to each other around that age and it's somehow both hilarious and sobering.

- A lot of specific lines have made me say "oh fuck" out loud. Many others have made me say "oh sweetheart noooo" (this second batch is entirely directed at Aziraphale).

- I don't think I stopped smiling for the first three hours because the writing is just so engaging on the whole. After three hours I had to shift at least some of my attention to traffic because, unlike Crowley, I can't just go 90 unnoticed and slip around other vehicles at incredibly close margins.

- I would like to consider the character of Mary Hodges much more closely now that I've read her again. I think she's so interesting.

- Crowley tried and failed to hit a hedgehog 😭

- The weight the authors managed to add to some lines really is just !!! It's the way I've always wanted to write and can only ever mimic.

- I always misremembered the line about Dog going into Jasmine Cottage as something like, "Dog went inside. The horseshoe above the door went white hot, and a little more of Hell burned away." BUT IT'S: " “There,” said Adam proudly. “Good boy.” And a little bit more of Hell burned away . . ." and that. Has so many more implications to me. Posts going around lately about Beelzebub asking another demon "what would you think I told you you did a good job" or whatever and someone "who would do anything for a kind word" etc. If you're here you've probably seen me yell about how one of the points Good Omens makes, to me, is that you are what you're told you are (unless you decide to be something else). And I'm YELLING MORE NOW.

- Aziraphale, of course, does not share anything with Crowley about the Agnes' book until it's too late, but he also just. Straight up chooses reading through it over sticking with Crowley, who "suddenly feel[s] very alone." (This was a nooooo moment.)

- For context, this was an "oh fuck" moment (also a "this line weighs a lot" moment): "Aziraphale was an angel, but he also worshiped books." It just. It says so much about both who Aziraphale is and what he's capable of. I think I could write an essay on what this line alone says about Aziraphale's relation to heaven, to the world, to knowledge, to materials things, and a bit by extension about his relationship with Crowley. But I have too many things to do, so I won't.

#cactus chatter #book omens

[saltsicklover]

Sneak Peek!

Hello lovely people! Here is a sneak peek of my newest WIP! There will be eventual time flashes from High School to Present Day! (Florence, Montana is a made up town!) Enjoy!!

Title: Once an Asshole, Always an Asshole

Pairing: Robert "Bob" Floyd x Fem!Reader

Word Count: Unknown

Rating: T

Warnings: Smoking, Cigars, Talk of Sex

Second Chance Romance!

Disclaimer: I do not own Bob Floyd, or anything related to Top Gun Maverick within this piece. Not Proof Read or BETA'd. All mistakes are my own.

I do not consent for my work to be edited, reposted, or translated.

You are responsible for your own media consumption. This is a work of fiction that may contain mature themes. If you are sensitive to those subjects, please do not read.

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Y/N 'Duchenne' Hannigan has always been a wall flower- well, maybe 'wallflower' was the wrong word. Duchenne was strong, strong enough to keep up with her Uncle Remy and her brother Michael on the family ranch. She's pretty too, but pretty didn't get you far in Florence, Montana. 

She grew up with the notion that she had to work hard, that was the only way she was going to get what she wanted. It never came down to looks or personality, after all, nothing in Montana seemed to matter outside of hard work and a good handshake, except maybe a promise. Those things went together better than anything else; people made their living from that. 

"If you wanna be a big dog, you need to get off the porch," Uncle Remy's broken record words found their way out of his mouth every morning over cups of coffee, something she started drinking way too young. 

"I know, Uncle Rem," She would whisper, pushing her glasses up her nose. The large golden frames overtook the gentle features of her face. She hated them, from the way they slid down her nose to the never ending smudging she had to deal with all day. She often slipped them off of her face the moment she got to school. They found a home in her backpack with the never ending supply of stationary and her good pens. 

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During Senior year of high school, Bob was what one would've described as a big fish in a little pond. Good looking, a captain of the varsity level swim team, and came from a stable family outside of the ranching community that was so popular in Montana. His father owned portions of a large fracking business, which meant Bob's family had money; the Floyd's have always been a very wealthy family in Florence, hell, in Montana, everyone knew it too. 

