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14. Saddest moment in The Silmarillion?

19. You get to save one character from dying. What would they do instead?

24. Your job is to write The Silmarillion: The Musical. What is one of the songs?

14. Pretty sure the saddest moment is Elrond's entire fucking life.

19. I would save Finrod, and he would live happily ever after, returning to Valinor to do peaceful elf shit like paint pictures of trees and play backgammon with his dad.

13) your strengths as an author

oh, EMOTIONS. just, people having them, people not being able to verbalize them, people getting tangled up in them, or have them be misconstrued as OTHER EMOTIONS, that’s my jam. also, increasingly niche modern AUs. so far I’ve done modern monarchy, theatre actors, a wwii au, summer camp, and now HORFS. I don’t feel like quitting any time soon B)

18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they?

I would have to say the entirety of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. the way he gets across incredibly poignant ideas and talks about really serious issues, all dressed up in this incredibly funny, incredibly detailed world full of characters with hilarious names. I adore him and I come back to him to this day.

24) have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story?

HELL YEAH, I studied so much for the aforementioned World War II story, like I’d NEVER studied history before in school lmao. it was fantastic and I really wanted to do the story justice. (sure would like to finish it one of these days)

Hello everybody, hope you're doing well in these turbulent times! I figured now would be as good a time as any to compile all my GO fics here, so anyone affected by quarantine/social distancing measures can treat themselves to a bit of Ineffable Goodness if they're so inclined. (All of these are Aziraphale/Crowley, with the occasional side pairing thrown in, and all of them have/will have a happy ending, no matter what!)

So, without further ado:

Good Endings (56k, completed, T): humorous post-canon slow burn with ensemble cast matchmakers, angst, and Pratchettisms abound; book canon, mostly written pre-show, with plenty of illustrations!

Flies and Furniture (<1k, completed, G): Ineffable Bureaucracy gets lost in an IKEA. That's it, that's the fic. More than a bit cracky, obviously.

Marriage and Misery (10k, completed, M): Regency-era marriage of convenience, lots of pining and misunderstandings; human AU, but pointed avoidance of period-typical homophobia - Aziraphale has many struggles to overcome, but being gay ain't one of 'em!

Team Ineffable - A Pokémon GOmens Story (3k, completed, G): humorous meet-cute fluff with a bit of a crack twist, in which Crowley and his one (1) braincell try to pass him off as a Pokémon Go expert to impress Aziraphale; human AU, no real knowledge of Pokémon Go required.

By Any Other Name (12k, completed, T): soulmate names AU with a bit of a twist, full of pining and misunderstandings. Crowley's name reads "Aziraphale", but Aziraphale's doesn't read "Crowley"...; follows canon through the 6000 years of slow burn, part of a Soulmate AU pact with Lurlur and Pearl09 - do read their fantastic fics here and here, too!

All's Fair In Love And Serial Killing (10k, completed, M, graphic violence): serial killer/cop AU that is far cuter and sillier than that premise suggests - apparently I can't write anything without a twist to it; human AU, mind the warnings, minor character death but only bad guys, unreliable-narrator!Crowley.

Yes and Please and Thank You (19k, ongoing, T): lots of angst, Crowley has been under an obedience curse since before meeting Aziraphale and it causes Problems(tm); first two chapters follow canon, everything after is post-canon, some Adam&The Them feels thrown in for flavour.

AN ANTICHRISTMAS CAROL (7k, ongoing, T): retelling of A Christmas Carol but with more of a romance plot; human/Victorian AU, written in the style of Dickensian prose.

Born To Take Care Of You (18k, completed, M): reverse!Omens mutual pining and mistaken identity, featuring Azirafell, Baron of Eternal Torments, and the Archangel Raphael pretending to be merely a demon called Crowley; reverse AU, obviously, follows the 6000 years of slow burn.

Tied Up With String (comic, completed, G): silly little fluff comic for the Christmas season, featuring atrocious self-knitted sweaters.

