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PART Three of my illustrative inktober based on the novel "Good Omens" by @neil-gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Not very big part, but favorite. Flyleafs and an illustration with a nightingale in Berkeley Square. Other illustrations in my profile!

Part two

Part one

They say it anyway

still don’t really understand how some people have trouble just being nice

Oh my gosh you’re such a good person. Hey everybody come look at how much of a good person this is.

i literally cannot comprehend how you got offended by this but thanks for proving my point anyway

I don’t mean to distract from OP’s post but my dash won’t let me see what the second image is, it’s just showing me this:

And I am losing my goddam mind.

You know what this reminds me of, only in reverse? …

wait. shit. oh god. I can’t unsee it…

Can someone put this one in on the reverse? with the ‘no fear –> Be Kind to each other –> one fear’?

The original comic was about Simpsons porn?

This is possibly the most tumblr-y tumblr post I’ve ever seen.

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Crowley, a demon, standing in the Garden of Eden next to Aziraphale, an angel, who he will spend the next 6000 years pining for: it’s just funny to me that God would put the one thing you’re not allowed to have right in front of you, like what’s that about

Ok and consider: Crowley is also the one thing Aziraphale is not allowed to have. Everything else on earth isn’t forbidden, even if it’s a little odd for an angel to want sushi, or Sondheim tickets, or satin shoes.

But Crowley is off-limits. He’s the enemy. He’s constantly trying to get Aziraphale to question Heaven’s orders and their explanations, to ask himself what is really the right thing to do.

Why was the apple forbidden food? It gave the knowledge of good and evil. It enabled them to choose for themselves instead of blindly obeying orders. Why is Crowley forbidden company? He does the same.

Plot twist: They were never forbidden to each other.  Unlike the Tree, God never said that.  She even spelled it out quite explicitly in Her Big Book of Important Stuff: “Love one another.”  “Blessed are the peacemakers.”  “Be ye therefore merciful.”  “Love your enemies.”  Aziraphale and Crowley weren’t rebels breaking all the rules, they were the only ones who actually followed them.

And another point; from a different perspective, the tree was very much like Pandora’s Box. We can say that they weren’t allowed it, but we need to consider why.

Why would something be given to humanity if they weren’t allowed to take it, and then analyze the events that came after.

Humanity began.

After they ate the apple humanity began.

One forbidden event, according to theology, is what kick-started the occupation of Earth. And yes, it’s not always good or wonderful, but humans have the potential (and oftentimes can be) beautiful and hopeful creatures with a capacity for love and kindness.

Why make that forbidden if you’re going to put it right fucking there.

Consider- it’s not forbidden. It’s teaching Free Will.

The humans need to learn how to have free will in order to create something wonderful.

Pandora’s Box is another great example. She’s given a box and told not to open it. She does, and out comes all the horror the world would experience. Pestilence, greed, vanity, hate, etc etc etc. But what also came out that humanity was incapable of feeling before?

Hope.

And it is this free will that introduces humanity to what will essentially be its savior.

Aziraphale is not one to completely bow when presented with temptation. Set to guard the garden, he does his best to follow the rules until those rules are broken. Only after they eat the apple does he give up his sword. But he constantly stays so very close to being in the lane of what an Angel should be.

He eats. He drinks. He enjoys humanity. But he doesn’t want to do terrible things. He wants to continue doing his job. He never questions why things are done. He believes that one side is better because that’s what he’s been told.

And like what was said above: he doesn’t touch Crowley.

I think it’s the same as the apple.

Crowley is not forbidden in the absolute sense. He’s forbidden in the sense that there’s a lesson to be had. Put the one thing you want in front of you and say, don’t touch it. Because you’ll suffer. Why? Just… because. Don’t question it.

And if he did question it, he’d have learned this; You might suffer bad things, but ultimately you’ll create something beautiful and hopeful if you embrace the free will enough to make this choice on your own.

And it’s only after embracing Their Side does Aziraphale actually help save the world.

And it’s only after embracing Their Side does Aziraphale avoid execution.

And it’s only after embracing Their Side does Aziraphale look truly happy.

He’s been kicked out of the garden. He knows they may be in danger. He knows certain people don’t like him and could be coming after them both.

But he’s happy.

He reached for the apple.

They are literally Adam and Eve.

Select additional comments below: 

shego1142: And I think this ties in quite nicely with the finishing statement from God Herself, when Adam was stealing R.P. Tyler’s Apple

“There was never an apple that wasn’t worth someone getting mad at you for eating.”

Which was, imo, the point all along.

whentheypassthehat: This is huge in terms of what the ineffable plan might be like - the humans weren’t supposed to eat the apple, it was forbidden, but it was part of the Plan SO Az & Crowley weren’t supposed to be friends/lovers but that doesn’t mean it isn’t part of the plan than they are. And that through that forbidden thing they learn to understand good and evil like the humans did in a way neither Heaven or Hell can understand. The true morality of hey let’s maybe not have an apocalyptic fight destroying everything just cause we wanna see who wins. It’s not more important that good or evil triumph than it is for human life to continue.

