I Moved To A Different State So This Is Really Overdue, But Day 8.

I moved to a different state so this is really overdue, but Day 8.

WARNING! SPOILERS FOR GOOD OMENS SEASON 2!

I feel like I need to reiterate AND go into further detail on my post:

The song Church by Fall Out Boy is just Crowley thinking about Aziraphale.

Let's start with the reiteration bit.

The song Church by Fall Out Boy, can go both ways.

It could be Crowley thinking about Aziraphale OR Aziraphale thinking about Crowley. This is probably gonna be a long post because I'm also gonna be adding lyrics for anyone who hasn't heard the song.

I'll start with why it works for Aziraphale thinking about Crowley.

If you were church, I'd get on my knees

Confess my love, I'd know where to be

My sanctuary, you're holy to me

I'm gonna focus on the last line. Throughout Good Omens, we hear Aziraphale try to tell Crowley he's nice, but Crowley always says he's not nice because he's a demon, not an angel like he used to be. Aziraphale being insistent on Crowley being good, and being happy about being able to turn him back into an angel, makes me think Aziraphale never really stopped thinking of Crowley as an angel. He never stopped thinking of him as something holy.

And take the pain

Make it billboard big then swallow it for me

Crowley can turn into a snake, as we saw in season 1 in the garden of Eden. And as we all know, snakes can unhinge their jaw to eat larger prey. I think the pain Aziraphale could be referring to here is the pain he's been given by Heaven. As Crowley said, "We don't need Heaven, we don't need Hell! They're toxic!"

Time-capsule for the future

Trust me, that's what I will be

Oh, the things that you do in the name of what you love

Once again, I'll be focusing mainly on the last line. Aziraphale puts himself into danger and Sometimes keeps himself in danger because it makes Crowley happy to rescue him.

You were doomed but just enough

Crowley was cast out from Heaven because he questioned things. Maybe if he had asked one less question he would still be an angel.

Got a few more fake friends

And it's getting hard to know what's real

I imagine these lines would be after Aziraphale went back to Heaven, but eventually realises that he's made a mistake. Now he's torn between what he's believed his whole life with Heaven, and going back to Crowley to take back what he lost at the end of season 2.

Now I'm going to do the same thing for Crowley!

If you were church, I'd get on my knees

Confess my love, I'd know where to be

Crowley, a fucking demon, had already gone into a church once to save Aziraphale, knowing full well it was going to hurt. That alone was practically him confessing his love to Aziraphale. What difference would it be if Aziraphale was the church?

Time-capsule for the future

Trust me, that's what I will be

Aziraphale wanted to turn him back into an angel so he could come with him to Heaven, to change Heaven. As we can all probably assume, Heaven is definitely going to change in season 3.

Oh, the things that you do in the name of what you love

Crowley ran into a burning bookshop because he thought Aziraphale was still in there. He was willing to fire a gun at Aziraphale knowing full well that it could kill him. He mircaled away the stain on Aziraphale's coat after he got shot with a paintball. He went to Heaven to find out what the hell was going on so he could keep Aziraphale safe. He even put himself in direct harm's way to stop a war that would force him to fight the love of his life. TWICE!

There's probably more I could get out of the song but I'm probably missing some. Feel free to reblog and add your own thoughts, too! And also listen to the song! I didn't include all the lyrics but it is an amazing song!

My head hurts and I will not be brave about it

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

Talk, Don't Speak

I like you. Not in the way two friends like each other, though. No, I like you in the way whales like to sing. I like you in the way the stars like to shine. I like you in the way sea foam likes to border the shore. I like you in the way yeast likes to grow. I like you in the way I like like you…but it feels like you don’t like me the same. 

It feels like you like me like a parasite. Feeding off me and keeping me here so you can grow and become stronger. You drain me of my blood, sweat, and tears, yet you keep me nearby. But that’s the problem, you don’t feel like a parasite. You being around fills me with light and warmth, two things I swore I abandoned years ago. Yet here they are, seeping into my lungs and my heart only when you are near. You break down the walls that I’ve built and warmed the cold blade of my heart. Then you left.

It feels like a tincture but you’ve left me bleeding out on the cold wood of your living room floor. It hurts so much that I am compelled to say “Et tu Brute?” But if you were the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, then I would be Eve, and I wouldn’t take just one bite. I’d devour you whole, unhinge my serpent jaw and swallow your smile, your laugh, your heart…saying it makes me wonder if ‘like’ is even the right word.

…No. It’s not. It never has been, has it? I guess I just never noticed, but we both know I’m just a coward. I speak but I never talk. Can I talk to you one more time?

I’ve avoided saying it for far too long, so I will say it now as my Holy Water tears burn canals into my cheeks and chin…

I love you...no matter how great a sin it may be

Reblog if you think asexuality is a legitimate sexuality.

I'm trying to prove something.

Everywhere I look, I see him...