He was always clad in his letterman jacket, the leather and felt adorned with pins and patches from his many accomplishments both in and out of the pool. On the left side was his athletic letter, the large felt patch covered in bars to represent the amount of hours he put into practice. Each bar the equivalent of another letter earned. 

On his right side was an academic letter, reverse colors from the first, designating his academic achievements. More pins littered themselves around the front, patches up and down each sleeve. Each patch had a date and a swim style on the top, as well as the time for completion on the bottom. 

"Robert" Was embroidered above the left pocket while his graduation year was embroidered above the right. Floyd was done up in beautiful, scrawling letters that crossed over the expanse of his shoulders, his school logo large and detailed below. 

The jacket itself was a work of art, the older woman at the embroidery shop said it herself. After all, after each new achievement, he brought the jacket into her for upkeep and to sew the new patches into place. She liked to joke that he kept her from retirement with all of the awards he was winning. 

The rich smell of tobacco clung to the fabric of the jacket, the scent wafting from it every time Bob walked past. The tobacco was quality, the smell of cherries and smoke alone making girls weak at the knees. 

Duchenne hated that jacket almost as much as she hated the man who wore it. She hated his perfect hair and the shy smile he always seemed to give teachers, even though he was one of the biggest players in the school. Between him and his buddies, they had slept with half of the girls in the school, grade level and experience be damned. Hell, emotions be damned, Robert Floyd and his buddies left more broken hearts in their wake than anyone she had ever seen. 

The women's bathrooms were littered with magic marker on the stalls, warning of Bob Floyd and his ragtag swim team. How they would love you and leave you, the same old story as the years before. The swim team always seemed to be the hub for the worst of the worst boys, but Bob brought a new level of assholery. 

#sneak peek #current wip #bob floyd fic #bob floyd fanfiction #bob floyd x reader #bob floyd x you #bob floyd #bob floyd imagine #bob floyd fluff #bob floyd angst #robert floyd x reader #robert floyd

[muzzleroars]

Any interactions between risen ferryman and everyone?

the ferryman is a strange presence in heaven - long accustomed to the styx and the sinners they carried across it, they have a quiet yet strict demeanor. the world they come from is, obviously, harsh and relentless by its very design, and they had to meet it in equal measure to deal with the husks that constantly poured onto their ship. it makes them a bit out of place with the other human souls who have forgotten things outside of paradise yet they also can't hope to breach the circles of the true angels, and they fear almost that hell has made them unfit purely over time.

however, michael, who brought them here in error, is the first to understand them in their personality and their unwavering faith in god. he invites them to worship with him, guiding them through the heavenly service as one of the high priests of god's altar, and i think they spend a lot of time together in study as well. michael has rarely experienced human faith which differs greatly from the angels, and in time too they begin to relate over the harshness of the duties they once carried out. the ferryman's always quite glad when v2 visits as well, not only appreciating it as a wealth of deep thought and helpful philosophies, but also simply grateful it's as out of place as they are. v2 shrugs it all off, saying if they're in with mike there's really nothing anyone can say about it - it helps them explore, enthusiastically moving through heaven's streets or its now vast outskirts in ways they may not have alone.

uriel is just as reserved as they are, but the ferryman marvels at all of his vast works, now completed, a library impossible to see the beginning or end of. yet they learn uriel very much enjoys stories - he knows the whole of history, but he listens with rapt, meditative attention to the ferryman recount their life on earth or their time in hell. he appreciates the personal touch, they find, and they end up sharing dozens of stories while uriel is a wonderful source of everything they had ever wished to know (he knows too all the little questions they had asked themselves, and the answers to them even if they're now long forgotten). importantly, the ferryman helps uriel use his hands once more in art and writing as they trade their stories.

raphael is the most unsure relating to them with the little contact he's had to those in hell - however, the ferryman is more gentle than their demeanor can sometimes suggest. they enjoy fishing together, with raphael taking a good interest in how the ferryman had once cared for the souls they carried across the styx - they had fiercely defended the sanctity of their ship while also still making it as comfortable as hell could allow. i think they also enjoy learning from raphael, who has very little to share his knowledge of herbs and cures with now since they're so defunct.