The Whole Damned World Seemed Upside Down (102k, completed, M): my GOBB fic! Crowley in opposite-world, humour, second apocalypse, lots of angst and pining with a happy ending. Ensemble cast, but, y'know, OPPOSITE ensemble. Main selling points include: Death doting over an adorable kitten, the Not-Them, Notziraphale actually selling his books, and secret library parties!; one-year-post-show canon. Also has beautiful art, and a fantastic mini-sequel by @rosiepaw!

Here's some more fics that I can only take partial credit for, so to speak:

COLLAB WORKS WITH VARIOUS OTHER AUTHORS:

Correction Fluid (16k, completed, E): very very smutty, and very very kinky. Doing your taxes (yes, really) has never been so hot - I was mostly involved in the form of 50+ humorous footnotes, all the wonderful sex is the work of... entirely too many fantastic fellow authors who just went feral in a Google doc.

Correction Fluid [ART] (art, completed, M): see above - sexy collab art for sexy collab fic, coloured by the awesome robynthemagpie!

Līgfāmblāwende (5k, completed, G): St. George and the Dragon, except it's Crowley and he's really just playing along with it for laughs. Light-hearted and fun!

Of Good Books & Black Omens (11k, completed, T): crossover with Black Books - Aziraphale and Bertram strike up a friendship over hating the customers of their respective bookshops, and Crowley feels replaced; Manny, meanwhile, is just along for the ride. Knowledge of Black Books enriches the experience, but possible to read just for Aziraphale and Crowley, as well.

My Fair Angel (14k, completed, G): writing all done by the amazing @handlebarstiedtothestars, I only did the illustrations. Retelling of My Fair Lady, in which Aziraphale and Crowley attempt to pass off the Them as little heirs and an heiress; includes lots of delicious, delicious pining and genderqueer!Crowley in Audrey Hepburn's beautiful dresses.

Miami Ice (3k, ongoing, T): a present for @aughtpunk, built around their prompt of Aziraphale and Crowley being responsible for the Under Pressure sample in Ice Ice Baby - now with extra Florida, alligators, NASA, and space!

And, I only drew for these, but can personally vouch for their fantasticness, so what the Hell, they get included in this list, too!

GOBB FICS I DID ART FOR:

Panem Et Circenses (89k, completed, T), by @thelittleblackfox: Aziraphale and Crowley take part in the Great British Bake-Off. Need I say more? Absolutely brilliantly written and downright delicious, and you'll LOVE Mel and Sue!!! Not a human AU, but canon divergence - slown burn, and lots and lots of mutual pining.

Butterflies In A Bell Jar (31k, completed, T), by @still-not-king:two office workers meet, hit it off, and fall in love, almost as if they've always known each other... but why is the office's non-fraternisation policy so unforgivingly strict, and what's the deal with their odd bosses? An absolutely wonderful office human!AU... or IS IT!?!? ;)

All The World's A Stage (16k, completed, G), by @ifeelbetterer: theatre students Adam and Warlock are matchmaking between their professors Crowley and Aziraphale, and maybe, possibly, perhaps, growing fond of each other in turn... adorable, full of pining, and some big misunderstandings all around!

Tadfield Heat (15k, completed, M), by @vodkertonic: do you like Hot Fuzz? Then you'll love this one! Crowley and Belle (Beelzebub) are detectives in a tiny little village, and their respective crushes, bookshop owner Aziraphale and the strange new American in town may or may not actually be spies... Ineffable Bureaucracy and Ineffable Husbands, an absolute delight!

Roman Holiday (30k, completed, G), by @percyjacksonfan3: beautiful, touching retelling of the movie, featuring genderfluid!Crowley (and a less bittersweet ending than the original, rest assured!)

All of these five are absolutely fantastic fics I am honoured to have had the privilege of drawing for, and I promise you're going to enjoy every single one!!!

That's all of them for now, though rest assured I have more planned - I'll update this list if any of the ongoing fics get completed, or if I start a new one. Please enjoy, and stay safe everyone!

