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I struggled to pull together fics that suited the theme I had in mind for today, so I decided to go in a new direction. I looked at every fic on my spreadsheet that I rated as the best, but that had not yet made any of my theme lists to recommend.

What that means is that these fics have little in common with each other beyond the fact that I really loved them. Some are old. Some are new. They are all, in my opinion, among the best things I've read. Let's start with Bringing Up Warlock (T) by @hkblack. It was inspired by the classic screwball comedy, Bringing up Baby. Aziraphale is restoring a priceless volume while trying to solicit a much needed donation from a wealthy patron. Unfortunately, he keeps getting interrupted by disaster Crowley, and a swan named Warlock. The writer did a great job capturing the madcap pacing and dialogue from the original film. It made me laugh out loud and brought me back to one of my all time favorite films.

Next I have Experiments of an angel who has read entirely too much fanfic (T) by azzfell and @fellshish. In this charming and funny crackfic, Aziraphale reads Good Omens fan fiction where he discovers writers shipping him and Crowley. The story is made up from his diary entries telling which fan fic tropes he's tried and how they worked.

In Heart is Where the Home Is (G) by @cheeseplants, Aziraphale and Crowley have a heart to heart talk on Alpha Centauri when they reunite. It's tender and sweet. Inspired by the writer watching the finale trailer, I suspect many fans will find it's everything they could have wanted in a conversation between our ineffable pair. Finally, I'll finish with Music for Absent Friends (G) by @angie-words. In this sweet, one-shot, we learn how the Small Back Room record shop found space in the back of Fell's bookshop. In the 1920s, Mildred begins selling records. One record by Shubert reminds Aziraphale of happier times with Crowley. This was such a lovely story about a wonderful original character.

I struggled to pull together fics that suited the theme I had in mind for today, so I decided to go in a new direction. I looked at every fic on my spreadsheet that I rated as the best, but that had not yet made any of my theme lists to recommend.

What that means is that these fics have little in common with each other beyond the fact that I really loved them. Some are old. Some are new. They are all, in my opinion, among the best things I've read. Let's start with Bringing Up Warlock (T) by @hkblack. It was inspired by the classic screwball comedy, Bringing up Baby. Aziraphale is restoring a priceless volume while trying to solicit a much needed donation from a wealthy patron. Unfortunately, he keeps getting interrupted by disaster Crowley, and a swan named Warlock. The writer did a great job capturing the madcap pacing and dialogue from the original film. It made me laugh out loud and brought me back to one of my all time favorite films.

Next I have Experiments of an angel who has read entirely too much fanfic (T) by azzfell and @fellshish. In this charming and funny crackfic, Aziraphale reads Good Omens fan fiction where he discovers writers shipping him and Crowley. The story is made up from his diary entries telling which fan fic tropes he's tried and how they worked.

In Heart is Where the Home Is (G) by @cheeseplants, Aziraphale and Crowley have a heart to heart talk on Alpha Centauri when they reunite. It's tender and sweet. Inspired by the writer watching the finale trailer, I suspect many fans will find it's everything they could have wanted in a conversation between our ineffable pair. Finally, I'll finish with Music for Absent Friends (G) by @angie-words. In this sweet, one-shot, we learn how the Small Back Room record shop found space in the back of Fell's bookshop. In the 1920s, Mildred begins selling records. One record by Shubert reminds Aziraphale of happier times with Crowley. This was such a lovely story about a wonderful original character.

here's a list of things that are still here, that you can access anytime:

the book

the radio adaptation

season 1

season 2 (grab the bits you like and ignore the rest if necessary)

the bits of season 3 you did like (ignoring the rest may feel more difficult here but it is achievable i promise)

all the fanworks that exist already, whether they were created pre-tv adaptation, post-s1, post-s2 or post-s3

all of david and michael's interviews and other promo about the show pre-s3

the fans that are currently active in the fandom

the memories you've made in the fandom

and here's a list of things we can look forward to:

more fanworks/fanwork events, because people are still creating and will continue to do so

getting to know new good omens friends, whether they're new to the fandom or just new to you

in that vein, welcoming new fans to the fandom (it may not seem likely but new people will continue to seek us out!)

the final ineffable con and all the craziness and content that will come from that

people continuing to discover your fanworks, old and new

the moments where you'll start to feel the finale, the show in general and/or the fandom becoming easier to engage with again

Finally finished this expression study of Sassy Quokka Aziraphale I've had sitting unfinished for like a month. Inspired by this group of classic Aziraphale faces from a "What Aziraphale are you today" poll:

Chilling by the water.

I like all of azicrow versions

Damsel |01062026 _

a pothos by any other name

or: crowley loses aziraphale. one of his houseplants notices.

🪴 rated t 🪴 3.5k words 🪴 second person pov/outsider pov

shout out to @curiouspupsicle for the open invitation to chat about our first good omens fics for throwback thursday!! ♡

i joined the fandom a few months after s2 dropped, and similar to pup, i was initially overwhelmed and a bit intimidated by the sheer volume of fic. there were already so many great fix-its at that time, and i wasn't really interested in trying to tackle my own or offer any serious s3 speculation.

this idea actually came to me while doing my plant chores and thinking about crowley neglecting his plants because of the Big Sads. then i started thinking about aziraphale noticing that crowley was neglecting his plants, and it spiraled from there.

this fic offered the perfect excuse to dump my houseplant lore (calathea hater nation RISE UP) while simultaneously working through the post-s2 angst with some levity and humor. i decided to use second person pov primarily as a fun way to circumvent writing in aziraphale/crowley's voice because i didn't feel super confident with either at the time.