they feel a bit awkward for some time when they visit gabriel, though he insists he is nothing but happy for them now. he's glad to receive news about heaven's state from them when he knows his siblings can have a very different perspective from the human souls there, and gabriel is an invaluable source in turn for navigating heaven. v1 is actually quite the comfort as well, a risen "soul" itself that can relate to their confusion and occasional frustrations transitioning from sinner to saved. it gives them much more confidence, seeing it fully embrace its new state and not care about its mistakes, though they know its situation is quite different.

difficulties do arise with the prime souls and lucifer, however, who each have their reservations or outright rejection of the ferryman's current status. minos and sisyphus take issue in accepting their elevation, both ghosts now locked in what they died for and much more unable to see nuance. minos is conflicted, wanting the best for human souls but too damaged by the institution of heaven and how it is upheld by humanity as well. sisyphus views it as ceding to the law of heaven, how the only way to be allowed into their fold is through the deepest supplication over decades. lucifer entirely pushes them out, their visits accordingly short as it will always attract his open hostility - he will see no angelic presence in hell that has no business with him. gabriel has attempted to soften lucifer's treatment of the ferryman in particular, but he's made little progress.

#little overview!!! they relate surprisingly well to the archangels #they do also of course get their little group with the late repentant #shockingly its the machines that really help them grow in confidence though lol #BUT lucifer and the prime souls are. well. #cake answers #risen ferryman

[ingravinoveritas]

So I have question and I thought maybe you would have insights. I'm not British or American, so maybe things work differently than I understand. Michael's new drama on BBC Best Interests had started this week. I was surprised there was no interview with Michael about it from what I've seen. Usually when a TV show go on air there are at least some articles or talk shows with the main actors, so why he is so silent? He also didn't post anything about it or good omens s2, which also made me a bit worried. I know he's directing a series now but I expected he would at least post something about them. I don't want to be pessimistic but I'm preparing myself for a letdown with GO s2 promoting. Neil already said something about the fact that second seasons don't get the same level of events if I remember correctly, and he wouldn't be able to promote it due to the strike, and I was really excited about all the new Michael and David content we will get but what if there will be nothing almost? Is it a possibility? If best interests isn't being promoted by him maybe GO will not be promoted too? That will break my heart a little.

(Also I saw one episode of BI and I thought it was interesting, moving and Michael and the actor who played his wife were incredible. It is such a different character for him, his range is truelly incredible).

Hello, Anon! Again, apologies for being a bit delayed in answering this, but I appreciate you writing in to me.

So yes, Michael's show Best Interests did air a few weeks ago (I've seen almost all of the episodes and am hoping to write a review of it as I make my way through all my Anons). I can tell you that he actually did do some interviews for it--this one here in the Guardian, and this one in the Telegraph, and there might have been others that I've missed, though @invisibleicewands would probably know for sure.

I think there are a couple of things that happened with these interviews, which is that any promotion to BI unfortunately got overshadowed by the clickbait headline on the Telegraph article that ultimately led to a few clashes on Twitter between Michael and Laurence Fox (Billie Piper's ex, of all people?) about Michael's comments related to non-Welsh actors playing Welsh roles. So that, along with Michael continuously working on The Way (the series he was directing) nonstop is what I think kept him off of social media up until now.

(I will say, though, that it is curiously worth noting that Michael didn't do any kind of promotion for Staged 3, and all of that seemed to fall to Georgia and AL to repeatedly post about on their socials instead...)