^-^ <3

(And here's some dancing book!Husbands for you, just because!)

god im SO jealous i want snow here so badly but today it was,,,, 71 degrees,,,,,

both of them love christmas but for different reasons

azra’s family was both Very Strictly Christian and Very Toxic when he was growing up, so needless to say his memories of family christmas were never quite feel-good or heartwarming

he cut off almost all contact with his family as soon as he could and realized how sheltered he had been his whole life and that christmas doesnt have to suck! it was a revelation!

so now he loves it out of spite and only really concerns himself with the more secular side of christmas. peppermint-flavored lattes? yes. gingerbread houses? you know it. tin foil garlands absolutely everywhere? you get the idea

anthony, on the other hand, grew up as the only child of a single dad who.. wasn’t great to him to say the least

however, almost all of his good childhood memories happened around christmas, so he holds it very near and dear to his heart

anthony’s father passed away when he was 20 and every christmas since has been bittersweet, but he still loves it as a holiday and that nostalgia will never leave

well wasn't it attempted rape + consensual sex later (which is still messed up, thanks alan moore) and eddie is actually laurie's dad? but still gross and still not on board with the new watchmen at all and that's just another snub. i mean casting jeremy irons, who's first public thoughts about gay marriage was it would make father/son incest legal, as Celebrated Gay Adrian Veidt already pisses me the hell off

Yes, he is her dad. And you are correct about the technicality. He “only” sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her. Laurie gave her mother hell for it anyway “How can you sleep with your near-rapist and then tell me, he is my father?”

I think Irons talked not about sexual incest, but father and son marrying for tax reasons? Anyway, super weird. He isn’t half as smart as he thinks.

Tagged by: @vodkertonic​ (Do I know you irl? If not, How did you find me? I forget that people can also see me on tumblr. You gaze into the abyss, and then someone beyond the abyss tags you in an ask-post...)

Nickname(s): Imi, Aelix, Zucchini

Zodiac: Sagittarius 

Height: 5′5″

Time: 2AM

Favourite band/artist: That’s like asking which is my favourite kernel of corn, how could you?

Song stuck in my head: “New Religion” by Jason Forrest

Last movie I saw: Twilight...It was surprisingly much better than it seemed when it originally came out. 11/10 ridiculous accuracy portraying the absolute awkwardness of teenage years.

Last thing I googled: The artist Bwusagi’s Lewis, a dude with his arms and legs reversed. Other blogs: A few that I never use. I have one meant for art, one where I tried to start an ask blog for “Hammibal”, one where I used to stash reblogs of porn before the ban, one where I explored my spirituality for a bit, and “your-mother-would-not-have” for the pun of reblogging from someone from it.

Do I get asks?: Nope. Nobody interacts with me in the traditional tumblr sense. 

Why this username?: My aunt was very prim-and-proper who thought I wasn’t being feminine enough, so I amped up my obnoxiousness by saying “iminamanu” as a weird sound. It stuck and has been my usename for many places.

Following: 693

Average amount of sleep: Usually, 8. This past month? 9 :D  Lucky number: 6 and 12

What I’m wearing: Nothing. It’s 2am and I had been awoken by hunger so I arose and quenched said hunger with pickles I’ve been making. 

Dream job: something where I make stuff I want to make and people give me money for it. 

Dream trips: Ireland would be nice. Perhaps a few-weeks stay somewhere baltic or slavic. 

Favourite food: That’s not a valid question. Next. Instruments I play: Piano, french horn, myself (an ass) Eye colour: Black like when you leave the waffles in the toaster for three minutes by accident. Ya can’t see my pupils unless you shine a bright light directly in. 

Hair colour: Pointy Aesthetic: Somewhere between gremlin and uncle-friend. Also I picked up some tTbetan fashion senses from my mom even though neither of us are that.

Languages I speak: English and Chinese.

Most iconic song: “Enormous Penis” - Da Vinci’s Notebook