#omens of death

[awhimproned]

new niche just dropped

edit: there’s a pattern of something something wanting to protect their partners from what they know to be horrible

#stede bonnet #aziraphale #guillermo de la cruz #ofmd #what we do in the shadows #good omens #our flag means death #wwdits #nandermo #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #edward teach #blackbeard #crowley #nandor #nandor the relentless #the new superwholock just keeps getting better

[samd1o1]

My experience with queer media lately:

#/pos btw #Queer #LGBTQ #Hannibal #Interview With The Vampire #IWTV #What We Do In The Shadows #WWDITS #Good Omens #GOMENS #Our Flag Means Death #OFMD #Do I put the main ships? #I'm putting the main ships #Hannigram #Loustat #Nandermo #Ineffable Husbands #Aziracrow #Blackbonnet #Gentlebeard

[nicostiel]

#The holy trinity of queer agony

#goodomensedit #good omens #good omens 2 #supernatural #our flag means death #ofmd #david tennant #neil gaiman #gay #lgbt #lgbtq #spn #destiel #queer #ineffable husbands #*myedits

[thelegendofeowyn]

There's this comic I LOVE called Crow Time.

The author, secondlina, often posts comics on Tumblr, but I couldn't find the specific comic I want to talk about, so here is the link:

In this comic, secondlina refers to will-o'-the-wisps as omens of death. I hadn't come across this characterization of wisps, so I did some digging, and found a couple things:

1. "Corpse-candles"

We hear the following from William Wells Newell:

"First may be mentioned the so-called " corpse-candles," supposed to precede and prognosticate a death. If luminous appearances of the sort issue from the room of a sick person, and are seen to enter the churchyard, it is taken for granted that the illness will be fatal, and that the sufferer will shortly be borne to his rest along the path followed by the apparition. The movement of the flame answers to that which may be expected from the living man; if the pace be brisk, as that of a youth skipping or running, the death of a child is indicated; if slow and even, of an elderly person. In this case the vision is, so to speak, a present reflection of the future event; inasmuch as it formerly was usual to inter by night, and in consequence torches or candles were borne by the mourners, such lamps belong to the funeral procession, which appears in an anticipatory reflex."

(Basically, that wisps appear as actual harbingers of death and light the way to the churchyard where a sick person will soon be buried after they die.)

2. Spirits of the Dead

I have found that wisps have also been called the spirits of the dead, with variations being

someone who tricked the devil and therefore could enter neither heaven nor hell when they died*

someone who moved a landmark

unbaptized infants

dishonest land surveyors

*There's a huge number of stories mentioning this phenomenon, so many that it is a folkloric motif (ATU 330).

So, the connections between wisps and death is strong enough that some people would say wisps have a stronger correlation to ghosts than to fairies. That's something I have encountered in a few of the abovementioned sources, but I feel like there's a lot more research to be done in that regard. I'm more than willing to take on that monstrous task!

#will o the wisp #ignis fatuus #jack o lantern #folklore #fairies #ghosts #magical creatures of loreve #william wells newell #katharine briggs #will smith #no not that one #the other one #irish folklore #scottish folklore #english folklore #welsh folklore #and much more #secondlina #crow time #motif index #folklore motif #spirits #corpse candles #omens of death #feu follet

[death-by-sc0tland]

on-screen lovers and off-screen besties is literally the best dynamic ever

#like it boosts the chemistry to 500% #feel free to add more #ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #taika waititi #rhys darby #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #david tennant #michael sheen #1k #5k #10k

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

#good omens #bts #neil gaiman #give me coffee or give me death #grounds for divorce #fun fact #2ep5 #2i5i14

[vinnie-cha]

a pirate, a serial killer and a demon walk into a bar after a break up Pt 1 -> (x)

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#my art #vinnie draws stuff #vinnie draws hannibal #vinnie draws good omens #vinnie draws ofmd #ofmd #edward teach #blackbonnet #good omens #good omens 2 #crowley #ineffable husbands #hannibal #hannibal lecter #hannigram #vinnie's comics #our flag means death

[neil-gaiman]

Am I saying this will be your new favourite show? That it will make you smile and shiver and puzzle and delight? That it's something really special? That it will ease the pain of waiting for other shows to happen?

Yes. I am saying that.

It's SO good. And it starts in three weeks...

#dead boy detectives #netflix #sandman #Death #You won't be cheating on Good Omens if you watch this

[sourdough-seal]

“omg I love that show!” yeah me too it makes up 34% of my core personality. unfortunately i can’t discuss it in public without having a meltdown

#my whole being is just shows and books stuck together with super glue #good omens #doctor who #our flag means death #tv shows

[bezuss]

when will they learn that it never works

#like this trope>>>> #sad miserable pathetic #hannibal #hannigram #killing eve #villanelle #our flag means death #ofmd #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #good omens #mine/moje #comparative #BUT STILL ME AND WHO #ineffable husbands

[ineffablelvrs]

child of divorce is a spectrum

#ofmd #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 spoilers #muriel #muriel good omens #lucius spriggs #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #lucius ofmd #good omens #good omens 2 #our flag means death

[edscuntyeyeshadow]

the way some people reacted to David Jenkins and Neil Gaiman saying their shows would only have 3 seasons is so funny because I saw so many feeling devastated while I am so relieved and relaxed about it. don’t get me wrong I love getting more content with the characters I love but… normalize cohesive storytelling. normalize ENDINGS. do you REALLY want another s*pernatural????

#our flag means death #ofmd s2 #good omens #good omens 2 #ofmd #gentlebeard #gay pirates #ineffable husbands #david jenkins #neil gaiman #edward teach #stede bonnet #ofmd season 2 #our flag means gay #gomens #our flag means good omens #my posts

[nicostiel]

#Queer Agony

#goodomensedit #good omens #good omens 2 #david tennant #our flag means death #ofmd #ofmdedit #neil gaiman #aziraphel #ineffable husbands #crowley #michael sheen #azicrow #lgbt #lgbtq #gay #*myedits

[liveandbreathemusicals]

Gay people will be like “this is my comfort show!” And then show you the most emotionally devastating, stress-inducing, tragic piece of media you have ever witnessed

#good omens #our flag meets death #a league of their own #Heartstopper #young royals #dead poets society #fleabag #doctor who #Merlin #the last of us #what we do in the shadows #haunting of bly manor #i am not okay with this #stranger things #shadow and bone #lady bird #yellowjackets #she ra

[sketchy-scribs-n-doods]

the four horsemen of Queer Agony

#can you believe all four of these are canon and two of them have kissed. can you. #hannibal #supernatural #our flag means death #ofmd #nbc hannibal #good omens #good omens 2 #spn #good omens season 2 #good omens s2 #good omens spoilers #anyway. complex queer tragedy era go brrrrr #i mean ik that castiel got sent to superhell but bear with me #destiel #ineffable husbands #hannigram #blackbonnet #im also so incredibly unwell about the 'i forgive you' hannigram and aziracrow parallel i truly am #four horsemen of queer agony

[dramamccringe]

Me when something LGBTQ+ happens in the LGBTQ+ series with the LGBTQ+ characters that I watch because they are LGBTQ+ and have LGBTQ+ characters: 🤯

#good omens #ineffable husbands #what we do in the shadows #wwdits #she ra #the sandman #she ra and the princesses of power #spop #hannibal nbc #our flag means death #ofmd #disenchantment #heartstopper #i am not okay with this #first kill #lgbt+ #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #-