Watsonian explanation for all this: angel/demon corporations are designed by Heaven/Hell — and it is a well-known trait of Good Omens Heaven and Hell to absolutely not understand how things work on Earth/in the material world. And whatever angel is in charge of building the wings definitely falls into the category of "people who don't really deal with birds."

#gabriel: *gives aziraphale an assignment that involves flight*#aziraphale: but gabriel i can't fly#gabriel: don't be ridiculous aziraphale you have wings#aziraphale: yes but...#alternatively they can fly by the power of Miracle or simply because they Expect to be able to fly and the universe sighs and accommodates

tags from @anonymousdandelion

i'm pretty sure the wings are just for the #aesthetic, yeh. because they mostly use them for gesturing, not for getting places. also when they want to seem bigger or want to make a shelter, they use wings like that...

if they want to get somewhere i feel like they just apparate. or, yanno, take the train / drive.

If Crowley had been anyone else, he might not have noticed that Aziraphale was walking strangely, with a little extra waddle in his step. But he was Crowley, and he knew every facet of Aziraphale’s gait, his short almost impatient steps and his straight back. That was it, the back. It was too stiff, too straight. Aziraphale was walking as if his beloved coat was filled with bricks.

“Are you alright?” Crowley asked as Aziraphale as the angel reached up awkwardly to put a book away. Crowley lounged on the couch as Aziraphale puttered around the shop. They had talk about lunch plans earlier in the week, but Aziraphale seemed unable to sit still.

“Fine,” he said, and the shortness in his voice kept Crowley from pressing the matter.

Until two minute later when Aziraphale bent down to a crate of books on the floor and had to grit his teeth in effort. Crowley was beside him in an instant, handing him the book.

“Thank you,” said Aziraphale, though he didn’t seem particularly happy about it.

“Take off your shirt,” said Crowley.

“This is a place of business,” said Aziraphale. Crowley decided this was not the time to remind him that he strived very hard to never do business. Instead he snapped his fingers and blinds fell over the windows. Whether there had been blinds over the windows previously Crowley wasn’t sure. But he believed there were and so there were, and they were down. Aziraphale put his hand to his chest in shock, but Crowley’s face held no lust, only concern.

“Take off your shirt.”

“I’m fine.”

“No, you’re not. There’s something wrong with your back, and if you don’t fix it, I will.”

“I’m…acclimating myself to human discomfort,” Aziraphale lied.

“Bollocks you are,” said Crowley. “You want me to fix it for you, so I’ll fix it, just hold still.” He moved to put a hand on Aziraphale’s back, but Aziraphale squirmed away.

“Crowley, I told you, I’m fine.”

Something in the way Aziraphale had moved caught his attention. He was not only taking care not to move his back much, he was careful to leave a distance between it and the bookcase as well. Crowley’s face fell.

“Take out your wings,” he said softly. 

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Tips On How to Write Characters with Wings (For both fanfic writers and original content writers)

So I’ve been reading a lot of fics lately where people are either

A) Putting wings onto canon characters

B) Making OCs with wings

So I decided that, with the influx of people who are writing winged characters (and therefore the influx of errors that come with writing winged characters), I’d make a little thing to help you slap a pair of wings onto anyone!

This is also a bit personal, too, because the MC in my upcoming novel has wings!

1. Know that there are a lot of types of wings to choose from

Part of being a writer is the desire to take something (whether it be a pre-existing work or an idea in your head) and make it into your own. So, instead of just going with the classic bird wings, why not spice it up a bit? If your character is an angel, you certainly don’t have to stick to the classic depictions of angel wings. Why not give them butterfly wings or dragonfly wings?

Here’s a small list of different types of wings to choose from:

Note that these wings are for animals who can fly. There are also animals who can “fly” that actually glide, such as sugar gliders and flying squirrels.

Yeah, so the options are pretty limited, but feel free to make up your own kinds of wings that aren’t necessarily based on a pre-existing creature’s wings!

2. Be familiar with the anatomy of your character’s wings and their limits

If your wings are completely unique, draw them out. A diagram or picture is key when it comes to things like description. I’m not gonna tell you what everything does and give you Animal Wing Anatomy 101, that’s for you to research. Know that there are different types of wings and that they have different uses, strengths, and weaknesses.

3. Never use the full extent of your research! 

Surprise, surprise!

“But wait, Maddy!” you cry, writing utensil in hand and poised to stab me. “I thought we were supposed to were supposed to show our research!”

Well, you are. Technically that’s not wrong. But, readers don’t want to know ALL of it. Over-described wings are sometimes worse than under-described wings; what sucks more than not knowing what a character’s wings look like is having to look up wing anatomy in the middle of the chapter!

Only use the most basic of vocabulary when it comes to describing the parts of the wing. Most of the time, you just have to say “bat wing” or “feathery wing” and the readers get the basic idea. (Like seriously, do you think the readers know what a dactylopatagium brevis is????? It’s a part of skin on a bat’s wing btw)

4. Don’t bring your character’s wings up only when they’re needed!!!!

Unless your character’s wings can fade away when they’re not needed, wings are a 100% real, 24/7 thing! It’s bothersome when writers mention the wings in one chapter and then only bring them up when there’s a daring escape that needs to be performed! Most of the time, I forget that the characters even have wings at all!

There is also the fact that wings aren’t all pros and no cons. If they’re functional, they’re probably big, and if they’re muscular, they’re probably bulky. If your character is clumsy, they’ll probably knock things over constantly, and if they’re not clumsy, they’ll still knock things over constantly.

Your wings are two (or four, or five, or six quintillion) extra appendages; they’re a part of your character! You don’t have to spend every second reminding the readers that they’re there, but don’t go long stretches of time without even mentioning them.

5. Your character’s wings can be a good way to indicate their mood or to provide for that little bit of description that you think you make be lacking

Why wouldn’t you want to describe the wings? I mean, you don’t want to describe every minute detail over and over again, but it’ll boost your word count a lot more than you think. They can also be used to convey your character’s feelings without explicitly telling the reader! It’s like a new set of facial expressions!

See? You can tell he’s wary and ready to fight from the movement of his wings! Also he’s crouching next to a dead body but that’s not relevant right now

Here’s a list of wing language (?) that you can incorporate into your story that will not only increase your word count, but will also add to the sustenance of your story!

Nervous

Angry

Happy

During Battle

Problems that may come with having wings

Hope this helped!!!

I’ve always interpreted that as not necessarily saying that all angels and demons have identical wings, but that they’re all feathered (as opposed to bat-like), and that any differences in color are incidental and do not necessarily denote heavenly or hellish allegiance. If Aziraphale and Crowley happen to have the stereotypical white/black, well, that’s just a coincidence.

So here’re some headcanons on what the other angels and demons’ wings might look like.

Michael: bluejay; Gabriel: loggerhead shrike; Sandalphon: lyrebird; Uriel: golden eagle

Dagon: blue heron; Beelzebub: Egyptian vulture; Ligur: scarlet macaw; Hastur: ring-billed gull

Aziraphale: swan; Crowley: crow

I have watched Good Omens three times now, this show has become the life and death of me and I welcome it with open arms.

ever since I saw @transsouthernpansy‘s post about Aziraphale’s wings demolishing his binder, I knew I had no choice but to design a wing-friendly option (it’s a razorback to go around them and you put it on like a vest and it zips in the front to make the whole process easier)

While doodling I got sappy thinking about Aziraphale falling in love with Crowley. Like he always loved him but I mean LOVING him as more than a friend with all his little angel heart. ;u;

so if the comic look a bit weird is because one doodle became, 3 doodles and then became a 3 page + comic.XD

But it was so fun to make!!

(and the “oh aziraphale” panel is from the bar scene with ghost!Azi meeting up with Drunk mourning Crowley….I just added tears because I have feels.XD)

Hot take: Crowley has black wings bc they are crow’s wings, and symbolize curiosity, innovation, adaptability, and a compulsive need for shiny things in his weird pseudo-human nest. Aziraphale has white wings because they are swan’s and These Wings Are Made For Hitting And That’s Just What They’ll Do

Demon’s wings are the same as angel’s wings.  It’s pretty much the first thing we learn about Crowley.

ETA:  okay it’s at the end not the beginning WHATEVER

this post was about rationalizing the tv show’s stupid decision to myself, because i hate it in any and all other contexts.