As for GO 2, yes, it is true that the Writers' strike and possible impending SAG strike have thrown multiple wrenches into the proceedings (for instance, the GO 2 panel that was to have taken place at SDCC has been cancelled, as has the signing that was scheduled there). But there have already been snippets from an interview with Michael and David in SFX magazine floating around (along with another article in Radio Times that has invoked the ire of much of the fandom). Also, with any luck, you've been on Twitter today, because our Michael seems to have returned to form with a vengeance. His header photo is now one of the GO 2 photos of Aziraphale and Crowley:

And he's been tweeting up a gloriously chaotic storm this evening, after months and months of silence (and probably being locked up in Neil's basement):

My guess is that whatever kept Michael from talking before now--probably an NDA, per the contract he signed for the second season--has expired, and now he's coming out swinging. I've previously talked about the kinds of things Michael tweeted when the first season came out, but if you weren't here for that, it was basically a level of feral that he seemed to strive to surpass with every successive tweet. Given how much has happened since then, I think we are in for fandom-breaking tweets the likes of which probably go far beyond what any of us have imagined.

And--perhaps best of all--we do have one confirmed talk show appearance with Michael and David, on the One Show on BBC 2 tomorrow! (I've gotten an intriguing Anon about that as well, which I will be answering shortly.) So take heart, Anon, for all is undoubtedly not lost. It's likely that these interviews were planned well in advance, which means there could also be more interviews still to come. This press tour may not have the breadth and scope of the first season, but if Michael and David together, it's more than guaranteed to be something special.

I hope this has lifted your spirits some, Anon. Thank you for writing in! xx

#anonymous #reply post #michael sheen #welsh seduction machine #good omens 2 #best interests #the go 2 press tour is going to be a ride #i cannot wait for the flirting #michael and david are back together #you love to see it #ineffable lovers #discourse

[mossmurdock]

lets talk about richie and his outfits!

all throughout season one he can be seen completely decked out in the beef merch almost always. my fav example being the pic above! not only is he wearing the tshirt but he's sporting a jacket as well, and i think it's plain that this ties in both with his grief and with the way he's holding on so desperately to his identification with the restaurant. it's clear that the other cooks/employees of the beef were close to michael and cared about the restaurant, but i feel like richie's displacement in life and the restaurant's fate/meaning becoming so blurred is clearer in him more than anyone else.

it looks like he's constantly proving something by wearing so many things related to the beef. he's constantly having to remind himself that he has a place where he belongs still—that he has purpose here!! which is such a thing in the second season and i'll get to that soon.

but, for now, i want to also mention how this 'drab' and 'lazy' way of dressing is a representation of his self confidence as well. it isn't necessarily ill fitting, but his track pants and sneakers often tend to stand out when he's set in the crowd of the other relevant characters. take neil for example, his outfits aren't the 'cleanest' or even super well put together/formal but its obvious what his job is. richie, on the other hand, does not have that! throughout the first season we look at a man in his forties who is not only implied to not know his purpose mentally but also physically!

now moving on to season 2!

so the first episode begins and i think lots of us asked ourselves the same question: has richie developed at all? and for a second it really looks like he hasn't. the first thing i notice is his shirt, he's wearing another the beef brand tshirt, except what's even more notable about this specific one is that 'the beef' isn't even spelled correctly.

this detail and his conversation with carmy is so!!! richie so desperately wants purpose, and where else is he going to look for it but his safe space? he's trying to imprve himself but isn't sure where to look.

and then we witness him constantly trying to fit himself in places he just doesn't belong. he's becoming a hinderance, he's in the way, he's trying so hard to help, and he feels that he's going to be left behind. but there's gotta be purpose for him somewhere! there just has to! AND THERE IS!!!! lets get to the last episode of season 2!

"I wear suits now."

this line permanently altered my brain. like i want to scrunch him up into a ball and throw him against a wall and watch him bounce back. he's so much more confident in where he's meant to be and what he's supposed to be doing. and then his apology to natalie!! he's found his purpose finally and is aware enough of his past behaviour to be remorseful about it. and it's also just such a show of how he's always had a place there but just needed to learn how to fit in it, sort of like a mold!

like he didn't need to completely rebrand himself or anything, ie: "i'm good with people...just never really have the chance to be" (paraphrasing here but ya know). he's always had this in him, there was just some maturity and healing missing.

anyway before this gets too long, richie fits in these new suits so well and it points to so many of his developments. he's found his purpose and is confident in it, HE WEARS SUITS NOW. he knows what he is so he's sure of how to dress himself too. it's a little less juvenile, a little less unsure, and a little less lost.

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