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Because I can't find this posted anywhere on this hellsite, and it needs to be.

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headcanon: aziraphale is the one who started the “the library of alexandria burned down!” myth to cover up the fact that he was the one who kept stealing the books over a period of several centuries

alternative headcanon: CROWLEY is the one who started the “the library of alexandria burned down!” myth to cover up the fact that aziraphale was the one who kept stealing the books AND so that he could take credit for an atrocity that never actually happened

alternative alternative headcanon: alexandria DID burn, just…much, MUCH later, and about five thousand miles away

Aziraphale was only stealing the books and scrolls because the library wasn’t being cared for and tended to! he was preserving history! -crowley, internally, probably

Alternative alternative alternative headcanon: Crowley is the one who started the “the library of alexandria burned down!” myth to cover the fact that he was the one stealing the books to give to Aziraphale as gifts.

Some historian: but what happened to all the scrolls?!

Crowley, about to invent the Fire of Alexandria: Oh, you haven’t heard?

Homage to the style Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, @neil-gaiman and many others.

aziraphale and castiel could NOT hang out bc aziraphale is a snob and cas knows fucking nothing about high culture spends all his time with two guys who definitely made him watch south park and has never been to a nicer restaurant than MAYBE ruby tuesday’s. working class angel hero. sorry about this post

#aziraphale: ah don't you remember seeing this opera when it was new? #castiel who literally spent three hours researching neopets bc of one reference dean made: is opera singing #crowley keeps inviting cas over because he finds it fucking hilarious how mad aziraphale gets #'how can he NOT know michelangelo personally?! darling how can he not ?!' #castiel: they wouldn't let me out of heaven for a while idk what to tell you. can we go to applebee's. #crowley: SURE. LET'S TAKE AN ANGEL OF THE LORD TO APPLEBEE'S. AZIRAPHALE THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE @lovelyirony​

So I’ve been thinking and I’m pretty sure: Crowley asks Aziraphale for the holy water Specifically Because he’s in love with him. NOT just as a genral protection against Hell. For Aziraphale.

During the French Revolution Crowley saves Aziraphale through direct action, miracling the cuffs off him. He doesn’t want Aziraphale to thank him, “I’ll be the one in trouble and my lot do not send rude notes.”

So he goes home and he thinks about it, right? Was I really prepared to get in trouble with Hell for him? What will happen if I have to save the angel again? Well, he WILL, obviously, Hell be Blessed. Could be dangerous for him. He NEEDS the holy water for insurance in case he pisses Hell off because he KNOWS he’ll put Aziraphale’s safety first. They are supposed to be enemies and if he keeps siding with Aziraphale, continuing their arrangement, someone in Hell may notice.

THIS is why he’s so pissed off when Aziraphale tells him no, I won’t get that for you! I won’t get you a suicide pill! It’s not just the denial, it’s upsetting to him that Aziraphale Doesn’t Get It. Crowley needs the Holy Water in case he’s going in direct opposition to Hell, and the Only Reason he would do that is Aziraphale, but Aziraphale can’t see that.

Then he saves Aziraphale at the Blitz. This time he’s more careful about how he does it! He doesn’t use direct action, just shows up and says “I’m here to save you, so I dropped a bomb on us, better do your own miracle or we won’t survive!” Look, he does this in such a roundabout fashion because he doesn’t dare directly save Aziraphale again, in case Hell is checking up on him. He could always claim he dropped the bomb to try and kill him! The books of prophecy he saved? Well, they were false prophecy anyway!

And Aziraphale does get it, at this point, finally, he understands what Crowley’s doing and why he needs the holy water. (Because it was sitting right there in that church but Crowley’s only priority was making sure Aziraphale and his books were ok.) Aziraphale shows up in the Bentley with the Holy Water and jumps straight to, maybe someday we could... go for a picnic, dine at the Ritz. He’s saying, we could have a date. He’s saying I understand why you need this now, so I’ll give it to you, I understand you have feelings and I WANT to return them but I can’t at this time.

“Should I say thank you?” “Better not.” Crowley told Aziraphale not to thank him for saving him during the French Revolution, because he was scared of Hell. Crowley is saying, “can I thank you? Are you worried about what Heaven will think?” and Aziraphale is saying, yes, actually, I still am.

He’s saying: you made the decision years ago to put me ahead of your allegiance to Hell, and I understand that now. And maybe someday I’ll be there, ready to put you above my allegiance to Heaven, but I can’t yet. So you can’t take me anywhere tonight, because that isn’t fair to you. So, “You go too fast for me, Crowley.”

The duality of snake! How big is a Crowley snake? Studies suggest, exactly as big as he wants to be.